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Gambling

• English player charged with betting breaches

  Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was charged Friday with misconduct over breaches of the English Football Association's betting regulations and will ... 

• IOC proposes global betting monitoring system

  The IOC is proposing the establishment of a global system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events, the latest step in efforts to ... 

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  DERBY LIVE: Orb wins after surging among bettors

  The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had a field of 19 horses, with Orb topping the field in just over two minutes. He's the ... 

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  Princess Alexandra? UK royal baby name bets surge

  Queen Debbie doesn't quite have the right ring to it. King Bob just sounds wrong. Naming a baby is no easy business, but much more is at stake when ... 

• FA investigates suspicious betting in 6th tier

  The English Football Association is investigating suspicious betting patterns in relation to league games in the country's sixth tier. The FA says it ... 

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  Bookmakers say good money's on an Italian pope

  Bookmakers in betting-mad Britain are cashing in on the Roman Catholic conclave to select a new pope. As cardinals began their deliberations at the ... 

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  Bookies offer odds on who will be next pope

  Bookmakers have been quick to offer odds on candidates to replace Pope Benedict XVI, with cardinals from Ghana, Nigeria and Canada among the early ... 

• Montpellier will not appeal player bans for bets

  Montpellier will not appeal the French handball league's decision to suspend two of its players for six matches for their involvement in an illegal ... 

• Leagues poised to challenge NJ over sports betting

  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's Stern scolds Christie on sports bet effort

  NBA Commissioner David Stern scolded Gov. Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow sports betting in the state ... 

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  IOC issues warning to Irish sailor in betting case

  An Irish Olympic sailor received a warning from the IOC on Tuesday for betting on a rival to win, escaping a suspension because of the "special ... 

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  Royal baby? You can bet on it

  Who's cashing in on the royal pregnancy? Betting shops. Punters (bettors) in Britain have a range of possible wagers from betting agencies William ...