The Circa Survivor pro football contest experienced a massive wave of eliminations during the opening week of the season. A total of 25,017 entries registered for the Las Vegas based event hosted by Circa Sports, creating a prize pool of $25,017,000. However, early upsets proved fatal for thousands…
Coveted land next to a forthcoming MGM casino resort has hit the market, but only developers with deep pockets need apply. MGM Resorts International and Japanese financial services conglomerate Orix Corporation continue to build the more than $8 billion MGM Osaka on Yumeshima Island. Set to open in…
A former Resorts World Las Vegas compliance director is accusing the Strip megaresort of firing him merely for doing his job—repeatedly warning supervisors about suspicious gambling activity. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Sept. 14, 2026 by Preston Banks, alleges whistleblower retalia…
NFL broadcasts often feature a fair amount of sportsbook commercials, but one thing viewers won’t see this season is spots courtesy of prediction market operators. The league is outright banning advertising by prediction market companies and it’s extending that policy to its sportsbook partners tha…
A federal judge on Monday (Sept. 14) heard oral arguments from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on why the prediction markets it regulates should not be subject to New York state gaming laws. In April, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini on allegations th…
1spin4win ranked second in the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator by bet count in the first half of 2026, following a full year in the same position throughout 2025. The result reflects continued demand for the provider’s classic online slots across the aggregation network. 1spin4win now offers more than 20…
BetFury has launched Fury Cruise: All Aboard, a two-week platform-wide event running from September 14 through September 27, with promotions tied to a $100,000 prize pool and a week of VIP Club status among the event’s rewards. The First-Class Raffle carries the event’s main prize. Players can rece…
Earlier this year, GamblingNews reported that a professional poker player had been robbed shortly after returning to the place he was renting for the World Series of Poker event. The two men were reportedly aware of who he was and duct-taped him before running away with his winnings. Now, the Las V…
Prediction market trading surged during the opening weekend of the NFL season, with eight of the largest platforms recording $3.12 billion in volume on the first Sunday of action. That followed $3.17 billion in trading on Saturday, when college football games helped drive what a Jefferies analyst n…
Concerns over gambling addiction emerged as Texas lawmakers examined the growing use of prediction market platforms and whether their activities should be treated as gambling. Gambling policy expert and lobbyist Brianne Doura-Schawohl raised concerns about a potential increase in gambling addiction…
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will consider legislation on Wednesday, that would restore a 100% federal tax deduction for gambling losses against gambling winnings. The proposal would eliminate the current 90% limitation on deductions for wagering losses and apply to taxable years beginni…
Entain announced the plans of cutting 20% of its 2,000 customer care roles worldwide on September 16, which is over 400 customer care positions globally. This comes weeks after Entain reported better-than-expected profits in first-half and as the group faces higher UK gambling taxes. CEO Stella Dav…
Online gambling industry peer group iGaming Leader Mastermind has appointed industry veteran Michael Baker-Mosley as its new Fractional Chief Growth Officer. The organisation, led by founder and former Director of Retention at BetVictor, Leo Judkins, has tasked Baker-Mosley with developing its appr…
The Mega Millions drawing has survived yet another drawing, allowing it to reach $244 million for the next one. While the Tuesday drawing did not have a jackpot win or any Match 5 winners, one player managed to snatch a $100,000 prize. A Lucky Player Won $100K from the Game The Tuesday Mega Million…
Entain CEO Stella David has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to consider the wider impact of tax cuts. (Image: Shutterstock) The post Entain Warns UK Government Over Machine Games Duty as 400 Jobs Face Cuts appeared first on Casino.org.
Gaming giant Entain is preparing to cut hundreds of jobs due to the ongoing tax pressures in the UK. As it turns out, as many as 400 workers might be affected. Entain Could Reduce Its Customer Care Team by 20% Citing increasingly challenging operating conditions, Entain, which operates the Ladbroke…
Las Vegas police have released images of two men suspected of robbing poker pro Jared Griener of $57,500 after allegedly ambushing him at his rental home during the World Series of Poker. The images come more than two months after Griener said he was bound with duct tape and robbed at the Las Vegas…
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is expanding regulation across the country’s online gaming ecosystem as artificial intelligence, illegal operators, payment changes and declining gaming revenue test the market. Speaking at the inaugural CiG iDEA Summit at the IAG EXPO in Manila, PAGC…
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