Prosecutors in Indiana indicted 22 people over an alleged illegal gambling operation based at Gino’s Steakhouse in Merrillville. The indictment alleges that the operation used two betting websites and generated $700,000 to $900,000 from Super Bowl line-pool betting cards each year.
The indictments put alleged illegal betting activity and its links to local businesses before the courts.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James sued QCX LLC, which operates as Polymarket US, alleging it ran unlicensed gambling in the state. The lawsuit claims the platform allowed users aged 18 to 20 to bet, although mobile sports betting requires participants to be at least 21. The officials seek to stop the operation and obtain forfeiture, restitution and fines; the allegations have not been adjudicated in the source report.
Authorities arrested Boca Raton poker player Devon Shalmi on 8 September over allegations that he ran an illegal sports betting operation. The arrest followed a 13-month undercover investigation by sheriff’s offices in Palm Beach and Broward counties; the alleged operation handled millions of dollars.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board withdrew criminal charges against Las Vegas handicapper William West Roberts, who was accused of operating an unlicensed gambling business. The board had alleged that casino records showed roughly $8 million in bets laid off at Nevada sportsbooks; Clark County prosecutors reportedly served Roberts notice of an intention to seek a grand jury indictment. Roberts denied operating an illegal betting business and said money he received was for sports-wagering tips.
Connecticut State Police arrested more than 100 people suspected of participating in an illegal gambling operation involving cockfighting, according to the report. Police said they seized up to $90,000 in cash and found 273 birds at the site; defendants face charges including professional gambling and operating a gambling premises.
The Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery said investigators executed a court-authorised search warrant at a property in Essex Junction on 19 May 2026, with police assistance. They seized poker tables, gambling-related materials and alcohol; the homeowner will be referred to a restorative justice programme and will not be charged if he completes it successfully.