Playgon Interactive and its affiliate Bitrate Productions have shut down all their live dealer operations after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). According to the NGCB, Playgon has been offering real money play to players when it should really have only been acting as a social casino. It's a major…
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a decree banning all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) from the country. All POGOs, which are unlicensed gaming operations serving Chinese players, will be out of the country by the end of the year. While POGOs illegally serve Chinese markets, they themselves were not illegal in the Philippines.…
The Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team is suing Amit Patel, 31, in an effort to claw back a portion of the $22 million he embezzled from the team while working as one of their top accountants. Patel has already admitted his role in the scheme and was sentenced in December to six years in federal prison…
Three Ohio lawmakers are recommending that their state expand its regulated gaming options to include online casino games and an ilottery option. It's a move that's aimed at stimulating tax revenues that would likely also inflame anti-gambling advocates who oppose gaming expansions of any kind. Republican Representatives Jay Edwards, Jeff LaRe and Cindy Abrams introduced…
When regulated sports betting was legalized in the United States via a Supreme Court decision, few anticipated the impact it would have on college athletes. Across the country student athletes are facing some pretty extreme harassment aggrieved bettors who've placed, and lost, prop bets on their play. As this problem worsens, state gambling commissions are…
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado is suing Colorado Governor Jared Polis over what they say are his efforts to bring Indian gaming under state control. In their lawsuit, the tribe alleges that the State of Colorado did not consult them when it rolled out regulated sports betting and that it also is illegally attempting…
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter plead guilty in federal court this week to conspiracy charges for his role in a betting scandal that could have wide-ranging implications for the regulated sports betting industry. In a New York courtroom, Porter stood in front of Judge James R. Cho during his arraignment hearing and entered a…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is taking a stand against human trafficking by endorsing new anti-human trafficking legislation in the US Congress. Sponsored by Congressmen David Valadao (R-CA) and Troy Carter (D-LA), the bill would fund a program operating under the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign which would provide certification to employers who train…
The New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is hitting DraftKings with a $100,000 fine for improperly reporting the amount of money wagered on parlay bets. DraftKings' reporting errors occurred over a period of several months across 2023-2024 and were tied directly to the company's casino partner, Resorts International. Licensed online betting operators are responsible…
To say that former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter made a bad bet when he decided to pull himself out of a game so that a gambling operation could win a prop bet is something of an understatement. Not only did the move cost him his NBA career (he's banned from the league for life),…
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