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- Former Massachusetts Congressman and Friend to the Online Gambling Sector Barney Frank Has Passed Away
- Valve Seeks to Have New York Gambling Lawsuit Thrown Out
- Brendan Sorsby Set to Complete Gambling Treatment June 1
- Minnesota Becomes First US State to Ban Prediction Market, Trump Administration Sues
- Mohamed Salah - Club After Summer Transfer Window Betting Odds: La Liga Pays 10-1 Odds
- Thomas Massie Loses GOP Primary in Kentucky
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Gambling News
Valve Seeks to Have New York Gambling Lawsuit Thrown Out
Wednesday May 20, 2026 (5:00 pm EDT)
Roughly three months after the initial suit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming that Valve's system of unboxing was a form of illegal gambling that had the potential to be harmful for its young users, Valve has filed a memo in support of its motion to dismiss the ongoing case. In the memo, Valve asserts that the suit should be dismissed because its case system does not count as gambling under New York Law. They add that the system used in Counter-Strike is more comparable to collectibles, "from baseball cards to cereal box prizes."
Gambling News / College Football
Lubbock District Judge Recuses Himself From Brendan Sorsby's Lawsuit
Wednesday May 20, 2026 (4:55 pm EDT)
A Lubbock district judge is recusing from Brendan Sorsby's lawsuit in which Sorsby is seeking eligibility for the 2026 Texas Tech football season. District Judge Phillip Hays, a Texas Tech University and Law School alumnus, filed an order recusing himself from the lawsuit the Red Raiders' quarterback filed seeking an injunction that would allow Sorsby to play this coming season. Sorsby, who is currently ineligible to play for Tech after violations of the NCAA's sports gambling rules, filed a 514-page suit on Monday, May 18, that was assigned to the 99th District Court over which Hays presides.
Gambling News / College Football
Brendan Sorsby Set to Complete Gambling Treatment June 1
Wednesday May 20, 2026 (2:47 pm EDT)
Brendan Sorsby transfer Brendan Sorsby is nearing the end of his stay in a residential gambling treatment program June 1 but whether he can actually play in 2026 remains to be seen. Texas Tech has already declared Sorsby ineligible, but says it will start the reinstatement process. Sorsby is accused of violating NCAA gambling rules by placing sports bets while he was a college athlete, including bets on Indiana Hoosiers football games during the 2022 season when he was on Indiana’s roster.
Hockey
Vancouver Canucks Next Head Coach Manny Malhotra Odds
Wednesday May 20, 2026 (2:47 pm EDT)
Manny Malhotra comes in as the pretty solid favorite to become next head coach at 1/3 odds to be named the Vancouver Cunucks next head coach after the team fired Adam Foote Tuesday night.
Gambling News / Politics (Massachusetts)
Former Massachusetts Congressman and Friend to the Online Gambling Sector Barney Frank Has Passed Away
Wednesday May 20, 2026 (11:00 am EDT)
Former Congressman Barney Frank has died at the age of 86. Frank was once described as a "primary champion of regulated online gambling in Washington" long before the activity was ever embraced by the masses. Read More Here at Gambling911.com.
Politics
Thomas Massie Loses to Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein in Kentucky Primary
Tuesday May 19, 2026 (10:58 pm EDT)
President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign continued with yet another Republican rival on Tuesday ousted. Incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie lost to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in the GOP Kentucky primary. Trump more recently took down five Indiana state senators who voted against his redistricting push two weeks ago, and two-term Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, on Saturday. Massie had been a favorite to win for months but BetOnline made him the underdog in recent days.
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Politics (Kentucky)
Thomas Massie Loses GOP Primary in Kentucky
Tuesday May 19, 2026 (8 pm EDT)
Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Tuesday, defeating incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District Republican primary. Massie had become an underdog at BetOnline just days prior to this race.
Soccer (La Liga)
Mohamed Salah - Club After Summer Transfer Window Betting Odds: La Liga Pays 10-1 Odds
Tuesday May 19, 2026 (7:49 pm EDT)
Atlético Madrid remains a possible destination for Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah as he prepares to leave Anfield. Negotiations with Saudi side Al Ittihad are currently frozen.
Casino Crime (Pennsylvania)
Woman Steals Rolex Right Off of Man's Wrist at Parx Casino, Officials Said
Prediction Markets
Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Markets
Tuesday May 19, 2026 (7:35 pm EDT)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state. The new law makes it a crime to host or advertise a prediction market, which it defines as a system that lets consumers place a wager on a future outcome, including sports, elections and world events. The prohibition extends to services supporting prediction markets, like virtual private networks, that could allow consumers to disguise their location and get around the ban. The Trump Administration has sued the state. Prediction market operators like Kalshi and Polymarket could face felony charges if they refuse to leave the state. The new law would take effect in August.
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