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The Campaign For Fairer Gambling (CFG) has issued a statement after Governor Janet Mills of Maine has reversed her intent to veto a bill to legalize online slots and casino games.
While online sports betting is legal in Maine, online gambling has largely been illegal in the state. However, Gov Janet Mills has now allowed for the passage of the online casino bill LD1164.
iGaming is coming to...
A group of regular Kalshi users, some of whom are self-professed addicts, have filed a class-action lawsuit against the prediction market over its claims that it is not a betting platform.
Alexander Hallman, Jeremy Kravetz, Daniel Greenberg, Nathaniel Bee, and Abhijn Gutta are the plaintiffs, who have all reportedly lost money to Kalshi through various means. Part of this is “related deceptive...
Behind 89% of illegal stream views on sports in Great Britain during 2024 and the first half of 2025 were malware, spyware, keystroke loggers, and other ID and data theft mechanics aimed at producing content for crime from the audience, according to a new report.
The insight comes from the Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) which has released its CFG GB National 2024 and 2025 First Half Illegal...
A 73-year-old man from Chapin, South Carolina, has been sentenced to five years of probation after it was uncovered that he intended to “engage in illegal” gambling businesses. James O. Helms helped run a “large-scale gambling organization” in Lexington, Kentucky.
Helms pled guilty to conspiracy to engage in the illegal business, which reportedly drew in up to $100,000 per week at its peak....
Playtech, the company behind the tech that powers many online gambling platforms, has announced that it intends to expand its presence in South Africa via its partner LottoStar. The gambling tech company will now take on “more than 100” games from Playtech’s roster.
LottoStar will gain live dealer games and promotional tools to “maximise player engagement.” Outside of gaining more territory to...
Rapper Snoop Dogg has set his sights on the gambling industry as he partners with the iGaming technology provider TRIVELTA to launch the online casino ‘Dogg House Casino.’
According to the announcement, this aims to be a first-of-its-kind artist-led casino experience that will merge iGaming, music, and culture. They say it has been built to Snoop Dogg’s creative vision, bringing his style and...
The Coalition for Prediction Markets has shown support for Representative Ritchie Torres’s effort to strengthen integrity in the sector.
It was in early January when the Congressman announced he would be introducing a bill called the ‘Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026.
If passed, it would prohibit federal elected officials, political appointees, Executive Branch...
Twenty-six people have been named and charged in a massive point-shaving scheme. The game fixing plans had impacted both the NCAA Division I men’s basketball and the Chinese Basketball Association games.
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced who the 26 individuals were on January 15. The names among them include up-and-coming athletes in the sport. Below you’ll find those allegedly...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s President Charlie Baker (NCAA) is calling on state gambling commissions to adjust state laws and regulations, so gambling on individual prop bets is removed.
A letter from the NCAA was sent to these state gambling commissions, with a reiteration of its first request from 2023, when it asked for state laws and regulations to be amended to include a...
Federal prosecutors say a sprawling, international point-shaving scheme corrupted NCAA Division I men’s basketball games and professional contests in China, exploiting one of the most difficult betting markets in sports to police aka point spreads.
The case, United States v. Smith et al., was unsealed on Thursday (January 14), in federal court in Philadelphia. Prosecutors say that 26 people were...