Sports Betting

EDMONTON – Local woman Melissa Orlon has reported that she is “over the moon” and “soooo blown away” by the depth of familiarity, passion and expertise her date of last night had for the online betting platform DraftKings. “At first, I…

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NEW YORK—As sports bettors eagerly awaited the NFL season to kick off Thursday, a new FanDuel promotion reportedly offers a complimentary $100 bet to first-time gambling hotline callers. “This weekend only, we’re encouraging NFL fans to use…

NEW YORK—As the league sought to crack down on players involved in gambling, the NFL announced this week the suspension of four players for violating the DraftKings terms of use. “The players in question are receiving indefinite suspensions…

OTTAWA – A new poll by Angus Reid has confirmed that the vast majority of Canadians would favour de-legalizing sports betting if it means the incessant ads would finally stop. “When the government made it legal I thought ‘why not? Maybe…

Today is Thanksgiving Day, and that means it’s time to chow down on your uncle’s smoked turkey recipe he won’t shut up about. It might not taste quite as good as he says it does, but at least your cousin brought Bojangles gravy to top it…