A Chatham based punter has won over half a million dollars with football picks through the OLG's sports-betting game POOLS. The winner predicted the results of 15 football fixtures to win the windfall.

An Indiana lawmaker, Republican Alan Morrison, made it public that he will lead the legislation to legalize sports betting in Indiana.

A punter from Norwich has won an incredible bet with the odds of 9,385/1 to win £23,500. The 27-year-old football enthusiast took to twitter to announce the windfall.

Online gambling giant GVC has acquired Ladbrokes Coral in a deal worth $5.35 billion. The deal has made GVC one of the world’s largest listed sportsbetting companies

Ohio has become the 18th state in the United States to exempt daily fantasy sports from the state’s gambling laws.

An Irishman has won a staggering €2,000 from a €5 bet after making correct prediction of Hearts beating Celtic 4-0 last week.

Danish Gambling Authority reveals record revenues in the quarter 3 of 2017. Sports betting bolstered the revenues to give hope to the long-ailing industry.

A Glasgow punter predicted Hearts v Celtic score, with the staggering odds of 200 to one, to win £1000 from a £5 bet.

Sen. William Conley of Rhode Island has expressed optimism on the prospect of offering sports betting in his state. Conley believes legalize sports betting will give state’s revenues a push.

Michigan House of Representatives committee has passed the bill to legalize online gambling in the state of Michigan on Wednesday.

Iowa could join Nevada to become the second state in the United States of America where betting on sports is legal. However, it all depends on New Jersey’s case of questioning the constitutionality of the status quo. If the ruling comes out in favour of New Jersey, Iowa state’ lawmakers might try to take advantage of the opening. The ruling on the NJ case is expected in the late spring-early summer timeframe.

A British media house has produced the evidence of match fixing in the third Ashes test match between Australia and England in Perth. It reports that bookmakers have offered to fix parts of the Perth test.

Australia go to the WACA Perth with a 2-0 lead. The punters see the hosts stretching the lead further and claiming the Ashes series at the venue of the 3rd Ashes test.

A new survey has revealed that over 300,000 youngsters in the United Kingdom (UK) have been gambling every week through online games and other channels. The report published by the Gambling Commission pinpoints that over 1 in 10 youth claims to have participated in gambling style social games at some point in their lives.

A football bettor is rejoicing becoming £41,000 richer, after winning an unbelievable £20 football accumulator. The punter had made 10 selections for the accumulator which gave him a chance of 2077/1. He defied the odds, thanks to the two injury-time winners, to win big.

The Supreme Court ruling on New Jersey’s challenge to federal gambling laws is closely followed by the entire United States. The Christie v. NCAA case looks at the 25-year old Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992.

Jockey Hayley Turner will face an inquiry by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) for a breach of betting rules. The female jockey after staking 164 bets and making a profit of £160 over a span of 18 months is said to be "devastated and deeply embarrassed."

All eyes are on New Jersey as the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in the state’s long-running battle to legalize sports betting.

The current holders of the FIFA World Cup Germany have been tipped to win 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The group draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. After the World Cup group draw, the football enthusiasts know which sides will be battling it out in the group stage in Russia 2018.

Jane Park, who scooped £1million when she was 17, has had another spell of luck winning more than £200 bet. Apparently, it was Jane’s birthday. The 22-year-old said: "Happy bday to me" as she showed her online betting slip.