Tag: Gambling
Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the...
Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis
The Mega Millions jackpot drawing for Jan. 15 has soared to US$750 million and counting. This makes it...
Can gambling juice fandom for women’s sports?
Adam Cohen, University of Technology Sydney and Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York College at Cortland
Every March Madness, thousands of tweets...
How gambling built baseball – and then almost destroyed it
Rebecca Edwards, Rochester Institute of Technology
Imagine if, after watching the thrilling victory of the Chicago Cubs in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series...
March Madness: With gambling legal in eight states, who really wins?
John Affleck, Pennsylvania State University
March means springtime, but also breathless headlines of Cinderellas, busted brackets and buzzer beaters.
This year, it’ll also include talk of...
How Macau became the world’s casino capital
William Vlcek, University of St Andrews
Macau is China’s answer to Las Vegas. But the former Portuguese colony has long surpassed the City of Lights...
How slot machines work – and why you should think twice...
Anthony Frederick Lucas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The gaming industry is big business in the U.S., contributing an estimated US$240 billion to the economy...
Supreme Court delivers a home run for sports bettors – and...
Jennifer Roberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a federal...
With the Supreme Court’s pending sports gambling decision, states are already...
Jennifer Roberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The gambling world is waiting with bated breath for the United States Supreme Court decision that could...