The UK government is preparing to tighten the rules on who can sponsor the country’s biggest sports teams, with ministers setting out plans to stop unlicensed gambling companies from striking sponsorship deals with clubs, including those in the Premier League.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed that a formal consultation will launch this spring. The proposal would prevent gambling...
A former police officer from Eastville, Virginia, is headed to federal prison after admitting he conned friends, coworkers and neighbors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars with a story about a nonexistent inheritance to fund a gambling addiction.
Jerry Keith Brady Jr., 38, of Belle Haven learned his fate Thursday (February 19) in the U.S. District Court in Norfolk. The former Eastville...
Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International are reshuffling their leadership ranks, installing veteran executives at several of their most prominent properties around the country. The changes, announced Friday (February 20), come as the company continues to widen its reach in both gaming and hospitality.
New presidents are stepping in at flagship resorts in Florida and Ohio, and another...
A YouTube ad for online bookmaker TonyBet has been pulled up by Ireland’s advertising watchdog for crossing the line on how it promoted gambling. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) said the video broke the country’s advertising rules by presenting betting as a way to make money and ease financial pressure.
The ruling came after two viewers complained about a sponsored...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is again turning up the pressure on prediction market operator Kalshi, this time tying its trademark concerns directly to March Madness, the association’s signature men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
The NCAA claims that Kalshi has used its name, marks and event branding in ways that suggest an official link. March Madness is owned...
Prediction market company Kalshi is now battling a string of class action lawsuits that accuse it of operating what amounts to unlicensed sports betting. The cases, filed in several states, argue that the company’s online trading platform crosses the line into illegal gambling.
In Oregon, a new federal class action lawsuit filed on Friday (February 20) by plaintiff Ian Reynolds claims Kalshi...
A federal judge in Nashville has stepped in to stop Tennessee regulators from going after prediction market company Kalshi, at least for now, intensifying a broader clash over who gets to police this emerging corner of the betting world.
In a 25-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger said Kalshi is likely to win its argument that federal law overrides Tennessee’s attempt to treat...
Dutch gambling regulators say betting is starting to feel like just another part of daily life for many people in the Netherlands. The cultural shift, they warn, could be nudging more people toward gambling while making it harder to spot when habits turn harmful.
Fresh research from the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) shows nearly a quarter of Dutch adults, 24%, believe people around them see...
The Wisconsin State Assembly has signed off on Assembly Bill 601, pushing forward a plan that would allow mobile or online sports betting across the state under a structure run by federally recognized Native American tribes. The vote sends the proposal to the State Senate, showing the clearest momentum yet for supporters who want to bring regulated online wagering to Wisconsin.
At the time of...
Missouri’s top law enforcement official is telling businesses across the state to get rid of slot-style gaming machines immediately, saying they are illegal under current law.
Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway delivered that message Thursday (February 19) in a video posted to X and during testimony before lawmakers. Her warning follows a recent federal court decision concluding that...