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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...

Thai Court Approves Extradition of Alleged Gambling Kingpin She Zhijiang to China

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After a prolonged legal struggle spanning more than three years, Thailand has approved the extradition of alleged gambling tycoon w to China. The 43-year-old Chinese national, who also holds Cambodian citizensh...

NCAA Bans Six Men’s Basketball Players in Three Betting-Manipulation Cases

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The NCAA has permanently revoked the eligibility of six former men’s college basketball players after concluding investigations into three distinct sports-betting schemes tied to the 2024-25 season. According t...

Guardians Pitchers Charged in Federal Baseball Betting Scandal

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Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, are at the center of a sweeping federal investigation after being accused of taking bribes from sports bettors to manipulate the outcome of speci...

Damon Jones Pleads Not Guilty in Two Federal Gambling Cases

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Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones has entered not guilty pleas in two separate federal cases in Brooklyn that prosecutors say stem from sprawling gambling operations involving both rigged high-s...

Taiwan Detains 25, Seizes $145M in Assets From Cambodia’s Prince Group

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Taipei prosecutors have detained 25 individuals and confiscated more than NT$4.5 billion (US$145 million) in assets connected to Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, an empire led by businessman Chen Zhi, who was c...

Minnesota Cracks Down on 14 Unlicensed Gambling Operators

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has renewed his efforts to stop unlicensed gambling platforms from operating in the state, reissuing cease-and-desist orders to 14 online casinos and sportsbooks that co...

Playtech’s £500K Bonus Plan for Black Cube Exposed in Legal Filings

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Fresh court filings in New Jersey have shed light on the depth of Playtech’s involvement with Black Cube, revealing that the gaming supplier paid the intelligence firm hundreds of thousands of pounds for a cove...