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fromReadWrite
1 week ago

Sen. Blumenthal questions sports betting partnerships and integrity

The MLB's financial and operational partnership with Polymarket and FanDuel provides the league's official blessing to gambling's ugly takeover of sports and bolsters its marketing, wagering, and legitimacy.
Poker
Chicago Cubs
fromBleacher Nation
1 month ago

MLB Signing Exclusive Deal with Polymarket

MLB partners exclusively with Polymarket for prediction markets, establishing formal CFTC coordination to protect game integrity while capitalizing on the rapidly growing prediction-market industry.
Boston Celtics
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Celts' Brown calls out 'foul baiting,' says NBA rewards flopping

Jaylen Brown criticizes NBA trend of foul baiting, arguing players are rewarded for manipulating games rather than playing basketball the right way.
National Basketball Association
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points against the Wizards, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, but faced criticism for stat-padding due to 43 free throw attempts and questionable late-game fouling tactics.
National Basketball Association
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: Booooo! Lakers fans know Bam Adebayo cheated his way past Kobe Bryant with 83 points

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, but the achievement lacks legitimacy due to intentional fouls by a tanking Wizards team and continued scoring with a 28-point lead.
fromFootball365
1 month ago

Arsenal told they 'should be embarrassed' by Royal Rumble nonsense

Every Premier League team has now adopted some form of this behaviour (although I believe Arsenal is to blame for the initial inspiration). Every time you look at it happen you wonder how on earth it is allowed to stand by the refs? Then you take a step back and think about it. A lot of what takes place is not strictly against the rules per se.
English Premier League
US news
fromESPN.com
7 months ago

NCAA: 13 players, 6 schools in gambling scheme

Thirteen men's college basketball players from six schools engaged in gambling schemes, including point-shaving, game manipulation, and betting on their own teams, per NCAA investigation.
fromPolygon
9 months ago

Fortnite fans forced to apologize to the public after getting banned for life

Epic Games has taken legal action against two parties for cheating in Fortnite, resulting in life bans and required public apologies on YouTube.
Video games
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