Federal judge denies Apple, Google, and Meta’s bid to dismiss gambling lawsuits | Yogonet International Summary A federal judge in the Northern District of California declined to throw out lawsuits accusing Apple, Google and Meta of promoting illegal, casino-style gambling through social casino apps and profiting from user addiction. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila found […]
Save Lake Mead from ‘human intransigence’ in 9 steps, coalition says Summary A coalition of nongovernmental organisations released a report called “There’s No Water Available” that outlines nine practical recommendations to avert collapse of the Colorado River system and protect Lake Mead. The report criticises Upper Basin states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming) for […]
Lawsuit: CCSD student faced racially motivated attacks for 2 years Summary A mother has sued the Clark County School District (CCSD), alleging her elementary-aged son, identified as I.B. in the complaint, was subjected to repeated race-based verbal and physical assaults over two school years at Adcock Elementary. The lawsuit, filed by Jessica Orta and her […]
Decentralizing Voting Power Summary This post summarises research by Brian Monsen and co-authors on the effects of decentralising proxy-voting authority within Vanguard. In 2019 Vanguard moved voting authority for 31% of its equity funds from its central stewardship group to the funds’ external investment advisers. Using this partial shift as a natural experiment, the authors […]
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones in 2025: How new tariffs and proclamations are changing the playbook Summary This article explains how U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) still deliver meaningful value in 2025 despite major policy shifts. New executive actions — notably a 10% global reciprocal tariff subjecting covered goods admitted to FTZs after 9 April 2025 to ‘privileged […]
Spain confirms plans for centralised deposit limits Summary Spain’s Directorate General of the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) is advancing a regulatory overhaul to centralise deposit limits for online gambling. The proposed caps are €600 per day, €1,500 per week and €3,000 per month, replacing the current operator-level approach. The project, started in 2023, remains pending […]
Xailient’s in-game facial recognition changes privacy and compliance for casinos Summary Xailient has teamed with systems manufacturers such as Konami and Light & Wonder to deploy on-device facial recognition inside electronic gaming machines and tables. The technology uses Edge AI — with models pre-installed and running on the device — to match patrons, rate play […]
KSA targets social media personalities promoting iGaming Summary The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has issued enforcement orders against three social media personalities — Buurtwachtt, Stiefunspeelt and Turcos — for promoting gambling with unlicensed operators. The regulator says the creators posted videos showing gambling at illegal operators and actively encouraged their largely young and vulnerable audiences […]
This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro Summary Cognixion, a California startup, is launching a clinical trial that pairs its non-invasive brain–computer interface (BCI) with a modified Apple Vision Pro headset to help people with paralysis and speech disorders communicate. The system uses a custom EEG headband (six sensors) […]
Decentralizing Voting Power Summary Brian Monsen and co‑authors study the effects of shifting proxy voting authority away from a central stewardship group to external investment advisers, using a 2019 Vanguard policy change as a natural experiment. Vanguard moved voting authority for 31% of its equity funds to external advisers while keeping managers and strategies the […]
