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Brant James

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Gulf of Mexico-adjacent journalist covering the gambling industry. Along the way: Gaming Today, Tampa Bay Times, SI com, Deadspin, ESPN, USA Today. muckrack.com/brantjames

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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just scored tix for Grizzlies at Hawkeyes on Monday @amyklobuchar.com
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
State funding halt puts reef restoration work at risk | Miami Herald share.google/p7166pLviLF8...
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DeSantis pledged millions for restoring reef ‘then pulled the rug from under us’
Scientists say they may have to lay off staff or close parts of nurseries — right after spending nearly $30 million in taxpayer money to expand.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/08/2026
NEW: The AAU, one of the country's largest youth sports organizations, is failing on nearly every level to adequately protect children in its care from sexual abuse, a ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com investigation found.
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This National Youth Sports Organization Is Failing to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse
More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athlete...
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/in-depth/175...
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Industry ‘Drove Me Out of Business, Took My Ideas,’ WSEX Founder Jay Cohen Says in Gambling Insider Q&A | Gambling Insider
Jay Cohen never imagined himself as an author. But as circuitous as his path had been from semi-serious high school kid on Long Island, to Cal-Berkeley-educated
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
That halftime show needed Bad Bunny
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If only he was so brave on Jan. 6 as when he's trying to intimidate election officials. Low-intellect goon with a dim future
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Washington made his troops get smallpox innoculations so dumbasses could refuse COVID shots and Kegsbreath could mandate T shots. AMERICA
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
At least this will get the Cybertrucks off the evacuation route www.priorityevac.com?utm_source=n...
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PriorityEvac — Evacuation, elevated.
The members-only program that reserves your seat before the season. Contracted Airbus A320-family aircraft, an A- rated insurance backbone, and an activation protocol on the NHC clock.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/174806/...
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Ed Davis Pleads Not Guilty in NBA Gambling Corruption Case | Gambling Insider
Ed Davis, the retired NBA player accused by federal prosecutors of being the “gatekeeper” to former teammate Malik Beasley and an alleged sports corruption sche
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Both Spain and France ruled Texas at one point in their history. Today France and Spain are playing a World Cup semi-final in Texas. Coincidence? Yes
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The question is whether Trump Knicks the USMNT tonight. Everything he touches...
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Kerr Kriisa case is not gambling-related, according to the indictment unsealed in the Northern District of West Virginia today. Everyone can keep singing Country Roads and feeling good about it.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Why didn't Vecna just search the only hospital in Hawkins for Max?
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The World Cup trophy looks like some alien octopus mouth eating the Earth ... which pretty much describes FIFA
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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JJ Bull on Instagram: "Scotland need a World Cup song so I’ve made this Whole video is up on YouTube, nothing scheduled for Spotify… yet 🪩⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scotland #worldcup #mctominay #football #newmusic...
12K likes, 459 comments - fitbathatba on March 24, 2026: "Scotland need a World Cup song so I’ve made this Whole video is up on YouTube, nothing scheduled for Spotify… yet 🪩⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scotland #worl...
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I wish I was in Oig, at the ferry dock, watching the Scotland-Brazil game on that little TV in the restaurant above the terminal
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Riding tonight I came across a lady who'd just face-planted off a scooter. She was bloody and probably broke her nose. As a samaritan was calling 911 she said 'Please don't call an ambulance. I can't afford it." Ain't that America
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/167662/...
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New York Bill Banning Sports Betting on College Campuses Misses the Mark, Experts Say | Gambling Insider
While the language of a bill that finished the New York legislative calendar wallowing in a Senate committee espouses noble intentions – creating a “narrowly ta
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
France-Senegal game is four days before Senegal independence day ... from France. Actionable
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Trump Golf Track @trumpgolftrack.com · 10/06/2026
In his second term, Trump has 113 confirmed golf days across 506 days in office (22.3%), about one confirmed round every 4.5 days, plus 34 additional days at Trump properties where golf was unconfirmed. See more at trumpgolftrack.com
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Baseball Reference @baseball-reference.com · 10/06/2026
ABS challenge data is now on Baseball Reference! ⚾️📊 Team stats, player stats, umpire stats, ball-strike counts, strike-zone heatmaps, and so much more—probably all of the ABS challenge data that you’ll ever need. See it now: www.baseball-reference.com/friv/abs…
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Exactly www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/9374...
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Second Amendment Reconsidered by bulletin-board-material
No way the Constitution Framers wanted us to have assault weapons, right?
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/164875/...
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Documentary About Las Vegas Legend Jimmy Vaccaro Being Shopped by Filmmaker Frank Zarrillo | Gambling Insider
Jimmy Vaccaro had seen a half-century’s worth of characters walk through his Las Vegas sportsbooks, in and out of the doors of the Barbary Coast or Mirage or So
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Gibraltar is ready to rock (sorry) the European gambling economy, eyes licensing a second prediction market soon. www.gamblinginsider.com/news/162976/...
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Prediction Markets Present Major Opportunity for Gibraltar, Minister of Justice Nigel Feetham Says | Gambling Insider
SOUTH BEACH, Fla. – Sharing a couch in the lobby of the Sagamore Hotel, sharp blue business suit and assertive red tie belying the afternoon humidity, Nigel Fee
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/160653/...
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DraftKings Shutters Wrigley Field Location as In-Venue Sportsbooks Wane | Gambling Insider
The era of the in-venue sportsbook (if there ever really was one) drew closer to an end on Monday with DraftKings announcing it would close its unprofitable out
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/160380/...
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Who Prediction Market Traders Really Are: More DeFi Enthusiast, Less Sports Bettor | Gambling Insider
Ian Baer devised the ELI Report to replace hunches with data-backed conclusions. Sort of like prediction market traders hovering over a new contract. That said,
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/160380/...
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Who Prediction Market Traders Really Are: More DeFi Enthusiast, Less Sports Bettor | Gambling Insider
Ian Baer devised the ELI Report to replace hunches with data-backed conclusions. Sort of like prediction market traders hovering over a new contract. That said,
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/159647/...
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As Women’s Sports Grow, So Do Chances of Gambling Scandal | Gambling Insider
Corruption scandals have roiled professional and intercollegiate sports leagues the past three years. Fan trust has eroded. Bettors question every debatable cal
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Why are state road crews sodding the median of Alligator Alley? More points off for doing it in the dry season. Florida, man
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/157289/...
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American University Class Uses AI To Try and Pick Kentucky Derby Winner | Gambling Insider
Matthew Bakowicz wasn’t trying to crack the code for betting on race horses. He just wanted to show the 32 students in his Introduction to Sport, Gaming, and En
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Beavers. Goddammit. Follow the beavers
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
www.gamblinginsider.com/news/157289/...
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American University Class Uses AI To Try and Pick Kentucky Derby Winner | Gambling Insider
Matthew Bakowicz wasn’t trying to crack the code for betting on race horses. He just wanted to show the 32 students in his Introduction to Sport, Gaming, and En
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Sacramento needs to build a new ballpark, or the A's are going to be tempted to move.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Respect your elders youtu.be/Y9a49oFalZE?...
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Didn't It Rain?" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)
YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Did they do the NFL Draft yet?
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It's incredible the damage Rick Scott has done to Florida. He would have been so much cheaper had he paid for his Healthcare crimes
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Pete Alonso is way better defensively than I thought
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 17/04/2026
this is fucking nuts:
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Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (take 2, test pressing)
YouTube video by Nick Dellow
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
www.ingame.com/prediction-m...
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Under The Influence: Prediction Markets Are Harnessing Modern Joe Camels
Prediction markets use social media influencers to attract future and current customers in 18-to-20-year-olds, leading to ethical questions.
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Ryan Dunlavey > NYCC table L-24 @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
It's humorous how @wired.com puts everything behind a paywall, but just hammers you with spam emails no matter how many times you unsubscribe after reading that one free article.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
media.tenor.com
a man with the words we have no kings here written on his face
ALT: a man with the words we have no kings here written on his face
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
www.ingame.com/mlb-polymark...
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MLB-Polymarket Pact Bad On Optics, But Was 'Inevitable,' Says Sports Attorney
Sports attorney Irwin Kishner analyzes MLB's official prediction market partnership with Polymarket, possible other leagues.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The March Madness bracket endures in the age of sports betting www.ingame.com/march-madnes...
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Busted Rackets, Busted Brackets?
New polling suggests a large number of Americans believe gambling is negatively affecting men's basketball integrity.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
www.ingame.com/march-madnes...
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Busted Rackets, Busted Brackets?
New polling suggests a large number of Americans believe gambling is negatively affecting men's basketball integrity.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The March Madness bracket endures in the age of sports betting www.ingame.com/march-madnes...
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
If Venezuela wins, do they get our 'leader'?
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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Beyond The Power 5: Why Gambling Rings Are Targeting Smaller Programs
Are mid-major athletes the new targets for gambling rings? NIL gaps and campus access fuel rise in college point-shaving.
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Brant James @brantjames.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Sadly, updated with Majoe League Soccer banishments www.ingame.com/sports-betti...
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US Sports Betting Scandals Since 2018
The 2018 repeal of PASPA preceded a torrent of unearthed sports betting scandals in North America. This is a sports betting scandal timeline.
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