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Nevada racing officials have hit horse trainer Ricardo Castillo with a major penalty, slapping him with a $100,000 fine for giving illegal drugs to four horses during last year’s Elko County Fair. Along with the fine, Castillo is also facing a four-year suspension, according to a decision shared in the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission’s June 2025 agenda.
The case centers around...
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) faced significant backlash recently following the cancellation of its Online Bracelet Event #7 due to unexpected technical difficulties. Players participating in the tournament unfortunately encountered severe login issues, leaving many unable to access their accounts and participate fully.
Initially, the tournament still went ahead despite these substantial...
The US gambling industry is turning into a “highway without speed limits,” says Jordan Maynard, chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. As the gambling boom keeps gaining momentum across the country, Maynard is calling on lawmakers in Washington to step in.
In a conversation with The Guardian, he urged Congress to consider nationwide rules on how betting companies advertise, noting that...
Sports betting-induced abuse at players online is reported down, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and research partner, AI company Signify. The study comes after March Madness, one of the most tense times for gamblers betting big on the variety of sports happening.
Abuse ticks up significantly during sports events. You only need to browse a social media platform...
Police in Korea have busted an illegal gambling ring that had racked up 24.9 billion won ($18.2 million) in wagers. Outside of taking down the group over running a gambling ring, another reason was that they’d begun to attract a much younger audience.
Reported by Korean news outlet, JoongAng Ilbo, the outfit had managed to attract over 100 middle and high school students into the illicit affair....
A notorious poker player, Scotter Clark, known for wearing a full pirate get-up at the World Series of Poker, has been arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to reports, Clark attempted to solicit a woman for sex in a parking lot and was then stopped by another man. He then stabbed the man and ran the woman over while fleeing the scene.
He has been charged with two counts of assault with a...
Brazilian influencer Emilly Kamilly Souza da Silva, better known online as the “Musa do Tigrinho” or “Tigrinho Muse,” was arrested by authorities on June 3 in Cuiabá. She had been hiding out since April and was eventually found at her mother’s house.
The 21-year-old influencer is being investigated for using social media to promote and encourage gambling. She became a target of Operation Quéfren...
UK sportsbook Ladbrokes has come under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after an advert sounded too similar to video games targeted at children. The gambling giant’s advert has been banned to prevent encouraging under-18s from participating.
Aired in December 2024, the ASA deemed the language used in the voice-over to be too close to particular video games. In the advert, the...
Former British sports presenter Alan Bentley has been banned from being a company director for 11 years. This comes after his soccer betting business collapsed, leaving investors more than £10 million ($13.5 million) out of pocket. It was also said that the company kept taking in another £1.5 million ($2 million) from investors, even though there was no sign the business was actually trading....
The Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) has strongly criticized a proposed increase in the country’s sports betting tax, warning it could substantially boost illegal gambling activities and reduce public revenues by billions.
Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, announced the potential of a hefty tax hike from 12% to 18% during a recent press conference, positioning it as...