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Ohio lawmakers introduce bill to repeal online sports betting

3 July 2026 at 7:10am UTC-4
A group of Ohio lawmakers has formally introduced a bill to ban online sports betting, while allowing in-person sports betting to continue. House Bill 971, also known as the ...

Conor McGregor becomes 1xBet global ambassador ahead of key fight

3 July 2026 at 6:51am UTC-4
MMA superstar and UFC double-champion Conor McGregor has joined the Curacao-based online sports betting group 1xBet as its global brand ambassador ahead of his upcoming fight ...
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Spotify removes streams due to prediction market-purposed manipulation

3 July 2026 at 6:40am UTC-4
Spotify has removed streams from its website after identifying that a song was being boosted in order to win a contract on prediction market Kalshi. According to reports, the ...

BMM Testlabs parent company Visualize acquires igaming testing group eCOGRA

2 July 2026 at 3:38am UTC-4
BMM Testlabs parent company The Visualize Group has announced that it is acquiring online casino game testing laboratory eCOGRA from Hanover Investors Management. In a company ...
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Aristocrat looking at cross-channel strategy to drive global growth in “underpenetrated” igaming segment

1 July 2026 at 11:37pm UTC-4
Executives of Australian gaming giant Aristocrat Leisure Ltd say they are planning to lean on the company’s proven land-based content library to fuel growth in the company’s ...

New Jersey lawmakers advance bill to tax prediction markets

1 July 2026 at 7:05am UTC-4
New Jersey is moving closer to a 9% tax on prediction market operators, as legislative committees rally around measures aimed at regulating the sector. Legislation to impose a ...
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Campaign to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska gets 350,000 signatures

1 July 2026 at 6:47am UTC-4
A campaign to add online sports betting to Nebraska’s 2026 General Election ballot has received more than 350,000 signatures via two petitions, meeting the minimum threshold ...

Meta considered Kalshi acquisition before developing Arena prediction market app: report

1 July 2026 at 6:37am UTC-4
Meta had initially proposed acquiring prediction market platform Kalshi before deciding to develop its own standalone prediction market app. That’s according to a report by ...

Missouri sportsbooks report US$30 million in May revenue

30 June 2026 at 1:25pm UTC-4
Missouri sportsbooks held 11.9% in May on handle of US$259 million, for revenue of US$30 million. Promotional outlays were US$7 million. Missouri allows tax deductibility of as ...

Former NBA stars Malik Beasley and Ed Davis indicted in illegal betting scandal

30 June 2026 at 7:46am UTC-4
Two former NBA stars have been indicted as part of an alleged sports betting scheme that took place over the 2023-2024 basketball season and included at least four games. ESPN ...

BetMGM launches “reimagined” Borgata Online

30 June 2026 at 7:21am UTC-4
Sports betting and igaming operator BetMGM has relaunched Borgata Online, introducing a “reimagined” version of the platform in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The redesigned ...

Fanatics to ban sports bettors who abuse athletes, coaches or officials on social media

29 June 2026 at 6:58am UTC-4
Fanatics Sportsbook has partnered with betting integrity firms IC360 and Signify Group to launch its Bad Actor Program, aimed at rooting out sports bettors who abuse athletes ...

US Democrats try to block CFTC funding supporting prediction market cases

29 June 2026 at 6:37am UTC-4
Two US Democratic Senators are trying to block the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from using federal funds to challenge state and tribal enforcement of gambling laws ...

Entain divesting European interest, selling 20% of Entain CEE to Emma Capital for US$484 million

26 June 2026 at 2:56am UTC-4
Global sports betting and gaming group Entain has announced the “phased exit” of its Central and Eastern Europe operation (Entain CEE), selling back a 20% interest to its ...

New Mexico lawmaker pushes for rethink of gaming compact to allow online sports betting

25 June 2026 at 6:52am UTC-4
A lawmaker in the US state of New Mexico is urging the state’s tribes and pueblos to renegotiate their gaming compact to allow online sports betting. According to Source New ...