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Republican Tommy Tuberville says if he’s elected governor of Alabama, he would not stand in the way of a push to legalize gambling. A divided state legislature, however, might. The Alabama Constitution forbids the state legislature from authorizing any new form of gambling, including casinos, lotte…

The Malta Gaming Authority hereby declares that it has no connection with the following URLs identified during October 2026: Any…

Hackers siphoned an estimated $2.7 million from hundreds of Polymarket accounts Thursday (Oct. 29) after compromising software supplied by a third-party provider, prompting the prediction market operator to suspend trading temporarily and promise reimbursements. Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps…

Gambling Commission research suggested that problem gambling is more prevalent among users of unlicensed websites. (Image: UKGC) The post Problem Gambling Seven Times More Common on Illegal Sites, UK Regulator Finds appeared first on Casino.org.

Polymarket is probing whether insider trading compromised markets centered on the Israeli election and how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would fare in the Oct. 27 contest. Shortly before polls closed on Tuesday, prediction market data analytics firms Polysights and Bubblemaps flagged hundreds o…

The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, has issued an immediate ban to Immortal Snail LLC – the operating company of notorious offshore operator duel.com. Duel.com has risen to prominence in recent years for its outrageous marketing tactics, through which it has become a prime example of…

Britain’s betting industry has reacted with vindication following the results of a Gambling Commission study into online illegal gambling, though the results may also leave the regulated sector with some food for thought… Coming the same week that the government revealed its budget, with an increas…

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 10, 2023. A mother and son haunt Room 123 of the Circus Circus casino hotel, where she murdered him before taking her own life. Most supernat…

Italy’s government has approved 2027 Budget Law draft, with gambling expected to contribute €700m in tax revenue. The estimate is lower than earlier projections ranging from €400m–€500m to €1bn. Italy is said to use the gambling revenue to finance a larger plan worth €26bn in 2027 and €27m in 2028.…

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) in UK has warned about 9,000 jobs being on risks because of recently announced tax hikes of Machine Games Duty to 25%. On October 29, Chancellor and UK Treasury Head John Healey confirmed that Machine Games Duty rises to 25% ahead of Autumn Budget. The rise is a…

The mandatory monthly deposit limits introduced in the Netherlands in 2024 have led to a contraction in the online gaming market, regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has reported. The gambling authority has released two sets of reports covering the entirety of 2025 and the first half of 2026, focusi…

Brazil’s betting industry will have an opportunity to challenge the government’s market shutdown during a Supreme Court hearing on 3 November.

Nebraska’s attempt to legalize online sports betting has attracted almost $21.7 million in the form of campaign contributions, as major sportsbook operators continued to pour millions of dollars into the effort ahead of a statewide vote on November 3, 2026. Head-Spinning Numbers The freshest campai…

Japanese gaming company Konami has reported a strong increase in revenue from its Gaming & Systems business, with help from its fresh casino openings, demand for replacement slot machines, and wider adoption of its casino management technology. Impressive Growth For the six months ended September 3…

European Safer Gambling Week 2026 takes place from 16 to 22 November under the theme Play Smart, Stay Protected. Registration is now open for EGBA’s webinar series during the week. The webinars will bring together operators, regulators, researchers, support organisations and safer gambling experts…

A multi-million-dollar payout has once again dropped this Monday, October 26, in the Illinois Lotto draw. A player from the state is now going to claim a $7.4 million jackpot, provided that they can show the winning ticket at the lottery’s headquarters. Illinois Lotto Produces Third Largest Jackpot…

Alexey Sparivak, Head of Media Buying at TrafficStars, explains how the network’s new AI assistant, Gryzo AI, helps media buyers work up to 10x faster. As many traffic sources become harder to scale under stricter advertising policies and rising costs, more media buying teams are looking for altern…

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) expansion in the three months to September 30 slowed sequentially, amid the contraction of “exports of gaming services” in the period. That is according to a Friday announcement of preliminary economic data made by the city’s Statistics and Census Service. Third…