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North Las Vegas Plane Crash Victims Identified, Eulogized
Three of the victims in Sunday’s fatal plane collision above Nevada's North Las Vegas Airport have been identified. They include Zachary Rainey. He is survived by two sons. Rainey, 47, who reportedly worked in real estate, was in one of the two...
Major League Baseball Draft Recap, Baltimore Orioles Select Jackson Holliday in First Round Pick
Druw Jones, son of Andruw Jones, was the favorite to be the number one pick at -145, but in surprise to many, the Baltimore Orioles selected 18-year-old Jackson Holliday. Like father, like son, the MLB Draft 2022 had plenty of bloodlines as...
Minnesota Casino Child Sex Incident Leads to Prison Term for Ex-Cop
A former Canadian police officer was sentenced Tuesday to spend 10 years in prison for his alleged sexual contact with two children at Minnesota’s Fortune Bay Resort and Casino. Both victims were under 12 at the time. Brady John Hillis, 33, who...
Kindred’s Efforts to Combat Problem Gambling Continue to Pay Off
Kindred Group continues its efforts to emphasize responsible gambling across all of its gaming initiatives. Its "Journey Towards Zero" campaign is working, according to the company. The "Journey Towards Zero" campaign has as its final objective zero revenue coming from individuals who...
Tennis Chilean Player, Italian Judge Latest Investigated For Match-Rigging
Over the past several months, several tennis players and umpires received bans for match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) recently added a Chilean tennis player and an Italian judge to the list. Chile’s Michel Vernier Quinteros received a suspension of seven...
Vatican Promises Not to Invest in Gambling, Pornography
A new document outlines which investments the Catholic Church can invest. Gambling, pornography, prostitution, the arms industry, abortion centers, and pharmaceutical companies that manufacture contraceptive methods or work with embryonic stem cells are now off-limits. The document outlining investments was published Tuesday....
Sports Betting Controversy in Chile Pits Soccer Against State
Although Chile is still working on legislation to legalize sports betting, operators are backing soccer teams in the country. This is beginning to cause friction between its leading soccer organization and Chile's gambling regulator. Bookmakers are an important player in the financing...
Colombia’s iGaming Market Expands as Kalamba Partners with BetPlay
iGaming and sports betting operator BetPlay is adding more content to its operations in Colombia. The platform signed a new delivery deal with Kalamba Games for a long list of new slot titles. Under the deal, Kalamba will hand over 17 online...
Gamblers in Romania Receive Bad News, Government Raises Taxes
Romania's plan to increase taxes on its gambling industry is moving forward. Unfortunately, it is also adding more taxes, which could prove detrimental to the growth of the legal sector. At the end of June, Romania confirmed that it would implement a...
Kentucky Lottery Winner Gives Out $2K Gift Cards to Strangers
Lucky shoppers in a Louisville, Ky. retail store recently discovered that generosity still exists. A lottery winner decided to pass out $2,000 gift cards to each of them even though they never previously met. Crystal Dunn of Louisville won over $146,000 in...
