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The ongoing battle to restore gambling loss deductions has failed once again. This comes as an amendment to bill H.R.7148, which was shot down in a recent committee hearing.
Representative Dina Titus, a Democrat from Nevada, urged the change. She has now found 25 other legislators from both parties to support the change, but keeps being shot down.
At the center of the issue is that Titus and...
A new video game, Arknights: Endfield, had to suddenly shut off payments via PayPal just hours after the game launched. It was found by the community that other players’ purchases were taking cash from their accounts.
Users on social media noticed that connecting their PayPal account to the game would cause other unauthorized transactions to be made.
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The Modesto Police Department has taken to social media to share an insight into an undercover gambling and smoke shop enforcement operation, with multiple people arrested for allegedly offering illegal gambling.
It was this week when the Modesto Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team (CRT) worked in coordination with Code Enforcement to conduct an operation targeting illegal online gambling...
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) has issued a statement, following the Indiana House Public Policy Committee’s vote on HB 1052, which saw the sweepstakes-focused bill advancing.
On January 22, HB 1052, which would see sweepstakes gaming banned in Indiana, received a 10-0 vote during a House Public Policy Committee. This came after a more in-depth discussion two weeks ago, but there is...
A new bill has been filed in Tennessee by Rep. Scott Cepicky, which targets online sweepstakes casinos and could see some categorized as being unlawful in the Volunteer State.
The House Bill 1885 opens by suggesting there is a “growing presence in Tennessee of illegal online sweepstakes casinos and other forms of online gambling that are often marketed as legal, free-to-play, social gaming...
Stake has officially been named as the ‘Executive Online Casino and Sports Betting Partner’ of the X Games League (XGL) ahead of the team-based league for action sports to be launched.
“As the X Games continues to push the boundaries of progression, this partnership leverages Stake’s position as the world’s leading online casino and sports betting platform to reach a digitally native, global...
The sports gaming company FanDuel is attempting a new type of campaign that will flip the script, as it launches ‘Play with a Plan’, which focuses on empowering customers to make their own informed decisions about their play.
It falls under responsible gaming, with this initiative to take place across all of the company’s products. In a news release, they say the program has been guided by...
The Cambodian-based real estate conglomerate Lixin Group has been allegedly linked with illegal gambling operations and online gambling scams, as detailed in a report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
Lixin have been found guilty of targeting people outside Cambodia by forcing people to invest in fraudulent crypto and stock schemes.
Lixin Group has grown into a...
The battle against state gaming commissions and prediction markets wages on, as Nevada gaming regulators have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction against Polymarket.
In the filing, it states: “The BOARD seeks to restrain and enjoin POLYMARKET and any of its agents, employees, officers, or affiliates from operating a derivatives exchange and prediction...
Just days after California police officers removed new gambling machines from Santa Anita Park, the Los Angeles Turf Club (LATC), which operates the racecourse, has filed a writ of mandate against the California Department of Justice (DOJ).
It was on January 15 when the horse-racing location installed 26 new gambling machines, but they were removed by police officers from the state Department of...