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EU iGaming weekly: Betfred shop closures, FRA evidence delay, FDJ UNITED’s H1 loss
Britain’s online tax rise starts costing retail jobs, the Gambling Commission holds back its financial risk assessment (FRA)… The post EU iGaming weekly: Betfred shop closures, FRA evidence delay, FDJ UNITED’s H1 loss appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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Chile’s Responsible iGaming Association Says Regulated Market Could Reach $1.45 Billion by 2030
The debate over online gambling in Chile has taken another turn for the worse, as several online gambling operators have formed a new association to represent the industry called the Responsible iGaming Association (AGR). Its mission is to help the country get a regulatory plan through that would license online gambli…
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Allwyn Spearheads New Player Safety Research
Global lottery operator Allwyn continues to invest in player safety through a new initiative focused on academic research. The company has announced the first winners that will receive funding from its Player Protection Lab, a program designed to test how gambling behavior can be steered away from potential harm. This…
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UK National Lottery tender appeal dismissed
The Court of Appeal has ended the long legal saga around the Gambling Commission’s tender for the National Lottery licence. UK.- The long-running legal saga surrounding the tender for the fourth UK National Lottery licence has reached its conclusion. Richard Desmond’s The New Lottery Corporation (TNLC) and Northern & …
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Codere Online upgrades full-year outlook after strong quarterly results
The Spanish gambling operator benefited from “outstanding” World Cup performance. Spain.- Codere Online has upped its full-year outlook following a standout second quarter, driven by what it described as an “outstanding” World Cup betting performance. Q4 net gaming revenue (NGR) was up 27 per cent year-on-year to a re…
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Delta and DraftKings debut free sports prediction game for airborne passengers
1962 federal law bars in-flight gambling
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Illinois expands addiction treatment framework to include gambling disorders
Senate Bill 2749 places gambling disorder alongside substance use. U.S.- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 2749 into law, recognising gambling disorder as part of the state’s Substance Use Disorder Act. The measure expands the role of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Division of Subs…
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GLPI CEO terms gambling “bulletproof”
“Gaming revenue is bulletproof. Write that down.” So spoke Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) CEO Peter Carlino. His remarks came during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, held July 31. Carlino’s comments came as a riposte to “a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth that suggest the regional gaming market…
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CFTC Addresses Market Maker Ownership, Underdog Acquired, WNBA Slips Up in This Week’s Bingos & Busts
The CFTC is taking steps to address prediction markets’ cross-ownership of market makers, Underdog has agreed to be bought by a British trading firm, and the WNBA puts heat on itself by posting a video of two players gambling on their own game. In what some in the industry are calling the biggest headline from […] The…
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No luck, fate or rituals allowed in gambling ads warns New Zealand legislation guidance
Strict rules around appealing to minors and personal endorsements are banned from iGaming ads in New Zealand, new guidance has reported.
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Thai Gov’t Unveils Details of $591M Sports Betting Crackdown, Arrests 85-Year-Old Gambler
A Thai sports-betting crackdown has led the government to shut down 4,576 World Cup-themed soccer gambling websites. The websites generated some 20 billion baht ($591 million) worth of gambling funds, per an official government release. Officials say that now that the World Cup is over, they will concentrate on other …
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Former MLS MVP Under Investigation for Spot Fixing After Yellow Card Incites Brawl in Brazil
Former MLS MVP Luciano Acosta is under investigation for potential spot-fixing after betting irregularities were noted on the player receiving a yellow card. Stake highlighted an unusually high volume of bets on Acosta to receive a booking when playing for Fluminense against Bragantino earlier this month. The gambling…
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Hot Copy: Wetherspoons claps back
Pub fruit machine economics, an Iran-linked illegal gambling network and prediction markets in the UK all hit headlines this week The post Hot Copy: Wetherspoons claps back appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Arizona Department of Gaming Identifies Opportunities to Address Gambling-Related Harm
A new problem gambling report commissioned by the Arizona Department of Gaming found an increase in the number of Arizonans who gamble weekly. The survey also identified opportunities for Arizona to improve targeting of gambling-related harms. According to new data, 84% of Arizona adults gambled during 2025, with near…
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China analogy echoes 20 years of anti-monopoly rhetoric in Norway
SBC News’ Viktor Kayed takes a look at the debate around what will soon be Europe’s last state gambling monopoly in Norway. With Norway’s gambling monopoly facing mounting criticism over the last year, a comment by a Norwegian politician hints at a grudge spanning almost two decades. Norsk Tipping is on its way to bec…
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FanDuel and DraftKings seek dismissal of gambling addiction lawsuit
The operators have asked a Philadelphia court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of exploiting a customer’s gambling addiction through VIP incentives and promotional offers. U.S.- FanDuel and DraftKings are fighting a lawsuit that alleges they encouraged a Pennsylvania bettor to continue gambling despite clear signs o…
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Rwanda Halts Forzza Operations After Finding Repeated Licence Breaches
Gambling Regulator Orders Immediate Shutdown Rwanda’s gambling regulator has suspended the operations of Baron Sports Gaming Ltd, better known as Forzza, after concluding that the company repeatedly offered gambling products beyond the limits of its licence. The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced the decision in…
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NWGB Destroys 142 Illegal Gambling Machines in Mahikeng
The North West Gambling Board (NWGB) has destroyed 142 illegal gambling machines at a scrap yard in Mahikeng. The crackdown specifically targeted confiscated machines found in tuck shops and informal businesses. Authorities highlighted that these locations make gambling far too accessible to children and other vulnera…
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Betfred Follows Entain in Making Huge Job Cuts as UK Tax Increases Hit
UK gambling company Betfred has confirmed that it will cut 600 jobs and close 132 shops across the country. The operator says the cutbacks are due to increased gambling taxes and other rising costs. The job cuts follow Entain, the parent company of Coral, Ladbrokes, and 50% of BetMGM, which also cut 500 jobs earlier t…
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How GottaGamble co-hosted a BGaming Challenge on Stake.com
The online gambling industry has evolved in different aspects over the course of its existence, with gaming platforms morphing from basic HTML pages with a few dozen games to HTML5 hubs with varied lobbies that are several thousand titles deep. The affiliate sphere has, too, undergone sizeable changes of its own, but …
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ISJ Raises Awareness Against Illegal Gambling at Regedoria and Luanda Sul Markets
The Institute of Game Supervision (ISJ), in collaboration with the Municipal Administration of Viana, recently conducted a series of awareness and prevention activities to combat illegal gambling among merchants and customers at the Regedoria and Luanda Sul Markets. This campaign is a key component of a broader strate…
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New York seeks $36bn in damages from Kalshi and block on prediction market
Attorney General Letitia James alleges the platform has been operating as an unlicensed gambling business. US.- New York has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi seeking at least $36bn in damages and a temporary restraining order to halt the company’s prediction market operations. Attorney General Letitia James alleges the …
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New York Sues Kalshi in State Court, Seeks to Shut Down Alleged Illegal Gambling Operation
The state wants to stop the prediction market platform from operating within its borders, recover allegedly illegal gains and obtain restitution for consumers. New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against Kalshi, claiming the prediction market operator is running an illegal, unlicensed gambling busin…
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New York AG Targets Kalshi, Argues Company Offers Gambling Products
Kalshi finds itself in a bind in New York with the Empire State attorney general, Letitia James, filing a lawsuit against the prediction market platform after the platform failed to obtain the necessary, according to the AG’s office, permit from the New York State Gaming Commission to operate legally in the state. Kal…
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Betfred to close a tenth of 1,200-strong retail portfolio
UK high-street betting giant Betfred is planning to close around one-in-10 of its betting shops as leadership cites difficult fiscal and regulatory conditions. The closures have been directly attributed to the increases in gambling taxes, among other economic conditions, by Jo Whittaker, Betfred’s Chief Executive Offi…
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Putin Signs Off on New Russian Gambling Regulations
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved regulations that will force gambling-related firms to block anyone whose name appears on a central self-exclusion registry from placing bets. The State Duma passed the bill earlier this month, mandating a system of fines for non-compliant gambling firms. The Federation Cou…
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Sunderland and Nottingham Forest yet to fill gambling void ahead of 26/27 Premier League
Two Premier League clubs which held front-of-shirt gambling sponsorship last season are still without a new deal just three weeks out from the beginning of the 2026/27 season. Sunderland AFC and Nottingham Forest FC are still on the hunt for a main sponsor as the front-of-shirt ban on gambling sponsorships comes into …
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New York Sues Kalshi as Battle Over Prediction Markets Escalates
New York has intensified its campaign against prediction markets, taking legal action against Kalshi and arguing that the federally regulated platform is operating an illegal gambling business inside the state. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Letitia James in a Manhattan state court, accuses Kalshi of offering …
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Lack of white-label partnerships scrutiny is a money laundering risk, reports GC
The Gambling Commission risk assessment report determined remote casinos to be high risk for money laundering and terrorist financing with society lotteries coming in at a low risk.
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Romania’s Gambling Regulator Faces Fresh Corruption Crisis as Deputy Chief Becomes Bribery Suspect
Romania’s gambling regulator is once again confronting allegations of corruption, with prosecutors now targeting one of the agency’s most senior officials in a case that deepens scrutiny of an institution already battered by scandals. Ana-Maria Badea, deputy director general of the National Office for Gambling (ONJN),…
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CIRSA marks another quarter of growth as impact of early World Cup stages revealed
Spanish gambling conglomerate CIRSA has reported its 72nd consecutive quarter of growth after the 2026 World Cup gave the firm a huge boost. Net revenue grew 10.1% year-on-year in Q2 2026 to €637m, while adjusted net profit jumped by a sizable 55% to €75m and EBITDA rose from €186.8m to €202m. For the entirety of […]
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Women’s Addiction to Cosmetics, Procedures Worse Than Gambling
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health have conducted a study surveying 1,614 Jewish Hebrew-speaking women in Israel, between the ages of 25 and 71. Women Tend to Be Addicted to Cosmetic Procedures More Often Than Gambling The study looked into compulsive habits among …
Read summary →Taking the good with the bad: the lay of the land in the British and Dutch betting markets
Key stakeholders in the gambling markets of Europe are well aware that change is afoot. From the UK, Ireland and France in the west to the Nordics in the north and to the Balkan nations of the southeast, policymakers and regulators have been putting new frameworks in place – or at the very least have […]
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iGaming Ontario Reports $9.46B June Handle, Up 30% Year-on-Year
Ontario’s regulated online gambling market continued to show strong momentum in June, with iGaming Ontario reporting a handle of $9.46 billion. That figure marked a 30.3% increase compared to the $7.26 billion recorded in June 2025. It was also the fifth-highest monthly total since the province opened its regulated ma…
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Cirsa Breaks EUR 200M EBITDA Mark as Online Gambling Fuels Record Quarter
Cirsa has crossed a financial milestone it had never reached before. The gambling operator reported quarterly EBITDA above EUR 200 million for the first time, extending a growth streak that now spans 72 consecutive quarters. Second-quarter net revenue climbed 10.1% year-on-year to EUR 637 million, while EBITDA rose 8.…
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ITV reveals odds comparison venture after shuttering online gaming brand
ITV has partnered Funteron to launch an odds companion app, in its latest effort to establish an increased presence in the gambling sector. The post ITV reveals odds comparison venture after shuttering online gaming brand appeared first on NEXT.io.
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North Rhine-Westphalia moves closer to opening online casino licensing
North Rhine-Westphalia has moved a step closer to launching its long-awaited online casino licensing framework after the state government introduced amendments to its Online Casino Gambling Act designed to support the rollout of a private licensing model. The proposed changes expand the regulatory framework governing …
Read summary →Erosion of trust continues for Romania’s gambling regulator
Romania’s General Directorate for the Authorisation of Gambling (ONJN) can’t seem to catch a break from a myriad of controversies engrossing it over the last few years. The latest case involves none other than the regulatory body’s very own Deputy Director General, Ana-Maria Badea, who is the second-in-command after c…
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Singapore Police Arrest 60 People Tied to Illegal Gambling
Singapore police continue to crack down on illegal gambling in the country, with authorities arresting 60 people during an operation that was conducted around the time of the World Cup 2026. Singapore Announces Results of Far-Reaching Anti-Gambling Sweeps The arrests were made ahead of and during the FIFA World Cup in…
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DraftKings Predictions sued over state gambling law breaches
A class action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts has accused DraftKings of offering illegal sports betting by disguising its prediction market products as event contracts. Filed on July 28, 2028, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of California resident Michael Chan, the lawsuit argues…
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Norwegian Study Finds Early Gambling Intervention Reduces Losses
Early contact delivered the biggest change A large Norwegian study has found that direct phone calls to customers showing early signs of gambling harm can lead to a noticeable drop in betting activity, particularly when the intervention comes before risky habits become deeply established. Researchers examined the acco…
Read summary →UK Gambling Commission Raises Money Laundering Risk Level for Software Firms
Rising Anti-Money Laundering Risks in UK Gambling The UK Gambling Commission has updated its assessment of money laundering and terrorist… The post UK Gambling Commission Raises Money Laundering Risk Level for Software Firms appeared first on iGaming Express.
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CFTC’s bid to block Wisconsin prediction markets ban denied
On July 29, 2026, a federal judge denied the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) request for a preliminary injunction to block Wisconsin from implementing state gambling laws and banning prediction markets. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach made the ruling, explaining that the commission failed to show h…
Read summary →Court of Appeal puts final nail in coffin of Richard Desmond’s National Lottery challenge
Allwyn UK and the Gambling Commission can rest easy after the last possible legal challenge against the fourth National Lottery licence was finally put to bed. The Court of Appeal has rejected The New Lottery Corporation (TNLC) and Northern & Shell’s request to appeal the High Court’s April 2026 rejection of a claim f…
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Premier League shirt fronts go gambling-free as Asia’s grey-market brands lose their prime UK shop window
The Premier League has kicked off its 2026-27 season with no betting logo on the front of any club's matchday shirt for the first time in more than two decades, ending an era in which a cluster of Asia-facing gambling brands - several of them all but unknown in the markets where they actually take bets - paid a premiu…
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UKGC Highlights the Rising Risks Facing the Country’s Gambling Sector
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its latest assessment of rising risks of money laundering and terrorist financing in the gambling sector. These findings reveal a shifting landscape with several emerging threats. Advancements in the technology used for fraud and the continued growth of illegal markets a…
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Nine Macau casino security guards accused of shielding people found to have committed gambling crimes in exchange for money
A criminal case involving casino security guards has emerged in Macau after it was revealed that the guards of a […]
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Study backs Norwegian gambling operator’s personalised intervention measures
The research suggests that state-owned Norsk Tipping’s personalised calls to at-risk gamblers can lead to measurable reductions in gambling behaviour. Norway.- A new study has found that personalised intervention calls to at-risk gamblers can lead to measurable reductions in gambling behaviour. They can be particularl…
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Tax and heatwaves hit FDJ United’s H1 profit and revenue
The French gambling operator has revised its outlook amid a decline in earnings and gross gaming revenue, with the lottery segment hit by lower traffic. France.- The French gambling giant FDJ United has reported a downturn in profit and gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first half of 2026. The operator blamed higher …
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Nevada gaming win rises 0.82 per cent in June
Full fiscal year 2025–2026 revenue was $16.05bn, a 2.59 per cent increase. US.- Nevada’s nonrestricted gambling licensees generated $1.34bn in June 2026, a 0.82 per cent increase from $1.33bn in June 2025. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported that full fiscal year 2025–2026 revenue was $16.05bn, a 2.59 per cent in…
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Colombia Records COP 5.3 Trillion in Sports Betting Activity During the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The SuperGiros, a sports betting statistics service in Colombia, estimates that gambling wagers will take up COP 5.3 trillion during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Colombia. The firm also estimates that this wagering resulted in about COP 120 billion (COP 100 million) in tax revenues to the nation’s public healthcare syst…
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NCAA Flags Tennessee Student Worker for Betting Violations
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has uncovered a potential gambling-related violation by a student worker at the University of Tennessee (UT). The person reportedly placed a single sports-related bet on the prediction platform Kalshi, triggering the investigation. This action aligns with the NCAA’s …
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Gambling.com Group rebrands as Grandstand
Nasdaq ticker changes to GRSD
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Brazilian government to back proposal to ban online casino games
The government will reportedly push for the approval of Bill No. 2,258/2026 in a bid to eliminate online casino gaming from Brazil’s regulated gambling market. Brazil – The federal government intends to campaign for the approval of Bill No. 2,258/2026, which aims to prohibit online casino gaming in Brazil. As reported…
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UK police make arrests over alleged illegal casino
The Gambling Commission took part in an operation against an alleged illegal casino in Bristol. UK.- Two people have been arrested and later released on bail after police carried out an operation against an alleged illegal casino in Bristol. While the raid was conducted on July 10, the Gambling Commission only reveale…
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WNBA Deletes Video of Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers Making Illegal Wager
The WNBA deleted a video it had posted on its official X account showing players Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers making a $400 bet on a game. The video, captured by other users on the social media platform, highlights that the wager violates the league’s gambling policies. In the video, Bueckers of the Dallas Wings […]…
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Prediction Markets Lose Big in New York & Wisconsin Rulings
Prediction markets suffered legal setbacks in two rulings this week as judges in Wisconsin and New York sided against the CFTC and Kalshi. In New York, the Second Circuit denied Kalshi’s emergency motion for an injunction to prevent state authorities from enforcing gambling laws against the company. It has now referre…
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DraftKings Predictions Sued By California Resident for Evading State Gambling Laws
DraftKings integrated Predictions into its main app last month, and the company is already facing a lawsuit alleging its new “super” app is offering illegal gambling. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts on behalf of a California resident, claims that its sports prediction markets “are sports bets masquerading as event…
Read summary →Delta and DraftKings Launch SkyPicks for In-Flight Sports Predictions and Gift Card Prizes
After more than a year of speculation, the companies unveiled a free-to-play sports contest designed to avoid the legal barriers to in-flight gambling. DraftKings and Delta Air Lines have finally revealed the result of their headline-grabbing partnership after a year and a half of speculation. The two companies launch…
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Better Markets urges CFTC to withdraw prediction market proposal over gambling concerns
Proposal would "open gambling floodgates"
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