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Picture this: It's the year 2022 and you're at the ballpark watching a sleepy mid-July game, dutifully cheering on the home team. But it's been a rough season and this game is no different — your team is losing by six runs as the seventh inning comes to a close. This is usually the time when […]
In its latest bid for relevance, Atari is glomming onto the cryptocurrency craze. The company is hoping to bolster its gambling business in Europe with Atari Token, according to Bloomberg. “Our aim is to take strategic positions with a limited cash risk, in order to best create value with the assets and Atari brand,” CEO […]
Elsa/Getty Images After months of enthralling football action and a postseason filled with solid games, we’ve finally made it to the Super Bowl. On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. One team is looking to further cement its legacy as the greatest dynasty in football […]
We’ve made it to the NFL postseason! After 17 weeks of football, the top 12 teams now enter the postseason gauntlet with one goal in mind — conquering all comers en route to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, gamblers enter these final weeks of football with a slightly different mindset, hoping to make the most of […]
Despite promoting responsible gambling, the Ontario government’s program to help addicts stay out of casinos is failing to do so, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found. CBC | Health News
Enlarge / In Belgium, this is similar to a loot box. (credit: Yuki Shimazu) Belgium’s Gaming Commission has ruled that loot boxes—in-game purchases where what you receive is randomized and only known once you open the box—are gambling. The country’s minister of justice, Koen Geens, has said that he wants to see them banned Europe-wide, […]
GUEST: Loot boxes are inescapable now. You will no doubt have encountered them already, as they are seemingly compulsory in every major new game. Perhaps you’ve opened some Hearthstone packs, which bristle with magic and static electricity as their contents is revealed. Maybe you’ve poured some money into FIFA Ultimate Team in search of Messi […]
Casual bettors who enjoy putting a bit of money on NFL games are usually facing just slightly less than 50/50 odds at having a profitable day. But unless you’re used to betting against the grain, it’s likely that Sunday was not your best day with your bookie, with upsets across the league shocking football fans. The […]
A pair of YouTubers will not face any fines for undisclosed promotion of a Counter-Strike: GO (CS: GO) gambling site they owned, as part of a settlement with the FTC announced this week. Last May, Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Thomas “Syndicate” Cassell came under fire for videos promoting CSGO Lotto, a site that lets players […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Borrowers who default on their student loans are pursued aggressively by the Department of Education and private debt collectors, facing garnished wages, withheld IRS tax returns, and decreased Social Security payments, Reuters reported. “We treat struggling student-loan borrowers the same as deadbeat parents and tax cheats,” Seth Frotman, a senior member of the […]
