Hong Kong Jockey Club schedules first race in mainland China for October 2026 Summary The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has confirmed its inaugural race meeting at Conghua Racecourse will take place on 31 October 2026. The launch is expected to feature five to six races and will be described by the Club as “the […]
NCAA Bans Six Players Over College Basketball Betting Summary The NCAA announced that six men’s college basketball players had their eligibility revoked after investigations found they were involved in three separate sports-betting cases during the 2024-25 season. The players are BJ Freeman (Arizona State); Cedquavious Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent (New Orleans); and Donovan […]
Meta May Be Generating 10% Of Its Revenue from High-Risk Ads, Gambling Included Summary Reuters reviewed internal documents from 2021–2025 and reports that roughly 10% of Meta’s advertising revenue may come from “high-risk” ads — including illegal gambling and scam-linked sites. These ads reportedly receive billions of views across Facebook and Instagram and could be […]
Two MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors Summary The Department of Justice has indicted Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz on charges that they accepted payments from bettors in the Dominican Republic to intentionally throw certain pitches (including bouncing the ball or throwing in the dirt) to influence […]
Hong Kong Jockey Club to hold first race meeting at new mainland China racecourse in October 2026 Summary The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) will stage the inaugural race meeting at its Conghua Racecourse in Guangdong Province on 31 October 2026, with five or six races planned for the initial event, CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said. […]
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe Date: 2025-11-08T16:55:49+00:00Source URL: https://cdcgaming.com/ncaa-revokes-eligibility-of-6-more-college-basketball-players-as-it-continues-sports-betting-probe/ Summary The NCAA has revoked the eligibility of six men’s college basketball players after concluding they were involved in three separate sports-betting schemes during the 2024-25 regular season. The players are Chatton “BJ” Freeman (Arizona State); […]
New York online sports betting handle hits record $2.64 billion in October Summary New Yorkers wagered a record $2.64 billion online on sports in October, setting a new monthly handle high and pushing mobile sportsbook revenue to $238.7 million — the state’s strongest revenue showing in five months. October’s handle beat January’s previous record of […]
DraftKings enters new phase with Kalish exit, prediction markets launch Summary DraftKings is entering a transition period as co-founder and president Matt Kalish will step down from his executive role on 31 March 2026, remaining on the board as a director. The company is preparing to roll out a prediction markets product, DraftKings Predict, after […]
Fanatics Free-To-Play vs. DraftKings & FanDuel: Why Fanatics Is Our Choice For Football Fans Summary Fanatics has redesigned the free-to-play (FTP) experience for football fans, offering a broader, more engaging lineup of games than typical sportsbook FTP contests. Rather than basic pick’em formats that exist mainly to drive paid wagering, Fanatics focuses on fun, original […]
Galaxy Entertainment Group’s Francis Lui tops Asian Gaming Power 50 for record seventh year in a row Summary Francis Lui, Chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group, has been named the most influential person in the Asian gaming industry for 2025, topping Inside Asian Gaming’s Asian Gaming Power 50 for a record seventh consecutive year and ninth […]
