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US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction

The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for placing a bet on the...

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Sky Betting and Gaming wins High Court appeal regarding customer data breach

Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) has achieved a significant milestone in a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning data protection....

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New York Attorney General sues two prediction markets on illegal gambling allegation

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini on Tuesday, accusing the two companies of violating state gambling laws with...

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Judge throws out Richard Desmond’s £1.3bn claim over national lottery license

Richard Desmond’s protracted effort to challenge the decision regarding the awarding of the fourth National Lottery license has culminated in...

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Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones set to reverse plea in federal gambling trial

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones has requested to change his plea to guilty after he was charged with...

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Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case

A federal judge on Friday blocked Arizona from continuing its criminal case against prediction market Kalshi, according to the ​Commodity Futures Trading...

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Judge allows Arizona to prosecute Kalshi and seeks restraining order

A federal judge has denied a request from prediction market operator Kalshi to bar Arizona prosecutors from moving forward with a criminal...

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MLB Players’ Union, DraftKings settle publicity rights lawsuit

Major League Baseball’s players union has settled a lawsuit against DraftKings  that accused the online sports-betting giant of misusing ​the names...

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Nederlandse Loterij initiates legal action against Qbet  

Nederlandse Loterij is launching a lawsuit against the operators and directors behind Qbet, currently the largest illegal gambling site in...

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Playtech stock sinks by 3% after Evolution names it in legal complaint

Shares in Playtech dropped more than 3% on Thursday following news that Evolution AB has requested the addition of Playtech...

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