The NCAA is facing another legal challenge over its sports-betting rules after former Texas Tech wide receiver Roy Alexander filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a six-game suspension imposed for gambling violations. The case adds to growing legal pressure surrounding the NCAA's authority to discipline athletes for betting and comes after a series of court disputes that have questioned the organisation's ability to enforce its rules. Alexander's challenge is particularly signi

President Donald Trump has become the first living US president in roughly a century to appear on American currency, after his portrait was featured on a newly issued $1 coin commemorating the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary. The US Mint released the special-edition coin on Wednesday, featuring Trump's portrait on the front alongside the inscriptions "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST". The Mint described the design as a celebration of the country's approaching 250th bi

Chevron has unveiled a $7 billion expansion of its Venezuelan operations, announcing plans to develop two additional oil fields in the country’s vast Orinoco Belt. The announcement came only hours after Venezuela’s National Assembly approved a separate agreement that would give Washington control over a significant portion of the country’s oil assets. The US oil giant said its new project, carried out through its joint venture with Petroindependencia, would involve the develo

A proposed nationwide prohibition on gambling advertising in the Philippines could place the greatest burden on licensed gaming operators while doing little to curb promotional activity by offshore and illegal gambling platforms, according to two gaming lawyers. Russell Stanley Geronimo, founder of Geronimo Law, told AGB that legislation enacted at the national level could establish advertising restrictions extending beyond operators licensed by the Philippine Amusement and G