Posts From: May 2024

Ippei Mizuhara pleads not guilty in procedural move

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded not guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday. The not guilty plea is a formality ahead...

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Iowa athletes charged in sports betting investigation are suing state

More than two dozen athletes who were based in Iowa filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging that state criminal investigators violated their constitutional rights by using geolocation software to track...

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DraftKings granted preliminary injunction against former executive

A federal judge on Tuesday severely restricted what services a former DraftKings executive could provide sports betting rival Fanatics after finding he likely misappropriated valuable trade secrets before taking a...

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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter lost staggering $40 million across 19000 bets

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter was charged with bank fraud on Thursday in federal court and accused of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers power-hitting pitcher...

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Danish Gambling Authority set to block more illegal sites

The Danish Gambling Authority has released the annual report describing the authority’s work with illegal gambling. The report explains the rules for when a gambling product is legal in Denmark...

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Bet365 faces AML investigation by Australian watchdog

AUSTRAC has commenced an enforcement investigation into Hillside (Australia New Media) Pty Limited (bet365). The investigation will focus on whether bet365 has complied with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and...

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Second lawsuit accuses Evolution of securities fraud

Pomerantz LLP has announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Evolution AB. The class action concerns whether Evolution and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged...

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Gibraltar removed from FATF grey list 

Gibraltar has been removed from Financial Action Task Force’s grey list together with Barbados, United Arab Emirates and Uganda. Kenya and Namibia join it and Iran and the Republic of...

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Tory MP’s appeal against suspension upheld 

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is set to be suspended from the Commons for 35 days after his appeal against the Standards Committee’s decision was dismissed by an independent panel....

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Ukraine seizes accounts of online casino Cosmolot for $18.6 million

Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security (BES) has seized UAH 700 million ($18.6 million) from the accounts of one of the largest gambling operators in Ukraine, according to a report in Forbes on...

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