Deadbeat Sports Tout Teddy Covers Now Plying His Trade on TV

Deadbeat Sports Tout Teddy Covers Now Plying His Trade on TV

A sports handicapper who couldn’t pay his bills and lost his house in a foreclosure Is now co-hosting a nationally syndicated sports betting television show, advising viewers who to bet on to make money!

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/10/2023

FanDuel Denies Gambling911 Story About Voided Bets

Gambling 911 reported last week that FanDuel had violated its own official sports betting rules a week earlier when it voided proposition bets on an NBA player who played minimally in a game, but did not do so for another player in a similar situation.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/07/2023

FanDuel Caught Violating Own Policy

FanDuel Caught Violating Own Policy

FanDuel sportsbook violated its own official sports betting rules last week when it voided proposition bets on an NBA player who played minimally in a game, but did not do so for another player in a similar situation.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/03/2023

Betting Experts Weigh in on FanDuel Voiding Policy

Betting Experts Weigh in on FanDuel Voiding Policy

One of our experts offered: “For anyone that believes they are entitled for a losing bet to be refunded is out of touch with reality. They are the same type of people who support participation trophies."

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/31/2023

Gambling 911 Sits Down With Mattress Mack, Who Won $75 Million Betting World Series

Gambling 911 Sits Down With Mattress Mack, Who Won $75 Million Betting World Series

Earlier this month, Texas furniture mogul Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale won the largest payout ever on a legal sports bet: $75 million from a futures wager that the Houston Astros would win the 2022 World Series.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/28/2022

Political Betting Expert Tells Gamblers How to Win

Political Betting Expert Tells Gamblers How to Win

You can’t walk into a casino sportsbook in the United States and place a bet on a political election, such as who your state’s next governor or senator will be.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/06/2022

PointsBet Shoots Down Rumors of Impending Demise

PointsBet Shoots Down Rumors of Impending Demise

The rumors are “definitely not true,” a PointsBet flack declared.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Oct/27/2022

Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Big Bettor "Mattress Mack" to Open His Own Sportsbook

Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Big Bettor "Mattress Mack" to Open His Own Sportsbook

Superbettor Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, who has become famous for wagering millions of dollars on big sporting events such as the Super Bowl and the World Series, is soon to debut a new website devoted to sports betting.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sep/20/2022

Handicapper Attacks Claim That Larry Ness Won Big Capping Contest in 1985

Handcapper Attacks Claim That Larry Ness Won Big Capping Contest in 1985

A veteran sports handicapper is disputing the claim that the late Larry Ness won a prestigious NFL handicapping contest in 1985.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sep/12/2022

Wayne Root Eulogizes His Late Longtime Pal, Larry Ness

Wayne Root Eulogizes His Late Longtim Pal, Larry Ness

Sports handicapper Wayne Root spent more than 20 years working in television with fellow handicapper Larry Ness, who died Wednesday at age 68.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sep/08/2022

Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Handicapper Larry Ness dead at 68

Handicapper Larry Ness Dead at 68

Longtime professional sports handicapper Larry Ness has died, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sep/07/2022

Matusow Feline Friend Dead at 20 and CA Tribes Would Have Sports Betting if They Didn't Hate Card Clubs So Much

Matusow Feline Friend Dead at 20

Poker legend Mike “The Mouth” Matusow is mourning the passing of his beloved pet cat, named Flash.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sep/04/2022

Ray Lesniak's Book Tells Tale of How He Beat Feds Who Wanted to Ban Sports Betting

Ray Lesniak's Book Tells Tale of How He Beat Feds Who Wanted to Ban Sports Betting

Lesniak, a shrewd attorney, knew that PASPA violated the U.S. Constitution—the Federal government can’t let one state have an industry but ban another state from having the same industry, in this case legal sports betting.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/22/2022

Professional Sports Bettor Says Offshore Sportsbooks Not as Crooked as Claimed

Professional Sports Bettor Says Offshore Sportsbooks Not as Crooked as Claimed

Gadoon “Spanky” Kryollos speaks out on false claim made by FanDuel CEO during SBC North America Summit

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jul/14/2022

Flack Favored to Make Poker Hall of Fame

The Poker Hall of Fame will announce on Sunday who its newest member is, with 10 nominees for this year.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jul/09/2022

Poker Hall of Fame is Really a Hall of Shame as Many Members Have Checkered Pasts

Poker Hall of Fame is Really a Hall of Shame as Many Members Have Checkered Pasts

Among the members are a child molester, a safecracker who served time in prison, a casino cheat, a drug addict, a mob boss and a racist who dressed in blackface.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jul/04/2022

Will Seventh Time Be the Charm for Poker Hall of Fame Nominee Matt Savage?

Will Seventh Time Be the Charm for Poker Hall of Fame Nominee Matt Savage

He talks to Gambling 911 about his chances in an exclusive interview and reflects on fellow nominee, the late Layne Flack, who is being fondly remembered this World Series of Poker.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/28/2022

Gamblers React to Prediction Coming True: The New Kreskin?

Gamblers React to Prediction Coming True

For his next trick, Somach will begin raising the dead......maybe......but who knew he knew the future of sports betting would include betting at arenas back when he made his bold prediction in 1999.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/22/2022

New Line Service Seeks to Dominate Sports Betting Industry

New Line Service Seeks to Dominate Sports Betting Industry

Don Best, watch your back!  There’s a new sheriff in town.  Don Best Sports, the nation’s preeminent line service, will soon be facing a major new competitor in the odds biz.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/06/2022

Matusow Defends Negreanu Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

Matusow Defends Negreanu Over Sexual Misconduct Claims

“What this woman said is just lies,” Matusow said. “Daniel would never ever act like that towards a woman poker player. He told me if he was staring at her it was just to get reads, not because he wanted to f*** her.”

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/24/2022