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South Korean police arrest group linked to 153 illegal gambling sites

15 September 2026 at 6:38am UTC-4
South Korean police have arrested a group accused of creating and distributing 153 illegal gambling sites, as well as supplying gambling funds. According to Seoul Economic ...

Coalition of 17 US attorneys general and the Indian Gaming Association urge Senators to reject revised CLARITY Act

15 September 2026 at 6:32am UTC-4
Ahead of a key vote that would either make or break the US Congress’ crypto regulation bill, the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan coalition of 17 attorneys general and the Indian ...
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Donald Trump agrees to state enforcement role in CLARITY Act

14 September 2026 at 7:05am UTC-4
US President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to provisions giving state attorneys general a role in enforcing Congress’s cryptocurrency bill, the CLARITY Act, according to ...

Sydney Sweeney sports prediction ad sparks athlete backlash

14 September 2026 at 7:02am UTC-4
Olympic athletes have criticized a sports prediction market campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney, accusing the makers of sexualizing women’s sport. Sweeney’s campaign ...
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Indian national pleads guilty to US$9.36 million illegal gambling scheme

14 September 2026 at 6:56am UTC-4
A 53-year-old man has pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling operation in Missouri that prosecutors said generated more than US$9.36 million. Sunilkumar N. Patel pleaded ...

Inaugural CiG iDEA Summit shapes perspectives on APAC igaming industry at IAG EXPO 2026

14 September 2026 at 6:52am UTC-4
The inaugural CiG iDEA Summit, presented by Complete iGaming, made a confident debut today at the Hilton Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, opening IAG EXPO 2026 with a full day of ...
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Riot Games in potential discussions with Kalshi, Polymarket to expand esports sponsorships: report

11 September 2026 at 6:21am UTC-4
US-based video game developer of the popular franchises League of Legends and Valorant, Riot Games, has reportedly been in talks with prediction market platforms Kalshi and ...

FATF publishes new list of risk indicators for AML/CTF concerns covering online and land-based

11 September 2026 at 5:57am UTC-4
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published new risk indicators including how money is moved through online gambling platforms and the risk of anonymous transactions ...

Robinhood to withdraw sports event contracts from Michigan

10 September 2026 at 8:12am UTC-4
Prediction market and trading platform Robinhood has agreed to stop offering sports event contracts to customers in Michigan, following an agreement with the state’s gambling ...

Utah court wins in Kalshi dispute over injunction but fight continues

10 September 2026 at 6:18am UTC-4
A US federal judge has ruled that Utah's anti-gambling laws apply to the prediction market operator's sports betting contracts, even as the platform appeals a lower court ruling ...

“Channelization” of players into licensed sphere should be a top priority of any successful regulated gaming market: paper

9 September 2026 at 4:04am UTC-4
The “channelization” of players from the black market into the regulated sphere should be a primary goal of any government offering or looking to introduce a regulated gaming ...

Table tennis betting reaches almost US$1 million per day in Colorado, compared to “crack”: report

8 September 2026 at 8:55am UTC-4
Table tennis has become an unusually large part of Colorado’s sports betting market, with the state’s gambling regulator, the Colorado Division of Gaming, finding that bettors ...

AGA warns that prediction market impact means flat betting handle for NFL season

7 September 2026 at 7:37am UTC-4
Legal betting on the 2026 NFL season through sportsbooks is expected to remain flat compared to last year, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), warning of the ...

LeBron James partners with Polymarket after DraftKings deal ends

7 September 2026 at 7:22am UTC-4
NBA star LeBron James is set to partner with prediction market platform Polymarket following the expiration of his endorsement deal with gambling operator DraftKings earlier this ...

Ripple signs multi-year agreement with Florida Athletics to advertise in college football

7 September 2026 at 6:07am UTC-4
Blockchain solution group Ripple, which operates cryptocurrency token XRP, is moving further into the college football space, signing a multi-year agreement with Florida Athletics ...