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Signs welcoming Indiana Fever's new player Caitlin Clark, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Mykal McEldowney-USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters

Basketball double whammy: Gender pay gap and betting scandals

It’s been a big week for professional basketball leagues catching heat. Fans were outraged to learn that college basketball legend and all-time NCAA top-scorer and top WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clarkwill earn a meager $338,056 over four years with the Indiana Fever.

That means, Clark’s earnings will be less than 1% of the 2023 NBA top draft pick, Victor Wembanyama’s $55 million deal. It’s even lower – much lower– than some NBA mascots.

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Burger chain owner hailed as hero after exposing corruption racket in Selangor

August 15, 2020 7:35 PM

KUALA LUMPUR- The owner of a roadside burger chain has been hailed a hero for releasing two videos to allege Malaysian police and city council officers were "protecting" gambling-machine syndicates and foreign migrants selling contraband cigarettes in a Selangor township where he operates one of his stalls.

Vietnam police bust $1b illegal online gambling ring

April 27, 2019 2:29 PM

HANOI (AFP) - Police in Vietnam broke up an online gambling ring that had handled more than US$1 billion (S$1.36 billion) in bets and arrested 22 people, reports said Saturday (April 27), in what is believed to be the largest-ever internet betting operation in the communist country.

Japan rolls dice on S'pore-style IRs

April 14, 2019 5:00 AM

The operators of Singapore's two integrated resorts (IRs), which this month injected $9 billion in fresh investment, are also itching to place their bets on Japan in the race to enter the world's largest untapped casino gambling market.

With Japan set to build three integrated resorts, operators cast eyes on potential $33.8 million casino market

April 13, 2019 10:56 PM

TOKYO - The operators of Singapore's two integrated resorts (IRs), which this month injected $9 billion in fresh investment, are also itching to place their bets on Japan in the race to enter the world's largest untapped casino gambling market.

IRs' $9b investment will help Singapore stay ahead of rivals: Analysts

April 06, 2019 5:00 AM

The new $9 billion investment in Singapore's two integrated resorts (IRs), announced this week, will cement their appeal amid stiffening regional competition for a slice of the pie, analysts said.

Aussie wins same lottery twice - bags $44m

March 28, 2019 5:00 AM

MELBOURNE • A Melbourne man has won more than A$46 million (S$44.2 million) after winning the same lottery twice, Australian media reported.

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