3806 stories by Philip Conneller
‘Brawl Stars’ Loot Boxes Are Not Illegal Gambling, Rules Judge
A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday denied a class-action lawsuit against tech giant Apple, which claimed loot boxes in the video game Brawl Stars amounted to gambling. The lawsuit was filed last year by California mom Rebecca Taylor, whose son...
Macau Bans Inbound Flights from Outside China After Omicron Cases Detected
Macau has responded to the arrival of three suspected omicron cases via overseas passenger flights. They are now banning all inbound commercial air travel from outside China for two weeks. Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced Wednesday the prohibition will...
Arizona Sports Betting Hit Highest Revenue of Any State in First Month
Arizona sports betting came bolting out of the blocks in its debut month of September, taking in more gross gaming revenue than any other state did in the first month. Experts are saying it may have something to do with the Arizona...
USPS Told to Crack Down on Mail-Order Battle Roosters
Thousands of roosters destined for cockfighting rings are being shipped abroad from the US every year, according to Animal Wellness Action (AWA). Congress is urging the US Postal Service to pay more heed to the nearly 20-year ban on the interstate and...
MGM National Harbor ‘Investment’ Mystery at Center of Baltimore Drug-Money Trial
Baltimore defense attorney Ken Ravenell was convicted last week of laundering money for a drugs kingpin through the prestigious law firm he was once a partner in. But questions remain over an alleged $2 million investment in the MGM National Harbor, which...
First Light Casino: Taunton, Mass. Residents Strike Back in Fight with Mashpee
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing a renewed legal threat to its ambition to build the $1 billion First Light Casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. A group of Taunton residents have asked a federal judge in Boston to reopen the lawsuit that derailed...
Man Who Sued Dutch Lottery for Deception Imprisoned for $3M Fraud
A Dutchman who took on his nation’s state lottery in a seven-year court battle and won has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud. Der Telegraph reports Ferdy Roet, 41, was convicted in a court in Zwolle, northeast Netherlands, of...
UK Mulls Clampdown on Crypto-Asset ‘Gambling Craze’
UK lawmakers have said they want digital trading products to be included within the scope of an ongoing review into the country’s gambling laws, The Telegraph reports. The calls come amid concerns such products could be harmful to young people and should...
William Hill May Have Supplied Dodgy Data to UK for COVID-19 Gambling Research
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has said all statistics it has published on gambling during COVID-19 should be treated with caution. That’s after William Hill recently informed the regulator it had supplied incorrect data points since the start of the pandemic. The...
Colombia Soccer Team Union Magdalena Promoted Despite Stench of Corruption
Colombia soccer team Union Magdalena will be promoted to the top tier, Categoría Primera A, according to the country’s soccer league, DIYAMOR. That’s despite the allegations of match-fixing that swirled around the team’s bizarre final game of the season on December 4...
