Kalshi hits the back of the net with $27 billion FIFA World Cup windfall - Reuters

During the pandemic, Thomas thought he would give DraftKings and FanDuel a try. Before long, he formed a habit. "I could have ten drinks one night and then be fine with not drinking again for a year," said Thomas, 35, who asked to be identified by his middle name fearing his problem gambling history could affect his career. "But sports gambling was different. It really got me. " He never cared much for sports. Yet betting on games seemed like an easy way to make a buck. He started placing wagers on football and tennis mostly using parlays, which are difficult-to-win bets that require multiple things happening in one game in order to land an enticing payout. Working from his home in Pennsylvania in the financial services industry, Thomas says there were few moments when he didn't have one eye on placing a bet as he juggled work emails and meetings. When his paycheck arrived, he'd quickly squander it all trying to dig himself out of a gambling hole, only to find himself even deeper in. This cycle continued for years, with Thomas racking up around $75,000 in debt from credit cards and personal loans. He ended up more than $50,000 in the red from online sportsbooks.

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's government is expecting a boost to the province's revenues this year after the war in Iran sent oil prices skyrocketing across the globe.

Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats, including a French mayor, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The delegation was visiting Palestinian olive harvesters on Saturday when the Israeli attackers confronted the group. The attack comes a day after settlers assaulted a US journalist north of Ramallah. In Saturday’s incident, the settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged,” Prevot said, linking the attack to what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” and pledging to push for further European Union sanctions. French mayor Bernard Baudoux, who was assaulted, told the AFP news agency that the violence suggests that “there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government” towards settler violence. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, said the settlers surrounded the diplomats’ vehicles, pelted them with stones and smashed their windows.