PGCB Fines Valley Forge Casino after 13YO Gambled for Hours Summary The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined Valley Forge Casino Resort $300,000 after a 13-year-old boy was able to access the gaming floor and gamble for hours while accompanied by his father. Pennsylvania law bars anyone under 21 from entering casino gaming floors […]
Npm Package Hides Malware in Steganographic QR Codes Summary Researchers from Socket Threat Research discovered a malicious npm package named “fezbox” that hid credential‑stealing malware inside steganographic QR codes. The package, presented as a harmless JavaScript/TypeScript utility library, fetched and executed an obfuscated payload encoded within a QR image. The payload could read browser cookies, […]
Fanatics Takes a Chance on Sports Betting as Future Revenue Source Summary Fanatics, the retailer best known for sports kit and collectibles, has made a major push into sports betting after acquiring PointsBet’s US assets in 2023. CEO Michael Rubin says the sportsbook could become a material profit centre — as much as 40% of […]
Boyd Gaming Stays Quiet on Ransom Issue After Cyber Break-In Summary Boyd Gaming confirmed a cyber intrusion in an SEC filing after attackers broke into its internal systems and stole employee records and some personal information. The company says it detected suspicious activity, engaged outside cybersecurity experts and is working with federal law enforcement. Boyd […]
As Incidents Rise, Japanese Government’s Cybersecurity Falls Short Summary Japan is seeing a sharp rise in cyber incidents while many critical government systems remain poorly managed. The Board of Audit found 58 of 356 designated critical systems lacked appropriate security controls, and 259 systems (73%) had no business continuity plans. At least 447 cybersecurity incidents […]
New Jersey judge orders NCPG to return 1-800-GAMBLER hotline Summary A New Jersey judge has ordered the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) to stop managing and return control of the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline to the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ). NCPG has operated the number under a licence from CCGNJ that paid […]
The Star Sydney casino licence suspension extended to March 2026, regulators keep venue under independent oversight | Yogonet International Summary The New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) has extended The Star Sydney’s casino licence suspension until at least 31 March 2026, concluding the company has not shown sufficient progress to resume control of its […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Tax banana Summary This edition covers a string of stories shaping African tech and media: NVIDIA’s massive $100bn data-centre tie-up with OpenAI heads the newsletter, but the Africa-focused items include Safaricom’s major M-PESA upgrade to a cloud-native Fintech 2.0, Kenya’s aggressive tax collection push versus Nigeria’s weaker take, Malawi’s new anonymous anti-corruption […]
Thai police officer: Bhumjaithai Party members took bribes from Cambodian casino owners Summary Former Special Branch Bureau officer Santana Prayoonrat has publicly accused four unnamed high‑ranking members of Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party of taking bribes from nine Cambodian casinos. Santana presented 50 pages of documents he says back his claims and said two of the […]
PrizePicks approved for key licence on same day as Allwyn acquisition Summary PrizePicks announced two major developments on the same day: Allwyn agreed to acquire a 62.3% stake in the company for $1.6bn up front (with up to $1bn in performance-based earnouts), and Performance Predictions II LLC — an entity linked to PrizePicks doing business […]
