Posts From: October 2024

NCAA wants social platforms to stop online harassment

Over the past several months, the NCAA has partnered with Signify Group — using its Threat Matrix service powered by artificial intelligence — to investigate online harassment in college sports. On Thursday, the NCAA released the complete...

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Ex-Jacksonville Jaguars employee sues FanDuel for $250M

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who stole more than $22 million from the team sued FanDuel in federal court on Tuesday, claiming the sportsbook “exploited” his gambling addiction and intentionally ignored its...

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Lucas Paqueta in FA investigation into alleged spot-fixing 

The spot fixing investigation into the alleged deliberate soliciting yellow cards by Brazil and West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá has taken another turn with another Brazilian player, Luiz Henrique, being linked...

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DraftKings pays $200,000 to settle disclosure charges brought by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged DraftKings Inc. with selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information to investors who followed or otherwise viewed the company CEO’s social media accounts without disclosing...

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Aristocrat secures preliminary injunction against Light & Wonder 

Aristocrat Technologies, a leading global provider of gaming solutions, has achieved a significant legal victory in Aristocrat’s case against Light & Wonder concerning infringement of Aristocrat’s intellectual property, including misappropriation...

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DraftKings and bet365 face image rights suite in Philadelphia

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association sued DraftKings and bet365 on Monday, alleging unauthorized use of player names and images. The suit, filed by MLB Players...

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Esportes da Sorte speaks out on money laundering investigation

One of the targets of “Operation Integration”, which is investigating an alleged money laundering and illegal gambling scheme, the bookmaker Esportes da Sorte issued an official statement, through the company’s...

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Online gambling bill introduced at the Ohio Statehouse

A new bill at the Ohio Statehouse is proposing the legalization online gambling.  “I think that this is the next progression of gaming in Ohio,” Senator Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) said. ...

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Google ads exempt from Australian gambling ad crackdown

Google’s lucrative search engine has scored an exemption from the Albanese government’s proposed crackdown on gambling advertising because wagering firms will still be able to buy “sponsored” results on some...

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NFL Players Association claims DraftKings owes it $65 million

The National Football League Players Association sued DraftKings in New York federal court on Monday, accusing the sports-betting giant of refusing to pay what it owes for using NFL player...

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