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Sacramento deputies dismantle sprawling illegal gambling network after lengthy investigation

Sacramento deputies dismantle sprawling illegal gambling network after lengthy investigation Suswati Basu     Sacramento County detectives say they have broken up what they describe as a “large-scale illegal gambling network operating in our region and impacting residential communities,” the result of an investigation that stretched on for months and focused on a suspected criminal … Continue reading Sacramento deputies dismantle sprawling illegal gambling network after lengthy investigation

Tennessee Senate advances bill targeting Illegal sweepstakes

Tennessee Senate advances bill targeting illegal sweepstakes Suswati Basu     Tennessee lawmakers are moving closer to tightening the reins on illegal online gambling and sweepstakes after a Senate committee gave its backing to Senate Bill 2136 this week. The measure cleared the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee without a single dissenting vote, pushing it … Continue reading Tennessee Senate advances bill targeting Illegal sweepstakes

Oregon class action lawsuit targets Kalshi over alleged illegal sports betting platform operations

Oregon class action lawsuit targets Kalshi over alleged illegal sports betting platform operations Suswati Basu     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 … Continue reading Oregon class action lawsuit targets Kalshi over alleged illegal sports betting platform operations

Pennsylvania novelty game company pleads guilty in sweeping illegal gambling case

Pennsylvania novelty game company pleads guilty in sweeping illegal gambling case Suswati Basu     Donald Deibler (left) and Arthur Deibler (right) are shown in a promotional image published on the Deibler Brothers Novelty Company website. Credit: Deibler Brothers Novelty Company   The attorney general of Pennsylvania announced on Monday (February 9) that a Schuylkill … Continue reading Pennsylvania novelty game company pleads guilty in sweeping illegal gambling case

Modesto police detail undercover illegal gambling operation, after community complaints

Modesto police detail undercover illegal gambling operation, after community complaints Sophie Atkinson       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 … Continue reading Modesto police detail undercover illegal gambling operation, after community complaints

Florida Gaming Control Commission intensifies illegal gambling enforcement efforts

Florida Gaming Control Commission intensifies illegal gambling enforcement efforts Sophie Atkinson     The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) says it is doubling down on illegal gambling, as it seizes 6,725 illegal slot machines. The enforcement is a collective effort from 2025, with a total of $ 14,474,336 having been seized in actions against illegal … Continue reading Florida Gaming Control Commission intensifies illegal gambling enforcement efforts

UK and US team up to dismantle $15B international crypto scam and illegal gambling network

UK and US team up to dismantle $15B international crypto scam and illegal gambling network Rachael Davies The UK and the US governments have joined forces to take down a Southeast Asian crypto scam network, indicting the founder of Prince Holding Group. An international network that runs illegal crypto scam centres using trafficked workers has … Continue reading UK and US team up to dismantle $15B international crypto scam and illegal gambling network

Sleeper accuses CFTC of “illegal delay” to prediction markets application

Sleeper accuses CFTC of “illegal delay” to prediction markets application Graeme Hanna Sleeper Markets LLC, the entity operator of the popular fantasy sports app Sleeper, has publicly accused the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of an “illegal delay” on its application to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). This registration is an essential … Continue reading Sleeper accuses CFTC of “illegal delay” to prediction markets application

Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group

Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group Suswati Basu Officers of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) based in the Philippines conducted a raid on an illegal online gambling group. The raid was orchestrated by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the Philippine Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and the Philippine National Police (PNP). This … Continue reading Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group

Five men face jail time for running the illegal streaming service Jetflicks

Five men face jail time for running the illegal streaming service Jetflicks A federal jury in Las Vegas found five defendants guilty of running one of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the country. danny gallagher Fri, Jun 21, 2024   Jetflicks (Internet Archive) The illegal streaming service Jetflicks once boasted on its website that … Continue reading Five men face jail time for running the illegal streaming service Jetflicks