Despite the rapid growth of legal sports betting and online gaming, a new report from the American Gaming Association (AGA) finds that nearly one-third of all gambling in the U.S. still happens outside the law. Americans are funneling an estimated $673.6 billion a year into unregulated gambling, costing states billions in lost tax revenue and […]
Illegal Online Casinos
Illegal Casinos Exploiting Roblox to Target Underage Users
How Illegal Casinos Operate on Roblox Illegal online casinos are preying on young users of the popular video game Roblox, drawing children as young as 12 into gambling. An investigation by Sky News uncovered a disturbing scheme in which these casinos exploit Roblox accounts to facilitate gambling using the game’s in-game currency, Robux. By allowing […]
Twitch Faces Backlash in Sweden for Influencer Promotions of Illegal Casinos
Swedish Influencers Caught in Unlicensed Casino Promotions A revealing investigation by Sveriges Television’s Kulturnyheterna has put a spotlight on Twitch, an Amazon-owned streaming platform, for its role in the widespread promotion of unlicensed online casinos by Swedish influencers. The investigation, which spanned six weeks, discovered that a staggering 80% of top Swedish influencers on Twitch […]
