Tag: Legal
Michigan: Man sentenced to running illegal gambling operation
The Michigan Gaming Control Board on Thursday announced the sentencing of a man involved in an illegal gambling operation at Pfeffer’s... more
California tribes gather to combat encroachment of prediction markets
Fresh off Fanatics’s launching its sports betting prediction market in California and other states this month, the state’s tribal leaders... more
NBA’s Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in... more
Football players, officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey’s betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Prosecutors in Istanbul on Friday issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer players and officials in relation to a... more
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to... more
US Treasury sanctions criminal group operating casinos in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Thursday announced sanctions against a criminal group operating casinos in Mexico that were... more
Mexico suspends 13 casinos for alleged money laundering
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities suspended operations at 13 casinos that allegedly were used to launder millions of dollars overseas,... more
Unregulated gambling operator Pace-O-Matic found liable for convenience store attendant robbery-murder
Pace-O-Matic, an unregulated gambling company operating in the “skill” gambling industry, and manufacturing partner Miele... more
Thailand court orders extradition to China of alleged igaming kingpin
BANGKOK (AP) — An appeals court in Thailand on Monday approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime... more
Two MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports... more
