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DraftDay Gaming Group Announces Consumer Protection Safeguards
DraftDay Gaming Group, co-owned by Sportech and Viggle, announced plans this week to implement an "industry-defining consumer protection initiative" that will mimic the regulatory safeguards utilized by online gambling markets in the United States. After consulting with the National Council on Problem...
Alleged Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright Gets Home Police Raid in Sydney
For years, Bitcoins were rumored to be the brainchild of one Satoshi Nakamoto, a man who mysteriously never seemed to emerge into polite society. But a recent home raid in Sydney has thrown a bit of a wrench into that theory, and has...
Australia Records Record Gambling Figures, But Does it have a Gambling Problem?
Australia’s love of gambling, is often perhaps too quickly dismissed as an endearing part of the national character, and it's beginning to cause alarm among the country’s politicians and media. Recently Australians were revealed to be the biggest “losers” in the world, in...
Pennsylvania to Include Online Gambling in State’s House Budget
Pennsylvania could be standing on the brink of legal online gambling, at least if the state's House gets its way. Two budget plans have emerged as the state legislature seeks a speedy end to its five-month-long budget impasse, one of which, proposed...
Florida Agrees $3.1 Billion Deal with Seminoles
The Seminole Tribe’s political standoff with Florida governor Rick Scott was finally resolved this week following a deal which will see the Seminoles pay $3.1 billion to the state over seven years in return for the right to offer craps and roulette....
College Football Playoff Semifinals Open in Las Vegas, Alabama and Oklahoma Favored
The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee has paired #1 Clemson (13-0) against #4 Oklahoma (11-1) and #2 Alabama (12-1) against #3 Michigan State (12-1) to decide who will compete for the National Championship on January 11. Both semifinal games will be...
Greyhound Trainer Cheat Imprisoned in Landmark UK Trial
A greyhound trainer in the UK has been handed a prison sentence after he admitted on camera that he drugged his dogs in order to fix races. Chris Mosdall, a trainer at the Wimbledon Stadium dog track in South West London was...
Pro Sports Better Adam Meyer’s Lawyer Claims Former Client is Government Informant
Adam Meyer proclaimed for years he was "the sports consultant to the stars," the Florida-based sports handicapper routinely appearing on television to flaunt his insider knowledge and unrivaled results. His Real Money Sports website described Meyer as "the biggest star in Vegas"...
Judge Blasts Anti-Wynn Boston Lawsuit, Throws it Out of Court in Massachusetts
Boston’s legal effort to derail Wynn Resorts’ planned $1.7 billion casino in nearby Everett has been criticized and ultimately rejected by a Massachusetts judge. Judge Janet L. Sanders berated the city’s case for its “inflammatory descriptions,” “hyperbole,” and “spurious” arguments that served...
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch Indicts 16 More FIFA Officials
United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch is in the midst of disrupting perhaps one of the largest criminal syndicates in recent history as she leads the Department of Justice's (DOJ) investigation into FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. On Thursday, Lynch...
