U.S. sanctions cartel-linked Mexican casinos, alleged

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued sanctions against three individuals and two casinos for their alleged links to Mexico’s Cartel del Noreste, one of several criminal groups designated last year as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. Washington has intensified its crackdown on the Cartel del Noreste – heir to the former Zetas – … Read more

Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling

EDGEWOOD, N.M. — At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets. On public panels and in closed-door meetings, tribal leaders have discussed the explosive growth of platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi and the potential threat to tribes’ hard-fought and heavily regulated place in … Read more