John Affleck, Penn State
A couple of days before Christmas, I went to see the NHL’s Nashville Predators play on their home ice against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.
Amid all the silliness of a modern pro sports…
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The familiar Las Vegas strip will look very different this week, as all casinos, restaurants, bars and other ‘non-essential’ businesses will close their doors as part of a state-wide shut down. Across the country, other state governments are banning any…
An artificial intelligence program called Pluribus has successfully beaten five professional human players, after a lengthy 5 day poker session. Previous versions of the technology have only ever managed to beat a single opponent in a one-on-one scenario. Pluribus is…
Everton are to end their sponsorship by the Kenyan gambling giant SportPesa at the end of this season, two years early, the club has announced.
The lucrative five-year deal with SportPesa, agreed in 2017, was one of the most high-profile…
Thousands of pounds worth of National Lottery prizes are being left un-claimed because people don’t fully understand the rules. Many players don’t realise that if you match just two numbers out of six, you qualify for a free Lucky Dip…
The raided gaming company operates pachinko parlours, a highly popular form of legal gambling in Japan.
Japanese authorities raided the headquarters of a gaming arcade operator on Thursday as part of a bribery investigation centred on a governing party politician,…
Slot machines are a familiar sight to anyone who has visited a casino. The so called ‘one-armed bandits’ are a staple of any betting establishment – even if they lost the mechanical lever long ago in favour of digital buttons.…
The long-awaited Lawful Internet Gaming Act has been signed into law, allowing online gambling operators to apply for a licence in Michigan. Online poker is now legal in the state, along with sports betting and other online casino games. The…
Brian Rice, the head coach of SPL team Hamilton Academical, is facing charges from the Scottish FA after a relapse in his gambling addiction. According to a recent report from the BBC, gambling is common among players and staff in…
From 14th April 2020 people will no longer be able to place bets on a credit card. The move by the Gambling Commission is intended to protect vulnerable consumers and curb problem gambling.
Research shows that 24 million adults in…