#gambling

#gambling

Federal authorities in Atlanta say 53-year-old Felecia Ingram used her job inside the company's Store Support Center to quietly siphon off thousands of gift cards over roughly 16 months, beginning in March 2020. Ingram worked as a gift card sales associate, a role that gave her access to the systems and inventory she would later exploit. Investigators say she took about 8,325 physical gift cards, loading up a total value of roughly $4.08 million.

For years, gambling lived on the outer edges of the video game business. It was boxed in by geography, hemmed in by regulation, and treated as culturally separate from mainstream gaming. However, the wall has now largely come down. The State of Video Gaming in 2026 by Epyllion's CEO Matthew Ball argues that gambling, especially iGaming, online sports betting, and prediction markets, has become one of the biggest forces redirecting how players use their time and money.

Major League Baseball began investigating Pete Rose in 1988, the year before it launched the full-blown, publicly announced probe that resulted in his banishment, according to newly released FBI documents. MLB, however, suspended its investigation at the request of federal law enforcement officials who were investigating Rose's finances at the time. The documents show that MLB suspected in 1988, months before the public became aware of any investigation, that Rose was betting on baseball and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

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Earlier this year, SCOTUSblog co-founder and veteran Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein was arrested on a 22-count indictment alleging tax crimes and making false statements to lenders. According to the government, Goldstein participated in high-stakes poker games and failed to disclose his winnings (in tax filings) and losings (in loan applications). Over the course of several years, the indictment says that Goldstein racked up big winnings and bigger losses in high-stakes underground poker matches, both domestically and abroad.

Polymarket blocked French traders on Friday, weeks after reports that the country's government was investigating the prediction markets juggernaut for gambling law compliance.

"To all the bettors: I'm a mum before I'm an athlete. The way you talk to women - to mothers - is SHAMEFUL. If your mothers saw your messages, they'd be disgusted."

Winning $20,000 from a DoubleDown Casino lawsuit highlighted the risks of virtual gambling and how easy it is to make impulsive purchases on free-to-play sites.

Some asylum seekers have been misusing payment cards intended for essentials, with over 6,500 gambling payments attempted using ASPEN cards in the past year.

The goal is to turn the existing 'racino' next to John F. Kennedy International Airport into a full-scale casino resort, complete with a 7,000-seat arena and 2,000 hotel rooms.

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"Card counting is fundamentally about measuring risk and recognizing opportunities where the odds are favorable, which is similar to investment strategies."

This is the most impressive way...you’re right to be concerned. I won’t get into the ethical concerns here because...I do know that card counting isn’t illegal.

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"Starting in 2026, gamblers will only be able to deduct 90% of their losses, versus 100% today, leading to potential tax implications even for those who break even."

Gambling has a universal appeal, ranging from casinos to childhood games, from lottery tickets to crypto trading. It taps into our evolved instinct to take risks in pursuit of potential rewards.

In 1992, a group of entrepreneurs and semi-professional gamblers attempted to outsmart the Irish national lottery, revealing the limits of their strategy and regulations.

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I almost didn't get my bonus when I had said Stake.com. I had to write a apology letter. Because SkinnyBets gave me [$10,000] just for saying that and they weren't gonna give me my [$50,000]... The fighter's meeting they told me, they were like, 'Don't say anything about the gambling sites.' But I didn't think it was problem because it was on the mat, Stake.com.