Turkish soccer giant Galatasaray has suspended its shirt sponsorship deal with Serwin Global Solutions after allegations of illegal betting.

The contract, which runs for two years and is worth over $14m, promotes the digital news platform Meritking.news. The move attracted criticism as the site is allegedly linked to illegal betting operators. Galatasaray��s Vice President Niyazi Yelkencioglu initially defended the deal, insisting that the arrangement was only with the news portal, but the club has now U-turned.

ensure that our collaborations are conducted in a manner that protects the interests of our club��

��We have suspended the sponsorship agreements with Serwin Global Solutions SDN BHD until the information and claims provided to us are clarified,�� said a statement from Galatasaray. ��We will continue to ensure that our collaborations are conducted in a manner that protects the interests of our club.��

Yelkencioglu also claimed that the contract had a clause which would allow termination if any illegal activities were discovered, before insisting that it had been thoroughly reviewed by the club��s legal team.

The move was made even more controversial after fierce rivals Fenerbah?e filed several complaints to sporting authorities against Galatasaray, which included the sponsorship deal. The complaints were filed before a crucial match between the two teams, who sit in the top two positions in Turkey��s S��per?Lig, on Saturday, September 21.

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Ohtani makes history

Shohei Ohtani has written his name into the annals of baseball history, becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

picking up two steals and mashing three home runs as his team cruised to a 20-4 victory

The Los Angeles Dodgers star began the game against the Miami Marlins with 49 stolen bases and 48 home runs, and ended up with a monster game, picking up two steals and mashing three home runs as his team cruised to a 20-4 victory.

Ohtani had already joined the 30/30 club by August, becoming the third-fastest player in history to achieve the feat by games played. Later in the month, he became the fastest player to make the 40/40 club, before finally becoming the sole member of the 50/50 version.

$500k ball claimed

Upon hitting the legendary home run, the crowd saw some tussling as spectators competed for the now-iconic ball which sealed the record. One fan had reached out to catch what would be a hugely memorable piece of history, but his fielding skills let him down at the vital moment as it tumbled into the seats below.

The fan who eventually claimed the ball reportedly entered a discussion with Dodgers officials after the game, but in the end walked away from the stadium with it in his possession.

Speaking to NBC News, Dillon Kohler of auction firm and sports memorabilia specialists SCP Auctions, said the ball could fetch a significant price, saying: ��I wouldn��t be surprised if it��s $300,000-plus, maybe even over half a million dollars.��

Ohtani praised

A crowd of 15,548 was in attendance at LoanDepot Stadium in Miami to witness Ohtani��s triumph, rewarding him with a standing ovation in recognition of his historic feat. His teammates also sported 50/50 t-shirts which had been printed in advance in anticipation of the achievement.

The record books were not only edited for Ohtani��s performance over the season, either – he also became the first player with three home runs and two stolen bases in the same game, and the first player since RBI became an official stat in 1920 to achieve ten RBI and five extra-base hits in the same game.

The game also clinched a playoff spot for the Dodgers, which will mark Ohtani��s first ever postseason appearance.

That has to be the greatest baseball game of all time.��

Ohtani��s teammates and opposition alike were quick to herald his performance. Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux said: ��That has to be the greatest baseball game of all time. It has to be. There��s no way. It��s ridiculous. I��ve never seen anybody do that even in little leagues, so it��s crazy that he��s doing that at the highest level.��

The man himself, however, was far more modest. Speaking after the game, Ohtani said: ��If I��m being honest, it was something I wanted to get over as soon as possible because the balls were being exchanged every time I was up to bat.��

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Titus condemns

US Rep. Dina Titus has slammed a bill introduced by two?Democratic Party lawmakers that would give the federal government power to oversee US gambling over state regulators.?

Richard Blumenthal and New York Representative Paul Tonko are wrong to attempt to usurp state regulators

According to media reports, the US Congresswoman believes SAFE Bet Act proponents Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and New York Representative Paul Tonko are wrong to attempt to usurp state regulators.

Titus, whose district includes the Las Vegas Strip, was speaking at an American Gambling Association-sponsored gaming event hosted by Semafor. The news firm took to X to share a video of Titus expressing strong reservations about the proposed bill:?

Besides other regulations on advertising, affordability, and AI use, SAFE Bet would immediately place a nationwide ban on sports betting in the US. Individual states would then have to apply for legal sports betting via the Attorney General, who would accept or deny applications that would be valid for only three years.

��I don’t think that’s the way to approach it,�� Titus said on Thursday.

Bill takes fire

Titus is co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus in Washington, DC. This  gives her disparaging comments that SAFE Bet was, in part, merely ��a messaging bill,�� added weight.

��I don’t see it passing, certainly not this session,�� Titus stated at the Semafor event. Nevertheless, the US Congresswoman added she didn��t want the bill to ��get a head of steam going forward.��

During her live appearance Thursday, Titus outlined some of her reservations against the bill. Titus bemoaned SAFE Bet��s litany of restrictions, including ad bans and enforcement on ��when you can gamble, how much you can gamble, and when you have to stop gambling.��

when they call for a study, it��s always dangerous��

She also hit out at Tonko and Blumenthal��s insertion into the bill of a ��big study�� into US gambling. Titus stated ��when they call for a study, it��s always dangerous, because you don��t know where that��s going to go.��

The Congresswoman went on to defend the gambling industry��s commitment to responsible gambling via ��bold steps�� taken since the 1990s to self-regulate. ��I think that’s better, to have self-regulation or state regulation, not have the federal government get involved at this level,�� she stated.

Industry hits back

AGA��s Senior Vice president of Government Relations Chris Cylke was also scathing in his recent put down of SAFE Bet. Cylke maintains state regulators have dedicated their time and resources to developing ��thoughtful frameworks unique to their jurisdictions.��?

��Introducing heavy-handed federal prohibitions is a slap in the face to state legislatures and gaming regulators,�� the AGA exec stated.

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A manager at Halfords in Scotland stole ��90,000 ($119,669) from his employer through a coupon refund scheme and gambled away all the money. Gary Ridgewell will serve 30 months in prison for the embezzlement that took place over five years at the automotive retail store��s Dumbarton and Perth locations.

The scam saw the 51-year-old increase the value of coupons from customers in the system and then take the difference for himself from the tills. This wouldn��t raised any red flags as the recorded balance and the cash in the register would match. If the till didn��t have enough cash in it, Ridgewell would add funds to it from the safe.

Halfords started investigating suspicious transactions at stores as part of a separate probe

Everything eventually came to a head when Halfords started investigating suspicious transactions at stores as part of a separate probe, and the company suspended Ridgewell in March 2018 after looking into suspiciously high safe balances. Investigators subsequently saw the instances of theft on video surveillance footage, and Ridgewell confessed everything after they confronted him.

The court heard that Ridgewell started gambling as a 13-year-old and struggled with addiction most of his life. Sheriff Alison McKay said that even if the defendant made total restitution, the severity of the case meant that some prison time was almost inevitable.

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A long-time coming

A number of Wynn Resorts investors will get to share a $70m settlement paid out by the casino operator and former executives. It comes after a six-year legal battle centered around sexual harassment claims against former company Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn.

material misrepresentations to shareholders��

The lawsuit accused the operator and some former execs, including ex-CEO Matt Maddox, of failing to report allegations against Steve Wynn. This supposedly resulted in ��material misrepresentations to shareholders�� during a period between March 2016 and March 2018.

The select number of shareholders who purchased their shares during this period and suffered losses will get to split the settlement.

Background of the case

The Wall Street Journal first broke revelations regarding sexual harassment by Steve Wynn in January 2018. Wynn later resigned as CEO and Chairman the following month, also selling his shares in the company.

An undisclosed settlement was reached between Wynn Resorts and the accusers of Steve Wynn last year. The nine women, who worked as manicurists or makeup artists at the Wynn Salon or Encore Salon, shared the settlement.

Steve Wynn agreed to pay $10m to the Nevada Gaming Control Board in 2023 after the regulator filed a five-count complaint against him, questioning his right to hold a gaming license. He also forfeited his license in the state, agreeing to leave the Nevada gaming industry.

Costly times for Wynn

Earlier this year, Wynn had to pay out in another situation. The casino operator forfeited $130m as part of a non-prosecution agreement regarding a decade-long case over unlicensed global money transmitting.

It represents a record as the largest payment a casino company in Nevada has made to the Department of Justice, surpassing the $47.4m settlement from Las Vegas Sands made in 2013.

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wynn��s transgressions ��date back many years and violated Wynn��s compliance policies and procedures.�� Investigators discovered disguised transactions at the property involving former agents, employees, and some patrons.

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We��re going big on multipliers in the best new online slots of the week for September 20, 2024. NetEnt returns with a Megaways slot to die for, and Hacksaw Gaming keeps up its amazing year with a Manga-inspired online casino beauty.

We start our weekly adventure with Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways from NetEnt. It marks the welcome return of the cute cat who can generate big wins as he goes after the cream.

Next up in our best new online slots is Cloud Princess from Hacksaw Gaming. This sumptuous Manga-inspired slot features cascades and multipliers. Dare you stay long enough to build up the 10,000x multiplier?

Pirate��s Awakening is Netgaming��s newest addition to its growing roster. Hit expanding reels, trigger multipliers, or play the Hold ��N Win for jackpot wins.

We round off our look at the best new online slots of the week with Valley of the Dead from Yggdrasil Gaming. Land unlimited multipliers for some truly eye-popping wins.

Remember, you can try all these great new online slots for free at VegasSlotsOnline. Click on the links and check back next week for another top collection of new games to play.

Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways by NetEnt

Hit the backyard again with Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways from NetEnt. Are you the cat who gets the cream when you trigger free spins with Cash Prizes?

NetEnt released its Cornelius online slot back in 2022. The cartoon theme and big instant win cash prizes made the game one of Net Ent��s big hits of the year. Now, NetEnt returns with an all-new feline adventure.

Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways offers a brand-new multiway set-up. Each of the six main reels can contain 2�C6 symbols (and up to seven on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5). The Avalanche mechanic is used in the game.

There��s also a horizontal tracker above the reels that makes more winning connections. In total, there are 30,240 possible Megaways in the game, some way down on the 117,649 you sometimes find in Megaways slots. Wild symbols replace all regular symbols.

Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways also employs multiplier symbols. Multipliers are added to the collect meter and released when no more winning avalanches exist.

Though Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways keeps the paylines low (this is a volatile NetEnt slot, after all) there are some added goodies.

The Cash Prize Collector awards random values worth up to 50x. These appear in the free spins bonus or base game and are bundled together until the end of an avalanche. Best of all, only Cash Prize symbols appear during the free spins feature.

So, how does Cornelius Milk Hunter Megaways differ from other Megaways slots? I think it��s a more volatile beast (but then, this is NetEnt). Plus, the added free spins modifiers like ��More Milk�� which adds cash prizes worth up to 500x, are worth the extra time. See for yourself with our free-to-play version now.

Cloud Princess by Hacksaw Gaming

Take to the skies with Hacksaw Gaming in their new Cloud Princess slot. Bag multipliers for big wins or trigger free spins to reach even greater heights.

We��re going full Anime next with Hacksaw Gaming��s Cloud Princess slot. It��s a medium-volatility game that features multipliers that increase the more successful you are. Plus, you can hit a ��divine boost�� up to 10000x with your progressive multipliers.

The first thing that strikes you in Cloud Princess is the exquisite graphics that seem to have come straight out of a Manga comic. The mystical cloud princess stands guard by the reels as you spin.

As in Cornelius Milk Hunte Megaways, multipliers play a major part in this game. Multipliers activate at the end of a winning spin. They may apply a total modifier worth up to 10000x if you hit the right symbols.

You can also trigger ten free spins by landing three scatters in any position. You may activate further free spins, plus prize multipliers. Trigger the bonus with four scatters and you have a shot at Divine Multiplier collection for even bigger wins.

With an RTP worth over 96% (both with and without bonus features), Cloud Princess offers many ways to win big. It��s definitely your go-to online slot if you love al l things Anime too. Give it a spin for free today at VegasSlotsOnline. ?

Pirate��s Awakening by Netgaming

Win up to 4954x stake in Netgaming��s new high-variance slot, Pirate��s Awakening. Shiver your timbers as you win free spins!

Pirate��s Awakening marks a return to our best new online slots of the week for both Netgaming and pirate-themed slots. And what a return as Netgaming launches a fun five-reel game that boasts expanding reels, medium volatility, and wild multipliers. There��s even a shark that spends its time gliding across the game area in between spin.

You play 243 ways to win in Pirate��s Awakening (at least). However, with expanding reels it��s possible to hit up to 7,776 ways to win in a single spin. The game area grows from 3×5 to 4×5 when an expanding reel symbol hits reel 3.

Wild symbols can appear at any time and replace all regular icons in the game. Wilds also carry multipliers worth 2x to 5x that can seriously enhance your payouts.

You trigger Hold ��N Spin by landing six or more cash symbols in any position. The bonus game begins with 3 re-spins that reset every time you land CASH ON REEL symbols.

You may also fill the entire game area with CASH ON REEL symbols to win one of the four fixed jackpots. The Grand jackpot carries a fixed prize worth 1000x stake.

Pirate��s Awakening only carries an RTP of just over 94%. However, throw in expanding reels, Hold ��N Win, and a free spins bonus (with up to 20 free games available) and you have one of the hottest pirate-themed games of the year. Try Pirate��s Awakening for free today.

Valley of the Dead by Yggdrasil Gaming

Trigger re-spins and unlock more ways to win in Yggdrasil Gaming��s new Valley of the Dead slot. Upgrade multipliers and earn extra lives as you go for a ghoulish jackpot.

Some of Yggdrasil��s best new online slots of 2024 have come via partnerships with other studios. However, Valley of the Dead marks Yggdrasil��s first solo effort for a while to make it into our best new online slots of the week.

Valley of the Dead is a five-reel slot that starts with 12 of the reel positions blocked off. You unlock ��BoltLock�� blockers (and ways to win) every time you hit a winning spin.

It��s possible to free up 3,125 ways to win if you unblock all locked reel spots. Plus, you trigger a 2x multiplier on wins once all reel spots are unblocked.

In addition, you release Red Souls that add extra lives when you collect 5. An extra life triggers a free re-spin if you hit a losing spin.

I��m a sucker for free spins, but with so many modifiers you don��t really need them in Valley of the Dead. The unblocked reels can release a bunch of modifiers. Plus, the extra lives mechanic is a nice twist on the Hold ��N Win feature. Why not take a trip to the Valley of the Dead now with our free-play version?

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The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens have decimated the field in Circa Sports�� Circa Survivor NFL pick��em contest. Each greater than a touchdown favorite in Week 1 and Week 2 of the current NFL season, respectively, both lost, thus dooming thousands of entries in Survivor, as they were the two most popular incorrect picks. But fear not, those of you who have already been eliminated, as Circa is giving you what it calls the ��Circa Survivor Empathy Package.��

Everyone who finds themselves already out of the tournament through Week 2 is entitled to at least a two-night stay at Circa Resort & Casino, the D Las Vegas, or Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, November 4 through December 26, Monday through Thursday. Players who had three or more entries (up to ten were allowed) get three nights. Those who claim a package also get a day bed reservation at Stadium Swim.

Players may not choose the same team more than once.

In Circa Survivor, players pick one team to win straight-up each week of the NFL season (plus the Thanksgiving and Christmas slates). If that team wins, the entry moves on, if it loses, that entry is kaput. Players may not choose the same team more than once.

The contest had a $10 million guaranteed prize pool and a $1,000 rake-free buy-in.

Through Week 2, only 3,877 of the 14,266 entries remain. The last entry standing will receive the entire $14,266,000 prize pool. Should more than one person make it through to the end, as happened last year when four entries were perfect, they will split the total prize pool equally.

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Cates�� hot posts

One of the biggest stars in poker and one of the sharpest minds that the game has ever known, Daniel Cates has dominated in both the live and online arena during his 17-year career. A fearless mixed game player specializing in short-handed formats, he usually pedals his wares in the biggest cash games. In 2021 and 2022, though, he went back-to-back in the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship at the World Series of Poker.

failure to pay up on a $100,000 bet

In the past week, Cates has been in the news after he took to social media to out David Oppenheim for what he alleges is failure to pay up on a $100,000 bet about which of them is hotter to women and gay men. Cates only published partial screenshots, making it hard to discern whether the bet was booked. He also alluded to ��arbitration,�� which was either inconclusive or unstageable.

Regardless, the post of Cates�� which piqued my interest this week had nothing to do with his perceived hotness but was actually him announcing on Instagram that he would be attending the Unibet Deepstack Open in Morocco.

Lappin sidelined

Starting this Friday in the El Saadi Casino in Marrakesh is one of the most anticipated poker events on the African continent. Ten action-packed days of tournaments ranging in buy-in from 1950 Moroccan Dirham ($195) to 20,000 Moroccan Dirham ($2000) are promised as is a very special Pot-Limit Omaha cash game in which Cates is booked to play.

When I heard about this game, I immediately wanted in on the action. You see, I recently came second in back-to-back Pot Limit Omaha tournaments at the Festival Series Malta. I picked up the phone and spoke with the organizers who initially seemed keen that I get in the mix, but rumor has it that Cates was so intimidated, both by my recent breakout results and by my handsomeness, that he vetoed me.

I would both straddle and intentionally dress poorly

Suffice to say, I was devastated. The $20/$40 game looks juicy, and I am attending the festival anyway, so I implored the Deepstack Open��s head honcho Alex Henry to make the case for me again. I assured him that I would both straddle and intentionally dress poorly so as not to upstage the 34-year-old guest of honor/heartthrob.

Surprises galore

As a compromise, it was agreed that I would commentate but not play. As a brand ambassador for Unibet, it is a greater priority that Cates feel comfortable and I am very much looking forward to critiquing Jungleman��s play. Henry told VegasSlotsOnline News that ��it is an honor to have an Omaha player of David��s caliber in the booth.��

Henry added: ��It is really exciting for us to be back in Marrakech and the El Saadi Casino, one of our best venues on the tour! The UDSO Omaha Cash Game Challenge will not be the only surprise – we are also hosting the first ��Vlad Casino live tournament�� as well as blackjack and roulette tournaments.��

The livestream will be a central part of this year��s UDSO Marrakesh. The $20/$40 PLO Cash Game will be showcased on Monday night as will most of the final tables, all viewable for free at www.deepstackopen.com.

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Gibraltar-based iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has made its UK sportsbook debut with its launch of DAZN Bet.

Pragmatic��s bow across the pond gives the brand a foothold in its third major European market after previous launches in Germany and Spain, again via DAZN Bet.   

According to a Pragmatic news release, DAZN Bet UK account holders can access ��pre-match and in-play data, player props, and bet builders.�� The release also talks up DAZN Bet UK��s new horse racing market.

Pragmatic Play��s Senior Vice President of Sports Gareth Crook, meanwhile, said his firm was proud to have launched in the UK, which has been in its plans for some time. 

��Entering the UK market with a competitive sportsbook product was an early ambition of ours,�� Crook stated. 

the most competitive and mature sports betting market��

The Pragmatic exec added that, while the UK was ��arguably the most competitive and mature sports betting market�� in the world, post-launch indicators of DAZN Bet UK are ��highly positive.�� 

DAZN Bet��s Managing Director Germany, Austria, UK & New Markets, Daniel Berthold, said the UK sportsbook launch ��aligned perfectly with our mission to deliver an innovative, dynamic and engaging sports betting experience to our UK customers.��

Berthold added: ��This step allows us to bring our unique proposition to the UK.��

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Worrying figures

The UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released a new study claiming that as many as 1.5 million people in the UK spend as much as ��4.3bn ($5.7bn) gambling illegally every year.

The industry body commissioned Frontier Economics to carry out the research, and the resulting findings are the first significant look at the prevalence of the black market since the release of the government white paper on gambling legislation in April 2023.

government loses out on as much as ��335m ($445m) over a five-year period

The report highlights the aggressive marketing tactics from offshore operators targeting people in the UK. Estimates suggest the resulting outflow of money will cost the government as much as ��335m ($445m) over a five-year period if no changes are made.

A major issue

As these platforms don��t have to adhere to the UK regulators�� rules, they incentivize people to sign up with hefty welcome bonuses, anonymous gameplay, and no restrictive payment measures. These operators can evade sanctions by rebranding or making new identities.

54% of people were not even aware the platform they were using was not legal

The report says that over one in five people in the 18 to 24-year-old age range use black market platforms and that 54% of people were not even aware the platform they were using was not legal in the UK.

It also found that some overseas operators deliberately go after people who excluded themselves from all UK Gambling Commission-licensed gambling sites through GAMSTOP.

While online gambling makes up the bulk of the illegal expenditure, with about ��2.7bn ($3.6bn) of an allocation, land-based operations also contribute significantly, with ��1.6bn ($2.1bn) spent at illegal facilities across the region.

Change is necessary

Talking about the new research, BGC Chief Executive Grainne Hurst said that it ��exposes the unnerving true scale of the growing, unsafe, unregulated gambling black market.�� Hurst said that illegal operators don��t care about the safety of players, and they don��t want to help fund the government or sporting bodies that benefit from gambling tax money.

She believes that the regulator and government are ��sleepwalking�� into this major issue and that more needs to be done. She pointed out that stricter affordability checks, and more bans on advertising, will only drive more people to these unregulated sites.

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Colossus approaches courses

Colossus Bets will launch a bid to replace Tote as the trackside bookmaker at UK racecourses, according to a report in UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Several major racecourses have been approached with multi-million pound offers

The newspaper claimed that several major racecourses have been approached with multimillion-pound offers to set up a new trackside bookmakers and replace the Tote, which has been the standard operator at UK races for 96 years.

Colossus, which is owned by secretive Australian businessman Zeljko Ranogajec and former PR executive Bernard Marantelli, was founded in 2013. Ranogajec, who is nicknamed ��The Loch Ness Monster�� for his elusive personal appearances, is believed to be a billionaire and likely operates under the alias John Wilson.

96 years of history

The Tote was established by Winston Churchill in 1928 when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer in a bid to provide funding for racing and crack down on illegal betting. Initially owned by the government, it was sold to bookmaker Betfred in 2011 for ��265m ($351m.)

It is now owned by a consortium of high-profile figures in racing, and pays around ��13m ($17.3m) per year to UK racecourses for the right to offer trackside betting services. Additionally, 10% of its profits are donated to the Horserace Betting Levy Board, which contributes significant sums to prize money.

Tote runs on a parimutuel betting system, pooling all bets taken on races

The Tote runs on a parimutuel betting system, pooling all bets taken on races and dividing the sum among winners, minus a commission. According to The Telegraph, Colossus will maintain the same model if successful in its bid.

The Tote also generates significant revenues from its World Pool, which is run by the Hong Kong Jocket Club. The World Pool, which allows global bettors to contribute to a single pool, often earns between ��500,000 ($663,000) and ��800,000 ($1.06m) for each designated event.

Courses to decide

Ranogajec is likely to face significant opposition in his bid, due to the Tote��s owners largely being made up of breeders, trainers, and other influential figures in the racing world. While the UK��s 59 courses have a variety of owners, the report claims that they will make a united decision on the bid.

The current arrangement with the Tote doesn��t really work for a lot of us.��

One source from the report who was close to the negotiations stated: ��The current arrangement with the Tote doesn��t really work for a lot of us. There��s potential for Colossus to change that, but we��re miles away from doing a deal.��

��They have work to do to prove their credibility. The courses are all talking, but there��s work to do. It��s very politically charged.��

The Australian businessman was said to have made his fortune playing blackjack and poker in the 1980s before becoming involved in horses. His subsequent success was then in parimutuel betting, where he often negotiated rebates from operators.

Ranogajec was also at the centre of of a years-long investigation by the Australian Taxation Office, which ended in both parties agreeing to a settlement in 2024.

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A pair of men who cheated a Pittsburgh casino by marking cards have avoided a prison sentence. Serdar Ozmen and Bahri Sahpolat appeared in court on Wednesday and have to serve two years of probation for their crimes.

The gamblers, who reside in Maryland and California, were at the Live! Casino Pittsburgh when they played Mississippi Stud Poker and won more than $12,000.

personnel at the casino noticed irregularities while looking at surveillance footage

Security personnel at the casino noticed irregularities while looking at surveillance footage before confiscating their chips, and law enforcement apprehended the pair on charges of using a cheating device, criminal trespassing, receiving stolen property, and theft.

Ozmen and Sahpolat had remained in custody since their arrest and didn��t plead guilty to any charges. Besides the probation period, they can never re-enter the casino. They can complete an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program as they are first-time offenders, which will get rid of the trespassing charge.

In a statement about the cheating incident, Live! Casino Pittsburgh spokesperson Tom Meinert explained how staff detected the wrongdoing through ��sophisticated security measures�� and immediately contacted the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and the Pennsylvania State Police.

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