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Hong Kong legalizes basketball betting in majority vote

12 September 2025 at 8:18am UTC-4
Hong Kong legislators have passed a bill to legalize basketball betting, in an attempt to combat illegal gambling. The bill was approved 77 to 2, after two abstained from the ...

Sportsbook chiefs project record NFL betting season

8 September 2025 at 7:32am UTC-4
Sports betting companies DraftKings and BetMGM have reported record activity heading into the NFL  kickoff, forecasting it could be the busiest betting season. Jason Robins ...
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Regulated igaming significant revenue driver in Philippines, PAGCOR says

8 September 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
Philippines gambling regulator PAGCOR says regulated igaming is one of the country’s biggest revenue generators, but cautions that Filipinos must be wary of illegal sites ...

PAGCOR voided more than PHP200 million in winnings from government employees

8 September 2025 at 7:15am UTC-4
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has voided casino winnings of more than PHP200 million since January after it was discovered that they had been won by government officials ...
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State regulators not ready for prediction markets, panelists say

4 September 2025 at 2:24pm UTC-4
Gaming regulators in US states are “ill-equipped” to handle any pivot by online sports betting firms into prediction markets. That was the conclusion of a panel convened by ...

Responsible Online Gaming Association to partner with Responsible Gaming Council

2 September 2025 at 12:39pm UTC-4
The Responsible Online Gaming Association on Tuesday partnered with the Responsible Gaming Council to launch a U.S. certification program for online operators promoting player ...

Australian cricketer Khawaja criticizes government gambling ad ban delay

1 September 2025 at 7:51am UTC-4
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has criticized the Australian government for being “100% too slow” on implementing a ban on gambling advertisements. The cricketer called ...

PAGCOR announces AI study to regulate igaming

1 September 2025 at 7:45am UTC-4
The Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is studying the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen its oversight of the nation's igaming sector. Chairman Alejandro Tengco ...
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Sports betting network VSiN announces nationwide partnership with FanDuel

1 September 2025 at 7:40am UTC-4
Sports betting network VSiN has entered a content distribution agreement with FanDuel Sports Network to provide sports betting content across the United States. Beginning 28 ...

Audit criticizes Massachusetts Gaming Commission over betting ads

1 September 2025 at 7:30am UTC-4
Diana DiZoglio, the Massachusetts State Auditor, has criticized the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for failing to review online sports betting advertisements before they reached ...

Ontario’s gaming regulator appoints new leader

29 August 2025 at 7:49am UTC-4
Ontario’s gambling regulator, iGaming Ontario, has chosen Joseph Hillier as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 8 September. Hillier has been closely ...

Filipino lawmaker welcomes crackdown on igaming payments

29 August 2025 at 7:43am UTC-4
Juan Miguel Zubiri, the Philippines' Senate Deputy Minority Leader, has welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ move to tighten rules on payment service providers linked to ...

Australian PM says gambling ad ban would be hard to enforce

29 August 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in an interview with ABC News, said his government will not be bringing in an outright ban on gambling advertisements after saying it ...

A23 files first challenge to India’s igaming ban

29 August 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Indian gaming platform A23 has filed the first legal challenge against the government’s recent ban on online money-based games, marking the opening battle over a law that has ...

AGA projects record US$30 billion in NFL wagers

29 August 2025 at 7:16am UTC-4
Americans are expected to wager a record US$30 billion on the 2025 NFL season through legal sportsbooks, according to new estimates from the American Gaming Association. The ...