Posts From: April 2025

Ex-Tory MP charged with betting offences over UK election timing

A former Conservative MP is among 15 people who have been charged with gambling offenses relating to the timing of the U.K.’s 2024 snap general election, the country’s betting watchdog announced Monday....

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NJ charges 39 people in gambling investigation linked to crime family

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) tannounced that 39 people including a Prospect Park councilman and members of...

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Kalshi wins lawsuit against Nevada regulator

A federal judge has handed the prediction market Kalshi a significant victory in a case over a cease-and-desist order from the state of Nevada about its right to offer betting...

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Austrac says Entain failed to identify and assess risks of player accounts

A New Zealand businessman deposited and withdrew millions of dollars in betting accounts without proper checks, says an Australian watchdog, alleging potential money laundering. The Australian subsidiary of the offshore...

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Five tennis players sanctioned for match-fixing breaches

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that five French tennis players have been sanctioned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The sanctions are linked to a criminal...

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Light & Wonder withdraws second slot title following Aristocrat legal action

Light & Wonder today provided an update regarding its ongoing litigation with Aristocrat in the U.S. District Court of Nevada. On March 14, 2025, Aristocrat filed a second amended complaint...

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Baltimore sues DraftKings alleging misleading tactics

The City Baltimore filed a lawsuit Thursday against DraftKings, accusing the leading sports betting sites of exploiting the vulnerabilities of people likely to have gambling disorders through the lure of...

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Ippei Mizuhara’s surrender date pushed back, government says

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, is scheduled to report to prison by May 12, nearly two months after his original surrender date, according to a court filing unsealed Monday. Mizuhara...

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Kalshi files lawsuits against gaming regulators

Kalshi has issued lawsuits in New Jersey and Nevada to regulators to keep offering so-called event contracts to bet on sports and politics, setting up a clash between state and...

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Apple named in latest sweepstakes lawsuit

A new lawsuit has accused Apple of facilitating illegal gambling, namely a group of apps branded as ‘sweepstakes casinos’ the lawsuit has been filed against Apple by lead Plaintiff Bargo and two co-plaintiffs....

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