Posts From: April 2026

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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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 abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified military information...

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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. SBG challenged a High Court decision on five different points,...

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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 their prediction markets. James argues that the platforms fall within...

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Judge throws out Richard Desmond’s £1.3bn claim

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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