Jeffrey McMillan
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Irish Study Says Shielding Kids From Gambling is Harder Than Ever
An Irish study found that shielding kids from gambling is harder than ever, as childhood upbringing is becoming less of a factor in predicting problem gambling thanks to the proliferation of cultural exposure. The study by the Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) examined gambling in Ireland. Approximately 1 in...
Fort Wayne Residents Debate Proposal For New Casino in Northeast Indiana
Residents of Fort Wayne raised their voices at an Allen County Council open forum this week to debate a new Indiana casino in a new region of the Hoosier State....
Burglaries Targeting Illinois VGT Establishments on the Rise, as Chicago Debates Whether to Allow Them in the City
Illinois establishments housing video gaming terminals (VGTs) have increasingly been targeted by burglaries in the past year, a statistic that may factor into Chicago politicians' decision-making as they contemplate whether...
Chinese Opioid Addiction Treatment Linked to Compulsive Gambling, Sexual Urges in Patients
Chinese clinical trials looking to treat opioid addiction are believed to have triggered uncontrollable sexual urges and compulsive gambling in the patients. The patients underwent deep-brain stimulation (DBS) as part...
Chess Research Shows Why Disciplined Cheating is Hard to Catch in Poker
A new study on cheating in chess showed that specific and targeted disciplined cheating can drastically turn the tables and could also be connected to cheating in poker. In On...
Estonia Looks for Solutions After Accidentally Repealing Online Gambling Tax
Estonia's government is looking to correct an inadvertent mistake in the new year's amendments that left online gambling untaxed in 2026. Lawmakers approved a new amendment to the Gambling Tax...
Martin Zamani Shares Video Purporting to Show ‘Bot Farm’ Targeting Ignition Poker
Poker player Martin Zamani shared a video on X on Saturday night that, according to him, depicts a "massive" bot farm active on Ignition Poker, an offshore poker site affiliated...
South Carolina Man Sentenced to Five Years for ‘Large-Scale’ Video Poker Operation
A South Carolina man was sentenced to five years of probation as he pleaded guilty to being a partner of a large-scale video poker operation. James Helms of Chapin pleaded...
GiG Misses Revenue Targets Over iGaming Stumble in Latin America
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) announced significant job cuts following the Q4 year-end update, as iGaming pathways into Latin America stalled after initial high ambitions. GiG's end-of-year revenue was reported at...
FULL HOUSE Act Introduced to ‘Correct Big Beautiful Bill Mistake’
A new bill called the FULL HOUSE Act has appeared in the federal House of Representatives, mirroring last year's bill of the same name in the Senate. The new act...
