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The UK Gambling Commission have had a busy week, beginning with the announcement of a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling in the UK from 2020. But now they seek to enforce a blanket ban on shirt sponsorship by betting companies across the country.

Gambling industry watchdog preparing to ban bookmakers from taking credit card deposits for betting online

A CanadaSportsBetting.ca reader has managed to get a hold of a crystal ball which he promptly used to win the title of the Best Sports Gambler of the Month with his 60.000 to 1 parlay coming in - that’s sixty thousand to one. Oh boy!

They are already famous, many of them are hot and they peak really young - it's like a career in Hollywood was destiny for these retiring super star athletes.

For too long, sport was a male-dominated domain; from what event is shown on TV to the commentators and pundits on the programme.

Historically, female athletes were always on the periphery of the event, whether it was the swimming, tennis or even the Olympics, the media and sporting institutions never seemed to give them the time of day.

However, something is stirring in the world of sports and the public are paying attention.

Lance Armstrong, numerous MLB baseball players, the whole Russian Olympic team - the desire to make it to the top can push athletes to make bad decisions.

There have been a number of our sporting heroes, who have ended up at the center of doping scandals. One of the more recent cases of this is the Russian doping scandal, which involved doping on an almost industrial level, resulting in Russian nationals being forced to compete as neutral athletes.

To give you a timeline of scandals that have stirred things up, we put together a list of some of the biggest names in sport that were involved in doping scandals throughout the years.

People love smoking weed. They’ve always done it, and they will always do it.

Sports stars are no exception. Weed can help them relax, deal with the pressure of being a young, high paid asset who have to perform night in, night out.

At present, in North America there are 11 states plus the District of Columbia where it’s legal to buy and consume recreational marijuana, as well as the 33 states plus D.C. that have approved medical marijuana.

Meanwhile, just over the border in Canada they’ve made Cannabis entirely legal.

The state’s attitude towards cannabis in North America has changed it from “counterculture” to simply being part of the “culture”. We’re now seeing a number of A-list sports stars and professional athletes become increasingly candid about their cannabis use.

Plant Power - some of the most succesful athletes in the world are saying 'NO' to animal based foods.

The Raptors players and coaches were presented with their Championship Rings and unveiled the new 2019/20 NBA champions banner to the elation of the Toronto fans. 

Will it be Biden or Warren to take the lead?

Who’s going to be the Designer of the Year in 2019 Fashion Awards?

Let’s take a look at who we think are going to be nominated in 2019.