betting
The Life of a Professional Football Gambler
Dirk Paulsen lives – and feeds his family – purely on the proceeds of his betting.
There Are So Many Weird Prop Bets for the Mayweather-McGregor Fight
If silly cross-sport prop betting is your thing, this fight's for you.
English Football Has A Gambling Problem – Is It Time To Seek Help?
The betting industry is now "at the beating heart of the beautiful game," but a raft of recent incidents have raised serious questions about the relationship between football and gambling.
Who to Bet On at the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Oobah Butler travels the betting shops of London to find out who to back in one of the biggest horse races in the world.
You're More Likely to Be Hit by a Meteor Than Win the Lotto Jackpot
But Americans still spend more on lottery games than sports tickets, books, video games, movie tickets, and music combined.
A Safe Bet: How Bookmakers Are Waging War on Persistent Winners
Bookmakers are excluding persistent winners as "liabilities". It's perfectly legal, if not entirely fair. But these high-stakes gamblers still find ways to bet – and now the liabilities are starting to fight back.
What You Could Have Won On the Ultimate 2016 Accumulator
A lot of weird shit happened last year, but what would you be able to afford if you'd put a bet on all of it?
Burnley FC's Joey Barton Charged by FA for Breaking Betting Rules
It's still uncertain exactly what actions the FA will take against Barton who broke betting rules 1,260 times in ten years
Online Gamblers Are Betting Big Bucks on a Clinton Win
Bookie odds aren’t ideal measures, but they have a decent track record of predicting election wins.
Gun Skins and Live-Streamed Blackjack: The Strange New Face of Online Gambling
Here, thousands of people are siphoning their money away to corporations who, on the face of it, are game producers, but in essence are income rakers to the fullest extent.
Never the Underdog: Despite Year-Long Absence, Rousey Expected to Win at UFC 207
Despite the many strengths of Amanda Nunes, and the many question marks surrounding Ronda Rousey, the latter has been pegged as a big favorite ahead of their UFC 207 title fight.