Tag: Legal
Jontay Porter’s NBA betting scandal yields a criminal case against NYC man
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life, with the... more
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for... more
Playtech business update highlights solid 2024 performance to date
Gambling software developer Playtech has issued a trading update covering its performance in the first four months of 2024, reporting that... more
Appeals court sends online gambling case against Apple, Meta and Google back to U.S. District Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed lawsuits against tech giants Apple, Meta and Google to proceed, Media Daily News has... more
Ontario Superior Court affirms legality of iGaming Ontario model
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an application brought by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK), challenging the... more
Atlantic City: Workers in casino smoking lawsuit decry ‘poisonous’ workplace; state stresses taxes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic... more
Ex-Las Vegas casino exec Sibella receives probation in illegal-bookie case
Former MGM Grand President Scott Sibella was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay a fine Wednesday afternoon in a Los Angeles... more
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara will plead guilty in betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a... more
A Cambodian court sentences a union leader to 18 months in prison for comments on Facebook
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian labor union leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with comments he made in... more
Cambodia’s Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a... more
