Posts From: June 2026

Brendan Sorsby ends eligibility saga with NFL move after gambling scandal

Brendan Sorsby arrived at Texas Tech as a quarterback who could reshape the Red Raiders’ season. He leaves before ever playing a snap, with his college career swallowed by a gambling scandal. Sorsby is expected to enter...

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New Mexico files illegal gambling lawsuit against Kalshi

The New Mexico Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the popular online betting company Kalshi. The NMDOJ is accusing Kalshi of unlawfully offering online sports betting, which is...

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George Santos investigated for insider trading on Kalshi

A prediction market reported U.S. Rep. George Santos to federal prosecutors after he boasted he’d be going to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, then bet against his own attendance,...

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U.S. defense bill proposes to prohibit military personnel to place bets on prediction markets

A new draft of the U.S. defense policy bill proposes to prohibit military personnel and Pentagon civilian employees from trading in prediction markets using non-public information. The provision, included in...

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Terry Rozier facing more federal charges for allegedly soliciting, accepting a bribe

Federal prosecutors allege that veteran guard Terry Rozier agreed to accept a payment worth about $100,000 from a sports gambler to take himself out early from an NBA game while...

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Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets

A Google employee made $1.2 million on Polymarket markets related to the search engine giant’s official Year in Search list for 2025. Now, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has...

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New Mexico sues Kalshi, alleging prediction market violates gaming laws

Four New Mexico tribal governments have filed a federal lawsuit against prediction-market platform Kalshi, accusing the company of operating illegal online sports betting within tribal lands in violation of federal...

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Illegal online gambling group with a turnover of over €100 million arrested in Ukraine

Detectives of the Main Detective Unit of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine have exposed an organized group that operated a network of illegal online casinos and laundered the proceeds....

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Kalshi notches legal victory in Arizona

A federal judge in Arizona has granted an injunction blocking Attorney General Kris Mayes from pursuing a criminal case against prediction market platform Kalshi, a ruling that highlights the complex...

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Terry Rozier to face additional charges in NBA gambling probe

Federal prosecutors intend to bring new charges against Terry Rozier related to their sports gambling case against the NBA player and others. A lawyer in the U.S. Attorneys Office for...

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