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Alpaca, a provider of a developer-first API for stock, options, and crypto trading, is preparing to capitalize on emerging opportunities by entering the hot prediction markets sector. To that end, the company has submitted the necessary applications in a move that would broaden its business. Alpaca…

The rules of the job market have changed. Today, candidates are looking for much more than just a competitive salary, while companies are looking for much more than just experience. In a new interview, Iryna Teut, Head of HR at RedCore, explains what sets a truly strong employer apart, how candidat…

Evoke announced the results of its recent general meeting, saying that an overwhelming majority of shareholders have voted in favor of the previously announced acquisition by Bally’s Intralot. As a result, the deal has moved closer to completion, despite earlier concerns about Bally’s ability to ma…

Polymarket U.S. is beta testing combination bets, also known as combos, ahead of the start of the 2026 football season. The prediction market operator refers to the combined contract wagers as Combinatorial Athletic Outcome Contracts, or CAOCs. Polymarket filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Co…

Encore Boston Harbor’s operations could be impacted beginning Sept. 1 unless Wynn Resorts agrees to a new collective bargaining agreement with the property’s largest unions. Unite Here Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 tell Casino.org that they’ll conduct a strike authorization vote among their 1,350…

NorthStar Gaming Holdings announced a major C-suite change, appointing its interim chief executive officer, Corey Goodman, as its permanent CEO. The company said that it reached this decision after Goodman proved his mettle by leading the business through a period of financial and operational stabi…

South Korea has joined France, Australia and Germany in restricting access to Polymarket on gambling-related grounds, with authorities ordering the crypto prediction market to be blocked in the country. Polymarket told South Korea’s media and communications review commission that it had removed its…

Alpaca, an API-first brokerage technology provider based in New York, has taken a key regulatory step toward entering the prediction market sector after its subsidiary, Alpaca Derivatives LLC, registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and…

Novig has filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin, the fifth state the prediction market operator has sued since launching its sports event contracts nationally on Aug. 4, seeking to shield its platform from state sports betting and gambling regulations. The 45-page federal lawsuit was filed in U.S. Dist…

Bally’s Atlantic City has appointed veteran casino executive Tom Pohlman as its new president. Pohlman confirmed the appointment on Monday, accepting the position after 15 years in Atlantic City’s Marina District. “Standing at the legendary intersection of Park Place and the Boardwalk, Bally’s is a…

Several well-known Las Vegas shows are quietly closing their doors, including some big names and fan favorites. No show is safe. And in recent months, the Strip has seen a wave of cancellations as historic runs have come to an end. And if you’ve been waiting to see one of these productions, you mig…

Gambling is seemingly everywhere, but a new Gallup poll suggests fewer Americans are being enticed to participate despite relentless advertising and the public’s growing exposure to casinos, sports betting, lotteries, prediction markets, and iGaming. Gallup, among the most respected public opinion…

Ontario is moving to open the Niagara Region to more casino operators after the provincial government reached an agreement with MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc. to end its existing exclusivity rights, a move Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati welcomed as a chance to increase competition and attract inve…

A Kansas couple who traveled to Las Vegas to get married had an uninvited guest at their wedding: their baby. They were scheduled to get married on Aug. 15 at the Little White Chapel, but the universe had other plans. While sightseeing along Fremont Street the night before, the bride-to-be’s water…

Trust is the foundation of any working relationship, and in performance marketing doubly so. Everything changes on the fly, and in that kind of turbulence it's especially important to know you can rely on your partner. This interview with Moon Partners and PPC teams unpacks the affiliate-program-an…

Ireland is introducing tighter anti-money laundering (AML) controls for the gambling sector as part of the country's first national anti-money laundering strategy, including mandatory closed-loop payments and enhanced scrutiny of cryptocurrency transactions. Under the new approach, gambling operato…

Billionaire investor Kenneth Dart is reportedly staring at a $4.2 billion paper loss on his stake in Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT), but that’s not stopping him from amassing a sizable stake in DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), Flutter’s primary rival in the U.S. A recent DraftKings Form 13G filing wi…

Florida gaming regulators and Cape Coral police seized 60 illegal slot machines from a business posing as a bingo hall, in an enforcement action named Operation Going Downtown. The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) and the Cape Coral Police Department carried out the action at Uptown Bingo,…