Fitness influencer Miguel Angel Aguilar has sadly passed away three months after getting shot in the face during an attempted robbery in Los Angeles. He was 43. Business guru and fitness influencer Miguel Angel Aguilar passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024. (Instagram) Announcing the untimely death of the influencer...
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) has announced the completion of its American Infrastructure (AIC) spin-off through a special dividend distribution. Following an initial distribution on August 9, 2024, AREC will distribute the remaining majority of AIC shares to its shareholders. The distribution ratio is set at one...
Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Cyncir Bowers of Iowa Central was recently named an honorable mention NJCAA All-American football selection. The Iowa Central football program placed four student-athletes on the NJCAA All-American teams, the league announced recently. Triton standout Jawarren Corbin was on the first squad at linebacker, while Joseph...
A public health crisis is rapidly taking hold, Congress has been warned, with “all available evidence” pointing to an increase in problems surrounding America’s gambling boom.Sports betting, now legal in 38 states, has exploded across the US over the past six years. Campaigners and clinicians say addiction levels have grown...
While we’re witnessing the U.S. online gambling market thriving like never before – analysts predict the entire industry could generate nearly $40 billion annually by 2029, led by widespread legalization, technological improvements, and a growing customer base. Since the growth is happening at the same time...
If it feels like everybody's betting nowadays, it's because a whole lot of people are. 2024 was the year companies from sportsbooks to prediction markets to trading apps asked, "Wanna bet?" And Americans responded with a resounding yes.The ground has shifted on gambling in the US in recent years as...
For years, the use of cash advances on credit cards in Kansas closely tracked the pattern in the neighboring state of Missouri. Then in September 2022, around the start of the NFL season, the states' trends diverged.While the incidence of cash advance fees grew in both states, the spike was...
Study finds around 16% of adults and 26% of adolescents who play online casino games are estimated to have a gambling problem. Dec 15, 2024 • 11:12 ET • 4 min read The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that online gambling losses in the United States will exceed $1...
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has announced a meeting to discuss the future of sports betting in the United States, scheduled for December 13th, 2024. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from the gambling industry, sports organizations, and advocacy...
Earlier this month, The Economist made a bold claim in its December 5, 2024, issue: “America’s gambling boom should be celebrated, not feared.” The British magazine, which traditionally does not identify the authors of its articles, argued that the surge in sports betting and other forms of gambling in recent...
Gambling is legal in some form in more than 80% of the nearly 200 nations around the globe. Photo by niekverlaan/Pixabay Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Experts are saying that losses to online gambling in the United States will surpass the $1 trillion mark in the next few years at the...