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Lucas Paqueta Faces New Charges of Obstructing FA Spot-Fixing Probe
Brazilian soccer star Lucas Paqueta is facing two new charges as part of the English Football Association’s (FA) investigation into allegations of spot-fixing. The West Ham playmaker was charged in May with deliberately seeking to “receive a card from the referee for...
Kentucky Lawsuit Seeks Triple the Losses of All Gray Machine Gamblers
Kentucky explicitly banned skill games or so-called “gray machines” in 2023. Now, a lawsuit is seeking to recoup three times the amount of money lost by Kentucky players under an archaic clawback law. The lawsuit, filed in the Franklin Circuit Court last...
UPDATE: Dodgers Pitcher Walker Buehler Robbed of Watch at Santa Anita Racetrack
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler was one of three people targeted during a grand theft spree at Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, Calif. last month. The MLB star was relieved of his watch, which was worth “six figures,” according to...
Genting Sued for ‘Accountancy Fraud’ Over Mystery $850M Debt at Bahamas Casino
A company that partnered with Genting on Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas has accused the Malaysian casino giant employing “fraudulent accounting practices,” which have drowned the venture in “hundreds of millions of dollars of illegitimate debt.” A civil lawsuit filed Monday...
Next Macau Leader Wants Superstar Residency Shows After ‘$200M Adele Snub’
More Las Vegas-style residency shows featuring global music stars may be just what Macau needs, according to Sam Hou-fai, the gambling hub’s former top judge and a shoo-in for its next political leader. Sam’s comments came shortly after a report in UK...
Fantasy Soccer Giant Sorare.com Pleads Not Guilty to Unlicensed Gambling in UK
Multibillion-dollar fantasy soccer site Sorare.com has pleaded not guilty to three counts of offering unlicensed gambling in the UK. The Paris-based platform, which allows users to trade soccer playing cards in the form of NFTs, formally entered its plea via its lawyers...
Massachusetts Sheriff Drove Cop Car to MGM Springfield Drunk, Missing Tire
A Hampden County, Mass. sheriff arrested at the MGM Springfield last month drove to the casino drunk in a police SUV with a missing tire, The Boston Globe reports. Sheriff Nick Cocchi, 51, left his Ford Explorer with blue police license plates...
Colossus Bets, Spinola Gaming Linked to $95M Texas Lottery Syndicate Win
The mysterious syndicate that gamed the Texas Lottery for a $95 million has been linked to Colossus Bets, the London-based parimutuel betting site, and Malta-based software provider Spinola Gaming, according to The Houston Chronicle. The syndicate, which claimed the prize via a...
Poker Player Pleads Guilty in Jontay Porter NBA Corruption Case
A Brooklyn poker player whose name surfaced in a 2023 cheating scandal has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for his role in the insider betting scandal surrounding former Toronto Raptors power forward Jontay Porter. Long Phi “Bruce” Pham, 38, was a...
Alaska Tribe Clears Land in Anchorage for State’s Second Casino
Alaska’s Eklutna Tribe has begun clearing land for what it hopes will become Alaska’s second casino, The Anchorage Daily News reports. The tribe has long sought to build an electronic bingo hall on its land 20 miles outside of Anchorage. But, for...
