Author: Scott Long
Filipino lawmaker welcomes crackdown on igaming payments
29 August 2025 at 7:43am UTC-4
Juan Miguel Zubiri, the Philippines' Senate Deputy Minority Leader, has welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ move to tighten rules on payment service providers linked to ...
Australian PM says gambling ad ban would be hard to enforce
29 August 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in an interview with ABC News, said his government will not be bringing in an outright ban on gambling advertisements after saying it ...
A23 files first challenge to India’s igaming ban
29 August 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Indian gaming platform A23 has filed the first legal challenge against the government’s recent ban on online money-based games, marking the opening battle over a law that has ...
BetMGM announces marquee poker events with Borgata Hotel & Casino for the fall
29 August 2025 at 7:22am UTC-4
BetMGM and Borgata Hotel & Casino have announced three fall poker events after the Borgata Summer Poker Open saw more than 9,500 entries and prize pool payouts of more than US ...
AGA projects record US$30 billion in NFL wagers
29 August 2025 at 7:16am UTC-4
Americans are expected to wager a record US$30 billion on the 2025 NFL season through legal sportsbooks, according to new estimates from the American Gaming Association.
The ...
TikTok to halt gambling ads in the Philippines
22 August 2025 at 7:49am UTC-4
TikTok will temporarily stop igaming ads in the Philippines on 22 August.
According to TikTok's new policy, gambling ads, online and offline, are permitted only if they meet ...
Ho-Chunk Nation sues Kalshi, alleging illegal sports betting
22 August 2025 at 7:41am UTC-4
The Ho-Chunk Nation Native American tribe has sued online financial exchange Kalshi, accusing the platform of engaging in illegal, unregulated sports betting on tribal lands ...
Mixi extends final offer to PointsBet
22 August 2025 at 7:34am UTC-4
Mixi Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japanese entertainment group Mixi, has extended the deadline for its all-cash takeover offer for PointsBet until 29 August ...
India law bans nearly all igaming platforms
22 August 2025 at 7:25am UTC-4
India's Parliament has passed a law to ban a large number of igaming platforms, after it was revealed that around 450 million people lost a combined US$2.3 billion to gambling ...
ESPN Bet partners with Chicago Bears
22 August 2025 at 7:18am UTC-4
ESPN Bet Sportsbook is partnering with the Chicago Bears ahead of the NFL season, as part of a wider deal between the franchise and gambling operator Penn Entertainment.
The ...
Hard Rock Bet launches fall campaign ahead of NFL season
22 August 2025 at 7:12am UTC-4
Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook has unveiled its fall marketing campaign, the Hard Rock Bet Party, developed in collaboration with agencies 72andSunny, Smuggler, Redline Media Group, and ...
Aristocrat Leisure, NFL combine for free-to-play NFL Super Bowl Slots social casino game
21 August 2025 at 4:39pm UTC-4
Aristocrat Leisure is ready for NFL football.
Product Madness, Aristocrat Leisure’s free-to-play social casino business, on Thursday announced the worldwide launch of NFL ...
Flutter’s move into prediction markets ‘predictable,’ Truist analyst says
21 August 2025 at 1:57pm UTC-4
After Flutter Entertainment’s announcement that it would enter the event-contract market, stock analysts were quick to react. Flutter disclosed that it was partnering with ...
Jake Francis joins Internet Sports International as Director of Operations
20 August 2025 at 2:19pm UTC-4
Global race and sportsbook technology provider Internet Sports International on August 20 named Jake Francis its Director of Operations.
Francis has extensive technical ...
Optimove study indicates NFL bettors will bet consistently this year
13 August 2025 at 3:38pm UTC-4
The NFL season starts in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys on 4 September. That date also is the start of weeks of wagering for bettors, serious and ...






