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October 01, 2026

TikTok's Surprise Set Rules Got a Number Back: At Least a 5% Chance at the Top Item, Dated Sept. 29

Random team breaks, the break format most often compared to a lottery, can now run on TikTok Shop only inside a Surprise Set, a randomized sales feature TikTok itself controls. On Sept. 29, two gambling-trade outlets reported that TikTok had stripped...

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CASE #0350 Informational

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August 21, 2026

Convicted in January, Suing by March — the Anthony Curcio Case Didn't End With the Verdict

The jury came back in four hours. The case did not end there. Anthony Curcio was convicted in the Southern District of New York in January of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, for selling sports and Pokémon cards inside PSA slabs carryi...

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CASE #0268 Felony

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August 15, 2026

The $2 Million Fake PSA Slab Operation — What the FBI Case Actually Proved — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Federal prosecutors dismantled a $2 million fake-PSA-slab operation — and Sports Cards EDGE walks through what the case actually proved in a way that doubles as a buyer-protection guide. If you have ever bought a graded card online...

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CASE #0252 Informational

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August 08, 2026

California's “Grab Bag” Statute Meets the Repack Boom — and a Whatnot Whistleblower Case Is Unsealed

Two and a half months ago this blog asked whether Whatnot was operating an illegal casino (CASE #0006). At the time the answer was a shrug: a cluster of filings, a RICO theory, and a lot of collector noise. What has changed since is not that anyone h...

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CASE #0229 Misdemeanor

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July 30, 2026

Video of the Day: PSA Hit With Another MASSIVE Class Action Lawsuit

CARDBOARD POLICE Boston Card Hunter breaks down the explosive new class-action lawsuit against PSA — and why the RICO allegations could be a game-changer for the entire grading industry. Hot on the heels of today's news that a Baltimore man has fi...

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CASE #0203 Informational

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July 30, 2026

Baltimore Man Sues PSA for Federal RICO Violations in Explosive Class-Action Lawsuit

A Baltimore man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against PSA alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act — a legal approach that has been used against the company before, but arrives at a moment of pea...

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CASE #0202 Felony

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June 20, 2026

Panini's AI Card-Back Problem Isn't Going Away on Its Own

Panini's AI card-back problem isn't going away on its own — and the company's carefully worded denial is doing more harm than good. The Athletic's Larry Holder reported on June 4 that the backs of Panini's 2025-26 Signature Series basketball cards c...

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CASE #0104 Felony

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June 15, 2026

The Last Italian Standing: Where Does Panini Go From Here?

There's a name on the cover of every World Cup sticker album since 1970, and it isn't American. Panini — the family-owned publisher from Modena, Italy — built the modern trading card empire most American collectors never realized was foreign, and the...

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CASE #0090 Felony

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June 10, 2026

Fanatics Wins Major Legal Victory as Federal Judge Tosses Antitrust Class Action

On Monday, a New York federal judge tossed the class-action antitrust lawsuit that accused Fanatics, the NFL, NBA, MLB, and their players' associations of conspiring to monopolize the trading card market. The ruling is a procedural victory for Michae...

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CASE #0070 Misdemeanor

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May 25, 2026

Is Whatnot Operating an Illegal Casino? The Lawsuits That Could End Card Breaks

CASE #0006 Whatnot — the live-stream shopping platform valued at $11.5 billion — is facing a legal firestorm that could reshape the entire sports card breaking industry. Multiple federal lawsuits and arbitration filings accuse the company of opera...

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CASE #0006 Felony

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TikTok's Surprise Set Rules Got a Number Back: At Least a 5% Chance at the Top Item, Dated Sept. 29

Convicted in January, Suing by March — the Anthony Curcio Case Didn't End With the Verdict

The $2 Million Fake PSA Slab Operation — What the FBI Case Actually Proved — Video of the Day

California's “Grab Bag” Statute Meets the Repack Boom — and a Whatnot Whistleblower Case Is Unsealed

Video of the Day: PSA Hit With Another MASSIVE Class Action Lawsuit

Baltimore Man Sues PSA for Federal RICO Violations in Explosive Class-Action Lawsuit

Panini's AI Card-Back Problem Isn't Going Away on Its Own

The Last Italian Standing: Where Does Panini Go From Here?

Fanatics Wins Major Legal Victory as Federal Judge Tosses Antitrust Class Action

Is Whatnot Operating an Illegal Casino? The Lawsuits That Could End Card Breaks