Author: Brian Pempus
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Most Gamblers Lose: Just 4% Won Over 5-Year Period In Study
A study looking at more than 700,000 online gamblers over five years shows that very few won money.
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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Statement Bill Seeks ‘Transparency’
Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon consider a measure that would require licensed online gambling companies to send users monthly statements detailing their activity automatically. State Rep. Joe Webster, a Democrat representing House District 150, circulated the proposal on Sept. 16, indicating that a bill is forthcoming. As of Oct. 2, no bill has been introduced. While…
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This State’s 18% Spike In Gambling Self-Exclusions Tip Of Iceberg
More people are banning themselves from state-sponsored forms of gambling in Pennsylvania, with the state reporting an 18% year-over-year increase in its newly released annual report. Pennsylvania said 9,677 people self-excluded in the year, up from 8,197 the year before. The state said it processed roughly 14,200 self-exclusion requests, which include the 9,677 new enrollments…
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$624K Gambling Addiction Nearly Sinks WV Veterinary Clinic
A tragic gambling addiction-related criminal case took a step forward this week when the defendant pleaded guilty. It’s a story of a former veterinary clinic manager embezzling $624,000 from Help For Animals, the West Virginia non-profit he worked for, to fuel what he said was his online gambling addiction. He lost all $624,000 to online…
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Brian Christopher Slots, Chumba Lose Court Ruling Vs. Lawsuit
A federal judge in California ruled on Sept. 18 that a proposed class action lawsuit against a major online slots influencer and a sweepstakes casino operator can proceed. The August 2025 lawsuit alleged illegal gambling and addiction-related harm, naming Brian Christopher Misfud, who streams slots gambling to millions of viewers across platforms such as YouTube,…
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