David Payne Purdum

I write about gambling for ESPN. I am not good at gambling.

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The Buccaneers have failed to cover the spread in 12 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the Super Bowl era, per @MackNova.

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Brazil bans online betting, less than two years after legalization

https://t.co/TGgVRBLQIq

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Terry Rozier's mother asks judge in gambling case to let her son return to the NBA while proceedings play out

https://t.co/IP5zTpK4Kx

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@DougieSal Hey Doug: I'm a writer for ESPN. May I DM you, please?

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The NBA, WNBA, their respective players unions and the referees association have sent a follow-up letter to state gaming regulators asking for more to be done to combat betting-related harassment.

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@sportsrapport Happy birthday, youngster!

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@JoeFortenbaugh Just dill with it ...

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@jesswelman Wish someone could compile a dozen or so polls to get some sort of consensus. The results just seem to vary wildly from poll to poll. I vote you be in charge of that!

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Florida opens as a 3-point home favorite against Ole Miss.

More notable openers via @CircaSports:
Texas -5.5 at Tennessee
Okla at Georgia -14.5
Oregon -2.5 at USC
Iowa at Michigan -4

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Feds narrow focus to 18 Clase pitches in betting case ahead of trial

https://t.co/KXgmTTxoWX

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@joeytunes20 "If you got in early, you got 50% off -- and went undefeated!"

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Bettors wagered approximately $595 million with New York sportsbooks in Week 1 of the NFL season, the most for an opening week since the state launched online betting in 2022.

https://t.co/vwuAsXssyl

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RT @3rdPlanetChris: OBSERVED: The @NYSGamingComm reported a 2.85% hold for #NewYork's eight mobile #SportsBetting operators for the week en…

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LSU moved from -3 to -1 after unexpected injury report, but line has since grown back to -2.5, amid betting market’s skepticism
https://t.co/ziN5JgT21Z

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@jjss64 Doesn’t seem lime the market is buying it

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Current line: LSU -3 at Ole Miss.

Early action--including at books in Mississippi--has been lopsided on LSU.

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Finally, after 14 months of uncertainty, my fix to restore the 100% tax deduction for gambling losses has been passed out of committee.

I was the first Member of Congress to recognize this injustice when I introduced my provision to correct it on July 7, 2025. Since then, I have amplified this issue nationally and brought it to the attention of my colleagues, including members of @WaysandMeansGOP.

Now it is time for us to push this commonsense solution to the House floor, to the Senate, and finally to the President’s desk. I won’t stop fighting until we get this over the finish line.

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@mpv4mvp1 @HenryWilliams74 Definitely… and I feel like the ingame promos make it feel like it’s constant. But so are insurance ads. It’s just that we went from no betting ads to multiple in a matter of years, makes them stand out, imo

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"Too often, individuals who lose sports bets direct threatening and harassing messages toward players, coaches, and their families via social media and in-person interactions. Threatening the safety of an athlete or their family members over a sports bet crosses a bright ethical and criminal line, and it is entirely unacceptable."
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@HenryWilliams74 @mpv4mvp1 Yep. It’s https://t.co/8T71G3EGax.

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@mpv4mvp1 NFL regular-season games last year averaged approximately two sportsbook ads. That doesn’t count all the in-game promos tho