Vertical: Sports Betting
Strong growth in iGaming cements industry’s presence on Forbes’ The Global 2000 list this year
25 June 2026 at 5:51am UTC-4
Forbes' The Global 2000 list again saw strong representation from the iGaming sector this year, despite not making an appearance within the first 1,000 companies.
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GTE Pacific secures NZ gambling ad inventory for operators ahead of online launch
25 June 2026 at 5:49am UTC-4
Global TV Experts, an iGaming TV advertising agency, has launched GTE Pacific after securing access to nationwide television advertising inventory for licensed online gambling ...
Meta’s prediction market move not dire, analyst says
24 June 2026 at 1:04pm UTC-4
Investors may perceive Meta’s exploration of prediction markets as increased competition for Flutter Entertainment, Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft wrote in a ...
BetMGM and MGM Resorts International renew multi-year partnerships with Major League Baseball
24 June 2026 at 4:04am UTC-4
MGM Resorts International and BetMGM have renewed their partnerships with Major League Baseball (MLB), with BetMGM continuing to market its brand and sports wagering offerings ...
Kambi extends LatAm presence with renewed BetWarrior sportsbook deal
23 June 2026 at 6:16am UTC-4
Kambi has inked an extended multi-year deal to provide its sportsbook technology to Argentinian operator BetWarrior. The partnership extension strengthens Kambi’s position in ...
Brazil implements new measures to freeze and transfer illegal betting funds
23 June 2026 at 3:56am UTC-4
Brazil’s federal government has approved new measures to stop unlicensed betting operators, increasing the responsibility of financial institutions, payment providers and ...
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 percentage point increase on the state tax on sports betting.
The new rate is 23%, up from 18%, moving North Carolina ahead of ...
FIRST.bet to provide tech for three OIG Gaming Brazil brands transitioning to sportsbooks
22 June 2026 at 5:57am UTC-4
Sportsbook 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 ...
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 ...





