Posts From: August 2024

Churchill, NYRA block tracks from each other’s betting platforms

Twenty days after there appeared to be a ceasefire in the signal wars between the New York Racing Association and other bet takers, a new imbroglio emerged Wednesday when content...

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DraftKings shutters NFT business amid class action lawsuit

DraftKings has shut down its NFT Marketplace and Reignmakers fantasy game due to what it terms “recent legal developments,” likely referring to the lawsuit it faces from Justin Dufoe.  Earlier this month, a Massachusetts federal judge denied...

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Ohio Republicans recommend online gambling

Three Ohio House Republicans view legalizing online casino and online lottery as a “net benefit” to the state. Reps. Jay Edwards, Jeff LaRe and Cindy Abrams submitted a joint letter encouraging the state to...

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Danish athletes get DKK4.7m payout over Bet365 image rights lawsuit

The Danish High Court has just reached a decision in which they awarded 23 well known Danish athletes (including footballers Christian Eriksen and Pernille Harder and badminton player Viktor Axelsen)...

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Porter pleads guilty in case over betting scandal

Former Toronto Raptors power forward Jontay Porter just pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from the gambling case that got him permanently banned from the NBA. Porter formally issued the plea...

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Banned NBA player Jontay Porter to face federal felony charge

Former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter will face federal charges for his role in an alleged sports gambling operation that has already seen four others charged. He is expected to plead guilty...

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DraftKings to face securities suit over NFTs

The class action suit from DraftKings buyers alleges that NFTs are investment contracts. Justin Dufoe, a buyer, first filed suit against DraftKings, on behalf of other owners in March 2023. A...

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Sky Bet ‘reluctantly’ remove betting on Bath races

Top bookies including Sky Bet and Paddy Power will refuse to offer odds at Bath Races on Wednesday as a media rights dispute takes place. A Flutter spokesperson told national...

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Sunak vows to ‘boot out’ Tories found to have broken betting rules

Any Conservatives who have broken gambling rules will be “booted out” of the party, Rishi Sunak has said as officials admitted a fourth person with ties to the prime minister...

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Seventeen charged in $22M illegal gambling ring on Staten Island

The New York State Attorney General’s office unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging 17 individuals in connection with a mob-run gambling and loansharking network that operated across Staten Island and New...

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