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3 Arrested In Tampa Hotel Robbery Case After Suspect Met Victim At Seminole Hard Rock Casino

Three people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery outside a Tampa hotel after investigators said the victim had met one suspect earlier that morning at Seminole Hard Rock Casino.

Florida ex-TV meteorologist seeks to block casino gambling records in WINK lawsuit

Former WINK meteorologist Matt Devitt is fighting a request for casino gambling records in an employment dispute, with a Florida court still weighing whether the records can be obtained in discovery.

New York lawsuit against Kalshi puts prediction market regulation back in focus

A new lawsuit from New York against Kalshi highlights the unresolved legal fight over whether prediction markets are regulated as gambling or as federally supervised commodities trading.

IG Group CEO says prediction-market regulation poses risk as Underdog deal moves ahead

IG Group CEO Breon Corcoran said regulatory uncertainty around event contracts creates “some risk,” even as he defended the company’s $1.3bn acquisition of Underdog on product and talent grounds.

State lawmakers push back on prediction markets as legal fight widens

State lawmakers, regulators and gaming stakeholders are intensifying their challenge to online prediction markets, setting up a wider fight over whether products tied to sports and other events belong under federal commodities oversight or state gambling rules.

Florida postal worker accused of stealing and cashing winning lottery ticket mailed to player

Florida Lottery investigators say a USPS letter carrier stole a winning Pick 4 ticket from the mail and redeemed it at the agency’s Miami District Office before being arrested on multiple charges.