Vertical: Sports Betting
New app offers hope for Japan’s igaming addicts
5 January 2026 at 7:31am UTC-5
An app that blocks iagming platforms, Gamban, has been translated into Japanese, with some hoping that it will help suffering gambling addicts in the country.
Gamban, developed ...
Bill aims to prevent government officials from using prediction market platforms
5 January 2026 at 7:24am UTC-5
A bill proposed by U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres - the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 - targets the use of insider trading on prediction markets ...
Icasino money used to inflate Drake streaming numbers, lawsuit claims
5 January 2026 at 7:10am UTC-5
A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia alleges Canadian rapper Drake, online streamer Adin Ross, and an Australian national used money linked to an icasino to ...
Texas study links legalized sports betting to rise in crime
5 January 2026 at 7:04am UTC-5
A study conducted by two Rice University researchers suggests that legalized sports betting was associated with significant increases in crime, adding to growing scrutiny of the ...
DraftKings launches prediction market without Railbird
19 December 2025 at 1:58pm UTC-5
A month after cutting ties with the American Gaming Association, DraftKings formally announced the launch of its prediction-market products. The 19 December disclosure affects 38 ...
Football Australia bans three players over gambling offenses
19 December 2025 at 7:06am UTC-5
Australian soccer’s governing body, Football Australia, has banned three former players following investigations into gambling-related offenses.
The former Western United ...
Coinbase sues three states over prediction market regulation
19 December 2025 at 6:51am UTC-5
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed lawsuits against Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut over their attempts to regulate prediction markets.
The lawsuits, filed Thursday ...
Congressman urges Commodity Futures Trading Commission to review Kalshi-CNN deal
19 December 2025 at 6:41am UTC-5
Congressman Abe Hamadeh has called on federal regulators to review the partnership between news broadcaster CNN and prediction market platform Kalshi, warning that the deal posed ...
Xpoint raises funding to support product development and market expansion
19 December 2025 at 6:31am UTC-5
Geolocation and compliance firm Xpoint has secured a fresh round of funding, which is being led by investment firm Bettor Capital.
Xpoint said the investment would be used for ...
Indonesia reports decline in online gambling activity
19 December 2025 at 6:03am UTC-5
Indonesia has recorded a decline in online gambling transactions in 2025, which the government attributed to tighter enforcement and more targeted intervention across digital and ...
Prediction market trading volume could hit US$1 trillion by end of the decade
18 December 2025 at 7:19am UTC-5
Prediction market platforms could expand dramatically and reach about US$1 trillion in annual trading volume by the end of this decade, according to a report from gaming ...
Ontario igaming revenue peaks at CA$406.2 million in November
18 December 2025 at 6:54am UTC-5
Ontario’s online gaming revenue broke records in November, with total non-adjusted gross gaming revenue reaching CA$406.2 million, marking the first time revenue surpassed the ...
PointsBet appoints Andrew Catterall as Group Chief Executive
18 December 2025 at 6:46am UTC-5
PointsBet Holdings has announced the appointment of Andrew Catterall as Group Chief Executive.
Catterall succeeds Sam Swanell, who will remain with the company through the ...
Hard Rock Bet rolls out personalized betting hub on sportsbook app
18 December 2025 at 6:32am UTC-5
Hard Rock Bet has added a personalization section to its sportsbook app, giving users a more customized view of betting content based on their past activity.
The feature ...
Robinhood positioned to benefit more from prediction markets than Coinbase
18 December 2025 at 6:16am UTC-5
Online trading platform Robinhood is expected to benefit more than cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase from the growth of prediction markets, according to a survey by Japanese ...







