UK Gamblers Getting Around Crypto Casino Bans By Purchasing Accounts

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Crypto casinos are booming Crypto casinos have become increasingly popular over the last couple years. Living on the outskirts of regulation, online casinos that deal exclusively in cryptocurrencies appeal to those who really want to gamble, but either want their financial transactions harder to track or need to get around regulations that make traditional avenues… Read more »

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Konstantin Held Wins WPT Cambodia Main Event

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Konstantin Held won the inaugural WPT Cambodia championship on Monday, claiming the top prize of $361,310. It was the first Main Tour stop outside of North America since back in 2017. Nagaworld Integrated Resort had previously held WPT Prime events, but this was the first time for a full-fledged WPT Main Tour event in Cambodia.… Read more »

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PokerStars, FanDuel Parent Begins Trading on NYSE

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Big decision Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of PokerStars, FanDuel, and Betfair, among many other brands, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday. As of the writing of this article, shares in FLUT are at $207.00, up 0.98% on the day. Flutter doesn’t plan on stopping there, though. Currently listed on… Read more »

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Handicapping the NFL Championship Games for Sunday

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On Sunday, the National Football League will determine the two teams that will take part in the “Big Game,” the 2024 Super Bowl. It’s been a long season for the four teams that will battle it out for the respective National and American Football Conferences, but this is the goal that they set out back… Read more »

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Feds Have a Forest of Evidence Against High Stakes Poker Player Gal Yifrach in Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering Case

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Just a little light reading High stakes poker player and 2018 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Gal Yifrach seems to be in quite a bit of trouble. In a case that dates back to 2022, the federal government has nearly 143,000 pages of evidence that Yifrach and four co-defendants operated an illegal gambling business… Read more »

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Former Iowa State Football Players Accuse Investigator of “Warrantless Search” in Sports Betting Probe

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So he just went ahead and did it? The attorney for former Iowa State University defensive lineman Isaiah Lee has accused an agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) for targeting college athletes in a sports betting sting without a valid reason. Calling the beginning of last year’s gambling investigation a “warrantless search,”… Read more »

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“American Idol” William Hung Admits to Gambling Addiction

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For many, he will be remembered for an ill-advised turn in front of the television cameras. But for William Hung, known for his audition for (then) one of the States of America’s most popular television programs, the limelight was fleeting. In an attempt to regain that adulation, Hung dived into the professional poker circuit. Now,… Read more »

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American Gaming Association Speaks Out Against Federal Bill to Fund Problem Gambling Programs

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Boosting needed funding The United States’ leading gambling industry advocacy and lobbying group has come out in opposition to federal legislation that would earmark a portion of sports betting taxes for problem gambling services. The Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act was introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon)… Read more »

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