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A man from Sun Valley, Nevada, has been given a custodial sentence for embezzling three-quarters of a million dollars from casino locations where he was employed.
Thomas Tonar, 61, worked for Nevada’s Dotty’s Casino locations throughout the state, and as part of a joint police effort, was arrested while on the run with the ill-gotten gains.
A casino employee has been sentenced to prison for...
Two women lured a man to a Bally’s Twin River Casino hotel room, where a third assailant robbed the man at knifepoint.
The news comes from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department in Massachusetts, which apprehended the three suspects after the victim reported the crime to police at 1:43 a.m. on December 29, 2025.
Bally’s Twin River casino knife robbery
The man told officers how Naushka Machuca,...
A new study looking at AI large language models (LLM) and gambling suggests that the models show the same unhealthy patterns people do, like loss chasing and the illusion of control.
The research has been carried out by Seungpil Lee, Donghyeon Shin, Yunjeong Lee and Sundong Kim, with the aim of identifying the specific conditions under which LLMs exhibit human-like gambling addiction patterns....
Australia’s communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), has reaffirmed its firm stance on gambling regulation and recent enforcement actions.
Public scrutiny of the ACMA arose after it emerged that Sportsbet challenged a 2022 enforcement decision and reportedly lobbied the regulator to change the wording of a public announcement about the case.
As ReadWrite...
The sports betting solutions company Kambi Group has announced a multi-year partnership with Pickwin as it’ll expand its presence in Mexico.
Kambi will provide solutions to the sports betting operator, with Pickwin replacing its third-party sportsbook provider with products from the Kambi Group.
The company, which was founded in 2010, also works with other sports betting operators with partners...
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA) has issued an update after announcing it would be suing the City of Chicago over a new sports betting tax and licensing plan.
The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court and aimed to stop the city from enforcing an ordinance that would bring in a 10.25% tax on online sports betting and require operators to get city licenses starting in 2026.
Now, however,...
Music heavyweight Drake and gambling operator Stake.us are involved in a complex federal class action lawsuit alleging hidden transactions and the artificial manipulation of music streaming platforms.
The case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake), streamer Adin Ross, and the sweepstakes company has set the media heather alight,...
In April 2023, the Premier League announced a voluntary agreement to remove gambling advertising from front-of-shirt sponsorships.
The decision was reached following “extensive consultation” with the UK government regarding its review of gambling legislation, which was prevalent in the recent budget announcement from the incumbent Labour government.
The new arrangement will apply from the start...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner, Adam Silver, has appeared on multiple broadcasts during the festive season to challenge the gambling-riddled narrative surrounding the sport.
On the one hand, Silver has sought to quell concerns about the sport’s integrity in North America. On the other hand, the Commissioner has refocused the sport’s priorities on future growth, including...
The sports betting landscape in the United States has changed considerably over the last few years, with 39 states having legalized this form of gambling since 2018.
Prior to 2018, sports betting was illegal in the U.S., but a Supreme Court decision changed this, and a booming industry has since begun.
It was seven years ago when it was ruled that each state would have the authority to legalize...