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A surge in filings for prediction market Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) is putting pressure on regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to quickly develop appropriate regulatory solutions. However, this hasn’t happened yet, as the SEC hasn’t approved any prediction-market E…

Thailand’s criminal court has given Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, known colloquially as “Am Cyanide,” a second death sentence for fatally poisoning a creditor in Nakhon Pathom province in December 2020. According to prosecutors, Sararat is a gambling addict who has killed 14 people and attempted to pois…

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) yesterday (Aug. 27) issued a joint notice saying they will not allow sports and entertainment prediction market event contracts in Canada. “It is important for investors and market participants t…

Warning that the adolescent brain is primed to take risk and citing data that a rising number of underage males are betting, Texas physicians are urging the state to make 21 the minimum age for usage of prediction markets. While there’s a smattering of tribal casinos in the U.S. that allow 18-year-…

SBC has named five industry figures who will be inducted into its 2026 Hall of Fame, recognising their contributions to the global betting and gaming sector. The class includes Khalid Ali, CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association; David Natroshvili, founder of Spribe; Jason Robins, co…

Shares of Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) are off nearly 8% over the past month with one of the culprits being plans to spend up to $385 million on customer acquisition and retention incentives in the second half of this year. The company telegraphed those expenditures when it lowered 2026 guida…

A Royal Flush doesn't hit very often.

BetRivers, the online casino and sportsbook brand operated by Rush Street Interactive, and Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. are teaming up on a cross-promotional partnership six weeks into Alberta’s regulated iGaming market. BetRivers was one of the first iGaming operators to go live in the pro…

The race for the 2026 MLS Cup is tightening, with favorites Inter Miami having gone winless in their last four matches. Conversely, Eastern Conference leaders Nashville have lost just once in their previous 10 matches, winning eight of these encounters. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles are al…

Malaysia's Finance Ministry said the Madani government had not issued any new gambling licences or permits or increased the number of gambling premises, rejecting recent remarks by Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, head of government for the Malaysian state of Kedah. The ministry described Sanusi's remarks,…

Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) trade around $42.80, or roughly 11% below the $48.30 per share takeover floated by Barry Diller’s People Inc. (NASDAQ: IAC) three months ago, but an analyst believes the casino offers value at these levels. In a new report to clients, CBRE Equity Rese…

International Entertainment targets a late-August or September online gaming launch under a 3%-97% GGR-sharing deal with TGXI. The post International Entertainment targets September online gaming launch under 3% GGR-sharing deal first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Success Universe Group said talks to extend Ponte 16’s loan facilities remain ongoing after the financing matured in June, with the joint venture that owns the Macau resort pledging a […] The post Success Universe says Ponte 16 loan extension talks ongoing first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB -…

Cheaters are being met with some brushback in Los Angeles.

Allwyn's January acquisition of a majority stake in US daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks helped push the company's Q2 net revenue up 27% year-on-year to €1.25 billion ($1.45 billion). North American revenue alone climbed from €54 million to €294 million ($341 million), with adjusted EBITDA r…

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has opened Naskila Casino Leggett, expanding its Naskila Casino presence in East Texas. The Tribe and Naskila Casino marked the opening with a ceremonial blessing attended by Tribal Council members and casino leadership. “Naskila Casino Leggett is the beginning…

Caesars Sportsbook was fined more than $251K and ordered to forfeit $45K in profits by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) earlier this month. The state has detailed what led to the unprecedented fine, the largest that Casino.org has ever reported on in the Garden State. Documents m…