Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Court Orders Apple, Google, Meta to Face Gambling Lawsuits

A federal court has ruled that Apple, Google, and Meta Platforms must continue to defend themselves in lawsuits that accuse them of profiting from illegal gambling applications. The decision, issued Tuesday, Se...

Boyd Gaming Faces Lawsuit After Cyberattack Exposes Employee Data

Boyd Gaming Corporation, a major casino and entertainment company headquartered in Las Vegas, has become the latest high-profile target of cybercriminals. The company revealed in a filing with the U.S. Securiti...

Vietnam and South Korea Target Illegal Online Gambling Networks

Authorities in both Vietnam and South Korea have intensified efforts against large-scale illegal online gambling operations, issuing severe prison sentences and shutting down networks that processed billions of...

Valley Forge Casino Fined After 13-Year-Old Found Gambling

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has imposed a fine on Valley Forge Casino Resort after regulators confirmed that a 13-year-old was able to spend hours on the gaming floor playing slot machines. The...

Robinhood Challenges Massachusetts Regulators in Court Over Sports Prediction Markets

In a new twist to the ongoing legal battle surrounding sports prediction markets, Robinhood has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The trading platform is seeking an i...

Investors Sue Over Failed $130M Tinian Casino Development

A decade after grand promises of a “Titanic-themed” resort and casino on Tinian, the ambitious project has collapsed into a legal battle. Twenty-three Chinese nationals are now seeking $13.4 million in damages,...

SIGA Fined $1.2 Million by FINTRAC for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has been penalized with a significant fine of $1.175 million after a compliance examination by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (F...

Massachusetts Sues Kalshi for Offering Unlicensed Sports Wagers

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit against KalshiEX LLC, accusing the online prediction market platform of unlawfully offering sports wagers to Massachusetts residents. The l...

Ex-DPWH Engineers Under Fire for Casino Losses and Flood Project Irregularities; Philippine AMLC to Investigate

Philippine Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has laid out serious allegations against a group of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers, whom he referred to as the “BGC Boys” ...

NCAA Permanently Bans Three College Basketball Players for Betting Scandal

The NCAA has handed down permanent bans to three Division I men’s basketball players following an investigation into sports-betting violations that compromised game integrity. The Committee on Infractions annou...

U.S. Treasury Cracks Down on Southeast Asia Scam Hubs With New Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sweeping sanctions on an extensive web of scam operations across Southeast Asia, citing their role in defrauding America...