Individual player punishments mask our rotten relationship with gambling gods

Our flawed connection with gambling gods is concealed by individual player punishments. Newcastle United officials expressed dismay after Sandro Tonali received a 10-month ban for breaching Italian betting regulations. The ban comes amid an environment of increasing legal sports gambling in soccer worldwide, exemplified by Newcastle’s recent partnership with BetMGM and increasing sponsorship deals with … Read more

NFL revises gambling policy to toughen ban for players who bet on own team

NFL tightens restrictions on players betting on their own team The NFL has revised its gambling policy and is allowing three players who received longer suspensions to return to their teams. Tennessee’s Nicholas Petit-Frere and Detroit’s Jameson Williams can return on Monday, while free agent Stanley Berryhill can participate in all activities from Tuesday. The … Read more