Posts From: April 2026

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 a significant defeat, as the High Court dismissed a £1.3...

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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 wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, and accused of sharing...

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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 Commission, which sued to prevent states from regulating the ‌industry. The CFTC...

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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 case, alleging the company is operating an illegal betting platform...

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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 and likenesses of hundreds of MLB players on ‌its platform...

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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 the Netherlands. These companies are based in Curaçao and Costa...

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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 as a defendant in an ongoing defamation lawsuit. Evolution announced...

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Kalshi notches victory over New Jersey gambling regulator

A federal ​appeals court ruled on Monday that New Jersey gaming regulators cannot prevent Kalshi from allowing people in the state to ‌use its prediction market to place financial bets...

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Washington sues Kalshi for illegal gambling

Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, a company that violates state law by operating and advertising an online platform where users can bet on sports, elections,...

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Judge rules against NCAA in DraftKings ‘March Madness’ trademark lawsuit

A federal judge has denied the NCAA’s motion for a temporary restraining order to stop DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The complaint...

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