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Gambling law expert explains California’s crackdown on ‘complicated’ blackjack-style games in cardrooms. Gambling law expert I. Nelson Rose pictured in front of a blackjack-style card table with playing cards and casino chips.

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Gambling law expert explains California’s crackdown on ‘complicated’ blackjack-style games in cardrooms

“The deal must rotate.” That deceptively simple rule lies at the center of California’s gambling...

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Honolulu police raid Wahiawa gambling room seize machines and cash. Room with multiple flat-screen monitors and gaming consoles set up on long tables with chairs, illuminated by colorful LED lights, inside an alleged illegal gambling operation raided by the Honolulu Police Department in Wahiawā.

Gambling

Honolulu police raid Wahiawa gambling room seize machines and cash

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Penn Entertainment sets June opening for Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel debut. Modern multi-story hotel tower at Hollywood Casino Columbus with glass façade, covered entrance, and cars arriving at dusk under a colorful sunset sky.

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Penn Entertainment sets June opening for Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel debut

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Minnesota bill would criminalize sports, political, and disaster prediction markets in state. The dome of the Minnesota State House rises over the legislative branches of the building

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Minnesota bill would criminalize sports, political, and disaster prediction markets in state

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Minnesota senators push bill to ban online sweepstakes casino-style games. Tablet displaying “YOU WON!” with a royal flush poker hand beside Minneapolis skyline and highway traffic, symbolizing Minnesota online sweepstakes gambling debate.

Minnesota senators push bill to ban online sweepstakes casino-style games

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Virginia lawmakers move closer to allowing casino development in Fairfax County. Casino set cards, dice and chips on BlackJack mat

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Virginia lawmakers move closer to allowing casino development in Fairfax County

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Arizona court battle against Kalshi slows amid legal scope disputes. Kalshi seeks preliminary injunction as tribes oppose Arizona betting crackdown. Kalshi challenges Arizona regulators seeks injunction over prediction market crackdown. Graphic showing the word “Kalshi” on a black background beside a nighttime skyline of Phoenix, Arizona with mountains in the distance.

Prediction Markets

Kalshi challenges Arizona regulators, seeks injunction over prediction market crackdown

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New CFTC advisory signals 'pragmatic shift' for sports prediction markets, says expert. CFTC seal over digital financial charts and trading data background representing U.S. commodities market regulation. CFTC and DOJ sue states over prediction markets clash with gambling laws

Prediction Markets

New CFTC advisory signals ‘pragmatic shift’ for sports prediction markets, says expert

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Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels. A basketball in the foreground with a glowing financial chart in the background showing rising candlesticks and upward trend lines, symbolizing the growth of sports betting markets around basketball events.

Prediction Markets

Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels

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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding. Young devastated businessman losing poker game at casino, gambling addiction

Gambling

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding

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Tallahassee property managers accused of spending client funds on gambling and travel. Mugshots of Miranda Ard and Timothy Ard shown side by side after their arrests. Miranda Ard, a blonde woman with long hair, appears on the left. Timothy Ard, a man with short dark hair and a beard wearing a green shirt, appears on the right. Both images are labeled “Arrested.”

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Tallahassee property managers accused of spending client funds on gambling and travel

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Maine lawmakers push bill banning online sweepstakes casino style games. Hand holding a tablet showing a winning online card game beside poker chips, next to a sunset skyline of Portland, Maine.

Maine lawmakers push bill banning online sweepstakes casino style games

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Indiana governor signs sweeping law tightening rules on online sweepstakes games. Composite image showing a person holding casino chips while playing online roulette on a laptop beside dice, blended with a skyline view of downtown Indianapolis centered on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at sunset, representing Indiana’s new law targeting online sweepstakes gaming.

Indiana governor signs sweeping law tightening rules on online sweepstakes games

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Chicago bankruptcy judge denies emergency hearing request in Hawthorne racetrack Chapter 11. Racehorse with jockey in yellow and green silks galloping along a racetrack during a race.

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Chicago bankruptcy judge denies emergency hearing request in Hawthorne racetrack Chapter 11

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Prediction Markets

Federal judge denies Kalshi stay bid to pause Nevada gaming enforcement case

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CFTC guidance sparks debate over sports prediction markets oversight and legality. Illustration showing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) seal centered over a football, basketball, soccer ball, and baseball against a digital trading data background, representing regulation of sports-related prediction markets.

Prediction Markets

CFTC guidance sparks debate over sports prediction markets oversight and legality

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Kalshi sues Iowa officials claiming federal authority over prediction market contracts. Graphic showing the word “Kalshi” on a black background beside a large illuminated arch bridge over a river at dusk.

Prediction Markets

Kalshi sues Iowa officials claiming federal authority over prediction market contracts

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Construction resumes at Wynn Al Marjan Island resort project in UAE amid Iran tensions. Aerial rendering of Wynn Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah, showing a tall bronze hotel tower surrounded by beaches, pools, and a circular marina with yachts in turquoise Gulf waters at sunset.

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Construction resumes at Wynn Al Marjan Island resort project in UAE amid Iran tensions

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Two men in business suits shake hands across a table while signing documents, with CFTC and SEC logos visible in the background, symbolizing regulatory cooperation between the agencies. US regulators CFTC and SEC move closer together as crypto and prediction markets expand

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US regulators CFTC and SEC move closer together as crypto and prediction markets expand

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Valve pushes back against lawsuits claiming loot boxes violate gambling laws. Screenshot from Counter-Strike showing two masked counter-terrorist characters with rifles on a stone rooftop and wall, with a dramatic cloudy sky in the background.

Gambling

Valve pushes back against lawsuits claiming loot boxes violate gambling laws

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