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A college quarterback is responding to allegations of impermissible sports wagering.

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is facing backlash after screenshots of his personal Venmo account were shared with several transactions mentioning sports gambling.

The two transactions were both made in November 2022 while Mateer was a student-athlete at Washington State. One of the transactions had a description mentioning a game between USC and UCLA. In a statement, Mateer denied any wrongdoing as the NCAA bans wagering by players, coaches and team officials on all competitions sponsored by the organization. NCAA guidelines stipulate student-athletes who place bets on their teams or on any sport at their institution could face permanent loss of eligibility.

“The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” said Mateer in the statement. “My previous Venmo descriptions did not accurately portray the transactions in question, but were instead inside jokes between me and my fr..

A group of U.S. Senators have advanced a proposal that would provide the first federal funding to support research into gambling addictions within the military. The Senate Appropriations Committee has included a provision within the FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill that would add gambling addiction to the Department of Defense’s Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), alongside a range of other health issues and disorders that are…

A group of 50 U.S. attorneys general has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take a harder stance against “the rampant spread” of unapproved gambling operations by taking legal action and strong enforcement measures similar to the Black Friday of 2011. The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) stated on Tuesday that a bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs has written to federal…

When it comes to the national gambling hotline 1-800-GAMBLER, stakeholders extend beyond just the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ). The CCGNJ owns the number and the NCPG licenses it, but there are other major gaming groups invested in its preservation and success.

That is why a trio of major groups have united to ask for some sort of resolution regarding the legal battle around the hotline that emerged last month.

AGA, ROGA and SBA want resolution on the number

The American Gaming Association (AGA) and the Responible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) released a statement to SBC Americas expressing their concern about the phone number’s future and calling for a “joint resolution” between the two groups.

“Any disruption to the 1-800-GAMBLER operations—or worse, a degradation of the helpline’s capacity to deliver timely, culturally competent, and clinically appropriate referrals—would significantly endanger the a..

President Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly making requests that pose conflicts of interest.

According to a report from The Closing Line, potential CFTC Chief of Staff Kevin Webb asking for CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz to discuss made requests to the gorup regadring “confidential matters” while Quintenz is on the board of directors for prediction market Kalshi. Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner, plans to relinquish the role if confirmed as CFTC Chair. Quintenz needs committee approval before a full Senate vote.

According to emails obtained through a FOIA request by The Closing Line, Quintenz’s team asked to discuss confidential matters about several topics, including employees on administrative leave, a list of open applications, and seriatims in circulation, a private consideration and voting process by CFTC commissioners.

The list of open applications included in the requests may refer to pending applications ..

DraftKings is launching a new program designed to reward customers when early injuries or events occur during a sports event.

The Boston-based sports betting and fantasy giant announced on Friday the debut of its Early Exit program providing users with cash credits under specific conditions when a player is injured. The conditions include a player exiting a game during a pre-determined early portion of a contest, which varies by sport, due to an injury. The Early Exit program only applies to pre-match wagers and full-game player props placed through DraftKings.

“At DraftKings, we’re committed to delivering an exceptional fan experience while moving at the speed of sports,” said DraftKings CPO Corey Gottlieb. “That means a product that responds to every part of every game, including when a player exits a game early due to an unforeseen injury.”

The Early Exit program also applies to parlay and same-game parlay wagers. It covers professional leagues, which include MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA,..

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says that Major League Baseball’s (MLB) sports betting-related investigation into multiple Cleveland Guardians players is more evidence that it is time to stop allowing proposition betting in the state.

The governor issued a press release on July 31 calling on the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) to remove prop bets from the list of legal bets that can be offered by licensed sportsbooks.

DeWine’s statement directly referenced the MLB investigation into Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, both of whom have been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave amid a sports betting investigation. Multiple reports have suggested that at least one sportsbook flagged suspicious betting activity around Ortiz’s pitches in multiple games in June to monitoring and integrity firm IC360.

The governor noted that it’s not only these recent incidents that have given him concern about prop betting. He also cited harassment and threats that collegiate athletes at the ..