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Florida attorney general reports 11 arrests and 479 machine seizures

Enforcement & compliance

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Operation Sunset Stakes led to 11 arrests and the seizure of 479 illegal gambling machines in Lee and Collier counties. Authorities also secured $294,150 in proceeds, while figures cited by Uthmeier since the start of the year exceed 3,100 machines seized and $1.7m confiscated.

The operation signals enforcement exposure for illegal gambling businesses and identifies the Florida agencies involved.

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Missouri attorney general prepares enforcement action targeting prediction markets

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway plans to pursue cease-and-desist measures targeting prediction market operators. Hanaway wants the companies to comply with Missouri gaming legislation and pay gambling taxes, and said she would sue if they do not.

Heartland News was told by Missouri's attorney general, Catherine Hanaway, that her office is getting ready to issue a cease-and-desist action aimed at prediction market companies doing business in the state. In her view, sports event contracts count as gambling under Missouri law, and she said the way prediction markets and traditional sportsbooks arrange their fees makes no difference to that conclusion.

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