According to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC), the state’s sportsbooks received $2.3 billion in bets and generated $37 million in tax revenue across their first year of operation. Not only is this a whopping 60% increase over initial predictions for tax revenue, but it is also proof of how popular sports betting has become...
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Daughter, 36, ‘frittered away’ £150,000 of her parent’s money including on online gambling after brutally murdering them – as she faces life sentence
A woman who murdered her parents then lived alongside their bodies for four years as she stole almost £150,000 of money in their names is facing a life sentence. Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with sleeping pills before beating her 71-year-old mother Lois McCullough and stabbing her to death at their house...
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Maryland sports betting hits record $532 million in September amid NFL surge
article BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – September marked a record month for sports wagering in Maryland – and it appears as though a certain surging football team is one of the reasons why. Thursday, state officials reported that more than $532 million was wagered in September, which marks the start of the hugely popular...
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Caesars Launches New Online Casino in Michigan
Caesars’ grip on Michigan’s iGaming market is a tad tighter as the company launches Horseshoe Casino this week. This new rollout means the company now operates two iGaming services in the Great Lakes State. Horseshoe the New Face as Old Lady WynnBET Bows Out Horseshoe’s launch was inevitable after Caesars purchased WynnBET iGaming operations in...
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Thursday Headlines: Kentucky Basketball in Pair of Top 25 Rankings Edition
We’re still a little less than a month away from the beginning of the regular season, but that isn’t stopping the preseason polls from being released, and the Kentucky Wildcats made an appearance in two notable Top 25 rankings. KenPom’s H.U.M.A.N Poll has Kentucky ranked 16th in the country. The poll is based off votes...
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Sports Betting Can Be a Gamble for Your Financial Health | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments. Sports betting apps now allow millions of Americans to put down serious money on the outcomes of...
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Father ‘sells 11-month-old baby behind mother’s back to pay for his gambling’
The baby was sold for the equivalent of just £730 The father said he sold the child to alleviate debts But he immediately sank the money into online gambling sites By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 11:32 BST, 8 October 2024 | Updated: 11:50 BST, 8 October 2024 A man has been arrested in Indonesia after he...
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Fantasy football has ruined my Sundays, and maybe more | Michael Cuneo
When I first started watching football as a kid, there was something electric about observing my hometown team take the field each Sunday. The roaring crowds, bright-colored jerseys, and coliseum-style spectacle of football stimulated the senses unlike any other form of entertainment. But in the past decade or so, sports, or at least the way...
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How Sue Gray held top job in Tory AND Labour governments – but is now heading to new envoy role after she quits as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Arguably the most famous civil servant in Britain, she presided over the ‘Partygate‘ inquiry into the reports of lockdown parties held in 10 Downing Street. But now, Sue Gray has today sensationally quit from her £170,000 a year job as Sir Keir Starmer‘s chief of staff. She has now been shuffled to a new role...
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Council accountant who stole nearly £1m of public cash to fund his £2,000-a-night online gambling addiction is jailed for five years
By Lettice Bromovsky Published: 18:06 BST, 2 October 2024 | Updated: 18:12 BST, 2 October 2024 A council accountant, who stole almost £1m of public money to fund his gambling addiction, has been jailed for five years. Alan Doig was employed as a senior accountant by Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, where he was seen...
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Ex-council accountant jailed after stealing nearly £1 million to fund gambling
An ex-local council worker who stole nearly £1 million to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed. Alan Doig, 57, transferred £934,343.30 into his own bank account between 2003 and 2022 while he worked as a senior assistant accountant for Gedling Borough Council, Nottinghamshire Police said. Doig, of Bedale Road, Daybrook, in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty...
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British holidaymaker dies after suffering mystery head injury on top Majorca golf course
The mortally wounded man was found at 5.45 on the Son Muntaner Golf Course He was found alive but in a ‘serious condition’. He died a short time later By Natalie Penza Published: 08:35 BST, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 11:03 BST, 28 September 2024 A British holidaymaker has died after being found with serious...