Regulation & Law

The increasing use of deepfakes to advertize unlicensed gambling sites in Canada has been highlighted by an AI-generated gambling ad featuring the family of soccer star Alphonso Davies. Deepfake Ad Uses Davies’ Family to Promote Offshore Casino An Instagram advertisement posted by an account called…

New York sportsbooks enjoyed their strongest NFL season opening week in terms of betting handle in the first week of the new season, ESPN reported. Empire State sportsbooks raked in an eye-watering $595 million worth of bets during the first seven days of NFL action, the highest opening week total…

DraftKings is requesting that a panel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) nullify a patent that trading house Cantor Fitzgerald says the gaming company copied for its benefit. U.S. Patent No. 12,406,284, of which former Cantor CEO and current Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is listed…

The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has disclosed that its online gaming portal suffered unauthorised access, in a statement issued Friday, ... Continue... The post Curaçao Gaming Authority Confirms Unauthorised Access to Online Portal appeared first on Betting Gods.

The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has approved minor amendments to the local gaming salon regulations, despite one member’s concerns that this could create a potential loophole. The changes effectively restrict previously introduced regulations to gamblers only. Non-Gamblers Will No Longer Have to…

Entain has renewed its calls for a ban on unlicensed gambling sponsorships in UK sports, citing concerns about the risks such deals pose to local players and the broader gaming ecosystem. This is not the first time Entain has issued such a call-to-action either. Unlicensed Gambling Sponsorships Are…

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit/KSA) announced that it has issued the first set of follow-up licenses. A total of eight gaming companies have had their licenses renewed so far. KSA Issues New Licenses to Eight Companies For reference, the first set of online gambling licenses in the…

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2173, Assembly Bill 2539, Senate Bill 542, and Senate Bill 1235, all of which concern various Tribal gaming agreements. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act requires Tribal lands to operate through compacts negotiated between tribes and states…

An anonymous man who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in 2023 and later sued his ex-partner, alleging she violated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by telling her family about the win, is now about to drop the case, or he’ll likely have to reveal his identity. What Led to the Lawsuit? Re…

Former Market Financial Solutions (MFS) chief executive Paresh Raja is under renewed scrutiny over his spending habits. Recent reports reveal that he frequently engaged in high-stakes gambling at two casinos in Mayfair, UK, before his shadow bank collapsed. However, these allegations are not necess…

Prediction market volume attributable to “takers” — largely a cohort of recreational and retail traders – is forecast to reach $190 billion this year. That estimate arrives courtesy of Macquarie and is well ahead of the research firm’s previous estimate of $169 billion in 2026 taker volume. Takers…

Skillz has contested Papaya Gaming’s Chapter 15 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, alleging that the petition lacks standing because the foreign-based debtor’s business operations are based almost exclusively in the United States and its primary creditor is a U.S.-bas…

Warren Buffett, arguably the most famous investor in the history of the modern world, is calling it quits. The illustrious career of the “Oracle of Omaha” concludes as Americans are gambling more than ever, a reality the 96-year-old billionaire has frequently criticized. After leading his financial…

Bally’s Intralot’s acquisition of William Hill and 888 parent company evoke is well on track after the Greek-American company’s shareholders overwhelmingly supported the move. The Athens-listed company held its annual general meeting on 17 September, where the plan to purchase evoke for 52p per sha…

Two Illinois men accused of ripping ATMs and cash boxes from gaming businesses have been arrested, as authorities across the state grapple with a wave of burglaries targeting video gambling machines. Reese A. Heckman, 34, of Decatur, and Travis R. Ziemer, 28, of Macon, are accused of a series of br…

The African Gaming Forum will bring together regulators, operators, suppliers and industry leaders to examine the future of gaming across Africa’s key markets. The post SBC Summit’s African Gaming Forum to focus on market development first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

ComeOn Group has appointed three key figures to its leadership team as part of its next growth phase. The Malta-headquartered operator has onboarded Alex Woodhams as Chief Product Officer, Sara Nunes as General Manager for Finland and Kristoffer Ottosson as Director of IT Operations. It also has a…

Great Britain’s customer-facing gambling industry generated £17.5 billion ($23.35 billion) in Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in the financial year to March 2026, up 4.4% year-on-year, according to annual statistics published by the Gambling Commission. GGY excluding all reported lotteries rose 4.7% to…