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Tribal gaming leaders are calling out Kalshi, the prediction market company, for what they say is a misleading portrayal of its conversations with Native American organizations. According to Victor Rocha, a well-known figure in tribal gaming and the conference chair of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA), the talks, including two separate calls with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour, didn’t go well at all...
After being in the news last week for an NFL poker punch-up, JokerStars in Houston, Texas, is back on the radar after a cheating scandal was uncovered. A scheme that involved cards implanted with RFID chips was caught on security cameras.
JokerStars owner Jerry Yen posted to Facebook on June 23 with the identifications of the three men involved, as well as screenshots from the security footage....
Reaching customers across borders used to mean big translation budgets, teams of native-speaking marketers, and a lot of hoping that the messaging didn’t get lost somewhere between “add to cart” and “checkout.” But now? The multilingual AI tools are getting smarter, the content’s getting faster, and your business doesn’t need to speak just one language anymore. Whether you’re selling handmade...
High 5 Casino and a geolocation company, Xpoint, have partnered up to prevent the company from appearing in states it shouldn’t. The operator mainly runs sweepstakes casinos, which are quickly being banned from multiple states.
Xpoint’s technology has already been integrated into multiple other sites like Bet365, with this move following suit with the contemporaries from around the gambling world...
Lawmakers in New Jersey have agreed to an increase in the tax rate, totaling 19.75% for online gaming, which is lower than what was initially proposed.
It was earlier this year when Gov Phil Murphy suggested the state’s tax rate on sports betting should be raised to 25%. At the time, it was reported this would result in an extra $402.4 million in revenue for the state.
Now though, the lower rate...
The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) of Sri Lanka has given approval for the importation of casino machines, with previous restrictions removed.
The creation of a special mechanism to monitor the importation has been directed to be set up too, with this coming at a time when the country is moving towards modernizing its gaming market.
According to the local Daily Mirror, Chairman Harsha de...
Robin Lynn Severance Lopez, the estranged wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, appeared in a Lake County courtroom Tuesday (June 24) for the first time since her arrest on racketeering charges. The 50-year-old is accused of helping run a multi-million dollar illegal gambling ring in partnership with her husband, a scheme that prosecutors say she played a central role in.
She’s...
A California bill, Assembly Bill 831, has been entirely overhauled after it was put on ice after passing earlier this year. Originally designed to provide extra time on compacts (like a contract) between the state and tribes, it has now become a cruise missile against sweepstakes casinos.
Sweepstakes casinos have become a thorn in multiple states’ sides since becoming a favorite of gamblers in...
A A$300 million ($195 million) rescue package has been approved by Star Entertainment Group’s shareholders this week (June 25), which will allow Australia’s Star Sydney casino to remain open.
This comes after The Star announced it had entered into a binding term sheet with Bally’s for a strategic investment back in April. It’s this US company that is leading the rescue bid.
Now that a deal has...
The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) has kicked off a series of investigations into lottery operators and companies running games outside of the official digital systems. The latest move, announced between June 23 and June 25, is all about making sure everyone’s playing by the book under the new rules that came into effect on June 1, 2024.
One of the main things they’re looking at is...