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 continue to target Minnesota residents. The action represents a firm stance against offshore and sweepstakes-style operators that, according to Ellison, are in direct violation of state gambling and consumer-protection laws. The latest orders, announced Wednesday, follow a previous set of warnings sent in June by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s […]

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In the United States and the American Gaming Association trade group has implored the federal government to initiate a coordinated crackdown against unregulated ‘skill game’ machines and illegal online casino and sportsbook operators. The advocacy organization used an official Thursday press release to detail that it has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking him to take immediate action via the United States Department of Justice so as ‘to protect American consumers, crack down on illegal operators and […]

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