Eric Raskin

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Eric Raskin

The glass-half-empty view: The marketing wizards working for the Saudi General Entertainment Authority are still astonishingly bad at branding fight cards. The glass-half-full view: Those marketing wizards are showing signs of incremental improvement.

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Eric Raskin

"The Contender" debuted on NBC on March 7, 2005. This article is part of a monthly series throughout 2025 – the 20th anniversary year – catching up with alumni of the show. Previous profiles in this series: Sergio Mora, Tarick Salmaci, producer Adam Briles. “I woke up. I’m blessed.”That’s how Peter Manfredo Jnr responds to “How are you?” – the simple rhetorical question that starts the interview. And his five-word response fully encapsulates his attitude in life now, as a 44-year-old ex-boxer.

3 weeks ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin

News Ryan Mindell steps down as reports implicate commission directly in 2023 scheme The drama surrounding the lottery industry in Texas isn’t ready to die down just yet. On Monday, the Texas Lottery Commission announced that its executive director, Ryan Mindell, had resigned, and though no reason was given, it’s easy to infer some connection to the cavalcade of controversies and investigations enveloping the state’s lottery operations over the past two months.

3 weeks ago | casinoreports.com | Eric Raskin

Industry Plus: Prediction market volume explained, RIP Elaine Wynn, WrestleMania returns to Vegas for first since 1993, more Welcome to “Spin Cycle,” Casino Reports’ weekly Friday roundup of all things impactful, intriguing, impressive, or idiotic in the gambling industry.

3 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Eric Raskin

For all the time they’ve spent nose to nose, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano sure don’t see eye to eye. There’s one rather obvious matter they disagree on: who won their two fights. Two of three official judges said it was Taylor on April 30, 2022, and all three judges said it was Taylor – by exactly one point – on November 15, 2024. Taylor understandably agrees with those decisions. Serrano understandably does not. But the past is the past.