Gambling giant FanDuel has launched a new ad to promote its Boost feature. The new commercial is part of FanDuel’s “Most Rewarding Season Ever” and features a cameo by the popular rapper Lil Wayne. FanDuel Boosts in Everyday Life – a Dream Come True FanDuel’s latest TV commercial was launched on Oc…
LOW6, an award-winning global creator of sports gamification and skill gaming platforms, announced that it has acquired UK skill gaming company Splash Games for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to bolster LOW6’s B2B skill gaming offering. LOW6 Wants to Upgrade Its B2B Skill Gaming Of…
Prediction market taker volume is poised to reach $187 billion this year, according to a new report from Macquarie. Though that’s slightly below the research firm’s $190 billion forecast released last month, the new estimate is still well ahead of Macquarie’s prior forecast of $169 billion and it i…
With Election Day just three weeks away, prediction market operators are counting on surging volume in political event contracts, but many voters oppose those derivatives. A Reuters/Ipsos poll, published earlier today, indicates there’s bipartisan objection to prediction markets offering trades lin…
An Idaho woman arrested on drug charges after a bag of methamphetamine was discovered at a tribal casino is suing security employees and police officers, claiming they misrepresented surveillance footage to implicate her. Connie Ann Hansen filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Friday, Oct. 9, near…
In an official press release from last week, the Curaçao Gambling Authority (CGA) announced that it is closing its online licensing portal following an earlier hacking incident that resulted in over 40,000 documents being publicly released. CGA Closes Portal Following Hack According to the CGA, the…
With President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signing Provisional Measure 1.394, which prohibits fixed-odds betting throughout Brazil, the country’s gambling sector has been seeing a real shakeup as multiple gambling companies have been closing their doors. As a result, thousands of employees have lost…
Online casino Stake has lost its brief legal reprieve in Brazil after a federal appeals court overturned an injunction that let the betting platform operate until October 25, despite the government’s nationwide gambling ban. With legal challenges mounting and the sector’s future remaining unclear,…
Patrick Dumont, the recently appointed CEO of casino giant Las Vegas Sands (LVS), shared his vision of the company’s future. He stressed that while international growth remained a priority, the operator would not expand into the prediction market space. Instead, Las Vegas Sands will prioritize prom…
The ongoing legal battle regarding a possible SCOTUS Kalshi hearing reached a milestone, as national gaming regulators formally urged the United States Supreme Court to resolve a growing jurisdictional fight. State regulators have filed supporting briefs backing New Jersey in asking the highest cou…
Actress Sydney Sweeney dropped a new commercial for sports prediction market Novig and it’s equally as sultry as the first spot, which appeared last month. Wearing no more than Novig-branded underwear and footballs to cover her cleavage, Sweeney, as she did in the original commercial, reminds viewe…
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IG Group (LON: IGG) CEO Breon Corcoran has questions about how some of the largest prediction market operators articulate volume statistics while noting the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) could soon provide needed legal clarity on sports event contracts. Speaking at a recent event, Corcoran noted that…
The New England Patriots’ 45-17 rout of the Las Vegas Raiders yesterday (Oct. 11) was a welcome result for Las Vegas sportsbooks, with a “fair” amount of money wagered on the Raiders, according to Bob Scucci, vice-president of race and sports operations at Boyd Gaming Corp. That was a primary story…
Seemingly undeterred by regulatory and taxation headwinds in the Netherlands, Hard Rock Casino has announced its expansion into sports betting. SpinCore Group, the Malta-headquartered business that operates the Hard Rock Casino brand, announced on LinkedIn today that it has received regulatory appr…
A candidate running for state office in North Carolina has been linked to a property that’s allegedly offering illegal gambling machines. Sanford City Councilor Charles Taylor is on the ballot next month to join the North Carolina House of Representatives by representing District 51. Taylor, who is…
Only one week to go until the 8th annual Scandinavian & Nordic Gaming Show (SNGS) 2026, which will welcome regulators, leading operators, legal experts and industry executives to the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 22–23 October. The host country will provide the starting…
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has made a direct warning to the UK government about the loss of thousands of jobs, should Machine Games Duty (MGD) rise to 40%. In the BGC’s latest statement, the wording is cutthroat from the off, stating that “thousands of casino workers face losing their job…
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