Philippines Authorities Arrests Over 150 in Massive Sweep of Online Gambling 'Scam Farms'

• Massive arrests of over 150 people in Philippines as part of raid of online gambling "scam farms".
• Miami Hurricanes championship odds improve dramatically following convincing win over Florida Saturday.
• Vanderbilt upsets Virginia tech paying out nearly $500 for every $100 bet on the moneyline.
• New polls shows Donald Trump getting just under half of RFK Jr. voters.

Gambling News

Philippine Authorities Arrest Over 150 in Massive Sweep of Online Gambling

Philippine authorities arrested more than 150 foreign nationals during a raid of an illegal online gaming hub on Saturday.

Agents found dozens of people engaged in illegal activities on makeshift workstations inside a resort on the central island of Cebu, the immigration bureau said in a statement.

Authorities discovered “at least three scam farms” run by Chinese, Indonesian and Myanmar nationals, according to Winston Casio, spokesman of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. The raid stemmed from a request by the Indonesian embassy, he said.

The UN News describes a "scam farm" as a transnational crime syndicate based in Southeast Asia engaged in fueling the trafficking of people, either forcing them to commit crimes or for sexual exploitation that have spread across the region.

“We’ve seen enough evidence to be able to file a cybercrime offence, for facilitating cybercrime-related gambling, cybercrime-related qualified trafficking,” Casio said in a briefing that was streamed on the Facebook page of The Freeman, a Cebu-based news outfit.

College Football

Miami Hurricanes Championship Odds Shorten Following Convincing Victory Saturday vs. Florida

Miami, Fla.'s odds to win the national championship moved from 50-1 to 25-1 at ESPN BET, on the strength of the Hurricanes' convincing 41-17 win at Florida. The Gators fall from 250-1 to 300-1.

Vanderbilt Stands Out After Week 1 Upset vs. Virginia Tech

Vanderbilt pulled its first outright upset in nearly two years with a 34-27 win over favored Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Commodores won as 13.5-point underdogs.  Even better for gamblers, they were +460 on the money line, resulting in a $460 payout for every $100 bet. This was Vandy's first win as an underdog dating back to Nov. 19, 2022, when they knocked off Florida 31-24 as 14-point underdogs.

Moneyline betting is when you bet on the outright winner of a game. These bets are very straightforward, with odds indicating the potential profit or the amount needed to win on a $100 wager.

Notre Dame Provides Nice Win for Gambling911

Our pick on Notre Dame was the first of the 2024 season plus we had a bonus of the Irish covering the first half of the game over at the G911 Sports Hub.

Politics

Report: Less Than Half of RFK Jr Voters Switch to Donald Trump

A new poll shows that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voters are not all aboard the Donald Trump train, as Vice President Kamala Harris will also grab a sizeable chunk.

The national poll by The Democracy Institute and Daily Express US surveyed 250 likely voters who had planned to vote for independent candidate RFK Jr before he quit the race for the White House on 23 August.

Only a week ago, Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, though he remains on the ballot in a few key swing states.

According to the data, only 49% of RFK supporters will back Trump.

Meanwhile, 25% will back Harris, and the rest are either undecided or will not vote.

Trump and Harris are currently locked in at -110 apiece.