New York AG Leticia James announced an $8 million settlement with VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. and its affiliates (VGW) concerning the operation of online “sweepstakes casinos” in the state. VGW operates online casinos, including Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, which allow users to play traditional casino games using virtual coins that could be…

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The FTC, joined by five states, announced it will enter a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin by removing a key term of Zillow and Redfin’s 2025 agreement, under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin to shut down its internet listing services (ILS) business, exclusively repost apartment listings provided…

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $6 million from three nursing homes in the Buffalo region, including Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home (the Safire homes). The settlement agreement alleges that the nursing homes submitted tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicaid to boost their revenue.…

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New York AG Letitia James, alongside Governor Kathy Hochul, announced a lawsuit against KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi), alleging an investigation by her office concluded the company is running an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platform that exposes New Yorkers to serious and financial risk. The lawsuit alleges that Kalshi’s prediction…

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $375,000 from 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc for allegedly misleading consumers and enrolling customers in automatically renewing paid subscriptions in violation of New York consumer protection laws. The AGs office asserts that investigation found that many customers did not realize they had signed up for a yearly subscription and were charged…

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