Polymarket reportedly raising $400 million at a $15 billion valuation. Three years ago it was paying CFTC fines and blocking US users.
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#iGaming #Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #CFTC #GamblingRegulation
Evoke confirms William Hill takeover talks with Bally's Intralot. Implied equity value: £225 million.
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#iGaming #WilliamHill #Evoke #BallysIntralot #MandA #UKGambling
CFTC chair asked to tell a prediction market contract apart from a sportsbook bet at a congressional hearing.
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#iGaming #PredictionMarkets #CFTC #GamblingRegulation #InsiderTrading
India is moving to a deemed approved framework for non-monetary online games, removing mandatory registration and reporting requirements for social, casual and non-betting esports formats
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#iGaming #India #OnlineGaming #GamblingRegulation #RealMoneyGaming
The UAE Lottery has opened its first dedicated retail outlet in Abu Dhabi, less than 18 months after launching online.
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#iGaming #UAE #Lottery #GCGRA #MiddleEast
ACMA issues formal warning to Chasebet for BetStop promotion failures while blocking 19 more illegal gambling sites in the same week.
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#iGaming #Australia #ACMA #BetStop #GamblingRegulation #ResponsibleGambling
Dutch MPs are questioning whether third-party licensing lets problem operators back into the Netherlands without proper scrutiny.
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#iGaming #Netherlands #KSA #GamblingRegulation #Evoke #888
Brazilian court orders Flutter's Betnacional to stop using the Aviator name immediately.
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#iGaming #Spribe #Aviator #Flutter #IntellectualProperty
The CFTC has named its Innovation Task Force. Two members have direct prediction markets backgrounds.
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#iGaming #PredictionMarkets #CFTC #Kalshi #GamblingRegulation
Canada's Supreme Court will decide whether Ontario can open online poker and daily fantasy sports to cross-border play.
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#iGaming #Canada #Ontario #OnlinePoker #GamblingRegulation
Robinhood is restricting prediction market contracts over insider trading fears. Kalshi's own CEO admits fraud and insider trading are likely features of the sector.
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#iGaming #PredictionMarkets #Robinhood #Kalshi #GamblingRegulation
EU lawmakers want online gambling to help fund a €2 trillion budget alongside Big Tech. A digital levy is being proposed at bloc level. Budget committee votes 15 April.
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#iGaming #EUBudget #GamblingTax #OnlineGambling #DigitalLevy
KSA orders Unibet to overhaul AML controls in the Netherlands. The issue: a gap between documented policy and what was actually happening in practice.
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#iGaming #Unibet #AML #Netherlands #KSA #GamblingRegulatio
Nevada judge confirms Kalshi injunction. Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, Ohio all pushing back.
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#iGaming #Kalshi #PredictionMarkets #GamblingRegulation #SportsBetting
Entain closing 39 Ladbrokes shops in Ireland. 226 jobs at risk. Sale to Bar One Racing fell through.
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#iGaming #Entain #Ladbrokes #Ireland #RetailBetting
UK Remote Gaming Duty doubled overnight. 21% to 40%. 200 William Hill shops closing. Operators cutting costs across the board.
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#iGaming #UKGambling #GamblingTax #RemoteGamingDuty #BlackMarket
Evoke warned 200 William Hill shops would close if the UK tax hikes went ahead.
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#iGaming #WilliamHill #UKGambling #GamblingTax #Evoke
Superbet has launched in Greece. €1.2 billion market, 15% annual growth, less than 60% online.
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#iGaming #Superbet #Greece #SportsBetting #EuropeGambling
Norway has launched a four-year gambling harm plan covering schools, prisons, banks and healthcare.
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#iGaming #GamblingRegulation #Norway #ResponsibleGambling #LootBoxes
Ukraine is blocking military personnel from online gambling using an automated cross-database system that tells operators nothing beyond a yes or no.
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#iGaming #GamblingRegulation #Ukraine #ResponsibleGambling #RegTech
Codere is officially for sale. €2 billion-plus price tag, Jefferies and Macquarie running the process, non-binding offers due mid-May.
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#iGaming #Codere #MandA #GamblingIndustry #LatinAmerica
Germany's gambling regulator claims 77% channelisation. The industry says it's closer to 50%.
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#iGaming #GamblingRegulation #Germany #BlackMarket #GGL
MGA breach goes public. Researcher claims responsibility, alleges organised crime enablement, threatens wider data release if Malta pursues charges. Credibility crisis in full view of the industry.
#MGA #iGaming #CyberSecurity
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GamCare debt referrals up 112% in 2025. Average debt: £21,269. January 2026 broke all monthly records. And GambleAware closes 31 March. The timing could not be worse.
#GamblingHarm #UKGambling #iGaming
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Arizona files 20 criminal charges against Kalshi: unlicensed gambling + election wagering. First US state to go criminal on a prediction market. Licensed sportsbooks watching closely. 👀
#iGaming #Kalshi #SportsBetting
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Meta pulled 159M fraudulent ads in 2025 and now lists online gambling as a high-risk ad category alongside crypto.
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#iGaming #MetaAds #AdFraud #GamblingCompliance
CFTC launches formal rulemaking for prediction markets and issues staff guidance for exchanges listing event contracts.
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#PredictionMarkets #CFTC #SportsBetting #Regulation
Austrian prosecutors file bribery charges against Novomatic founder Johann Graf and ex-Ainsworth CEO Harald Neumann, adding governance overhang just after Novomatic’s AU$1/share Ainsworth takeover collapsed.
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#Novomatic #Ainsworth #MAndA #Governance
Veikkaus targets international expansion ahead of Finland’s licensed market launch in July 2027. FY2025 shows softer domestic revenue, while B2B arm Fennica Gaming (17 markets) nearly doubled GaaS turnover.
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#iGaming #Finland #Regulation #Nordics
Dutch regulator KSA issues record €24.8m fine against Novatech for illegal offering via Qbet.com and 55Bet.com.
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#Netherlands #KSA #iGaming #Regulation