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The Latest Breaking News from John Holden

Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting

Sports bettors in the U.S. are expected to set another record in 2024 for the amount of money wagered legally

The Independent UK

We say farewell to Fish on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Plus Tony Levin, Jethro Tull, BEAT, Dream Theater, Public Service Broadcasting, Rosalie Cunningham, Beardfish, Vincent Cavanagh and more...

Louder

Peter Jones guests on new John Holden track 13. Listen here...

UK prog solo artist John Holden will release new album Proximity & Chance in May

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Two-thirds of Super Bowl bets were illegal as black market thrives, report says

About 228m bets placed on Super Bowl LVIII were on illegal platforms despite legalization, according to a new analysis

The Guardian - US

Two in three UK doctors suffer ‘moral distress’ due to overstretched NHS, study finds

Exclusive: lack of resources to treat people whose ill health is often worsened by poverty is taking a heavy toll on medics’ wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

NCAA says a redshirt eligibility rule still applies, fears free agency if it loses transfer suit

College basketball programs with athletes who have transferred two or more times previously are consulting their legal teams about whether to let them play

The Independent UK

Dave Portnoy buys back Barstool Sports for just $1, while Penn Entertainment spends $1.5 billion on an ESPN partnership called the 'white whale' of sports betting deals

Penn Entertainment upgrades from Barstool Sports to ESPN as it continues its strategy of partnering with sports media brands to promote its sports betting operations.

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The NFL is addressing gambling suspensions with training, conversations with the players' union

The NFL announced suspensions of four more players for violations of its gambling policy this week

The Independent UK

No Right to Lie About Current Indictments on Gun Purchase Form

From U.S. v. Holden, decided Friday by the Seventh Circuit (Judge Frank Easterbrook, joined by Judges Diane Wood and Doris Pryor); seems quite correct to me: "Our legal system provides methods for challenging the Government's right to ask questions—lying is not one of them. A citizen may decline to answer…

Reason

Pro leagues balance profit, integrity risks in legal betting era

Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements

The Independent UK

NFL, other leagues balancing betting revenue, game integrity

The NFL and other sports leagues spent many years staying as far away as they could from sports betting because they said it was necessary to protect the integrity of their games

The Independent UK

Jubilant England fans in party mode after cruising to Wales win at World Cup

Drinks were thrown in the air after England’s goals, while dejected Wales fans headed for the fan park exits.

The Independent UK

Blanket ban on publication of councillor addresses amid safety fears

Personal details will be redacted from 'declaration of interests register'

Manchester Evening News

Who Loses as Online Betting Takes over Sports?

Gambling on sports used to be tightly controlled. Now the floodgates have been flung open

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Tribune News Service

California may legalize sports betting – without knowing how many gambling addicts it has

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two months before Californians decide whether to open the nation’s largest state to legalized sports betting, a new audit finds that the agency charged with treating people with gambling addictions may be ill-prepared for such a significant expansion of the market.

WEKU

A Mickey Mantle baseball card is now the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia

The mint condition card sold for $12.6 million. It's part of a booming market for collectibles.

WEKU

It's a new record! A Micky Mantle card sold for $12.6 million

The price tag is the most anyone has paid for a piece of sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years.

The Independent UK

Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar

A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books Sunday as the most expensive ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia

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Chicago Sun-Times

Legendary City News Bureau editor Paul Zimbrakos dies at 86

He trained generations of journalists at the “boot camp” for reporters.

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