Location: US
Entain to cut 500 jobs as UK gambling tax pressure increases: report
17 July 2026 at 6:59am UTC-4
Global sportsbook operator Entain is reportedly going to reduce its global workforce by 500 roles, representing approximately 2% of its employees.
According to financial data ...
DraftKings sues Philadelphia over investigation into business practices
17 July 2026 at 6:52am UTC-4
Sportsbook operator DraftKings has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the City of Philadelphia from investigating its business practices and from enforcing a consumer protection ...
Crypto.com secures US$400 million investment from Citadel Securities
17 July 2026 at 6:44am UTC-4
US-based market-making firm Citadel Securities has invested US$400 million into cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com at a US$20 billion valuation. The funding represents Crypto.com ...
Pennsylvania mulls tighter gambling laws, criticizing in-play bet incentives
16 July 2026 at 7:57am UTC-4
A Pennsylvania bipartisan Joint State Government Commission and the state’s gambling regulator have published recommendations for stricter online gambling laws to protect ...
Bill proposes mandatory facial recognition for sportsbooks and prediction markets
16 July 2026 at 7:37am UTC-4
A United States Congressman has introduced a bill that would require both sportsbooks and prediction markets to implement facial recognition on their platforms to verify users ...
Michigan AG hits back after CFTC orders Kalshi to honor Michigan trades
16 July 2026 at 7:23am UTC-4
Michigan’s Attorney General has hit back after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered prediction market operator Kalshi to honor pending trades from Michigan ...
Illinois considers taxing prediction markets, increasing sports betting tax
15 July 2026 at 8:24am UTC-4
Lawmakers in Illinois are reportedly considering changing the state's gambling laws again. The proposed changes would increase taxes for sports betting and create a new tax for ...
Merkur Group acquires White Hat Studios, expanding US supplier presence from land-based to igaming
15 July 2026 at 7:39am UTC-4
European igaming operators continue to make moves on the US market, with German-headquartered Merkur Group acquiring US slot game developer White Hat Studios.
Founded in 2021 ...
Indian Gaming Association takes prediction market fight to Washington, D.C.
15 July 2026 at 6:27am UTC-4
The Indian Gaming Association (IGA) is gathering tribal leaders to “urge immediate action to address the growing threat posed by prediction market gambling” and gather support ...
Kalshi hits back: “significant flaws” in institute’s analysis of prediction markets
14 July 2026 at 7:47am UTC-4
Kalshi claims to have found “significant flaws” in the Roosevelt Institute’s recent analysis of prediction markets, saying they “invalidate” the think tank’s findings ...
Michigan regulator approves DraftKings multi-state poker launch
14 July 2026 at 6:47am UTC-4
Sportsbook operator DraftKings has received approval from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to launch multi-state online poker in Michigan, meaning that DraftKings poker ...
Arizona blocks five online operators for offering illegal gambling services
13 July 2026 at 7:00am UTC-4
Arizona’s gambling regulator, the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG), has sent five cease-and-desist orders to online operators accused of offering illegal gambling services to ...
Personalized celebrity greeting video calls into question rules on gambling promotion
13 July 2026 at 6:54am UTC-4
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is reviewing a fan greeting video, featuring a pro baseball player, sent by FanDuel to a VIP customer who was reportedly battling ...
Iowa online sports betting sags on stronger handle in June
10 July 2026 at 4:59pm UTC-4
Online sportsbooks in Iowa saw a double-digit decline in revenue in June, Deutsche Bank reported on 10 July, but handle rose by an almost comparable figure.
Hold statewide was ...
New York online sports betting plummets in June despite strong handle
10 July 2026 at 4:35pm UTC-4
New York sportsbooks took a double-digit hit in June, in spite of a steep increase in handle, numbers from the New York State Gaming Commission that were reported by Deutsche Bank ...
