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Sidepot Casino has decided to relocate out of Arizona after the state tightened its restrictions on sweepstakes casinos.
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has been relentless in tightening overall gambling rules across 2025. Sweepstakes casinos have been the target of recent correspondence that has left many operators looking for the exit door.
Sidepot Casino, run by Fliff.inc, has been the...
Kalshi, the leading North American prediction market, argues that the location of placed bets does not contradict the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
The outcome betting provider has been involved in courtroom battles with the Blue Lake Rancheria, Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, and Chicken Ranch Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians (the California Tribes) since July 2025.
Kalshi is...
A 37-year-old man who lives in a town in Scotland has been jailed for two and a half years after he ‘hijacked’ 68 people’s identities to claim almost £170,000 (roughly $228,000 in USD) while going through gambling addiction.
The man, James Stephen Barley, was arrested on February 8 of last year, with 157 fraudulent claims having been submitted over a period of two and a half years. The personal...
Betting regulators in the state of Illinois are facing critics who are vocalizing their opposition to the 50-cent betting tax proposal.
The opposition stems from criticism of the Chicago Financial Future Task Force’s (CFFTF) most recent publication on the financial future of Chicago, the state’s largest city.
Illinois betting tax not supported by all parties
The Options for Chicago’s Financial...
The Portuguese Parliament has reopened arguments on an overhaul of gambling advertising and promotion-related controls, with proposals to be heard going forward.
The left-wing party Livre has proposed a number of measures which aim to prevent gambling addiction, with advertising being a large component. On Friday (September 26), the party took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a speech on the...
The Ontario-based AGCO is cracking down on unregulated gambling machines, with enforcement actions leading to the removal of 50 machines.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is responsible for regulating the alcohol, gaming, horse racing and cannabis sectors in the province. On Friday, September 26, it announced it was taking ‘strong action to protect the public from unregulated...
The online sportsbook Thrillzz has been subject to legal action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Presiding Judge Karen S. Crawford heard the case, which revolves around the company allegedly breaching multiple provisions of the California Penal Code as an illegal betting operator.
Thrillzz sued in a California court
The news was broadcast by betting market...
Two people in Japan have been arrested on suspicion of allegedly running a website promoting an online casino based overseas and facilitating illegal gambling.
According to The Japan News, the website is believed to have attracted around 670 customers over a total of four years. It’s reported to be the Gifu Prefectural Police who are working on the investigation, with the site reported in the...
MGM Resorts and Genting are the first operators to move forward with downstate New York casino license applications.
With the latest being that casino applicants in New York might not hear about updates until early next year, MGM Resorts and Genting are now the first operators to move forward to the next stage of the process. Both have received approval from their respective Community Advisory...