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Merkur Spielbanken Beteiligungs GmbH, a subsidiary of Germany's Merkur AG, has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Société Française de Casinos (SFC), extending the company's presence in the French regulated gambling market. On August 27, Merkur signed a put option agreement wi…

Caesars Sportsbook is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by New York’s Cayuga Nation over mobile sports bets allegedly placed from tribal lands. The Cayuga Nation sued Caesars in June, claiming the sportsbook accepted wagers from people physically located within its reservation b…

Maverick Gaming will close two cardrooms in Tukwila, Washington, on November 1, eliminating 238 positions as the Kirkland-based gaming operator continues its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices filed with Washington state on August 31 identify…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has unveiled a new anti-harassment initiative that seeks to protect athletes from bettors who harass them. The new program will ban those who harass athletes from placing bets with licensed sportsbooks and accessing local casinos. MGC Seeks to Shield Athlet…

American gaming and betting giant DraftKings advertises that it operates in all 50 states, despite regulatory trouble in Nevada. As it turns out, things seem to be a bit more nuanced. DraftKings Does Not Operate Traditional Sports Betting in All States The Las Vegas Review-Journal shed some light o…

FanDuel, a leading online gaming and betting company in North America, has announced the addition of new sports betting products and features, in time for the NFL season. These include a new loyalty program, bet protections in case a player sustains an injury, and in-app access to better sports int…

Italy’s Lottomatica Group has agreed to acquire Spanish gaming operator Cirsa Enterprises in an all-share merger valued at approximately €2.8 ... Continue... The post Lottomatica to Absorb Cirsa in €2.8bn Deal, Creating World’s Second-Largest Listed Gaming Group appeared first on Betting Gods.

As the field of prediction markets continues to grow rapidly, more and more actors are investing in it, with varying success. However, Novig and Underdog, two relatively new players in the rapidly evolving scene, are making strides thanks to their “combos” – what the industry calls parlays. Novig a…

Three Democratic members of Congress have renewed their inquiry into how FanDuel runs its invite-only VIP program after the lawmakers found the sportsbook’s response to their earlier questions insufficient. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) want m…

According to Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak, Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, now a minority owner of the Raiders, has played a major role in shaping the team on the eve of a new season, including his decision Wednesday (Sept. 2) to name Kirk Cousins as his starting quarterback. “We l…

A Philippine lawmaker has filed legislation seeking to prohibit online gambling advertising, promotions, endorsements and sponsorships nationwide, with penalties including multimillion-peso fines, imprisonment and possible license revocation. House Bill No. 10982, or the proposed “Online Gambling A…

RGPS heads to Aruba September 17-23 for three ring events and $175K in guarantees.

A New York law firm is renewing its scrutiny of Fertitta Entertainment Inc.’s (FEI) proposed $17.6 billion takeover of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) that values the target at $31 a share. Wohl & Fruchter, which specializes in “merger and acquisition cases, securities fraud, consumer fraud, an…

Fewer people in Las Vegas were unemployed in July than a year ago, with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that 5.4% of the labor force didn’t have a job. The unemployment rate for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area declined from 5.9% in July 2025, but rose from 5.2% in June 2026…

The largest known leak of North American driver’s license scans has thrust Caesars Entertainment and Circa Casino into the spotlight. Both Las Vegas casino operators appeared on the known client roster of identity verification provider IDScan.net — Caesars on IDScan’s public client/trust page, Circ…

Following recent, opposing rulings on prediction market cases by the Third and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, consensus is building in the investment and legal communities that it’s just a matter of time before the U.S. Supreme Court hears at least one of these cases. At least one analyst is offe…

An industry insider exclusively told Casino.org that downloads for Papaya’s flagship apps are rising sharply, defying a recent federal court verdict that penalized the company for deceptive advertising. Publicly available data from Sensor Tower, along with reports shared with Casino.org, indicate t…

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