The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced that it has successfully recouped $200,000 in child support from gambling wins.
The new system, via the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act, has been in place since September 2025 as part of a new state drive to use registered winnings as a form of support for children.
DHHS recoups $200k in child support from...
The three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner Connor McDavid is now starring in a BetMGM ad which highlights the brand’s in-app responsible gambling tools and resources.
The Canadian ice hockey center is seen alongside former NHL player and actor Terry Ryan, with the commercial being aptly named ‘Mullet Over’ after the popular hockey-themed hairstyle, but it does have a serious message at its heart...
Arizona becomes the ninth state that Crypto.com has stopped offering prediction markets and sports contracts in.
As of Tuesday, December 2, for sport event contracts and Friday, December 12, for all other prediction markets, Crypto.com no longer offers its services in Arizona, making it the ninth state that it no longer operates in, as reported by Sports Betting Dime. Arizona joins Michigan,...
Coljuegos, the national gambling regulator of Colombia, has proposed a draft bill to tighten regulations on gambling machines. These slot machines, known as Máquinas Electrónicas Tragamonedas (METs), play a role in the licensed gambling sector in the South American nation.
For any property to house or offer these machines, there is a process akin to that in most jurisdictions to make records and...
All three casino projects slated for New York City won approval by the New York State Gaming Commission on Monday (December 15), paving the way for the first full-scale gambling operations to operate legally within the city itself. The approvals were announced during Monday’s New York State Gaming Commission meeting and included Queens Future, LLC’s Hard Rock Metropolitan Park, Genting New York...
Gaming-related crime rate rose by 70% across 2025 in Macau, compared to the previous year, according to statistics from senior legal and governmental security figures.
The data, provided by the region’s Government Security Service (GSS), showed that the first three quarters of the year yielded increased results.
Although there is a makeweight in the reporting, the GSS attributes some of the...
British-Pakistani influencer and online trader Zaraq Nazir has confirmed that he will return to Pakistan to take part in an illegal gambling inquiry.
Nazir has confirmed that he will travel to Pakistan to take part in the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) inquiry into alleged illegal online gambling and betting applications. This comes on the heels of fellow TikTokers Rajab Butt...
A man in Michigan has been arrested under suspicion of a felony murder of his mother and stealing her money to gamble.
James Robert Hall, 39, was arrested on November 26 by Holly Police Department after his 59-year-old mother Kristine Lynn Hall was found dead in her bed in the Village of Holly, Michigan. The body was found by her brother, lying in bed fully clothed and initially appeared to have...
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) announced that search warrants were issued for two separate premises in the city, which are suspected of hosting illicit gambling.
According to a local news outlet, Times of San Diego, the two locations were named as El Cajon Boulevard and another at a storage facility in Chula Vista, resulting in the seizure of 62 illegal slot machines along with cash and...
A woman was arrested in Suffolk County, New York, for allegedly operating illegal gambling services in a Huntington bar.
Nicole Sutera, a bartender at the local, was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Thursday, December 11, for allegedly operating illegal gambling on the premises. The investigation was instigated after community complaints were raised, leading to Second Precinct Crime Section...