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Even as Judge Michael Shipp's ruling set back New Jersey's fight to legalize sports betting, Chad Millman supplies evidence from a pair of "Pelican Briefers" that contradicts the position of sports leagues that sports gambling is harmful to their growth.

This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's March 4 Analytics issue. Subscribe today! Bob Voulgaris had become one of the most successful sports gamblers in the world when, in 2004, he started to lose. It wasn't just a streak of bad luck, a series ...

James Surowiecki of the New Yorker says it's time to legalize sports gambling: "The leagues insist that legalized betting will make people suspect that games are fixed, thus harming their brands. Yet in Vegas billions are wagered legally on sports ev...

Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal fight over New Jersey's plans to allow sports gambling.

NBA commissioner David Stern takes Gov. Chris Christie to task for his efforts to allow sports gambling in New Jersey.

Cousin Sal joins Bill to break down the playoff picture after Week 12, guess the lines for Week 13, and celebrate a revelation on Showtime's Homeland. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter ...

Jalen details how gambling on NBA planes really works, how much money changes hands, and when debts are paid....

Jalen Rose and David Jacoby talk about the Lakers' hiring of Mike D'Antoni, NBA players' mile-high gambling etiquette, and how athletes manipulate the media. Also, check out the video Jalen Rose listing the five current NBA players whom he would w...

Cousin Sal joins Simmons to guess the Week 11 NFL lines. Then Bill's 7-year-old daughter offers her brief analysis of the NHL lockout. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter here. Previou...

Just how much can the 76ers bet on Andrew Bynum, with his questionable injury history?

Sixty-two athlete anonymously give their views on the upcoming presidential election, social issues and sports gambling in ESPN The Magazine's DC Issue.

Jay Caspian Kang's novel, The Dead Do Not Improve, was released Tuesday by Hogarth/Random House. Today, he guest-hosts the B.S. Report while Bill Simmons is in London. Jay's guest is Haralabos Voulgaris, NBA bettor and high-stakes poker player. They ...

Despite Derrick Rose's season-ending injury, the Chicago Bulls are still a favorite against the Philadelphia 76ers, at least in the eyes of Las Vegas casinos and off-shore gambling sites. It's all about the numbers. The Bulls were 18-9 with Rose t...

Betting on women's sports? In Vegas, women's hoops action doesn't heat up until the summer.

It happened 60 years ago at CCNY and other schools; and if the allegations about Auburn are correct, it's still happening today. Basketball's ongoing point-shaving problem.

As a bit actor in "Space Jam," Steve Shenbaum devised a clever approach to bond with Michael Jordan: with a lighthearted joke about gambling. It bombed so badly that he wishes now he would have instead said nothing at all. But that didn't stop ...