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Owensboro Racing & Gaming Opens, Boosting Kentucky’s Betting Scene

Vanja Mitic
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In a strategic location at the junction of U.S. Highway 60 and Wrights Landing Road, the new Owensboro Racing & Gaming complex officially opens on Wednesday, February 12. This sprawling 20-acre site is now ...

Brazil Grants 37 Permanent Betting Licenses in Regulatory Expansion

Vanja Mitic
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In a notable expansion of Brazil's betting industry, the Ministry of Finance’s Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA) has issued a significant update in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU). As of this Tuesday...

South Dakota Eyes Expansion of Sports Betting with New Proposal

Vanja Mitic
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In a new legislative push, South Dakota lawmakers have introduced Senate Joint Resolution 507, aiming to amend the state constitution to expand sports betting beyond its current limitations. The proposed amendm...

New Jersey Legislation Seeks to Decriminalize Underage Gambling and Shift Penalties to Civil Fines

Vanja Mitic
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New Jersey lawmakers are pushing forward with a new bill that could change the penalties for underage gambling, reducing them from criminal offenses to civil violations. This proposed shift would mean young peo...

Ippei Mizuhara Sentenced for Stealing $17 Million from Shohei Ohtani to Fund Gambling Debts

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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball superstar. T...

Maine Revokes Oddfellahs Sportsbook License, Halting Betting Operations Before Super Bowl

Vanja Mitic
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Oddfellahs Sportsbook & Bar in Portland, Maine, has been forced to halt its in-person sports betting operations after the state of Maine revoked its temporary gaming license. This decision, which came as a ...

DigiPlus Interactive Seeks Local Partner for Online Gaming Expansion in Brazil

Vanja Mitic
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DigiPlus Interactive Corp., a Philippine-based gaming company, is actively seeking a local strategic partner to help launch its online gaming operations in Brazil. The company was granted a license to operate s...

Robinhood suspends Super Bowl contracts after CFTC intervention

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Robinhood has decided to halt its newly introduced Super Bowl betting contracts just one day after launch, following a request from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The online brokerage had...