Gambling

Mississippi's sprint toward legalized sports betting has begun

The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events.

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.

Justify's win in the 2018 Kentucky Derby capped a $1.2 million payday for a Central Texas woman.

America's gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the March Madness college basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books.

The Super Bowl is Sunday, have you heard? With two weeks of nothing but repetitive discussion, you've probably grown sick of 'Deflate-Gate,' heard all you ever will out of Marshawn Lynch, and watched all of the new commercials.

We're just days away from the first two semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff and the oddsmakers have set the favorites to win the title.

While the college football season never ends in the 24-hour news and social media cycle, there are always a few benchmarks to tell us the upcoming season has almost arrived. Before we get to media days and the first official top 25 polls released, there's betting odds!

Former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of point-shaving during his time on the Plains. WSFA in Mobile reported that the indictment was released last Thursday. Ward and teammate Chris Denson were suspended by Auburn on February 25, 2012, prior to a home game against Arkansas due to point-shaving allegations...

The hot rumor around the internet today is that boxer Floyd Mayweather has laid $5.9 million down on the Miami Heat to cover the -7 line in game seven against the Indiana Pacers. The gossip wildfire is both likely inaccurate and highly believable all at the same time...