Illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s gambling activities exposed anti-money laundering failures across three major Las Vegas casinos, resulting in nearly $27 million in combined regulatory fines. Caesars and other casinos ignored years of red flags about Bowyer’s unverifiable income and continued allowing him to gamble until … Read more
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers are under federal indictment in connection with an MLB pitch-fixing and betting scheme that generated more than $450,000 in fraudulent wagers. Prosecutors say Emmanuel Clase coordinated the operation, using in-game communication to fix pitch outcomes before Luis Ortiz joined the scheme … Read more
Six college basketball players received permanent bans from the NCAA for manipulating games and sharing inside information with bettors during the 2024-25 season. The cases at Arizona State, New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State are part of a broader federal investigation linking NBA and college … Read more
Rep. Paul Tonko demands major sports leagues support his SAFE Bet Act or accept responsibility for future gambling scandals. The push follows recent FBI indictments of NBA personnel allegedly involved in betting schemes tied to organized crime. Tonko’s bill would establish federal standards including advertising … Read more
Kalshi is suing the New York State Gaming Commission after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from the state. Kalshi argues that their sports markets are legal due to the fact that they vary from traditional sports betting sites. NEW YORK – Kalshi has filed a lawsuit … Read more
The American Gaming Association is warning leagues to avoid creating partnerships with Kalshi and other prediction markets as states stake their claim to what is legal sports betting. A Colorado judge denied two tribes in Colorado their right to offer sports betting based on the … Read more
FBI arrested NBA figures Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones along with 30+ others in gambling schemes tied to four Mafia families. Rozier charged with insider betting fraud; Billups and Jones charged with rigging poker games backed by organized crime. Arrests highlight integrity concerns … Read more
Daniel Yee filed a federal lawsuit against Kalshi Inc., alleging the company misled users by promoting unregulated sports betting as legal. Yee claims Kalshi violated state laws by operating without proper sports betting licenses in states like California and New York. The lawsuit seeks a … Read more
West Virginia is the last state in the U.S. where live commercial greyhound racing is still active. The practice remains inactively legal in five other states including Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, and Wisconsin. The only active racetracks are Wheeling Island Hotel Casino & Racetrack and … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill AB 831 this week, banning sweepstakes contests like casinos and sportsbooks. It does not change anything regarding real money and free casinos and sports betting sites in California. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dual-currency sweepstakes gambling sites are no longer legal in … Read more
Kalshi is rapidly expanding into over 140 countries, including China, following a $300 million funding round that increased its valuation to $5 billion. By operating under a regulated financial market model, Kalshi is able to compete in markets where traditional sports betting remains restricted or … Read more
Representative Alex Bores has proposed a bill in New York that would stop sportsbooks from limiting successful bettors. Carrie Torrisi from the MGC found that successful bettors are often limited more than the unsuccessful ones. NEW YORK – Assembly Member Alex Bores filed a bill … Read more