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Crypto Exchange Beaxy Founder Charged with Gambling Investor Funds
Crypto exchange Beaxy suspended its operations Wednesday, citing “an uncertain regulatory environment.” That’s after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against founder Artak Hamazaspyan for securities fraud. He allegedly raised $8...
‘Slots Whisperer’ Sara King Blames Royal Husband for $10M Scam
Sara King, the LA lawyer accused of living large in Las Vegas with $10 million of her clients’ cash, now claims she was put up to it by her soon-to-be ex-husband, a great-nephew of the...
Online Lottery Player Sweats Court Ruling on ‘£10 or £1M’ Jackpot Claim
A British woman is anxiously awaiting a judge’s decision on whether she won £10 (US$12.30) or £1 million (US$1.2 million) on an online lottery scratch-off game. Joan Parker-Grennan, from Boston, Lincolnshire, sued UK National Lottery...
Wirecard Fugitive Jan Marsalek’s Grandad was ‘Russian Agent,’ Document Claims
Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek’s grandfather was a suspected Russian spy, The Financial Times has learned. The revelation could shed light on the executive’s behavior in the lead-up to the fintech giant’s spectacular collapse, and his...
Abilify and Problem Gambling: Doctors, Patients ‘Unaware of Danger’
The UK’s National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) says there needs to be stronger messaging around the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole and the risks of users developing a gambling addiction. Better known by its brand name, Abilify,...
NHL’s Evander Kane Placed Up to 50 Bets a Day with Illegal Bookies
Troubled NHL star Evander Kane claims to have placed as many as 50 bets per day with illegal bookmakers when he was in the grip of his gambling addiction. Kane, 31, is being sued by...
Washington State Casinos Helped Drugs Gang Launder $1M
Two members of a violent drug trafficking ring were sent to prison this week by a federal judge. The duo is accused of laundering more than $1 million of meth, heroin, and fentanyl profits through...
EA Loot Boxes ‘Not Gambling,’ Canadian Judge Rules
A Canadian judge has rejected claims that the loot boxes employed by video games publisher EA constitute gambling. Judge Justice Margot Fleming of British Columbia’s Supreme Court said that gambling must involve the risk of...
Bally’s Evansville Pit Supervisor Busted for Running Illegal Poker Den
A table games supervisor at Bally’s Evansville Casino,Ind. is facing three felony charges for allegedly moonlighting as an underground poker room operator. Edward Hill, 53, was charged on March 15 with corrupt business influence, professional...
Brentford’s Thomas Frank Opens Up on Ivan Toney Soccer Betting Scandal
Brentford FC manager Thomas Frank says the six-month ban England’s Football Association (FA) is expected to hand down to striker Ivan Toney for gambling infractions will be like a “prison sentence” for the troubled soccer...
