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GamblingTeen sues Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft firms over alleged addictive gaming design
A Nevada teenager has filed a federal lawsuit against Roblox, Epic Games, Microsoft and Mojang, accusing the companies of building video games that intentionally keep children playing and spending money...
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Prediction MarketsSenators clash with industry officials over sports betting expansion and prediction markets during hearing
A Senate panel spent hours Wednesday (May 20) hearing whether America’s fast-growing sports betting industry is outpacing the rules meant to control it. The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s hearing,...
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GamblingHouse panel warns illegal gambling fuels scam networks across Southeast Asia targeting Americans
Illegal online gambling operations across Southeast Asia have grown into a major driver behind global scam networks now stealing billions from Americans each year, according to the chairman of the...
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BettingFanDuel joins Formula 1 as betting partnership expands across America
Formula 1 is moving deeper into the American betting market after naming FanDuel an Official Betting Operator through a new multi-year agreement. The partnership marks the first time the racing...
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GamblingDraftKings fights NCAA trademark lawsuit over March Madness betting promotions claims
DraftKings is pushing back hard against the NCAA’s trademark lawsuit, telling a federal court the sports betting company legally used phrases connected to the men’s basketball tournament and did nothing...
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Prediction MarketsCFTC lawsuit challenges Minnesota felony ban targeting prediction market exchanges
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking a federal judge to block a new Minnesota law that would make operating or helping run certain prediction markets a felony, opening...
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GamblingConnecticut police raid Tolland property arresting 100 suspects in cockfighting gambling investigation
Connecticut State Police arrested 100 people Friday after officers descended on a rural Tolland property that investigators say hosted a large-scale cockfighting and illegal gambling operation. Troopers arrived at 55...
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GamblingGlobal unregulated gambling market reaches $5.9 trillion amid regulatory concerns
A fresh industry report says unregulated online gambling has become one of the world’s largest hidden digital economies, with global wagering volume reaching an estimated $5.9 trillion during 2025. Gaming...
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GamblingShareholders sue Sportradar after reports alleged extensive illegal gambling operator relationships
A proposed securities class action is targeting Sportradar Group AG after a shareholder accused the sports betting technology company of misleading investors about its compliance controls and connections to illegal...
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GamblingEvoke extended Bally’s Intralot deadline, keeping potential takeover discussions moving forward
Evoke has handed Bally’s Intralot more time to decide whether it will move ahead with a formal takeover offer for the betting and gaming company as negotiations between the two...
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Prediction MarketsKalshi partners with Problem Gambling Council amid pressure on prediction markets
Kalshi said Monday (May 18) it will spend $2 million over the next two years on a partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling, becoming the first prediction market...
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BettingSenators advance bipartisan bill restricting targeted sports betting ads toward minors
Sens. Katie Britt and Richard Blumenthal rolled out bipartisan legislation Monday (May 18) aimed at stopping online platforms from directing sports betting advertisements toward minors. The proposal, called the Gaming...
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BettingBetano expands FIFA World Cup presence through new 2026 tournament partnership
Betano is heading back to soccer’s biggest stage after FIFA confirmed a new sponsorship agreement tied to the 2026 World Cup across Europe and South America. FIFA announced Monday (May...
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Prediction MarketsArizona sports contracts lawsuit against Kalshi paused while Ninth Circuit appeals continue
A legal fight over prediction markets and state gambling authority is now on hold in Arizona while federal appeals judges weigh several related cases. Kalshi, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,...
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Prediction MarketsDraftKings cofounder blasts Kalshi and prediction markets amid growing sportsbook industry tensions
DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish spent part of Sunday (May 17) attacking prediction-market operator Kalshi, arguing that sports exchanges still fall far short of the experience most bettors expect from traditional...
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BettingFormer Abilene Christian basketball player permanently banned after NCAA manipulation findings
The NCAA says former Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons broke the association’s gambling rules after investigators determined he shared confidential team information with bettors and agreed to influence his...
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GamblingUniversity researchers launch major independent UK gambling harms evidence center
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are helping lead what officials describe as the country’s biggest independent effort yet to better understand gambling harm and reduce its impact across Britain....
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GamblingOntario launches centralized gambling self-exclusion system covering all regulated gaming operators
Ontario residents can now block themselves from every regulated online gambling platform in the province through a single self-exclusion system launched Thursday (May 14). The new service, called BetGuard, is...
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SweepstakesOklahoma lawmakers override veto expanding criminal ban against online sweepstakes gambling
Oklahoma lawmakers have finalized a major expansion of the state’s gambling restrictions after voting to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of Senate Bill 1589. The measure updates Oklahoma’s criminal gambling...
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Prediction MarketsGov. Evers bars Wisconsin employees from exploiting insider information through prediction markets
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Thursday (May 14) blocking state employees from using confidential government information to make money through prediction markets and online betting platforms. The...
