Sector: Others
New Zealand’s largest illegal lottery operator sentenced over US$6.2 million operation
24 June 2026 at 6:16am UTC-4
Authorities in New Zealand have sentenced the owner and director of New Zealand’s largest illegal lottery to community detention and service for his role in a NZ$11 million ...
US adults opposed to betting on election outcomes on prediction markets: poll
23 June 2026 at 6:31am UTC-4
United States adults are largely opposed to betting on election outcomes on prediction markets, with the majority of one poll’s respondents saying they would not consider ...
Brazil implements new measures to freeze and transfer illegal betting funds
23 June 2026 at 3:56am UTC-4
Brazil’s federal government has approved new measures to stop unlicensed betting operators, increasing the responsibility of financial institutions, payment providers and ...
CVC completes investment into global gaming test lab GLI
23 June 2026 at 2:04am UTC-4
CVC Strategic Opportunities, the investment platform of New Jersey-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Gaming ...
North Carolina increases tax rate on sports betting from 18% to 23%
22 June 2026 at 10:27am UTC-4
North Carolina legislators recently announced a 5 percentage point increase on the state tax on sports betting.
The new rate is 23%, up from 18%, moving North Carolina ahead of ...
California man jailed over US$4 million Costa Rica-based online gambling scheme
22 June 2026 at 6:29am UTC-4
A California man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and forced to pay US$1.3 million in restitution, after pleading guilty to running an illegal gambling business ...
Investigation finds Polymarket paid creators to post staged videos: report
22 June 2026 at 5:58am UTC-4
A recent investigation published by The Wall Street Journal has claimed that prediction market platform Polymarket paid online content creators to produce promotional videos ...
Former Iona basketball player banned from NCAA after point-shaving scandal
19 June 2026 at 7:48am UTC-4
Former Iona University men’s basketball player Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after an investigation that found he agreed to join in a ...
Meta sued over alleged illegal sports betting ads in California
19 June 2026 at 7:42am UTC-4
Meta is facing a lawsuit in California that alleges its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, unlawfully displayed sports betting advertisements to users in the state ...
Malaysian authorities arrest 58 in World Cup gambling crackdown
19 June 2026 at 7:26am UTC-4
Malaysian police have arrested 58 people and seized more than MYR500,000 in illicit proceeds after a crackdown on illegal gambling during the 2026 World Cup.
According to the ...
Sri Lanka MP raises questions over rise of unlicensed igaming platforms
19 June 2026 at 7:20am UTC-4
Harsha de Silva, a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance, has questioned officials about the sudden rise in igaming ...
Prediction markets the hot topic at analyst conference
18 June 2026 at 1:56pm UTC-4
DraftKings and FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment presented at the Jefferies Nantucket Consumer Conference on 17-18 June, and, according to Jefferies analyst David Katz, the ...
Neosurf and Mercado Pago partner in Mexico
18 June 2026 at 6:06am UTC-4
Payment provider Neosurf has partnered with financial technology company Mercado Pago to expand the available payment options for online gambling customers in Mexico.
Users ...
Kalshi develops in-house AI tool to review prediction market contracts
16 June 2026 at 7:41am UTC-4
Prediction market Kalshi has developed an artificial intelligence tool to support several operational tasks, including reviewing and testing the structure of its prediction market ...
PlayAIO secures investment from Vyking Ventures
16 June 2026 at 7:28am UTC-4
Vyking Ventures, the investment arm of igaming supplier Vyking, has invested in data and artificial intelligence firm PlayAIO.
The new funding will support PlayAIO’s product ...







