The Latest Breaking News from John Holden

Punters stand to win more than 5,700% on a controversial online bet predicting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, reigniting debate over faith, probability and prediction markets.

Launching his career in middle-age, he found a huge range of kindred spirits like John Hackett, Sally Minnear and Oliver Wakeman – who understand he doesn’t need to make money, but doesn’t want to lose it either

About 228m bets placed on Super Bowl LVIII were on illegal platforms despite legalization, according to a new analysis

Exclusive: lack of resources to treat people whose ill health is often worsened by poverty is taking a heavy toll on medics’ wellbeing

College basketball programs with athletes who have transferred two or more times previously are consulting their legal teams about whether to let them play

Penn Entertainment upgrades from Barstool Sports to ESPN as it continues its strategy of partnering with sports media brands to promote its sports betting operations.

The NFL announced suspensions of four more players for violations of its gambling policy this week

From U.S. v. Holden, decided Friday by the Seventh Circuit (Judge Frank Easterbrook, joined by Judges Diane Wood and Doris Pryor); seems quite correct to me: "Our legal system provides methods for challenging the Government's right to ask questions—lying is not one of them. A citizen may decline to answer…

Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements