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Betfred Pays Out Early on Man City for EPL After Liverpool, Arsenal Slip Up
There are six games left in an English Premier League season that has witnessed the tightest three-way title race in recent memory. But one UK sportsbook has seen enough. Betfred announced Monday that it would...
Crown Resorts Position Puts London’s Aspinalls Casino in Peril
London’s swanky Apsinalls Club has warned of “material uncertainty” over its future because of regulatory action against its parent company on the other side of the world. Since 2011, the private member's club for high-rolling...
Poker Player Dan Shak Settles COMEX-Spoofing Accusation for $750K
High-stakes poker player Dan Shak has agreed to pay $750K to federal regulators to settle an accusation that he spoofed the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX). “Spoofing” refers to the...
Colin Farrell to Star in Macau Gambling Movie ‘The Ballad of a Small Player’
Irish star Colin Farrell is to star in a new Netflix movie, "The Ballad of a Small Player." Based on the novel of the same name by British author Lawrence Osborne, the story follows an...
Ex-Wrestler Daniel Rodimer in Court on Murder Charge, Wants Phone Evidence Dismissed
Daniel Rodimer, the former WWE wrestler and Republican Congressional candidate charged with murder in Las Vegas last month made his first appearance in court Wednesday. Rodimer, 45, who wrestled under the name Dan Rodman, is...
Ukraine Soldiers ‘Pawning Drones and Thermal Imagers’ to Gamble, Commander Says
Online gambling is apparently so rife among Ukrainian troops it's prompted one unit commander to petition the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to impose restrictions. Commander Pavlo Petrychenko said the problem is so bad, some servicemen...
Maine Tribal Online Casino Bill Suffers Narrow Defeat in House
A bill that would have legalized online gaming in Maine and handed a monopoly to the state’s four Wabanaki tribes has run aground in the House. The legislation was narrowly defeated Tuesday by a vote of...
British Columbia Casino Money Launderer was ‘Wrong Target’ in 2020 Slaying
A notorious casino money launderer who died in a hail of bullets in a Japanese restaurant in Richmond, Metro Vancouver, wasn't the intended target, according to prosecutors. Jian Jun Zhu was the operator of Silver...
Wirecard Fugitive Jan Marsalek was Russian Spymaster in Europe, Says British Intelligence
Fugitive former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek was a Russian spymaster who coordinated espionage operations across Europe, according to allegations by British intelligence that have just recently come to light. Marsalek, who fled to Russia on...
Washington State Lottery’s AI Experiment Ends Abruptly After Producing Topless Image of User
The Washington State Lottery’s experimentation with generative AI has come to an abrupt end after its new promotional app generated an unsolicited topless photo of a customer. The lottery has now pulled its “Test Drive...
