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Virginia iGaming Legislation for 2025 Is Dead
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Virginia iGaming Legislation For 2025 Is Dead

Online casino legislation shelved in Virginia for 2025.
01/23/2025
Legal
Palms Casino Alleged Murdered Competent to Stand Trial
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Palms Casino Alleged Murderer Competent to Stand Trial

Jason Kendall, the man who allegedly murdered alleged sex worker Larissa Garcia, has been ruled competent to stand trial.
01/23/2025
Legal
Man Found Guilty in Elaborate $700k Casino AI Theft Scheme
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Man Found Guilty in Elaborate $700k Casino AI Theft Scheme

Man charged in elaborate AI plot that resulted in $700k in cash being stolen from Hartford Four Winds Casino in Michigan.
01/18/2025
Legal
Brazilian Influencer Couple Faked Arrested For Faking Casino Wins
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Brazilian Influencer Couple Faked Arrested For Faking Casino Wins

Brazilian influencer couple arrested on multiple charges for faking online casino wins.
01/16/2025
Legal
Virginia Lawmaker Wants Piece of $600 Million Live! Casino Pie
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Virginia Lawmaker Wants Piece of $600 Million Live! Casino Pie

Republican Delegate Mike Cherry has filed a bill to form a committee to disperse taxes from the upcoming Petersburg casino to other areas.
01/14/2025
Legal
Bill to Thwart Cedar Rapids Casino Expected to Come This Week
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Bill to Thwart Cedar Rapids Casino Expected to Come This Week

Bobby Kaufmann will introduce legislation to stop casino expansion until 2029 as a vote for a license in Cedar Rapids comes Feb. 6.
01/13/2025
Legal
Kentucky Introduces New Potential Retail Casino Legislation
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Kentucky Introduces New Potential Retail Casino Legislation

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Huff filed House Bill 33. This would allow voters to vote on allowing retail casinos in their area.
01/11/2025
Legal
Man in Bally’s AC Sexual Assault Case Could Get Reduced Sentence
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Man in Bally’s AC Sexual Assault Case Could Get Reduced Sentence

Jamel Carlton was sentenced to 42 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Bally’s AC housekeeper. Now, his sentence could be reduced.
01/07/2025
Legal
Montana Man Sentenced For Killing Wife, Bartender at Cardroom
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Montana Man Sentenced For Killing Wife, Bartender at Cardroom

Kraig Walter Benson, 49, has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for killing his wife and a bartender at Four Aces Bar in Superior, MT.
01/06/2025
Legal
Michigan Poker Play Arrested In Bizarre Murder Case
Richard JanvrinBy: Richard Janvrin

Michigan Poker Play Arrested In Bizarre Murder Case

Craig Michael Bergeron, who went by the online poker handle “hu4rollz,” has been arrested for murder.
01/03/2025
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