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PGA Tour suspends Matt Gogel for six months over golf betting
The Tour said the bets violated its integrity programme, although none involved tournaments in which Gogel participated. U.S.- The PGA Tour has suspended Matt Gogel from events for six months after determining that he placed multiple bets on golf competitions during 2024 and 2025. The wagers breached the Tour’s integr…
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Amusnet lança Hot Racing no Brasil: crash com aposta no vencedor e jackpot progressivo de 4 níveis
A Amusnet anuncia a disponibilidade do Hot Racing para operadores licenciados no Brasil. O título parte do gênero crash, hoje um dos formatos de maior crescimento no mercado brasileiro, e […] O post Amusnet lança Hot Racing no Brasil: crash com aposta no vencedor e jackpot progressivo de 4 níveis apareceu primeiro em …
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EGBA nombra a Pierre Tournier como Secretario General interino
Maarten Haijer dejará su cargo después de 13 años como Secretario General de EGBA, tras contribuir a la transformación del mercado europeo de apuestas online. Pierre Tournier asumirá el cargo de manera interina. La European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) anunció que Maarten Haijer dejará su cargo como Secretari…
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Copa do Mundo de Esports 2026 termina em Paris com novo campeão e números recordes
A Copa do Mundo de Esports 2026 terminou em Paris, na França, após sete semanas de competições. A edição marcou uma expansão internacional do evento, com novos números históricos. A […] O post Copa do Mundo de Esports 2026 termina em Paris com novo campeão e números recordes apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.
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DraftKings, FanDuel Return As NFL Sports Betting Partners
The NFL announced Tuesday that DraftKings and FanDuel are returning as sports betting partners, joining newcomer Fanatics in signing new multi-year deals. The commercial agreements mean the three... The post DraftKings, FanDuel Return As NFL Sports Betting Partners appeared first on Legal Sports Report.
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Fanatics launches NFL season campaign starring Luke Wilson
Fanatics has launched “Fanatics Town Hall”, a new brand campaign that will run throughout the NFL season and highlight the company’s FanCash rewards currency and wider sports ecosystem. The campaign stars actor Luke Wilson alongside NFL Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and former LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, with Wilson presi…
Read summary →Rocha: Kalshi Could Become Regulated Sports Betting Operator
Victor Rocha, Conference Chair of the Indian Gaming Association, believes there’s a world in which Kalshi could become a regulated sports betting operator in the future. “Mark my words,... The post Rocha: Kalshi Could Become Regulated Sports Betting Operator appeared first on Legal Sports Report.
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Pure Casino joins IBIA to strengthen betting integrity in Alberta
The move follows the launch of the province’s regulated igaming market in July and adds the operator to IBIA’s integrity monitoring network. Canada.- Pure Casino, Alberta’s largest land-based casino operator and a newly licensed online gaming group, has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Pu…
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Games Global partners with DraftKings for exclusive U.S. rollout of CASHINGO
Games Global and DraftKings Inc. have expanded their partnership through a multi-year agreement granting DraftKings Casino exclusive U.S. rights to host the CASHINGO™ brand across all regulated iGaming states. The post Games Global partners with DraftKings for exclusive U.S. rollout of CASHINGO first appeared on Asia …
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Sportradar and Polymarket significantly expand prediction market partnership to more than 20 global sports leagues and competitions
Expansion adds exclusive streaming for the Bundesliga and Euroleague Basketball, along with official data for tennis Grand Slams, among others. Press release.- Sportradar Group and Polymarket today announced a significant expansion of their strategic relationship extending Sportradar’s premium sports data, streaming a…
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Altenar’s World Cup report: The key betting insights
Altenar analyses betting activity across all 104 matches of football’s biggest global tournament. Press release.- Altenar has released its latest industry report, World Cup 2026: How Bettors Really Bet, analysing betting activity across all 104 matches of football’s biggest global tournament. Rather than simply lookin…
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Connecticut sues Kalshi over alleged unlicensed sports wagering
Seeks injunction against prediction market
Read summary →DraftKings enfrenta una demanda por predicciones en California mientras intensifica su publicidad
DraftKings enfrenta acusaciones de apuestas deportivas ilegales a través de mercados de predicciones en una nueva demanda colectiva presentada ante un tribunal federal de California, al mismo tiempo que intensifica […]
Read summary →Why DraftKings and FanDuel Have Leverage in Negotiations with NFL, Genius
While deals with the two dominant sportsbooks are expected to be signed, the terms will likely fall short of the NFL’s asking price. Update: The NFL announced deals with FanDuel and DraftKings on Thursday morning. With Genius Sports’ stock sliding and taking the NFL’s investment along with it, the league is trying to …
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RAB arrests alleged online betting administrator in Dhaka, traces mobile-wallet funds
A raid on a property in Dhaka’s Rajarbagh area has led investigators to an alleged online betting operation that, authorities say, used social media accounts and mobile financial services to recruit customers and move gambling-related funds. The Rapid Action Battalion arrested 43-year-old Md Ahidur Rahman on Tuesday, …
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Sportsbook Training Services’ Smith: operators want odds compiling back in-house
Sportsbook Training Services’ founder Jonathan Smith on how the internet changed odds making, why operators rely on data less than they think, and the case for in-house compiling ahead of SBC Summit 2026 Odds compiling ran in-house before the internet, handled by compilers working without the third-party data feeds op…
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Rise of the betting dev shop: Why operators are turning to specialist developers
Angstrom’s move from sports modelling into free-to-play gaming shows how the boundary between supplier, operator and internal product studio is becoming increasingly blurred.
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Nebraska petition pushes referendum closer to decide on online sports betting launch in 2026
Petition organisers collected valid signatures from at least five per cent of registered voters in 55 counties Nebraska’s Secretary of State’s office announced that signature thresholds have been met for both the Online Sports Wagering Authorisation Constitutional Amendment petition and the Online Sports Wagering Regu…
Read summary →Gambling Ads Far More Common in Premier League Clips
Gambling Visibility Diverges Across Football’s Biggest Competitions Gambling brands appeared in 32.6% of YouTube highlights from the 2025/26 Premier League… The post Gambling Ads Far More Common in Premier League Clips appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Waterhouse VC August update: How useful are prediction markets for hedging risk?
The commercial opportunity is to build the underwriting, distribution and capital required to turn event contracts into useful hedges, writes Tom Waterhouse The post Waterhouse VC August update: How useful are prediction markets for hedging risk? appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Gambling occupied 32.4% of Premier League highlights screen time, study finds
Front-of-shirt placement accounted for 27.1% of gambling appearances in last season’s footage, the only placement the Premier League’s… The post Gambling occupied 32.4% of Premier League highlights screen time, study finds appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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World Cup acquisition to long-term value
Nikolaus, ahead of the World Cup we spoke about flexibility, timing and real-time activation. Looking back, what did the tournament actually deliver? A lot of what we discussed beforehand proved to be correct. We saw confirmation of the importance of being flexible with spend and continuously optimising campaigns to i…
Read summary →How UFC became a commercial and sponsorship powerhouse
Look around most gambling conferences in 2026 and you will most likely find several big brands working with mixed martial arts fighters or companies. Whether brand ambassadors or commercial partners, iGaming is increasingly becoming linked with professional fighting organisations owing to the meteoric rise in mass int…
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2.1M: Brazil’s Rising Gambling Addiction Crisis Amid Betting Surge
Brazil is dealing with a growing gambling addiction problem as online sports betting and casino gambling rapidly expand across the country, says a new BBC report. Concerning Numbers The program, published on August 25, highlights the scale of the problem in one of the world’s fastest-growing gambling markets, reportin…
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Congress Targets Youth Sports Betting after Little League Gambling Reports
Reports of adults gambling on Little League World Series games have caught the attention of members of Congress, with one House lawmaker suggesting Congress could look into how youth competitions are being offered by gambling operators. Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over Little League Betting Activity Rep. Kevin Kiley, cha…
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DraftKings Focuses on Pushing Prediction Markets in California
California is a rare exception when it comes to sports betting rules in the United States. The state does not support legal sports betting the way Nevada and New Jersey have, but this does not mean that trading on the outcomes of games is prohibited. In fact, DraftKings is betting on it, as the company, […]
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Blask Publishes World Cup 2026 Report: iGaming Demand Held Flat Despite Record Betting Handle Projections
Blask, the AI-native iGaming market-intelligence platform, today published its World Cup 2026 Report, a data-driven look at how the tournament moved iGaming... Read More...
Read summary →Study shows stark differences in bookies’ presence during Premier League and World Cup
A study from the University of Nottingham has highlighted the key differences in gambling sponsorship during the 2026 World Cup and 2025/26 Premier League season. The research shows that gambling brands were visible for 32.6% of YouTube highlights of Premier League games, compared to 1.5% in the World Cup. A key facto…
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Premier League kickoff lifts UK iGaming demand by 21–26% every year, Blask data shows
Blask Index data for the UK’s total gambling demand, across the last 5 Premier League seasons, shows two… The post Premier League kickoff lifts UK iGaming demand by 21–26% every year, Blask data shows appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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Blask data reveals Japan and South Korea outpaced World Cup hosts in iGaming growth
Blask Index data across the World Cup markets it tracked shows Japan and South Korea posted two of the tournament's biggest iGaming demand gains. Both markets outgrew all three co-hosts by a wide margin, and neither team made a deep knockout run. The post Blask data reveals Japan and South Korea outpaced World Cup hos…
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PGA Tour Champions Suspends Matt Gogel Suspended for Six Months Over Betting Offenses
Pro golfer Matt Gogel will have to sit out the next six months as the PGA Tour Champions has suspended the player over his alleged betting offenses. He was officially suspended on August 23, 2026 and won’t be eligible for professional or other PGA Tour golf events until February 22, 2027. Placing Bets on Golf […]
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Polymarket Adds NFL Injury Reports to its Sports Event Contracts Portfolio
Prediction market platform Polymarket continues to expand its portfolio of available event contracts, with the platform now adding NFL injury reports through self-certification. NFL Injury Reports Now Among Available Trades on Polymarket With the 2026 NFL season just around the corner and due to get underway on Wednes…
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BIR Seals 297 Unregistered Betting Devices at Cockpit Arenas
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has sealed and confiscated 297 betting machines, computerized betting units, servers, and other devices that did not have the required Permit to Use during simultaneous enforcement operations at 11 cockpit arenas on August 8. The operations were conducted in coordination with the Nationa…
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PGA Tour suspends Matt Gogel for six months for betting on golf
The PGA Tour Champions golfer is accused of betting on golf competitions, but not on tournaments that he entered, according to the Tour.
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Rhodes College Prof. Steps Away from Horse Racing After HISA Accusations
Rhodes College economics professor and co-founder of Ten Strike Racing, Marshall Gramm, has voluntarily stepped away from horse racing after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) accused him of improperly accessing confidential veterinary records to gain an unfair advantage in betting. HISA Alleged Gra…
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Victor Strategies EVP Gene Johnson: Prediction Markets ‘Biggest Scam I’ve Ever Seen’
Player props, multi-leg combos, point spreads, and over/unders. Open up an app offering all of that, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d landed in a sportsbook. The thing is, these days, you may actually be looking at a federally regulated prediction market. It’s a future Gene Johnson anticipated. Back in March 2…
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Clássico nas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil: quem é o favorito entre Palmeiras e Santos?
Equipes duelam nesta quarta-feira (26), em São Paulo e as odds médias para uma vitória do Palmeiras são de 1.46, enquanto o triunfo do Santos retorna cerca de 5.83 e o empate paga 3.95 para cada real apostado The post Clássico nas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil: quem é o favorito entre Palmeiras e Santos? appeared…
Read summary →DraftKings Launches Predictions Ad Campaigns In Largest Non-Betting States
With the NFL season kicking off Sept. 9, DraftKings is escalating its prediction market advertising push into some of the country’s largest unlegalized sports betting markets. DraftKings... The post DraftKings Launches Predictions Ad Campaigns In Largest Non-Betting States appeared first on Legal Sports Report.
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Dealing With Dopamine: Inside the Mind of a Gambling Addict
Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams fired off a sobering salvo on X on Sunday, warning that sports betting is the new opioid crisis. Adams held the post from 2017 to 2021 and helped the country navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve always been curious about why the majority of people who bet don’t develop a […] The …
Read summary →ILAE apresenta FAQ da Câmara Arbitral dos eSports
O Instituto Latino-Americano de Esports (ILAE) publicou um FAQ sobre a Câmara Arbitral dos Esports (CAEs-ILAE) recentemente. A iniciativa apresenta informações sobre o funcionamento da estrutura e sua aplicação no […] O post ILAE apresenta FAQ da Câmara Arbitral dos eSports apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.
Read summary →Sportradar scores with Euroleague Basketball official data and AV betting rights deal
Sportradar will retain exclusive global distribution rights for Euroleague Basketball’s official data and audiovisual betting content through 2031. Press release.- Sportradar Group and Euroleague Basketball today announced a multi-year extension of their data and audiovisual (AV) betting rights agreement. The rights w…
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Where does iGaming demand go during a World Cup?
Blask Index, Blask’s real-time measure of search-driven demand for iGaming brands, tells a more uneven story: demand rose by double digits in most tracked countries, but the size of the move, and the day it happened, had almost nothing to do with match importance. Panama gained the most, Uzbekistan lost the most, Braz…
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Novig prediction market cases paused in Massachusetts and New Mexico
Federal proceedings involving Novig have been put on hold while the operator and New Mexico officials have requested a similar stay. US.- A federal judge has granted a joint request from Novig and Massachusetts officials to pause litigation over the operator’s prediction market activities in the state. US District Jud…
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Sports betting advocates spend $12.3m on Georgia legislative races
Nearly all 34 candidates backed by the industry-linked committees won their primaries. US.- Sports betting advocates have reportedly spent $12.3m on Georgia legislative races this year, almost half of the $25.3m spent by independent committees in the 2026 elections. The total already exceeds independent spending in th…
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A Fundamental Shift: what removing ‘aim to permit’ could mean for UK betting shops
Gareth, how significant would it be to remove the ‘aim to permit’ principle from the Gambling Act 2005? It would be a fundamental change. The ‘aim to permit’ principle was introduced by the Labour government as part of the Gambling Act 2005 and was intended to liberalise a system that had become very cumbersome under …
Read summary →ANDAMAS y Novusbet Sportsbook fortalecen su posicionamiento estratégico y desarrollo comercial
La colaboración busca aportar mayor claridad a la propuesta tecnológica de Novusbet, conectando producto, posicionamiento, comunicación y estrategia comercial. ANDAMAS ha anunciado una colaboración estratégica con Novusbet Sportsbook, enfocada en fortalecer su posicionamiento, narrativa de producto y desarrollo comerc…
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Why football traffic needs more than “Odds and Offers”
The Premier League does not begin when the first ball is kicked, not really. For many fans, the season starts weeks earlier, through fixture lists, transfer rumours, pre-season form, fantasy drafts, outright markets and the first strong opinions about who will surprise everyone and who is heading for trouble. A nation…
Read summary →SBC Summit revela a los cinco finalistas de First Pitch que presentarán tecnología de juego de última generación
SBC ha revelado el nombre de las cinco startups que competirán en la edición 2026 de First Pitch, en colaboración con BettingStartups. La lista de nominados de este año muestra […]
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Kalshi locks in marketing deals with five MLB franchises
Covers stadium ads, app perks, bar rights
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Polymarket Trader Bets $818,000 Against CLARITY Act as Passage Odds Fall to 14%
A newly created Polymarket wallet has put about $818,000 on the US crypto market structure bill failing to become law this year, taking a large position just weeks before a key Senate vote. The account, identified on the prediction market as VelvetNova27, bought more than 1.05 million No shares tied to H.R. 3633, the …
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Polymarket’s New Markets Involving NFL Player Availability Spark Debate
Polymarket has self-certified markets related to NFL player return dates ahead of the new football season. The CFTC has said that markets related to player injuries are prohibited, but has not opposed the self-certification. Rather than focus on how long a player will be injured, the markets are framed as “Will {parti…
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Nottingham Forest signs BOYLE Sports as official betting partner
Covers 2026/27 Premier League season
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Brazil’s Finance Minister says Lula wanted to end betting as 6.2 million users are blocked
Finance minister backs stricter regulation Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan
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Tabcorp FY26 profit rises 27% despite sluggish wagering growth
Tabcorp’s FY26 net profit rose 27% to $33.2 million despite sluggish wagering growth, supported by cost controls and retail reforms. The post Tabcorp FY26 profit rises 27% despite sluggish wagering growth first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
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Why sustainability is a key driver of value in sports assets
Charlotte Peyraud, Director and Co-Head of Sustainability Advisory Services at Houlihan Lokey, explores sustainability’s role in sports investment. The era of global sports franchise ownership is moving from primarily “vanity projects” to increasingly mainstream investment opportunities. Over the past decade, the infl…
Read summary →Kalshi Started Charging for Parlays the Day Polymarket Opened Them to Everyone
The Telling Carve-Out Kalshi monetized its largest product two weeks before football season and left out the one part of… The post Kalshi Started Charging for Parlays the Day Polymarket Opened Them to Everyone appeared first on iGaming Express.
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What Kalshi’s LeBron Market Reveals About Betting on News: 11x Your Money in 303 Milliseconds
The LeBron ‘next team’ market was the most profitable trade on Kalshi in late July. Our investigation identifies the most likely winners in breaking news betting races. The trade-by-trade record of Kalshi’s “LeBron James’s next team” market shows nobody traded ahead of the scoop. And then, within milliseconds (or deci…
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