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Brazilian President Lula da Silva has stepped up his criticism of online betting companies, increasingly presenting gambling as a social problem while aligning the issue with concerns raised by more conservative sections of Brazilian society. Silva has repeatedly described betting companies as a “s…

Australia's parliament has approved the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, enacting a wide set of restrictions on gambling advertising nationwide. The legislation follows months of debate and a Senate inquiry examining whether the government's proposed measures went far eno…

Aspiring financiers are, perhaps not surprisingly, fans of betting and prediction markets, though the percentages of adoption are mostly in line with those found with broader groups of young people. Morgan Stanley’s annual survey of summer interns, which polls the investment bank’s more than 500 No…

Less than three months before Election Day, the fight for the Senate is virtually even.

The big day has finally arrived. After a long six weeks since a dramatic World Cup final sent us into the football doldrums, the wind is firmly back in the sport’s sails as the Premier League kicks off this weekend. But who should trading teams keep an eye on? Will Arsenal repeat their 2025/26 succ…

Crown Sydney Casino in New South Wales, Australia, was hit with an AUD 1.75 million ($1.25 million) fine after the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) ruled that the venue had allowed a 16-year-old boy to gamble at least 19 times. The Star Sidney was also slapped with a fine for le…

AskGamblers reported that its Casino Complaints Service (AGCCS) has once again helped gamblers recover their funds from operators. As it turned out, the service helped resolve thousands of complaints, returning some $3.4 million to the players. AGCCS Continued to Help Players Between April 1 and Ju…

Better Collective has published its financial report for the second quarter of the year, highlighting continued growth across all major metrics. The leadership called Q2 a strong period for the company and said that it was encouraged by the performance in North America. The Second Quarter Was a Per…

Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, between England and France, has reinforced its gambling regulatory body, the Jersey Gambling Commission, with the appointment of crime specialist Barry Faudemer as chair. In this position, Faudemer will be tasked with, among other things, tackling activit…

The Ohio Lottery has minted yet another millionaire after one of its player “scratched their way to $1 million.” The incredible seven-figure payout came from one of the lottery’s scratch-off tickets and was eventually redeemed by a local trust. Ohio Lottery Player Wins $1M According to the Ohio Lot…

Iowa’s Riverside Casino & Golf Resort is staking a big bet on the belief that the property’s best days are only ahead. With new competition set to open this fall in Cedar Rapids with the $275 million Cedar Crossing Casino, Riverside Casino is making one of the largest investments in the property’s…

Butler National Corporation has extended two sports wagering agreements at its Boot Hill Casino & Resort property in Kansas until 2030. The agreements, executed by Butler National subsidiary BHCMC, LLC, cover both the property's regulatory relationship with the Kansas Lottery and its commercial par…

Businessman Jaime Vives Pinedo has been appointed as the new president of Coljuegos, the state entity responsible for administering and regulating gambling and games of chance in Colombia. Vives Pinedo has been involved in various business activities in the department of Magdalena and has been asso…

Onlyplay has launched Bigfoot Riches, a 3x5 video slot built around the legend of Bigfoot and set in a winter wilderness. The slot has an RTP of 96.06%, a 10.18% hit frequency, and medium volatility. The game takes players through Arctic landscapes, frozen forests and ancient woodlands, with diamon…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting exposed sharp divisions over how to regulate the rapidly expanding prediction markets industry, with CME Group CEO Terry Duffy warning that some contracts could be vulnerable to manipulation. The meeting o…

Workers at Encore Boston Harbor voted on Thursday to authorize a strike at the Everett, Massachusetts property, according to UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25. Roughly 1,350 members of the two unions work at the property. Their contract with Wynn Resorts expires August 31, and a strike cou…

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved a $7.2 million fine against Venetian Las Vegas Gaming LLC, doing business as The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, over failures to stop convicted felon and illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer from playing, whose activity at the casino largely occurred between…

Online gambling operator QuinnBet (Gibraltar) Limited has agreed to pay £609,104 ($830,501) after a UK Gambling Commission investigation found failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility controls. The settlement followed a compliance review of QuinnBet's remote gambling li…