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New RICO Suit Challenges Operations at Resorts World Las Vegas

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Resorts World Las Vegas and several former executives, including ex-president Scott Sibella and attorney David Chesnoff, are facing a federal civil lawsuit that accuses them of running the property as a rackete...

Betfred Penalized £825,000 After Compliance Review Flags Multiple Failures

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Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited, known as Betfred, must pay £825,000 after regulators found shortcomings in the company’s oversight of anti-money laundering processes and safer gambling safeguards within i...

Dutch Regulator Imposes €4m Penalty on Unibet Operator Optdeck

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The Dutch gambling authority has imposed a €4 million sanction on Optdeck Service Limited, the company behind Unibet in the Netherlands, after concluding that the operator failed to comply with mandatory player...

EY Study Uncovers Expanding Illegal Online Gambling Across Spain

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Spain’s black-market online gambling activity is far more widespread than officials previously understood, according to a comprehensive new assessment released by EY. The research, presented by the Spanish onli...

Kalshi Faces Legal Battle Over Alleged Unlicensed Sports Betting Practices

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Kalshi, a prominent prediction market platform, is facing a significant legal challenge in the form of a class action lawsuit. The suit, filed in the Southern District of New York, accuses the company of operat...

PENN Committee Affirms Board’s Good-Faith Conduct in HG Vora Conflict

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PENN Entertainment’s prolonged battle with activist investor HG Vora has taken another turn after an independent Special Litigation Committee (SLC) concluded the company’s board acted appropriately and “in good...

German Probes Connect Calvin Ayre to Wirecard’s Third-Party Money Flows

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The fallout from Wirecard’s collapse continues to widen, with new reporting from Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Tagesschau indicating that hundreds of millions of euros routed through Wirecard Bank’s so-called t...

Nevada Judge Reverses Earlier Win for Kalshi Amid National Legal Rift

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A long-running legal fight between prediction market operator Kalshi and Nevada gaming officials took a dramatic turn this week after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that had shielded the company fro...

Colorado Penalizes BetMGM for Unauthorized College Player Prop Bets

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Colorado gambling regulators have issued another enforcement action against a major sportsbook, this time penalizing BetMGM for taking wagers that the state explicitly prohibits. The operator accepted a series ...

Videoslots Faces £650,000 Penalty After UKGC Flags Serious Compliance Failures

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The UK Gambling Commission has issued a £650,000 financial penalty and a formal warning to Videoslots—now operating under the Immense Group name—after uncovering what it described as substantial shortcomings in...

NBA Broadens Gambling Inquiry, Targeting Phones From Multiple Teams

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The NBA’s wide-ranging probe into alleged illegal gambling activities has intensified, prompting investigators to request phones, documentation, and other materials from numerous organizations — including the L...