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August 25, 2021
Ali Jafaar Named as Defendant in Multi-Million Massachusetts Lottery Scheme
A father and his two sons are facing multiple charges in what the Massachusetts Attorney’s Office alleges is a multi-million lottery scheme. Ali Jafaar Indicted by Attorney’s Office in Lottery Scheme Ali Jaafar and his two sons, Yousef and Mohamed Jafaar, have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service as well as […]
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August 23, 2021
Brazil Signals Strong Intent to Bring Back Land-Based Casinos
Brazil is looking to speed up the introduction of integrated casino resorts in the country after a rapporteur for Bill 4495 was appointed last week. Legislative Preference for the Bill Senator Veneziano Vital do Rêgo was appointed by the President of the House, Senator Rodrigo Pacheco, as the Plenary Rapporteur for Bill 4495, known as […]
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August 23, 2021
KRAIL Member Arrested for Taking Money to Assist Licensing
Gambling regulations in Ukraine took center stage after a member of the country’s national regulatory body was arrested on suspicion of bribery. Alleged Bribery Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) arrested a member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) Friday for allegedly accepting a $90,000 illegal benefit in exchange for providing […]
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August 19, 2021
Three Men Sentenced for Illegal Gambling in Georgia
A man running illegal gambling operations for over a decade and his two associates were sentenced to probation and forfeiture after pleading guilty in court. Starting as an Illegal Bookie The case, investigated by the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigations, discovered that Grady Brandon Mobley, a 44-year old resident of Waynsboro, GA, operated as an […]
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August 17, 2021
Beijing Targets Karaoke Songs to Protect National Unity
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has included gambling mentions in its new blacklist that excludes certain songs from the country’s nearly 50,000 karaoke venues. Karaoke Venues Required to Update Lists Before October 1 China’s karaoke venues will be required to update their lists of songs by removing the ones with “illegal content” by October 1, China’s Ministry of Culture […]
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August 17, 2021
Man Who Opened Fake Gambling Accounts for Victims Sentenced
A 54-year-old Boca Raton, FL, resident has been sentenced to 48 months in prison. Randy Craig Levine used three websites to defraud victims with promises of opening gambling accounts, but he used the money for personal expenditures. Although the fraud occurred between 1999 and 2004, Levine was on the run for 15 years before being […]
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August 13, 2021
Gambling Addict Ahmed Hasna Sues Crown Resorts after Losing $3.3 Million
Crown Resorts is in the news again, as gambling addict Ahmed Hasna is suing the casino operator, backed by James Packer, for around $3.3 million (AUD$4.5m). Stephen Maybe, an award-winning journalist and a local government counselor for Melbourne, shared the news about the lawsuit via Twitter on August 10, saying that the suit has the […]
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August 11, 2021
Garzón Reminds Operators of Upcoming Gambling Rules
Spain’s minister of consumer affairs Alberto Garzón has made a review of the activity of his department until August in a statement to the Spanish online newspaper Publico.es. Gambling Ad Ban Stands Out Alberto Garzón, Spain’s minister of consumer affairs, spoke to Publico.es about the most important measures adopted by his Ministry in the past year and a half. Garzón highlighted […]
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August 11, 2021
Draftkings’ Golden Nugget Purchase under Legal Scrutiny
A law firm will look into how Golden Nugget Online Gaming’s Board of Directors handled the company sale to DraftKings. Law Firm to Seek Whether Fiduciary Duties Have Been Met Just a day after DraftKings announced that it would acquire Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) in an all-stock deal valued at $1.56 billion, the law office of Brodsky & […]
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August 9, 2021
SEC Investigating DraftKings over SBTech Acquisition
When known short-seller Hindenburg Research blasted DraftKings in June over its acquisition of SBTech, a certain amount of fallout was expected. It doesn’t take long before a few overzealous shareholders went on the offensive and sued the sports betting and fantasy sports giant, but the troubles don’t stop there. DraftKings is now under investigation by […]