ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The online sports betting company PointsBet committed three different types of violations of New Jersey sports betting laws, according to gambling regulators who fined the company $25,000. One aspect of the fine involved the company accepting so-called “pre-match” bets in August 2021 on games that had already begun. PointsBet also accepted bets on March 25, 2022, …
This story originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Rep. Ronny Jackson’s response typified the outrage from conservatives, with the Texas Republican tweeting, “If the maniacs in the White House come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands.” Sen. Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat, joined with …
