Vertical: Sports Betting

Social Gaming Leadership Alliance urges Governor Newsom to veto anti-sweepstakes bill

18 September 2025 at 3:41am UTC-4
Sweepstakes advocacy group the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance is hoping to open up discussions with the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the hope that he will veto ...

Fear that India’s online gambling ban will drive players to illegal sites

18 September 2025 at 3:34am UTC-4
Industry professionals in India have cautioned that the country’s recent online gambling ban will cause an influx of players to turn to illegal sites. The ban has impacted ...
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Australian A-League captain accused of exploiting teammates in betting scandal

17 September 2025 at 3:15pm UTC-4
A Sydney court has heard that the former captain of the Australian A-League team Macarthur Bulls, Ulises Davila, exploited his leadership role as part of a betting scam. Ex ...

Rush Street Interactive and Sightline launch integrated debit payments system

17 September 2025 at 2:58pm UTC-4
Rush Street Interactive and fintech operator Sightline Payments have launched an integrated debit payments solution, which was rolled out on Rush Street Interactive’s sports ...
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Teen gambling addiction causes concern in South Korea

17 September 2025 at 5:39am UTC-4
A South Korean lawmaker has warned that the number of teenagers in South Korea getting treatment for gambling addiction has tripled in two years. According to data released ...

Robinhood sues Massachusetts Gaming Commission in response to Kalshi lawsuit

17 September 2025 at 5:33am UTC-4
Trading platform Robinhood has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission over the potential enforcement of state gambling laws. Last week, a lawsuit was filed ...

FanDuel to repay Jacksonville Jaguars US$5 million after team’s former employee stole US$22 million to gamble

17 September 2025 at 5:15am UTC-4
FanDuel is set to repay NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars US$5 million of the US$22 million stolen by the team’s former employee Amit Patel, which he used to gamble at the ...

Flutter, FanDuel “on the sidelines” of prediction-market scrum, legal expert says

16 September 2025 at 11:59am UTC-4
Prospects for traditional sports books in a prediction-market world are mixed, according to legal expert Daniel Wallach. His view was described as that online sports betting ...
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DigiPlus prepares to enter Brazil

16 September 2025 at 8:48am UTC-4
Philippine online operator DigiPlus Interactive has confirmed it is set to launch in Brazil on September 22. It will be the first major international expansion for the provider ...

Pragmatic Play awarded Brazil sportsbook certificate

16 September 2025 at 5:35am UTC-4
Igaming supplier Pragmatic Play has been certified to supply its sportsbook to operators Brazil. The certification means that local operators can use Pragmatic Play’s ...

Indian former MP and actor accused of endorsing illegal betting app

16 September 2025 at 5:29am UTC-4
An Indian former MP and actor, Mimi Chakraborty, appeared before the country’s Enforcement Directorate on Monday, due to alleged links to gambling operator 1xBet. Chakraborty ...

Better Collective launches AI-powered sportsbook tool

15 September 2025 at 11:17am UTC-4
Affiliate group Better Collective has launched Playbook, an AI-powered betting tool that claims to change how fans wager online. The company said Playbook, which has been ...

Senators reintroduce bill to repeal sportsbook handle tax

15 September 2025 at 10:57am UTC-4
Two US senators are attempting to reverse the federal excise tax on sportsbooks’ handles, mentioning pressure from illegal markets and prediction platforms. Senators ...

AI-driven prediction markets debut on Slips betting platform

15 September 2025 at 10:25am UTC-4
US-based Slips has launched AI-generated prediction markets that allow users to bet on sports, politics, entertainment, and other events. The new feature expands Slips ...

Massachusetts Attorney General sues Kalshi for illegal sports wagering operations

13 September 2025 at 8:01am UTC-4
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against prediction market Kalshi for unlawfully promoting and accepting ...