online gambling
There's a darker side to Aaron Glenn's Jets starting quarterback game
You know, for now, this is all just a non-nefarious quirk, this silly cat-and-mouse habit Aaron Glenn has invented when it comes to naming a starting quarterback.
NYC-area boys using bar mitzvah money to gamble as teen sports betting on rise
“I just didn't think anything about it. It was something that he and his friends were all doing," one Manhattan dad said about helping his son set up an illegal...
NYSE owner takes $2B stake in Polymarket, valuing betting platform at $8B
The deal comes less than a year after Polymarket's founder and CEO was roused from bed by FBI agents at his Soho pad in a predawn raid.
Kids who grow up playing Minecraft and Fortnite are particularly susceptible to this dangerous issue
It's not all fun and games.
Bettors sound alarm over $1.1B tax hike in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': It 'will kill professional gambling'
Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” includes a provision that will limit deductions for gambling losses to 90% of winnings, starting in the 2026 tax year.
I won $34K in the lottery — it ruined my life, I'm now a broke gambling addict
You win some, you lose some — but after winning a lump sum, this mom lost everything.
Online gambling is engineered addiction — here's how to rein it in
The gambling industry, like the alcohol industry, profits off problem users. States and Congress must regulate its most addictive lures.
Betting markets wildly wrong on Pope Leo XIV, with only a few prophets making cash profits
One prophetic propositioner pocketed $52,641 in profit off of a $525 papal prediction, according to a Kalshi post on X.
Despite legalized gaming, NY tops country in gambling arrests: report
In a study of all 50 states, the Empire State ranked 13th overall for gambling addiction but topped the cake when it comes to illegal gambling activity.
The biggest calamity in sports is flourishing in obscurity
What hath greed wrought!? Well, to those who once recognized and cherished the sport in our sports, what hasn’t it wrought? Or bought?
Online searches for gambling addiction are growing: study
"What was once a taboo activity, confined to the fringes of society, has been completely normalized,” a medical student says.
Betting platform shuts down trading on fate of alleged assassin Luigi Mangione
On Dec. 11, just one week after Brian Thompson was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan in what officials believe was a targeted attack, Kalshi listed wagers related to Mangione.
New Yorkers set monthly record for online sports betting
Mobile sportsbooks in the Empire State racked up a staggering $2.3 billion in bets in October, shattering its national record of $2.1 billion in bets set last year.
FBI raided home of Polymarket CEO over alleged illegal bets by US users: sources
The United States Department of Justice ordered a raid on Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s home on Wednesday for allegedly accepting illegal bets from US users, sources told The Post.
Polymarket 'whale' raked in $85M on Trump win — millions more than previously reported
The French Polymarket 'whale' raked in more than $50 million more than previously reported on President-elect Donald Trump's win.
FBI seizes Polymarket CEO's phone, electronics after betting platform predicts Trump win: source
The incident occured just a week after Polymarket successfully predicted President-elect Donald Trump's win.
Polymarket to return to US after accurately predicting Trump win: founder
The election betting platform is currently only available to customers outside of the US.
Biden’s odds of re-election plummet after dismal debate performance, betting markets show
Biden, who started the night as a +130 underdog, saw his odds fall to +300 (or 3/1) after the debate.
Brooklyn 'poker shark' in $1M gambling scheme with banned NBA player has bail set at $750K: 'Trying to flee the country'
A self-described "poker shark" was busted for his role in pushing former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter — who is banned for life from the NBA — to leave games...
