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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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April 27, 2026
New Charges Loom For Ex-Miami Heat Player In Betting Case
Former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier will likely soon face new criminal charges in the case accusing him and others of tipping bettors with secret information about players' expected performances in upcoming NBA games, attorneys told a Brooklyn federal judge Monday.
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April 27, 2026
Feds, Oklahoma Look To End Tribal Gaming Compact Fight
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and the federal government have asked a D.C. federal court to hand them a win in a long-running lawsuit over tribal gambling compacts, arguing that the four tribal nations suing them fail to show that they violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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April 27, 2026
DOJ's Blanche Says Scrutiny Is On Crypto Crimes, Not Coders
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday reiterated his commitment to his April 2025 directive instructing U.S. Department of Justice staff to focus their resources on bad actors rather than the creators of the crypto tools they use, saying attorneys representing crypto software developers "should feel very comfortable communicating" with his office to ensure prosecutors comply with the memo.
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April 27, 2026
4th Circ. Rejects Equestrians' Bid To Revive SafeSport Suit
The Fourth Circuit has ruled that the U.S. Center for SafeSport, as a private entity, can legally enforce rules and impose sanctions against Olympic sport participants, denying an appeal by three former equestrian federation members contesting punishments for allegations of abuse.
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April 27, 2026
Canada Provinces Back Hockey League's Antitrust Dismissal
The governments of four Canadian provinces have urged the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior hockey players accusing the National Hockey League and its developmental organizations of suppressing compensation.
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