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Aristocrat Interactive has recruited the CEO of Light...
Macau authorities say they have arrested close to 600 people tied to foreign exchange crimes and seized more than $9 million since a new law against illegal money changers came into effect.
The Combating Illegal Gambling Crimes Law, which began on October 29, 2024, gives police greater power to crack down on money changing operations that have long taken place quietly around Macau’s casinos and...
A 48-year-old man from Olympia was sentenced on Thursday (September 11), in a US District Court in Tacoma to 18 months in prison for wire fraud connected to a large embezzlement scheme that supported his gambling addiction, according to Acting US Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
Matthew Randall Ping admitted guilt in June 2025 to wire fraud and to filing a false tax return. Prosecutors said he stole...
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) has shared a statement of its disappointment in the passing of the California sweepstakes ban bill.
The SGLA has criticized the decision of the California Assembly Governmental Organization Committee to pass Assembly Bill 831 (AB 831), which would see online social games with sweepstakes promotions banned in California.
In a public statement, the SGLA...
A newly unsealed affidavit is giving more details about the big illegal gambling investigation that ended with the arrest of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez.
In the affidavit, which was filed in Lake County Circuit Court and seen by ReadWrite, investigators allege that beginning in 2019, “a multi-agency law enforcement investigation uncovered the presence of a criminal organization...
The state of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi for allegedly offering unlicensed sports gambling.
The lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts state court on Friday (September 12), claiming that Kalshi had offered illegal sports gambling bets without a license disguised as event contracts. In a press release published by State Attorney General Andrea Joy...
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter stepped up as one of the biggest supporters of the Caesars Palace Times Square proposal as public hearings wrapped up Thursday (September 11). The Roc Nation founder pitched the project not just as a major boost for the economy, but also as a cultural investment right in the heart of Manhattan.
Jay-Z says Caesars Palace will help Times Square remain at the ‘global center of...
GambleAware, the United Kingdom’s leading charity on prevention and treatment for gambling harm, has shared concern that statistics have doubled across five years.
The statistics come from the charity’s Annual Treatment and Support Survey, which has also brought the notes of worry from the established gambling care regulator.
GambleAware concerned of rising gambling harm figures
The organization...
Hong Kong might be gearing up to change its sports gambling restrictions, as officials have endorsed a bill that could put basketball betting on the table. The Legislative Council of Hong Kong, or LegCo, gave the thumbs up as it wrestles with illegal gambling.
This move would put the Jockey Club as Hong Kong’s basketball sportsbook operator. Those who gamble through it will have a 50 percent duty...
Kalshi has ripped off the band-aid, launching its venture in sports wagering. The prediction market is now offering straight-up bets, instead of the more roundabout methods they had experimented with before.
As we reported last month, this began with just offering touchdowns, point spreads, and the overall score total. However, now it is littered with regular bets, like the usual “who will win”...