Ohio Could Become the First State to Repeal Online Sports Betting

Ohio Sports Betting Ban | The Save Ohio Sports Act, HB 971

A GOP proposal, the Save Ohio Sports Act, would herd every legal wager back onto the floors of the state’s four casinos, kill props, parlays, and in-play markets, and cap a single bet at $100. Passage is a stretch, yet nothing this drastic has surfaced anywhere since betting went legal. As nearly every other state … Read more

Ex-NBA Guard Malik Beasley Charged in an Alleged Scheme to Fix Prop Bets on Himself

Malik Beasley Indictment | NBA Prop-Bet Fixing Scheme

A federal indictment unsealed in Brooklyn accuses the former Milwaukee Bucks guard and five others, including an NBA agent, of manipulating his own rebound and point totals so insiders could cash prop bets. It is the latest blow to the league’s uneasy marriage with legal betting. The player prop, the bet on a single athlete’s … Read more

MLB Players Want Prop Bets on Themselves Banned, From Sportsbooks to Prediction Markets

MLB Attempt To Ban Prop Bets | MLBPA Player Prop Proposal

The MLB prop bet ban proposed by the players union landed in CBA talks this week. It would hit sportsbooks, daily fantasy sites, and prediction markets alike.