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Fanatics brings prediction market fully in-house with Water Street Labs acquisition

28 July 2026 at 6:11am UTC-4
Fanatics has acquired derivatives clearinghouse Water Street Labs from Nasdaq-listed BGC Group so it can offer its own federally regulated prediction market. Fanatics Markets ...

Aristocrat Interactive launches lottery games in Massachusetts

27 July 2026 at 2:58pm UTC-4
Aristocrat Interactive on Monday announced that a new full turnkey ilottery solution is live in Massachusetts under NeoGames US. Aristocrat Interactive is providing its ...
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Boyd Gaming reports flat revenue for 2Q26, despite drop in online

27 July 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
Nevada-based casino and hospitality group Boyd Gaming has reported over US$1.03 billion in total revenue for the second quarter of 2026, relatively unchanged from the same period ...

Kalshi threatens legal action against Netflix over new prediction markets documentary

27 July 2026 at 6:26am UTC-4
Kalshi is threatening legal action against Netflix over its new documentary Instadocs: The Prediction Games, which premiered on 26 July and features an interview with Tarek ...
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Kalshi withdraws unlicensed event contracts from Nevada under new agreement

27 July 2026 at 5:23am UTC-4
Kalshi has agreed to stop offering sports and other prohibited events contracts in the state of Nevada via a joint stipulation with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The ...

Michigan Gaming Control Board gets new Chair in August

24 July 2026 at 7:01am UTC-4
Michigan Gaming Control Board Chair Jim Ananich has resigned from his role and will be succeeded by James H. (Jim) Townsend (pictured). Ananich, who was appointed by Michigan ...
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Nevada legislators introduce bill to ban sports event contracts

24 July 2026 at 6:16am UTC-4
Two Nevada lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban prediction market platforms from offering sports betting and casino-style event contracts nationwide. According ...

Aristocrat’s Lightning Link makes online North American debut

24 July 2026 at 5:53am UTC-4
Aristocrat has announced that its Lightning Link slot franchise has made its debut expansion from land-based to online casinos across the North American regulated market. The ...

IGT PlayDigital releases Money Gong Emperor to Alberta and select US jurisdictions

23 July 2026 at 4:34pm UTC-4
IGT announced on 23 July that IGT PlayDigital is introducing the Money Gong Emperor game to online players in Ontario, Alberta, and multiple US jurisdictions including Connecticut ...

US lottery group NASPL joins fight against prediction markets, calling for increased regulation

23 July 2026 at 7:03am UTC-4
The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) has published a statement calling for urgent clarification by regulators on sports contracts’ inclusion ...

OpenBet clocks US$3 billion in bets wagered across the World Cup

23 July 2026 at 6:50am UTC-4
Sportsbook supplier OpenBet processed over 175 million bets across the World Cup, seeing US$3 billion wagered across its customers globally during the tournament. The record ...

Aristocrat Interactive extends agreement with Michigan Lottery

22 July 2026 at 3:43pm UTC-4
Aristocrat Interactive on 22 July announced the go-live of its full-service ilottery solution with the Michigan Lottery. After the official launch on 17 July, this marks the ...

Michigan sports betting win plunges in June

22 July 2026 at 3:35pm UTC-4
Online sports betting revenues in Michigan fell 10% in June, a J.P. Morgan earnings release shows, despite an 11% hold and a 20% spike in bets placed. Win was US$41 million on ...

Kambi returns to growth after World Cup-fueled 2Q26

22 July 2026 at 7:09am UTC-4
Kambi has reported a 13.5% rise in revenue in the second quarter of 2026 to €45.9 million, from €40.5 million. The improving picture, supported by processing more than €1 ...

US Congress questions whether CFTC is fit to oversee prediction markets

22 July 2026 at 7:05am UTC-4
US lawmakers are debating whether Congress should play a bigger role in regulating prediction market platforms, after a hearing examined whether existing federal oversight is fit ...