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Tech NewsGoogle Will Let You Limit the Alcohol and Gambling Ads You See
It’s not very often that Google shows care for anything besides its bottom line these days, but on Thursday, the company made a small step in the right direction by announcing a new setting that lets people limit the alcohol- and gambling-related ads they come across. Per the announcement, the feature will first roll out … Continued
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io9GamesThe UK Is Considering Reclassifying Video Game Loot Boxes as Gambling
Loot boxes have been plaguing video games for years, luring gamers into spending money on random digital prizes. However, for gamers in the U.K., this practice could take a hit following a new investigation that could reclassify loot boxes in video games as gambling. As an example of how influential loot boxes have become, in … Continued
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Tech NewsTwo Women Allegedly Made Over $81,000 Running Raffle Racket on Facebook
Two women with a very solid plan to make money and perhaps a shaky grasp of Pennsylvania gambling law were foiled last month in a glorious but short-lived Facebook raffle scheme. Recently-filed criminal complaints estimate that admins Brittany Winings, 32, of Northern Cambria and Tiffany Dupas, 26, of Patton, made a collective $81,507.40 in PayPal … Continued
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io9This Game of Thrones-Themed Brunch Menu Goes Too Far, and Yet Also Not Far Enough
How much money would you pay to say that you ate meat loosely inspired by Theon Greyjoy’s severed junk? As reported by Washingtonian, a Maryland casino is offering Game of Thrones fans an opportunity to experience what can only be described as eating foods whose descriptions are a pale comparison to the kinds of sumptuous … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
Chinese Police Bust Crypto Betting Ring Allegedly Worth $1.5 Billion
Chinese authorities have busted what they said was one of the world’s largest online betting operations involving cryptocurrency, with over $1.5 billion in illicit bets allegedly on the line. According to the South China Morning Post, police in southern Guangdong province said late this week that they had nabbed “six major suspects of the syndicate,” … Continued
By Tom McKay
