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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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have unsealed criminal charges in what they say was a years-long, international scheme to rig NCAA Division I men’s basketball games, and even some pro games in China, all to make money through illegal sports betting. … Continue reading →

The York Regional Police Organized Enforcement Bureau in Ontario, working alongside the South Simcoe Police Service, has charged a former Toronto police officer and another suspect in connection with an ongoing gambling extortion investigation involving organized crime. According to a … Continue reading →