North Carolina increases tax rate on sports betting from 18% to 23%
22 June 2026 at 10:27am UTC-4
North Carolina legislators recently announced a 5% increase on the state tax on sports betting.
The new rate is 23%, up from 18%, moving North Carolina ahead of New Jersey ...
California man jailed over US$4 million Costa Rica-based online gambling scheme
22 June 2026 at 6:29am UTC-4
A California man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and forced to pay US$1.3 million in restitution, after pleading guilty to running an illegal gambling business ...
Investigation finds Polymarket paid creators to post staged videos: report
22 June 2026 at 5:58am UTC-4
A recent investigation published by The Wall Street Journal has claimed that prediction market platform Polymarket paid online content creators to produce promotional videos ...
FIRST.bet to provide tech for three OIG Gaming Brazil brands transitioning to sportsbooks
22 June 2026 at 5:57am UTC-4
Sportbook technology supplier FIRST.bet has partnered with online gaming operator OIG Gaming Brazil to power its three online gaming brands: 7Games, Betão, and R7.
Under the ...
Bragg CEO Matevž Mazij offers to resign as board director after failed re-election bid
22 June 2026 at 5:25am UTC-4
The CEO of Bragg Gaming Group, Matevž Mazij, has offered his resignation from the board of the company, after the majority of board members voted against his re-election ...
PhilWeb unveils new visual identity as “technology-driven infrastructure provider”
22 June 2026 at 1:13am UTC-4
Philippines technology and digital infrastructure group PhilWeb has unveiled a new visual identity, aimed at “aligning PhilWeb’s public brand, digital presence, and investor ...
DigiPlus leans into localized content with release of new game “Pinoy Drop Ball Turbo” on BingoPlus platform
22 June 2026 at 12:15am UTC-4
Philippines iGaming giant DigiPlus Interactive Corp has expanded its collection of localized games with the release of “Pinoy Drop Ball Turbo” for its BingoPlus platform ...
Former Iona basketball player banned from NCAA after point-shaving scandal
19 June 2026 at 7:48am UTC-4
Former Iona University men’s basketball player Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after an investigation that found he agreed to join in a ...
Meta sued over alleged illegal sports betting ads in California
19 June 2026 at 7:42am UTC-4
Meta is facing a lawsuit in California that alleges its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, unlawfully displayed sports betting advertisements to users in the state ...
DAZN partners with ADI Predictstreet to launch free-to-play World Cup prediction market experience
19 June 2026 at 7:36am UTC-4
Sports entertainment group DAZN has partnered with prediction market operator ADI Predictstreet to launch a free-to-play prediction market experience for the World Cup.
The ...
Malaysian authorities arrest 58 in World Cup gambling crackdown
19 June 2026 at 7:26am UTC-4
Malaysian police have arrested 58 people and seized more than MYR500,000 in illicit proceeds after a crackdown on illegal gambling during the 2026 World Cup.
According to the ...
Sri Lanka MP raises questions over rise of unlicensed igaming platforms
19 June 2026 at 7:20am UTC-4
Harsha de Silva, a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance, has questioned officials about the sudden rise in igaming ...
Prediction markets the hot topic at analyst conference
18 June 2026 at 1:56pm UTC-4
DraftKings and FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment presented at the Jefferies Nantucket Consumer Conference on 17-18 June, and, according to Jefferies analyst David Katz, the ...
Michigan judge rules sports-event contracts don’t fall under CFTC regulation
18 June 2026 at 7:34am UTC-4
A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that sports-related prediction market contracts offered by Polymarket do not fall within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ...
Kentucky files lawsuits against prediction and sweepstakes operators
18 June 2026 at 7:27am UTC-4
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed lawsuits against online sweepstakes casino VGW and prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing them of offering ...
