Vertical: Sports Betting

NCAA moves towards allowing college athletes to bet on professional sports

9 October 2025 at 6:37am UTC-4
The NCAA passed a proposal on Wednesday that would see the organization scrap a long-held rule preventing student athletes and staff from betting on professional sports. This ...

Ontario gambling regulator fines theScore CA$105,000 for player protection failures

9 October 2025 at 6:17am UTC-4
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has issued a CA$105,000 fine to online casino theScore for failing to meet Ontario’s responsible gambling and player protection ...

Pennsylvania gambling regulator asks lawmakers to act against proliferation of prediction markets

9 October 2025 at 5:59am UTC-4
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin F. O’Toole has called on lawmakers to press the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the growth of sports ...

Flutter bosses unfazed by prediction markets

8 October 2025 at 2:25pm UTC-4
“Unsurprisingly, prediction markets dominated the discussion,” J.P. Morgan analysts reported of their Global Gaming Expo meeting with Flutter Entertainment. The latter was ...

Polymarket reaches US$8 billion valuation after Intercontinental Exchange investment

8 October 2025 at 8:05am UTC-4
Parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, has pledged to invest US$2 billion into prediction market Polymarket, leading to a US$8 billion valuation ...

Kalshi sues Ohio in a bid to prevent being blocked from operating

8 October 2025 at 7:23am UTC-4
Prediction market Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit against the Ohio Casino Control Commission and Attorney General Dave Yost’s office, claiming the state is overreaching in ...

Hard Rock Bet partners with the Orlando Magic

7 October 2025 at 8:12am UTC-4
Hard Rock Bet has signed a multi-year deal with NBA franchise the Orlando Magic, becoming the team’s official sportsbook partner for the upcoming NBA season. The deal with ...

Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology publishes draft rules for online gaming bill

7 October 2025 at 6:46am UTC-4
Indian government agency, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has published draft rules for the country’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming bill ...

Three members of Taiwanese baseball team fined for online gambling

7 October 2025 at 6:32am UTC-4
Three members of the Taiwanese professional baseball team, the TSG Hawkes, have received fines and game suspensions after an investigation found that they had been participating ...

Australian gambling regulator under pressure over conflict of interest claims

6 October 2025 at 7:33am UTC-4
An Australian online betting regulator is under pressure after accusations of industry bias, conflicts of interest, and regulatory failures. The Northern Territory Racing and ...