Florida

Florida Sues Sweepstakes Casinos And Five Payment Firms

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Florida Sues Sweepstakes Casinos And Five Payment Firms

Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two complaints Aug. 19 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court over unlicensed online casinos. Worldpay, Trustly, Yodlee, Praxis Tech and Breeze Labs face the money-forfeiture count but not the deceptive-practices count. The VGW complaint puts the company’s 2025 revenue above $5 billion, with $3.7 billion attributed to Chumba Casino. Both suits … Read more

Powerball Jackpot Rolls To $856 Million, Eighth Largest

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Powerball Jackpot Rolls To $856 Million, Eighth Largest

Saturday’s drawing is the 42nd of a run that began after the jackpot was last won May 2. The advertised $856 million is an annuity estimate; the cash option is $372.0 million. At true odds, a $2 ticket on a 1-in-292.2-million outcome would return about $584 million. The run has produced 36 Match 5 winners, … Read more