By Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer Joey Mastronardo grew up in the shadow of two towering figures – his father, a twice-convicted sports bookmaker with a
by Will Hobson, The Washington Post On a June morning in 1991, the most powerful men in American sports gathered to petition a Senate
By Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer In his prime, vice cops affectionately dubbed him “the gentleman gambler of Montgomery County.” Mayor Frank L. Rizzo called him
by Mike Fish, ESPN ON A MID-SEPTEMBER night, Ezekiel Rubalcada swaggers through the doors of Las Vegas’ M Resort Spa Casino. He moves to the half-moon-shaped bar
by David Purdum, ESPN The NBA is not the only professional league in the United States taking a close look at sports-betting legalization. “I have
by David Purdum, ESPN What does Adam Silver want? He wants Congress to alter the current federal sports betting prohibition and create a federal
by John Brennan, The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 03–A federal judge is keeping Monmouth Park from taking bets on sports for now, but frustrated gamblers
by Adam Silver, The New York Times BETTING on professional sports is currently illegal in most of the United States outside of Nevada. I
by Tim Dahlbeg, SI LAS VEGAS (AP) Jimmy Vaccaro never had to go far to find some action in the Pennsylvania town where he
by John Brennan, The Philadelphia Inquirer A federal judge is keeping Monmouth Park from taking bets on sports for now, but frustrated gamblers from