Oklahoma’s sweepstakes casino ban takes effect on November 1, 2026, closing the state to online casino platforms that use redeemable virtual currencies. The law also extends criminal liability to businesses that help operate or promote prohibited games. Operators have been withdrawing ahead of the deadline. McLuck’s published terms confirm that it will stop operating in […]
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North Fork Mono Casino Opens Early in California With More Than 2,400 Slots
North Fork Mono Casino opened in Madera, California, on October 27, bringing more than 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games to the Central Valley. Customers entered at 3 p.m., nine hours before the previously advertised midnight opening. The property belongs to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and is managed by Station Casinos, […]
“Sounds Like a Bet”: Federal Judges Push Back on Kalshi’s Claim to Tribal Land
A trio of appellate judges spent Friday’s hearing sounding distinctly unconvinced by one of the prediction market industry’s central legal arguments — that betting on a football game somehow stops being a bet once it’s wrapped in the language of financial derivatives. The showdown, playing out at the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, pits three […]
