1+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) A former Texas Tech wide receiver has sued the NCAA, alleging that his six-game suspension for wagering on sports in unfair. Roy Alexander is seeking an injunction to shorten the suspension as he enters his final year of eligibility. Alexander…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (448+ words) FanDuel has reported Bill Simmons to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) after the podcaster and founder of The Ringer admitted to using his daughter’s boyfriend to make proxy bets for him on the platform. Simmons detailed how his daughter’s boyfriend,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) Local authorities arrested an Israeli soccer player in June over allegations of match fixing, illegal gambling, money laundering, and tax offenses. The initial arrest didn’t yield anything, but now another law enforcement agency is stepping in. Lahav 433’s Sports Gambling…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (575+ words) Gambling YouTuber and social media influencer Matt “Vegas Matt” Morrow has threatened a defamation lawsuit against an anti-gambling social media personality. The threat stems from a YouTube video from recovery advocate Rob Minnick. In it, he refers to Morrow as…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) The legal landscape of states battling sweepstakes gaming operators took a turn in Florida this week. Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) not only filed lawsuits against major operators, but also targeted payment processors servicing the companies. Two suits were filed in…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (378+ words) Faced with growing competition from prediction markets, several sportsbook operators have also gotten into the event contracts business over the last few months. FanDuel debuted a prediction market option in November. Fanatics entered the space in December, and DraftKings launched…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (678+ words) The controversy surrounding illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer arose again this week. The Nevada Gaming Commission fined The Venetian Las Vegas $7.2 million on Thursday. The commission said the property failed to stop Bowyer from gambling from 2019 to 2021. The fine came after…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (531+ words) Caesars Entertainment has moved for a dismissal of a federal lawsuit brought by a New York tribe over offering mobile sports betting on tribal land. However, they’re using the same argument crafted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to do…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (824+ words) The seemingly never-ending legal battle against prediction markets continues, and for the first time, a city is getting involved in the fight. The city of Baltimore filed a pair of lawsuits this week against Kalshi and Polymarket. City officials claim…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) The legality of prediction markets and the platforms’ foray into sports could be heading to the Supreme Court by next summer. A leading prediction market executive sees a case making it to the High Court before the end of the…...