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- Judge Halts California Cardroom Crackdown in Latest ‘Banked Games’ Battle
- Three South Carolina Men Charged With Murder, Kidnapping After Luring Victim to NC Casino (Viral Story)
- Kyle Busch Dead at 41
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Gambling News (California)
Judge Halts California Cardroom Crackdown in Latest ‘Banked Games’ Battle
Thursday May 21, 2026 (9:08 pm EDT)
A California judge halted Attorney General Rob Bonta’s proposed regulations on cardrooms. Bonta proposed a statewide ban on blackjack and significant rule revisions to the operation of player-dealer games in February. San Francisco State Superior Court Judge Richard Darwin, in response to the California Gaming Association’s legal challenge, issued a preliminary injunction Thursday which paused the enforcement of Bonta’s regulations.
Gambling Crime
Three South Carolina Men Charged With Murder, Kidnapping After Luring Victim to NC Casino
Thursday May 21, 2026 (8:53 pm EDT)
A trio of individuals from South Carolina is accused of kidnapping and killing a man they lured to a North Carolina casino. The story, picked up by Gambling911.com, would quickly go viral. The victim, identified only as "M.B.G", was allegedly lured to the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina under the pretense that one of those charged was going to date him. “The alleged actions of these defendants show a dark and devious scheme that crossed states lines and ultimately resulted in death,” said U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling for the District of South Carolina. Charges include robbery affecting commerce and conspiracy to do the same, kidnapping resulting in death and conspiracy to do the same, use of a firearm during a crime of violence to cause death, obstruction of justice, interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, destruction of the vehicle, by fire, to prevent its search and seizure by law enforcement and providing false statements to federal agents.
Gambling News / College Football
NCAA Infractions Expert Says Brendan Sorsby Faces Long Odds Challenging Permanent Ban for Gambling
Thursday May 21, 2026 (8:53 pm EDT)
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is trying to do what no other college athlete has done: Force the NCAA to stand down on enforcing its sacrosanct policy that permanently bans athletes who have wagered on their own team. “It would be unprecedented,” said Jodi Balsam, a former arbitrator of NCAA infractions cases who is director of the Sports Law Clinic at Brooklyn Law School. “They have never excused betting on one’s own sport or team and it routinely has been met with the harshest of penalties.” Texas Tech said Monday it had declared Sorsby ineligible after it finalized an agreed-upon stipulation of facts between the school, the NCAA and Sorsby. A school is required to declare an athlete ineligible before it can initiate the reinstatement process. On the same day, Sorsby filed a lawsuit in Lubbock County, Texas, alleging the NCAA was slow-walking his case and asking for an injunction allowing him to play for the Red Raiders this season after he was one of the biggest transfers of the offseason. (source: The Associated Press)
Motorsports
Kyle Busch Passes Away After Pulling Out of This Weekend's Coca Cola 600
Thursday May 21, 2026 (8:53 pm EDT)
Just hours after it was announced that Kyle Busch would not be racing in this weekend's Coca Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, news broke that the driver had passed away at the age of 41. "On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch," a statement read. This story is still developing.
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