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BetMGM is now the official sports betting partner of the National Hockey League’s St Louis Blues in a new multi-year agreement.
The announcement of the new partnership between the St Louis Blues and BetMGM promises exclusive fan engagement opportunities for fans of the hockey team. Already, new signage and branding for BetMGM have been integrated into the Blues’ Enterprise Center for exposure during home games, with plans for more co-branded content on social media and future hospitality experiences.

@BetMGM announced today that we are now an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NHL’s @StLouisBlues, expanding our footprint in Missouri and unlocking new ways to engage with Blues fans across the state.
Key elements of the agreement include prominent BetMGM signage and… pic.twitter.com/ly6O4eSGl7
— BetMGM News (@BetMGMNews) January 20, 2026

“BetMGM has forged iconic partnerships that celebrate Missouri’s rich sports tradition, and welcoming the St. Louis Blues is an exciting milestone,” said Matt Prevost, Chief Revenue Officer at BetMGM. “With St. Louis native Jon Hamm as the face of our brand and a legendary franchise like the Blues as our partner, we’re creating unforgettable experiences for fans across the Show-Me State.”
The Blues Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer, Steve Chapman, made special mention of the gambling firm’s responsible gaming policies, coming after the company launched a fresh campaign about how to gamble safely at the end of last year.
“With their focus on promoting responsible gambling, we couldn’t imagine a partner that would better align with our interests than BetMGM,” said Chapman. “Through this new partnership, BetMGM holds a prominent place in our building and in everything we do to deliver a legendary experience for Blues fans wherever they engage with our brand.”
Prime time for BetMGM to expand its footprint
This latest partnership comes after the company had a booming financial year in 2025. The company is clearly looking to invest its money in sponsorships and relevant partnerships, confirming a push into the entertainment space with a podcast sponsorship in September 2025.
The gambling giant has also been raising its profile in its in-house marketing, featuring actor Jon Hamm in its latest batch of marketing materials in 2025.
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A New Hampshire contractor, 54-year-old Gerald Thibault, has been sentenced to up to 30 years for theft of funds to use in gambling activity.
Thibault was sentenced on January 20 by the Rockingham County Superior Court to between 10 and 30 years in the New Hampshire State Prison, after pleading guilty to 23 counts of Class A Felony Theft by Unauthorized Taking. The thefts took place across Rockingham and Strafford County, with Thibault using his position as the owner of Thibault’s Handyman & Renovation Service, LLC and TR-Roofing LLC to take advance payments for work he never completed.
An investigation found that Thibault stole over $1.5 million from 23 victims in advance payments for his renovation businesses, only to never go on to fulfil the work contracts he agreed to. Thibault went on to use the money taken from would-be customers to gamble, often shortly after receiving them. He also solicited such payments while actively gambling.
On eleven of the theft charges, Thibault was sentenced to between 7.5 and 15 years, with 2.5 years suspended from the minimum term for 20 years after he is released from prison. The remaining twelve theft charges gave Thibault a further sentence of between 7.5 and 15 years, once again with 2.5 years suspended from the minimum term for 20 years after he is released from prison. Those sentences are to be served consecutively, leading to a total time served of up to 30 years.
Further reparations for the thefts required
As well as the prison time, Thibault has been ordered to repay all 23 victims in full, for a total amount of $1,532,961.54. He is banned from gambling until this sum has been returned, and is not allowed to accept advance payments for goods and services or to contact the victims.

Stratham contractor stole millions, gets 10-30 years. Victims speak. https://t.co/L5NFKSej7z
— Seacoastonline.com (@seacoastonline) January 17, 2026

Stealing to fund gambling activity is far from a rare crime, with another person in Texas accused of stealing $680,000 from a former employer to solve out-of-control gambling debts.
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Sports entertainment platform DAZN and prediction market Polymarket have teamed up to integrate prediction trading into broadcasts.
The partnership will allow DAZN users to engage with prediction market contracts on sports, cultural events, and more directly within the entertainment platform. At the moment, DAZN offers live and on-demand sports streams and news, along with the ability to engage with other sports fans in real time.
The company already has a foothold in sports betting, with DAZN Bet live in some markets to bet on sporting events, but the partnership with Polymarket will expand the possibilities through prediction market contracts. The next step is for DAZN to apply for CFTC approval, with the aim of introducing the new prediction market features in the coming months. There’s potential for other countries to follow pending local regulatory procedures.
More immediately, Polymarket data will be integrated into live sports broadcasts for up-to-date odds on probabilities and potential outcomes.
“DAZN is laser-focused on bringing fans closer to the sports they love,” said Shay Segev, CEO of DAZN Group. “Through our partnership with Polymarket – the world’s largest prediction market – we will offer another immersive and exciting way for fans to experience sport. Integrating prediction trading will be an excellent addition to our platform.”

DAZN is expanding what it means to experience sport.
We’ve partnered with @Polymarket to bring a powerful new real‑time layer to the DAZN ecosystem.
From live & on‑demand sport to scores, news, FanZone and betting in regulated markets, DAZN already unifies the best of sport in… pic.twitter.com/unE4pKyR4Y
— DAZN (@dazngroup) January 20, 2026

Polymarket expands its partnerships
This isn’t the first such partnership for Polymarket, with the company recently announcing a similar collaboration based around data and probabilities with Dow Jones.
“Every sporting event is a conversation about what happens next,” said Shayne Coplan, Founder and CEO of Polymarket. “Polymarket turns that conversation into real-time probabilities, shaped by millions of users around the world. Through our first-of-its-kind partnership with DAZN, we’re embedding those insights directly into the viewing experience—from boxing to the Champions League—so fans can track momentum, debate outcomes, and engage with sports in a way that’s never existed before.”
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers right-fielder Yasiel Puig is preparing to head to trial for alleged involvement in an illegal sports betting operation.
The jury has been selected for the trial, due to be held in downtown Los Angeles for the former baseball star. Puig is facing federal charges of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators about involvement in a suspected illegal sports betting operation. The former sportsman continues to maintain his innocence after withdrawing a 2022 plea deal.

1- Former Dodgers outfielder could be facing 20 years in prison. Enigmatic and high-energy outfielder Yasiel Puig spent seven seasons in the major leagues but could be facing a much longer stint behind bars if he is found guilty of federal charges for allegedly lying to pic.twitter.com/p0GzQD2LZG
— Howard Prince (@Howodd69) January 20, 2026

Puig could face major prison time if convicted on counts of making false statements to law enforcement officials and obstruction of justice.
What did Puig do?
In the trial, the prosecutors are expected to allege that Puig placed 899 bets on various sporting events (none including baseball) via an illegal gambling business run by ex-minor league pitcher Wayne Nix. It’s been reported via court documents seen by Fox LA that Puig owed the business $282,900 in gambling losses as of June 2019.
A probe into the illegal gambling business began in 2017, leading to a January 2022 interview with Puig. This is where prosecutors allege that he lied, along with another claim of lying to federal investigators during his 2019 naturalization process when questioned about his gambling activities.
Officials involved in the investigation said that Nix’s money laundering efforts in an attempt to hide illegal gambling income from the IRS eventually led them to Puig.
Puig was a fan favorite during his time playing six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. before he moved to Cincinnati and Cleveland in 2019. After leaving Major League Baseball at the end of 2019, he went on to play professionally in South Korea, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
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