A former member of a popular K-pop band and a record label CEO are facing charges for allegedly partaking in and receiving money from gambling overseas – an offence under South Korean law.
Music Technology News 
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Former member of Korean boy band faces charges for gambling in Las Vegas
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Heavy metal and hard partying
Many heavy metal musicians may like to play up their personas as devil worshippers that are rebelling against Christendom, but in reality most will spend more time gambling than making Satanic pacts and biting the heads off bats.
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GTA Online are now bigger than at any time since launch
Gaming fans will be disappointed to hear that GTA (Grand Theft Auto) V remains as popular a title as ever, meaning that a sixth edition of the game is unlikely to be making an appearance anytime soon.
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Squid release new track “Match Bet”
London-by-way-of-Brighton band Squid have been making waves for the last three years as part of a new scene of punky, indie bands that has been bubbling up in the UK of late.
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How music has impacted the gaming industry
The growth of pop music has grown hand-in-hand with the gambling industry, with pop stars from Elvis Presley to Britney Spears taking their number one hits to Las Vegas after a few years at the top of the Billboard 100 to online games being sound-tracked by popular YouTube chart-topping hits.
