Posts From: May 2026

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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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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