NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans
#news #tennessee #gambling #government #personalfinance #sports
UK #gambling regulator accuses #Meta of lying about its struggle to spot illegal ads - https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/uk_gambling_comission_criticizes_meta/ "Labels Zuck’s ad library ‘a window into criminality’ and the Social Network as ‘happy to turn a blind eye’" so do something
UK #gambling regulator accuses #Meta of lying about its struggle to spot illegal ads - https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/uk_gambling_comission_criticizes_meta/ "Labels Zuck’s ad library ‘a window into criminality’ and the Social Network as ‘happy to turn a blind eye’" so do something
Missing a few 000's but I'll take it as a win.
Google opens Belarus gambling ads with dual-authority licensing: Google accepts online gambling ads in Belarus starting January 22, 2026, requiring operators to secure authorization from Ministry of Taxes and presidential offices. https://ppc.land/google-opens-belarus-gambling-ads-with-dual-authority-licensing/ #Gambling #GoogleAds #Belarus #OnlineGambling #DigitalMarketing
Google opens Belarus gambling ads with dual-authority licensing: Google accepts online gambling ads in Belarus starting January 22, 2026, requiring operators to secure authorization from Ministry of Taxes and presidential offices. https://ppc.land/google-opens-belarus-gambling-ads-with-dual-authority-licensing/ #Gambling #GoogleAds #Belarus #OnlineGambling #DigitalMarketing
As Japan continues to struggle to curb online gambling, a U.K.-developed app, which was recently translated into Japanese, may offer a lifeline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/society/gambling-app/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #gambling #internet #casinos
The Hyogo Prefectural Police has sent papers on nine male officers to public prosecutors for alleged illegal gambling at online casinos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/police-online-casino-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hyogo #gambling #casinos #japanesepolice
🚫not asking for advice🚫
I'm going to try and stop watching short-form content online.
I gave up watching tiktok a number of months ago, and now it's time for Reels and YouTube Shorts to go as well.
I have a theory that they trigger the same areas of the brain that gambling lights up.. and it's not so much about the watching, but about swiping to see if you ✨win✨ by finding something fun. I noticed that I'd be watching something I was enjoying and just swipe anyways to see if the next clip was ✨better✨, which feels like classic gambling behaviours.
#addiction #gambling #tiktok #YouTube #tech #technology #SocialMedia
🚫not asking for advice🚫
I'm going to try and stop watching short-form content online.
I gave up watching tiktok a number of months ago, and now it's time for Reels and YouTube Shorts to go as well.
I have a theory that they trigger the same areas of the brain that gambling lights up.. and it's not so much about the watching, but about swiping to see if you ✨win✨ by finding something fun. I noticed that I'd be watching something I was enjoying and just swipe anyways to see if the next clip was ✨better✨, which feels like classic gambling behaviours.
#addiction #gambling #tiktok #YouTube #tech #technology #SocialMedia
Big Tech is Betting on Gambling and Scams
Presented by Voidzilla
#gambling #addiction #corruption #capitalism #socialism #video #fyp #tech #siliconvalley #activism #billionaires #oligarch #distopian
Big Tech is Betting on Gambling and Scams
Presented by Voidzilla
#gambling #addiction #corruption #capitalism #socialism #video #fyp #tech #siliconvalley #activism #billionaires #oligarch #distopian
The Monks in the Casino
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-monks-in-the-casino
#HackerNews #Monks #Casino #Gambling #Culture #Spirituality #Stories
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday in New York on federal charges involving rigged bets on individual pitches in MLB games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/baseball/mlb/mlb-pitchers-indicted-pitch-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #gambling #clevelandguardians #emmanuelclase #luisortiz
Betting on misery: The dark side of #Italy's #gambling passion
https://www.reuters.com/world/betting-misery-dark-side-italys-gambling-passion-2025-11-05/
> When Luciano walked into an anti-addiction clinic in the central Italian city of Pisa, the only thing he had not lost to years of gambling were the clothes he was wearing. Everything else - family homes, savings, his dignity - was gone.
