As was expected, the transition post-May 2018 to widespread legalized sports betting in the United States has brought various concerns, legal quandaries, and outright scandals.  This page will be a repository of noteworthy events.  News articles are posted in chronological order, with most recent first.  I have divided new items into two categories: Scandals/Violations/Concerns (top of page) followed by Miscellaneous (e.g., regulation, NCAA and professional leagues, betting logistics, gambling scene, etc.)

Scandals/Violations/Concerns 

(most recent links first)

 

Sportsbooks won’t offer some NBA props after Porter scandal

Study: Athlete abuse spikes at March Madness, targets women

 

Conspirator in Jontay Porter betting scheme pleads guilty

 

South Alabama blowout leads to voided bets, unusual settlements

 

Eleven more tied to Iowa gambling sting join lawsuit

 

Auburn’s Payton Thorne says bettors asking for money after losses

 

Caroline Garcia details online abuse after US Open exit, cites ‘unhealthy betting’

 

NFL outlines measures to catch ‘suspicious’ betting activity

 

Sources: Notre Dame Suspends Men’s Swimming Program One Year After Gambling Investigation

 

Bookmaker to plead guilty in case tied to Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter

 

Gambler linked to SEC baseball scandal to serve 8 months in prison

 

Inside The Historic Iowa Athlete Sports Betting Prosecution

 

Jontay Porter Asks Judge To Modify Release To Play In Greece

 

Gambling Charges Dropped Against Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte

 

No Fooling: FanDuel Fined For Taking Bets On April Fool’s Day On Events That Happened A Week Before

 

Jontay Porter Pleads Guilty In Case Tied To NBA Betting Scandal

 

Banned NBA Player Jontay Porter To Face Federal Felony Charge

 

Criminal Investigation Opened In Canada For Jontay Porter Scandal

 

MLB Disciplines Umpire Pat Hoberg For Violating Gambling Rules

 

2 More Charged In Betting Scandal Involving Ex-NBA Player Jontay Porter

 

After MLB’s Reckoning On Sports Betting Offenders, What Can Leagues Do To Enforce The Rules?

 

Man Charged In Betting Scheme Involving Ex-NBA Player Jontay Porter

 

The Biggest Sports Betting Scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter To The Black Sox

 

Ippei Mizuhara, Ex-Interpreter Of Shohei Ohtani, Pleads Guilty In Sports Betting Case

 

Sources: Padres’ Tucupita Marcano Faces MLB Ban For Betting

 

MLB Player Banned For Life For Betting On Baseball

 

Sources: Ex-Angels IF David Fletcher Bet With Mizuhara Bookie

 

NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB Weigh Betting Risks After Porter Scandal

 

Ippei Mizuhara Wired Shohei Ohtani’s Money To ‘Real Housewives’ Star

 

Sources: NBA, Sportsbooks Discuss Changes To Player Props

 

Millions Stolen From Shohei Ohtani Funneled To Bookie Via Vegas Casino

 

Iowa-Based Athletes In Betting Inquiry Sue, Say Rights Violated

 

NFL Reinstates Five Players From Gambling Suspensions

 

A Timeline Of Sports Gambling Scandals Since 2018

 

Jontay Porter Banned From NBA For Gambling On Games, Giving Info To Bettors And Limiting Play For Betting Purposes

 

NBA Bans Raptors’ Jontay Porter For Gambling Violations

 

Sources: Jontay Porter Operated Betting Account, Wagered Millions Over Multiple Years, Now Banned From NBA

 

Colorado Sportsbooks Ordered To Report Any Bets By Jontay Porter

 

A Timeline Of Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter’s Spiraling Gambling Debts

 

Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Facing Federal Charge For Allegedly Stealing $16M From Dodgers Star

 

Feds Say Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Stole $16M

 

Japanese-Language Translator Charged In Complaint With Illegally Transferring More Than $16 Million From Baseball Player’s Account

 

Adam Silver: Raptors’ Jontay Porter Could Face Permanent Ban

 

Say It Ain’t So, Oh!

 

Appearance With Tom Haberstroh On The Finder POD Discussing The Recent Spate Of Sports Gambling Scandals

 

What To Know About Bookies Amid The Gambling Scandal Around Ohtani

 

Are Sports Betting Scandals Proving Cynics Right?

 

Sources: NBA Eyes Raptors’ Jontay Porter For Betting Issues

 

Shohei Ohtani, His Interpreter And Wire Transfers: A Timeline

 

Dodgers Fire Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Amid Allegation Of ‘Massive Theft’

 

Temple To Review Reports Of Unusual Wagering On UAB Game

 

Gambling Watchdog Alerts Unusual Wagering Activity On Temple Men’s Basketball Game

 

Motion Filed To Dismiss Charges Against Iowa State Athletes

 

Former NCAA Athlete Details Betting, Bookmaking, Addiction

 

Attorneys Want Evidence Suppressed In Iowa St. Betting Case

 

Suspended NFL Player Isaiah Rodgers Sr. Says Bets Were Made For Others

 

Brad Bohannon, Ex-Alabama Coach, Sanctioned In Betting Scandal

 

Man Pleads Guilty To Charges In Alabama Baseball Betting Scandal

 

Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte Arrested Over Illegal Betting At LSU

 

Kayshon Boutte Charged In Illegal Sports Gaming Scheme

 

Fantasy Football Cheating Scandal Leads To Site Firing Employee

 

Filing: Agent Felt Probe Of Iowa, Iowa St. Athletes Was Illegal

 

Attorney For Former Iowa State Players Says Sports Wagering Case Was ‘Warrantless’ Investigation

 

Ohio Casinos To Ban Ex-Alabama Baseball Coach Brad Bohannon, Associate

 

Iowa State TE DeShawn Hanika Has Betting Case Dismissed

 

Indiana Casinos Bar Bettor After College Baseball Wager

 

Hunter Dekkers Among 5 To Plead Guilty To Underage Gambling

 

UFC Enhances Hunt To Stop Betting By Fighters, Others In MMA

 

Sources: Iowa State’s Jake Remsburg Facing 6-Game Ban

 

Amid Gambling Violations, NFL Players Debate Betting Policy

Starting DT Noah Shannon Suspended For Season; Iowa To

Appeal

 

Jon Rahm: Gambling Distractions Happen ‘Every Single Round’

 

PGA Tour Says It Sees No Uptick In Fans Aiming To Distract Golfers

 

More Iowa State, Iowa Players Charged In Sports Betting Investigation

 

Agency: No Evidence Games Were Manipulated In Iowa, Iowa St. Gambling Investigation

 

Iowa Kicker Aaron Blom Accused Of Placing Underage Sports Wagers, Including On Iowa Football

 

Have We Seen The Last Major Wave Of NFL Betting Suspensions?

 

Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers Accused Of Betting On ISU Sports, Including Football

 

Broncos’ Eyioma Uwazurike Suspended For Betting On NFL Games

 

Letter Shows NCAA Has Found 175 Sports-Betting Violations Since 2018

 

The Jonathan Gannon Tampering Case Could, In Theory, Spawn An Interesting Lawsuit

 

Congress Eyes Uptick In Sports Betting Controversies

 

Source: One NFL Player Lost $8 Million From Gambling In 2022

 

Massachusetts Officials Hold Hearing Over Concerns Regarding Barstool’s ‘Can’t Lose Parlay’

 

Massachusettes Sports Betting: MGC Holds Hearing On Barstool’s ‘Can’t Lose Parlay’

 

Inside The NFL’s Gambling Policy And Uptick In Violations

 

NFL Investigating Colts’ Isaiah Rodgers For Possible Betting

 

Source: ‘Pervasive’ Wagering From Colts Player Includes Bets On His Own Team

 

Cincinnati Baseball Coach Scott Googins Resigns

 

Teen Charged With Hacking DraftKings Bragged ‘Fraud Is Fun,’ Feds Say

 

Colorado Rapids Suspend Max Alves Amid Gambling Investigation – Source

 

Gaming Commission Investigating Iowa After Possible NCAA Violation

 

Sports Wagering Investigation (Iowa)

 

Gambling Cost Alabama’s Coach His Job. What Might It Cost Baseball?

 

Alabama Baseball Coach Brad Bohannon Fired After Link To Suspicious Bets, Sources Say

 

Louisiana Was Alerted To Suspicious Betting On LSU-Alabama. Here’s What Happened.

 

Ohio Halts Betting On Alabama Baseball After Suspicious Activity

 

Betting’s Bad Apples Who Threaten Athletes Are A Threat To The Whole Industry

 

How College Athletes Face Social Media Abuse From Gamblers

 

UFC Flyweight Jeff Molina A Suspect In Betting Probe

 

Sources: Suspended MMA Coach James Krause Worked With Offshore Sportsbook

 

New Jersey Halts Citrus Bowl Betting; Purdue’s Drew Brees In Violation Of Regulations, Sources Say

 

UFC’s Jeff Molina Suspended By Nevada State Athletic Commission

 

Dana White: Fight Fixing ‘Huge Concern’ For UFC Amid Investigations

 

Sources: MMA Event Bans James Krause During Betting Probe

 

MMA Fighters Sticking With James Krause Face Ban Amid Gambling Probes

 

Source: FBI Investigating Cyberattack Of Online Sportsbooks

 

DraftKings Users Hacked, Money In Account ‘Cashed Out’

 

Betting Sites Urge Caution After Accounts Accessed, Funds Withdrawn

 

James Krause Pulled From Miles Johns’ Corner Amid Betting Probe

 

Bad Bluff: Poker Pros Victims Of Fake Sports Betting Accounts Created In Their Names

 

UFC Fighter In Bout With Unusual Betting Facing Discipline

 

UFC Confidential: Inside The Precarious State Of Betting On MMA For Fighters And Coaches

 

Ex-MLB Player Yasiel Puig To Plead Guilty To Lying About

Illegal Sports Bets

 

Online Sports-Betting Apps Face Customer Complaints Over Delays Withdrawing Funds

 

UFC Betting Controversy: Not A Fair Fight Between Gamblers And Sportsbooks?

 

UFC Fight Under Investigation After Suspicious Betting Detected

 

NBA 2K League Bans 6 Players, Coach For Gambling Violations

 

Action Sought From Justice Department Against Illegal Offshore Sportsbooks

 

Former Minor League Baseball Player Among Those Charged With Running Illegal Sports Gambling Operation

 

Calvin Ridley Actually Bet More On Falcons Games Than He And NFL Revealed

 

FAQ: Calvin Ridley Exemplifies Challenge Of Stopping Players From Betting

 

Head Of Chicago-Area Sports Gambling Ring Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison

 

Over 70 Sports Betting Accounts In TN Closed Due To Illegal Super Bowl Wagering

 

Sports Bettor Charged With Threatening Tampa Bay Rays Players And Other Professional Athletes

 

Man Pleads Guilty For Trying To Bribe Player To Fix A Division I Game In 2018

 

Miscellaneous

(most recent first)

The IRS Could Collect Over a Billion Dollars in Taxes From Unreported Wagering Income

 

NFL, NBA support federal betting regulations, wary of other restrictions

 

Lawmakers propose new federal regulations on sports betting

 

American Attitudes Toward Casino Gaming, Sports Betting Reach High-Water Marks

 

How U.S. Sportsbooks Can Learn From Europe’s Soccer-Focused Betting Industry

 

Why College Athletes Are Unaware Of Legal Issues When Betting

 

NCAA: 1 In 3 Star Athletes Receive Abuse, Threats By Bettors

 

Massachusetts May Force Sportsbooks To Explain Why They Limit Some Bettors — But Not Others

 

Cavaliers’ J.B. Bickerstaff Says He’s Been Threatened By Gamblers

 

Former NCAA Athlete Details Betting, Bookmaking, Addiction

 

Revenue Soars For Regulated US Sports Betting Industry In 2023; Total Bets Spike, Too

 

The NFL And Las Vegas’ Evolution On Sports And Betting

 

A 13-Minute Error And The Erosion Of The Bettor-Bookie Relationship

 

Is America Lousy With Bad Sports Bettors?

 

NCAA Wants States To Protect Athletes As Betting Expands

 

Second Gambling Prevalence Report By Rutgers Center For Gambling Studies Released By AG Platkin And Division Of Gaming Enforcement

 

Nearly 73.5M American Adults Will Bet On NFL This Season, Survey Says

 

As Sports Betting Spikes, Help For Problem Gamblers Expands In Some States

 

Special Report: The Dangers Of America’s Sports-Betting Boom

 

The Big Business Of Sports Betting

 

The Human Cost Of The Sports-Betting Boom

 

How To Bet On Football: Billy Walters’ Tips For NFL, NCAA

 

Penn Entertainment To Rebrand Sportsbook As ESPN BET

 

Aggressively Limiting Sports Bettors Undermines The Reasons For Legalizing Sports Betting

 

DI Approves Changes To Reinstatement Guidelines For Sports Wagering Violations

 

What Are League Rules Around Gambling On Sports?

 

Sports Betting Prevalent Among Young Adults, Survey Says

 

Industry Experts Applaud Removal Of Tennessee’s Official League Data Mandate

 

Five Years Into Sports Betting Legalization: Breaking Down The Numbers

 

Firm Launches Gambling Integrity Hotline

 

From PASPA To Present: An Oral History Of The U.S. Sports Betting Gold Rush

 

A.I. ‘Revolution’ Helps Sportradar Identify Match-Fixing Around The World

 

AGA Responsible Marketing Code For Sports Wagering

 

DraftKings To Shrink Deals With Leagues And Teams, CEO Says

 

The Rise Of The Same-Game Parlay, America’s New Favorite Way To Bet

 

Notable Bets: Mattress Mack And The Wildest Wagers And

Betting Tales Of 2022

 

California Overwhelmingly Votes No On Sports Betting

 

Q&A: How Betr Plans To Change The Sports Betting Market

 

Latest International Betting Integrity Association Report Released Q3 2022

 

The Billy Walters Handicapping System Trademark

 

NFL Hires David Highhill As First Executive Dedicated To Sports Betting Business

 

Looking Back At Four Years Since PASPA: Jan. 9, Sports Betting’s Almost Doomsday

 

PASPA Ruling Revisited In Law Prof’s Essay

 

Billy Walters Criticizes Modern Sportsbooks In Interview With Brent Musburger

 

Analysis: Which States Could Add Online Sports Betting In 2022?

 

Honeymoon Over: When Do US Sportsbooks Need To Start Showing A Profit?

 

Analysis: Why Offshore Sportsbooks Are Thriving Despite Regulated Competition

 

Where Is Sports Betting Legal? Projections For All 50 States

 

The Big Picture

 

The Place To Place Your Bets

 

Analysis: New Federal Legislation Would Allow Mobile Sports Betting On Tribal Land

 

Winning By Losing: Bookmakers’ Marketing Tactic Divides Betting Industry

 

New FBI Unit Emerges Targeting Sports Corruption Including Esports

 

How New NFL Sports Betting Deal Will Change Way We Consume Football

 

NFL To Partner With Bookmakers Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings And FanDuel

 

DraftKings Buys VSiN Sports Betting Video Broadcast Company

 

Vegas Golden Knights End Brief Partnership With Sports Betting Pick-Seller

 

DATA FIRM SPORTRADAR BEING VALUED AT $10+ BILLION IN TALKS TO GO PUBLIC

 

BetMGM, Topgolf Launch Sports Wagering, Entertainment Partnership

 

HOW US ONLINE SPORTS BETTING SITES ARE UTILIZING INFLUENCERS IN 2021

 

The NFL Is Hiring Its First Vice President Of Sports Betting

 

New Federal Court Ruling On Wire Act Is Big Win For Lotteries, Online Poker Compacts

 

Trump Commutes Sentence Of Las Vegas Gambler Billy Walters

 

Integrity In Sports And Gaming

 

How Decriminalizing Marijuana At Federal Level Could Boost Interstate Sports Betting Compacts

 

BETMGM PARENT TEAMS UP WITH VERIZON TO BUILD VIRTUAL REALITY BETTING EXPERIENCES

 

Betting Battleground: The Fight Over Where People Bet In The Future

 

New Studio In Las Vegas Allows ESPN To Expand Its Sports Betting Presence

 

Circa Sportsbook Welcomes Sharp Bettors

 

Billy Walters Sues Federal Officials For Media Leaks During Insider Trading Investigation

 

Billy Walters Sues Federal Officials For Media Leaks During Insider Trading Investigation

 

ESPN Chalk: Costa Rica-Based Sportsbook 5Dimes Reaches $46.8 Million Settlement With Feds

 

FROM ‘IRREPARABLE HARM’ TO MONEYMAKER: A BRIEF HISTORY OF NCAA SPORTS BETTING POLICY

 

The Times, They Aren’t A-Changing: Offshore Sportsbooks Still Have Their Hooks In Mainstream Media

 

PGA Tour Aims To Be The Next Frontier For Rampant Legal Gambling Despite Risks

 

Noted Gambler Billy Walters Cleared To Complete Prison Sentence At Home

 

Report: Professional Gambler Billy Walters To Be Released From Prison

 

NFL To Allow Betting Lounges In Stadiums, But No Gambling

 

NJ SPORTSBOOKS ENJOY RECORD REVENUE IN JANUARY — BUT THERE’S A CATCH

 

ONLINE POKER, SPORTS BETTING … IS ESPORTS BETTING THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR NEW JERSEY?

 

COULD PEACE BE AT HAND BETWEEN NJ HORSEMEN AND SPORTS LEAGUES?

 

How Does Regional Home-Team Bias Impact Sportsbooks?

 

‘I Thought I Was Rain Man:’ The Dying Art Of The Parlay Card Wiseguy

 

How’d The Book Do? — Sportsbook Translator Explains ‘We Did Okay’ And Other True Meanings

 

Back To The Future: Why US Sportsbooks Aren’t Embracing Offshore Talent

 

The Impact Of Adam Silver’s Sports Betting Op-Ed Five Years Later

 

Sports League ‘Cats’ And Sportsbook ‘Dogs’: How They Wound Up Working Together

 

New Documents Reveal Behind-The-Scenes Online Gambling Lobbying

 

Corner Bars Want A Piece Of The Action As Sports Betting Moves Out Of The Shadows

 

The Inherent Conflict With Betting Content

 

NFL PARTNER IS ASKING US SPORTSBOOKS TO PAY FOR OFFICIAL DATA

 

European Bookmaker Is Betting Big On Philly, And Is Hiring Sports Nuts With Math Skills

 

One Year Into Legal U.S. Sports Betting: What Have We Learned?

 

Sports Betting Became Legal One Year Ago, And Some Experts Think New Jersey Could Someday Overtake Las Vegas

 

Gambler Walters Wants Supreme Court Review

 

NBA Commish Calls On Chris Christie To Help Him Push For Legalized Sports Betting In U.S.

 

As Offshore Books Operate Unchecked, Demand For Sports Betting Data Knows No Boundaries. That’s An Issue

 

NCAA Pivots To Address Sports Betting Integrity

 

INSIDER TRADING LAWS ARE COMING … TO SPORTS BETTING

 

AG Grewal Letter To Trump Administration: New Opinion Regarding Online Gambling Is “Wrong” And “Deeply Troubling” – AG Grewal Also Files Freedom Of Information Act Request Seeking Information On Whether Lobbyists Spurred Department Of Justice’s Decision To Reinterpret Wire Act

 

Record $5 Billion In Bets At Nevada Sportsbooks In 2018

 

DC SPORTS BETTING BILL ADVANCES AS COMMITTEE REMOVES PROPOSED ‘ROYALTY FEE’

 

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Eyes Sports Betting Role

 

IF THE DOJ REVERSES COURSE ON WIRE ACT, WHAT’S THE IMPACT FOR US SPORTS BETTING AND ONLINE GAMBLING?

 

What You Need To Know About The New Federal Sports Betting Bill

 

Department Of Justice Preparing To Reverse Opinion That Wire Act Only Applies To Sports Betting

 

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch Introduce Federal Sports Gambling Bill

 

No. 1 — The American Sports Gambler Leagues Go All In, Rush To Embrace The Evolving U.S. Gambling Market And All Its Revenue Potential

 

NEW JERSEY SPORTS BETTING REVENUE BOUNCES BACK IN NOVEMBER ON RECORD $330 MILLION HANDLE

 

Congress Pushing For Federal Sports Betting Oversight

 

Las Vegas Gambler Walters Loses Insider Trading Appeal

 

FEDS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE STATE SPORTS BETTING LAWS UNDER NEW DRAFT BILL IN CONGRESS

 

What Legal Sports Betting In The United States Means For Offshore Sportsbooks

 

NBA To Distribute Real-Time Data For Betting Odds

 

$12 Billion In Handle? Why Pennsylvania Sports Betting Could Be Huge

Why It’s Important To Think About The Future Of Betting

 

How NBA Sparked The American Sports Gambling Gold Rush

 

$184 Million Bet On Sports In September In New Jersey

 

Sports Betting And Big Brother: Rise Of Facial Recognition Cameras

 

Sports Leagues Stand Pat As Legal Gambling Spreads

 

Gambler X: Why I Don’t Like Sports Betting Legalization

 

‘Integrity Monitoring Association’ For Sports Betting Under Consideration

 

Congressional Subcommittee To Review Sports Betting Landscape

 

Inside How Sports Betting Went Mainstream

 

Christie: NBA Boss Doing A ”Bait And Switch”

 

Won And Done? Sportsbooks Banning The Smart Money

 

Imagining A Scandal That Could Prompt Congress To Act On Sports Betting

 

Get Smart: Understanding Smart Money And How It Moves Betting Lines

 

Cyborgs, Yachts And VR: How Technology Will Impact Sports Betting

 

NCAA Reiterates Betting Stance, But Some Schools To Explore ‘Integrity Fee’

 

Floodgates Will Soon Open For NCAA Betting. Will More Scandals Follow?

 

The ‘Homer Effect’: A New Bookmaking Quandary

 

NHL’S BETTMAN JOINS NBA, NFL IN CALL FOR NATIONAL SPORTS BETTING RULES

 

Winners, Losers Of Sports Betting Legalization

 

Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Law Prohibiting Sports Gambling