Legal
August 6, 2024
FanDuel Sued over Alleged Use of Privacy-Violating TikTok Software
FanDuel is facing a lawsuit over its alleged use of privacy-violating software. According to a complaint filed on July 30 in the US District Court for the Central District of California, the leading sports betting operator used software to tracks anonymous users. FanDuel Is Said to Have Leveraged an Illegal Software As reported by NEXT.io, […]
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August 6, 2024
Man Faces Prison Time for Displaying Genitals at Florida Casino
A man in Florida has been arrested after allegedly waving his genitalia in a casino’s poker room. Appearing angry, the man got into trouble with the guards and was eventually arrested. The Man Got Angry for an Unspecified Reason The 27-year-old was identified as Abdul Rahman Zaina, a resident of Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, New […]
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August 2, 2024
Senators Want to Eradicate the Federal Excise Tax via Bipartisan Bill
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (D-Nev.) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (R-Miss.) want their bipartisan bill called the Withdrawing Arduous Gaming Excise Rates (WAGER) Act to eliminate the federal excise tax that is currently applied to gambling operators’ handle. The tax relief would provide enhanced protection to legal sportsbook operators and gaming businesses, help Nevada and Tribal […]
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August 2, 2024
Californian Bookie to Plead Guilty in the Recent Baseball Scandal
The Southern Californian bookie who took huge wagers from Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, is expected to plead guilty to running illegal gambling. Bowyer Took Millions from Ippei Mizuhara Mathew Bowyer, an influential bookmaker from South California, was incriminated in the recent Mizuhara scandal. According to the authorities, the former […]
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August 1, 2024
Las Vegas Housekeeper Implicated in Theft of over $100K
A housekeeper at a prominent Las Vegas Strip resort has been implicated in a series of thefts involving large sums of money and personal items from hotel rooms, according to police documents obtained by local news outlet 8 News Now. Maria Menendez Betancourt of the Palazzo Tower at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas is facing […]
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July 31, 2024
Pennsylvania Casinos Urge for Equal Taxation on Skill Games
A dozen casinos in Pennsylvania turned to the highest court in the state with a request to either impose the same tax rate that applies to slot games for skill games or declare the tax unconstitutional. Currently, land-based operators across Pennsylvania pay a tax rate on their slot machine revenue between 48% and 54%. However, […]
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July 30, 2024
Cherokee Nation Tries to Dismiss Gulfside’s Lawsuit in Arkansas
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma continues to experience setbacks in Arkansas as a lawsuit seeks to challenge its receiving of a casino license in the state. In an effort to secure its license, the tribal entity’s Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) and Cherokee Nation Entertainment asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit. Gulfside Alleges Authorities […]
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July 30, 2024
Russian Gambler Poisons Parents, Police Suspect Multiple Victims
A Russian gambler has been caught poisoning his parents in order to inherit their money. The man’s parents luckily survived but the police believe that others might have not been so lucky. A Gambling-Motivated Poisoner Artyom Missyura, 25, worked as a math tutor and was an avid gambler. He lived with his parents and sister […]
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July 25, 2024
NC Man Arrested in Vegas for Gambling with Fraudulent Check
A man from North Carolina has been arrested in Las Vegas after trying to defraud a casino using a fraudulent check. The man, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, used a check with an original value of $174.80 to claim $865,000 in chips. Nadendla Presented a Fraudulent Check Dharma Nadendla, 41, was visiting the ARIA […]
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July 25, 2024
China Intensifies Crackdown on Cross-Border Gaming
China has intensified the crackdown on cross-border gaming activities, with the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) citing Alvin Chau and Suncity Group as typical cases of such harmful activities. According to the SPC, this high-profile case underlined the substantial capital outflow from China and the grave social and economic consequences of mass cross-border gaming. Chau Refined […]
