Police officers were dispatched to a robbery at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Leeds, Alabama, on January 2, in which the suspect had a weapon.
The suspect, 32-year-old Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, threatened to use mace while in the drive-thru of the Chick-fil-A as she ordered an employee to give her a currency bag.
Haynes recklessly fled the scene while putting innocent lives at risk, and police...
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has recently been appointed as the official ambassador of Betinia, a sports betting and casino platform, as announced in a press release.
The brand focuses on using a loyalty journey inspired by a sports career path, allowing players to progress from beginner to amateur, and then moving on to professional, world-class and then legend.
The Soft2Bet team is...
Polymarket is reportedly refusing to pay out on bets related to whether the U.S. military will invade Venezuela, citing discrepancies in terminology.
The operator is currently disputing the mission to capture the former president, Nicolas Maduro, who represented an invasion of Venezuela, and the company will only settle a contract if the military actually takes control of the country.
One...
Polymarket and Dow Jones, the provider of news, have announced an exclusive partnership to make real-time prediction market data available across Dow Jones platforms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily. This follows Kalshi’s media foray, partnering with CNN in December.
According to the announcement, the collaboration aims to provide audiences...
The CEO of prediction market Kalshi, Tarek Mansour, has taken to social media to share support for a bill which would ban government officials from using prediction markets.
The bill is in reference to one which could soon be introduced by Ritchie Torres who is a United States Representative, based in New York. The Bill will be called the ‘Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of...
A bomb threat was averted by local police after a gambler threatened to ‘destroy’ a Harrah’s Casino following a $20,000 loss.
On January 5 at around 9.50pm, a call to emergency services threatened a bombing at Harrah’s Casino in Stateline, Nevada. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies were quickly dispatched to the location.
“Yeah, I just lost over $20,000 at your stupid casino, and I am going...
Huntsville Police Department has arrested a man under suspicion of being involved in an alleged illegal gambling operation in Alabama.
A SWAT team from Huntsville Police Department executed a search warrant early on Tuesday, January 6 as part of an investigation into an alleged illegal gambling operation in the 3600 block of 7th Avenue. This led to the arrest of 59-year-old Robert Lorenzo Gray Jr...
Multiple business and residential properties in Galveston, Texas were raided under suspicion of facilitating illegal gambling and organized criminal activity.
The multi-location operation took place on Tuesday (January 6), according to a briefing from Galveston Police Department, targeting several businesses and homes that are suspected to be involved in helping run illegal gambling and organized...
Missouri Senator Nick Schroer has filed legislation that would block the Kansas City Chiefs from operating a sportsbook in the state.
This comes after the football team confirmed plans to move into a new stadium across the state border in Kansas. Senator Schroer’s SJR 109 was pre-filed on December 31 and proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the Chiefs from the official list of teams...
An additional 21 class action gambling lawsuits were filed against multiple sweepstakes casino operators in Alabama on Monday (January 5), joining a number of filings in 2025 to bring the total number of civil actions brought against such platforms to more than 40 since the beginning of 2025. That makes Alabama the state with the highest number of such sweepstakes legal disputes.
In court...