Gambling Debts Led Watch Repairman to Pawn Rolex Watches Worth S$42,000, Report Says
A freelance watch repairman in Singapore got four months for misappropriating three Rolex watches worth S$42,000 and pawning them amid gambling debts, Shin Min…
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Connecticut: Former Strip Club Owner Gets 16 Months; Prosecutors Say Club Cash Paid for Casino Trips
Prosecutors say cash from a Connecticut strip club, called “Kenny’s money,” paid for casino trips, including a $21,700 Mohegan Sun deposit. Kenneth Denning got…
Missouri: Mark Twain Casino Drew Two Proposed Fines as Commission Lawyer Anticipated Further Cases
Missouri regulators voted August 26 to propose two $5,000 fines against Mark Twain Casino over missing surveillance logs and undocumented jackpot funds. Records show…
Slay the Spire 2 Code and 228 Poki Games Hit by GitHub Takedowns
GitHub’s public DMCA archive shows what game companies and developers went after in early October 2026, from leaked source code to rehosted web games…
Judge Lets Denuvo Seek voices38’s Identity From Valve, Discord and Reddit
Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. approved Denuvo’s subpoenas on October 16 after making it drop requests for payment data and post histories.
At Least 13 New Roblox Lawsuits Filed in Two Weeks
Between October 2 and October 16, 2026, at least 13 suits naming Roblox were filed in federal court in Northern California. One also names…
ESIC Bans Five NOMERCY Players for CS2 Match Manipulation
A single combination bet backed NOMERCY to lose four matches by 10 rounds or more. They did. ESIC has now banned kzy for life…
Game Industry Asks U.S. to Put Cronus Zen on Its Piracy Watchlist
In an October 7 filing, the ESA asked USTR to list Cronus Zen, Artificial Aiming and System Cheats as notorious markets, arguing cheats are…
Mississippi Man Convicted in Exploitation Ring That Took Roblox Gift Cards
A Pittsburgh jury convicted Justin Lee Plunk after less than two hours. Prosecutors say one girl was recruited on Roblox and customers paid partly…
Florida: ‘Grant Bae’ Operator Convicted of Fraud; Prosecutors Say She Gambled Away Hundreds of Thousands at Casinos
Treashonna Graham was convicted on all 13 counts. The FTC had shut down her Grant Bae business in 2022 and banned her from grant-writing.