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Florida Cardroom Seminole Sports Betting Lawsuit Should Be Tossed, Says Interior Dept.
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two Florida card rooms. The suit seeks to halt the rollout of sports betting in the state. Wagering on sports becomes...
Internet Star Dan Bilzerian Sets $100M Heads-Up Poker Match Versus Billionaire
Instagram personality and poker player Dan Bilzerian says he has stumped his half of $100 million and is ready to play in what would be the biggest Heads-up poker game of all time. Speaking to Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast on Tuesday, Bilzerian...
‘Diamond Enterprise’ New York Crime Boss Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling, Racketeering
The head of a New York racketeering gang known as “the Diamond Enterprise” pleaded guilty Thursday in a federal court to a litany of charges. Prosecutors say the group ran a network of illegal gambling parlors in Brooklyn. Abduraman “Diamond” Iseni admitted...
UK Regulators Launch Probe into NFT-Powered ‘Fantasy Sports’ Platform Sorare
UK gambling regulators have said they are investigating fantasy soccer platform Sorare. The French startup recently became the darling of the red-hot NFT market with a $680 million cash injection led by SoftBank. Sorare enables users to trade soccer-player cards using NFTs...
Star Entertainment Exec Linked to Alleged $245M Corporate Fraud Fugitive
Star Sydney’s senior vice president of VIP gaming was cozy with an alleged corporate fraudster who is now a fugitive from Australian justice, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The Herald reports that Star’s Mark Walker “maintained a secret and longstanding relationship”...
DraftKings Hit by Lawsuit Alleging ‘Unjust Enrichment’ in SBTech Deal
A lawsuit filed Friday in a New York federal court accuses several DraftKings directors of breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The 103-page complaint brought by shareholder Jiahan Yu alleges the defendants caused the company to engage in “illicit operations,” thereby...
Connecticut to Soft-Launch Online Sports Betting, Casino Gaming Tuesday
It’s been years in the making. But Connecticut will roll out limited online sports betting and casino gaming Tuesday from 3 pm. The launch marks the latest phase in the state’s biggest expansion of gambling since its casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods,...
Oregon Tribes Seek to Sink Coffee Magnate’s Gambling Plan for Grants Pass Downs
A coffee magnate who hopes to open a gambling and entertainment center at the Grants Pass Downs racetrack in southern Oregon is facing the wrath of six regional tribal operators, Oregon Live reports. Travis Boersma is the state’s newest billionaire, after his...
Data King Nate Silver Makes World Series of Poker Final Table
Political analyst and writer Nate Silver was a whisker away from winning a World Series of Poker bracelet on Sunday night. The statistician has won fame and plaudits for predicting election outcomes. But one outcome he failed to forecast was his opponent...
Star Entertainment Shares Plunge on Money Laundering Allegations
Allegations that Star Entertainment enabled money laundering at its Sydney and Gold Coast properties have sent the Australian casino operator’s shares spiraling. By the end of trading Monday, the company’s stock plummeted by almost 23 percent on the ASX, wiping nearly $A1...