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Industry
September 27, 2024
DraftKings Settles SEC Charges Over Selective Information Sharing
DraftKings has settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $200,000 after facing charges about the selective sharing of private information through CEO Jason Robins’ social media accounts. DraftKings’ CEO Posts Spark SEC Concerns Over Unequal Investor Information The problem came from posts on Robins’ personal X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn profiles, which […]
Legal
August 21, 2024
Caesars Activist Investor to Pay $2M to Settle SEC Charges
According to US regulators, billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his company Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) have agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after settling with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the alleged failure to disclose pledging most of IEP’s securities in personal margin loans. The activist investor will pay $1.5 million in […]
Sports
August 7, 2024
SEC Reportedly Considering Mandatory Injury Reports for 2024 Season
The expansion of sports betting across the United States resulted in a number of changes within sports leagues and football was no exception. The growth of legal sports wagering which started in 2018 with the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down PASPA, college football considered changes related to injury reporting. The oldest NCAA Division […]
Legal
July 6, 2023
SEC Probes Stockbroker and Friend for Insider Trading, Files Charges
An ongoing investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with other agencies resulted in the filing of charges against two individuals over insider trading. The SEC has announced that it filed charges against the chief compliance officer of an international payment processing company, Steven Teixeira, as well as Jordan Meadow, who is […]
Legal
March 7, 2023
Probe into PokerStars Results in $4M Settlement with US SEC
It was back in 2020 when the gaming and entertainment giant, Flutter Entertainment, purchased PokerStars from The Stars Group. This deal expanded further the brands owned by Flutter but brought unexpected consequences, a report released by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals. On Monday, the SEC issued a statement claiming that it uncovered […]
Blockchain
November 11, 2022
FTX Runs into More Trouble as DoJ, SEC Launch Investigations
FTX is facing one trouble after another. The cash-strapped cryptocurrency exchange has been going through some rough times. Not only did Binance pull out of a proposed takeover deal but is the company now facing an investigation by the Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission over criminal activity and securities offenses. […]
Business
June 14, 2022
Former Penn National Employee Charged by USA SEC With Insider Trading
A former software engineer has caught SEC’s eye trading based on the company’s future acquisition plans. Insider Trading in Face of Acquisition The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it is charging former director of backend architecture at Penn Interactive Ventures (PIV) David Roda, aged 36, with insider trading. Charges stem from the company’s acquisition […]
Business
August 30, 2021
Caesars Entertainment Holds 24.5% Stake at NeoGames
A Schedule 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed Caesars Entertainment acquired a significant stake in iLottery provider NeoGames. Stake in NeoGames The SEC filing revealed that Friday, Caesars acquired 6.12 million shares of the Israeli company as part of the multi-billion acquisition of William Hill, having a 24.5% stake in NeoGames’ […]
Legal
August 9, 2021
SEC Investigating DraftKings over SBTech Acquisition
When known short-seller Hindenburg Research blasted DraftKings in June over its acquisition of SBTech, a certain amount of fallout was expected. It doesn’t take long before a few overzealous shareholders went on the offensive and sued the sports betting and fantasy sports giant, but the troubles don’t stop there. DraftKings is now under investigation by […]
Blockchain
June 23, 2021
New Treasury Department Undersecretary Nominee to Bring Crypto in Line with AML
President Biden’s nominee for the Treasury Department’s terrorism and financial intelligence arm, Brian Nelson, vows to create the necessary crypto regulations to meet AML goals if confirmed. Regulating AML and Crypto Is Nelson’s Main Objective After the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) recused itself of regulating cryptocurrencies, or at least stated that it would not be looking too […]