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Six men have stood in court accused of trying to interfere with the investigation into the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Blue Stevens in Knightsbridge last summer.
Prosecutors say the group are charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with Stevens’ death. The 24-year-old was stabbed in front of Marriott’s Park Tower hotel and casino in Knightsbridge, London, in July 2025...
A Lexington man who secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds through false claims is headed to federal prison, after authorities said he funneled part of the money into gambling and other personal expenses.
John A. Hopkins, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months behind bars by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove in Frankfort. Hopkins previously admitted he took...
The former director of an Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider faces a possible 15-year jail term over the alleged misuse of $858,000 in company funds.
The accused, Byson James Kete Turner (Byson James Kete Attrill-Green), is a former director of Links Support and Consulting Services Pty Ltd. (Links), an NDIS provider, and has been charged with offences relating to...
The entertainment and gaming content creation company Aristocrat announces it has acquired Gaming Analytics, Inc for an ‘undisclosed sum.’
The company is a US-based provider of AI-powered tools for real-time player analytics, slot optimization, and marketing automation, designed to operate alongside traditional casino management systems. It connects data from different systems throughout the...
Robinhood shares moved lower after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings, as investors weighed strong headline results against lingering questions about the firm’s growing emphasis on prediction markets and its plan to funnel those users into longer-term investment products.
The company reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.28 billion, up 27% year over year, and full-year...
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced Tabcorp Holdings Limited has been slapped with a $158,400 penalty for taking online in-play sports bets, which are illegal in the country.
The regulators say an investigation found the company accepted 426 in-play bets across 32 tennis matches between February 2024 and June 2025.
Tabcorp has paid a $158,400 penalty for...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has outlined proposals to adjust taxation on gambling, nicotine products, and advertising, arguing the measures could raise nearly $800 million to stabilize the state’s Medicaid system.
Whitmer proposes state budget outline
The budget publication was presented on behalf of Governor Whitmer by State Budget Director Jen Flood.
The key points outlined the...
An independent senator in Australia, David Pocock, has raised concerns about a gambling education funding report sent to politicians from a University of Sydney-based institute, as he says it “appears to have just been written by AI.”
The report aimed to garner support for a $20 million funding request for gambling education, with the document used to explain the OurFutures Institute’s budget...
A viral social media post is putting a spotlight back on something many Georgia shoppers have noticed aka gambling-style machines popping up inside grocery stores, including some operated by Kroger.
The conversation started on X, where a user shared their surprise after seeing the machines while visiting family in Georgia.
“i’m visiting my parents in georgia and apparently they have a...
Two men have been sentenced for their part in an attempted illegal gambling house robbery in Sacramento, with one receiving 301 years to life.
The defendants, Eddie Lee White and John Edward Blount, were prosecuted by Jordan Avey of the Major Crimes Unit.
They faced charges, including six counts of robbery and three counts of attempted robbery, stemming from an armed raid of a location...