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Heeding Advice Nets Oakland County Lottery Player $1M
A lucky player in Michigan has won a life-changing prize from one of the Michigan Lottery’s scratch-off games. The winner was revealed to be a 62-year-old man, who said that he won the prize thanks to advice from the store clerk. The Player Won One of the Top Prizes in the Ruby 7s Game For […]

Hacker Behind Massive Curaçao Leak Could Expose Who Really Owns Hundreds of Offshore Online Casinos
A cyberattack disclosed last week by the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) was carried out by a self-proclaimed “white hat” hacker who previously breached the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) systems. Berlin-based Lilith Wittmann, 30, said on social media Tuesday (September 22) that she and her collabor…

GCI Report Says Illegal Online Gambling in the EU Takes Up 75% of Market
According to a study conducted by Gaming Compliance International (GCI) on behalf of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, unregulated online gambling in the European Union generated over EUR 90 billion (about $103 billion) in gross gambling revenue (GGR) last year. This equates to almost 75% of the re…

FX1 and Twenty First Group to Bring AI-Powered Data to Combat Sports Bettors
AI and sports data company FX1 has teamed up with sports intelligence firm Twenty First Group to launch a new combat sports betting solution aimed at sportsbooks and prediction market platforms. Officials Talk About the Deal FX1 founder and CEO Damien Dau said that while combat sports have long att…

UK Gambling Minister Faces Her First Big Test
Vicky Foxcroft will make her first public appearance as the UK’s new gambling minister during the upcoming Labor Party annual conference. Her attendance will likely renew pressure on the government to implement new gambling legislation. The conference will be a fresh opportunity to hear whether her…

Gibraltar Gambling Chief Not Worried About Industry Decline
Gibraltar gambling commissioner Andrew Lyman remains optimistic regarding the region’s status as a leading gambling hub despite the broader challenges facing licensed operators. While Lyman has been critical of regulatory shifts in jurisdictions like the UK, he was confident that recent layoffs at…

Caesars Unveils Special Vegas 5-Day Sale Offers
Caesars Entertainment has become the latest Sin City casino operator to join the Vegas 5-Day Sale. Customers who are planning a stay in Las Vegas can therefore capitalize on major discounts. Caesars Wants Customers to Make the Most Out of Their Journeys Vegas 5-Day Sale is an initiative by the Las…

Massachusetts Publishes Its Gaming Revenue Report for August
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has published a report concerning the performance of its gaming industry for the month of August 2026. As it turns out, the regulator recorded аn month-on-month increase in GGR, highlighting the stability of the local gaming industry. Massachusetts’ Commercial Ca…

Caesars Responds to Shareholder Demand Letter Ahead of Takeover Vote
Today is the day on which Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) investors are voting on the proposed $17.6 billion takeover floated by Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment Inc. (FEI), but prior to the meeting, a party believed to be an investor in the casino giant issued a demand letter requestin…

Egyptian Themed Las Vegas Attractions & Exhibits
Vegas is an oasis in the middle of the Mojave Desert, complete with pyramids, chariots, mummies, and even Cleopatra! Right now there are several Egyptian themed Las Vegas attractions and exhibits that you can explore and enjoy, but only for a limited time. And what better place to begin our video t…

SiGMA World 2026 to host 65 regulators and more than 30,000 delegates in Rome
SiGMA World 2026 will bring 65 regulators and representatives of regulatory authorities to Rome in November, with more than 30,000 delegates expected to attend the four-day summit focused on regulated gaming. The event will take place from Nov. 2 to 5 at Fiera di Roma under the theme “Advancing Reg…

Rapper 50 Cent to Debut Casino Version of Street Dice Game at G2E
Rapper 50 Cent will unveil a casino version of an underground New York street dice game at this year’s G2E, held at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2026. The Queens-born mogul (real name: Curtis Jackson) has partnered with U.K.-based gaming manufacturer TCSJOHNHUXLEY to develop…

SBC Summit Super Stage to feature top sports and gaming figures
Basketball icon Michael Jordan, football journalist Fabrizio Romano, UFC star Charles Oliveira, Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl and DraftKings Co-Founder and CEO Jason Robins are among the major figures from sport and gaming scheduled to appear on SBC Summit’s Super Stage in Lisbon this Se…

Polymarket pushes for financial services status in Europe and UK
Polymarket is lobbying regulators in Europe and the UK to be regulated as a financial services firm rather than a gambling company, as it seeks to expand internationally. The New York-based company has been meeting regulators in London, Brussels, and across the EU to argue that its contracts should…

35% of Bettors Reduce Sportsbook Use Due to Prediction Markets
The competition between prediction markets and sportsbooks is intense and there is some evidence that the former is encroaching on the latter’s customer base. A survey by Fullstory, a behavioral data analytics company, says that amid the evolution of yes/no exchanges, 60% of bettors said prediction…

Spain's 17 autonomous communities sign joint document defending authority over land-based gambling
Spain's 17 autonomous communities have signed a joint document defending their authority to regulate land-based gambling venues, amid concerns over the role of the Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ). The document was submitted to the DGOJ and the Gambling Policy Council on Se…
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