Sports betting apps entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll

Betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings say tools are there to help addicted gamblers slow down.

• Sep 20

Online sports betting linked to rising delinquency rates, report finds

A study from the New York Fed found that delinquency rates increased faster in states where online sports betting is legal.

• Mar 30

Criminals plot to sack Super Bowl fans for a loss with these online scams

Lawmakers are warning Americans to beware the many financial scams linked to Super Bowl LX, from fake betting sites to counterfeit tickets.

• Feb 5

DraftKings hopes to score big with new prediction markets app

Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

• Dec 19, 2025

Miami Heat's Terry Rozier charged in illegal sports betting case, FBI says

The Miami Heat guard was arrested in Orlando in a federal sports betting case that prosecutors say involved using confidential NBA information to place illegal wagers.

• Oct 23, 2025

NBA's Rozier and Billups among dozens of arrests in illegal betting probe

Among those taken into custody in the betting investigation today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat and former NBA player Damon Jones.

• Oct 23, 2025

NCAA bans 3 basketball players at Fresno State, SJSU for betting on own games

The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games.

• Sep 10, 2025

Daily fantasy sports betting is illegal in California, Attorney General Rob Bonta says

California law prohibiting gambling on sporting events, except for betting on horse races, also extends to the increasingly popular daily fantasy sports games, Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a legal opinion on Thursday.

• Jul 4, 2025

Kotsay kept A's players unified and focused amid uncertainty, adversity

The Athletics' season could have gone any number of ways last season.

• Mar 8, 2025

Online searches for gambling addiction surge as sports betting expands, study finds

The study analyzed search queries mentioning gambling, addiction, addict, anonymous or hotline — such as gambling addiction hotline — from January 2016 through June 2024.

• Feb 19, 2025

Opening odds: 49ers given 6th best chance to win 2026 Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium

After winning Super Bowl LIX in dominant fashion, the Philadelphia Eagles are the early favorites to win Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in 2026, but oddsmakers give the San Francisco 49ers the 6th best chance to win their sixth title.

• Feb 10, 2025

49ers, Chiefs Super Bowl to smash betting records; 68M U.S. adults expected to wager

Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl.

• Feb 6, 2024

Super Bowl betting: Early money heavily on Chiefs to repeat as champions over 49ers

The early money is heavily on Kansas City to repeat as Super Bowl champions when the Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.

• Jan 31, 2024

NCAA president Charlie Baker blasts "prop bets" in college sports

Sports betting has quickly turned into a financial behemoth, with $93 billion wagered in 2022. NCAA president Charlie Baker is worried about the impact on college athletes.

• Nov 11, 2023

DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks

Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games on the anniversary of the tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people.

• Sep 11, 2023

NFL odds: Eagles open as favorites vs. 49ers in NFC championship

The San Francisco 49ers are the only thing standing in the Eagles way of earning another trip to the Super Bowl.

• Jan 23, 2023