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Crypto scams estimated to cost Americans US$80.7 billion in 2025
30 July 2026 at 6:11am UTC-4
Crypto scams account for over half of all cybercrime losses, according to data from the Consumer Federation of America, costing Americans an estimated US$80.7 billion last year ...
Sports prediction market ProphetX raises US$35 million in Series A fundraising
29 July 2026 at 7:31am UTC-4
US sports-prediction market ProphetX has raised US$35 million in series A funding amid ongoing competition between prediction markets and state-regulated sports betting and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DraftKings partners with Brian Christopher on Lightning Link launch
21 July 2026 at 7:43am UTC-4
DraftKings has joined forces with slots influencer Brian Christopher to add Aristocrat Gaming’s Lightning Link to the operator’s game catalog.
To mark the launch ...
BetHog folds crypto casino to focus on AI dealer product
20 July 2026 at 8:41am UTC-4
BetHog is closing its crypto casino so the team can focus entirely on its spin-off B2B AI dealer product, Sentient Studios.
BetHog was launched by FanDuel founders Nigel Eccles ...
Evolution shares down slightly after revenue reported to have taken 1.2% dip
20 July 2026 at 4:15am UTC-4
Evolution shares fell 1% on Friday after the supplier revealed a 1.2% fall in net revenue to €517.8 million in Q2, from €524.3 million at the same point in 2025.
EBITDA was ...
Pennsylvania mulls tighter gambling laws, criticizing in-play bet incentives
16 July 2026 at 7:57am UTC-4
A Pennsylvania bipartisan Joint State Government Commission and the state’s gambling regulator have published recommendations for stricter online gambling laws to protect ...
Google tightens rules for gambling ads and bans prediction market extensions
15 July 2026 at 7:46am UTC-4
Google has updated its gambling and games ads policy to expand its certification requirements to apply to all gambling and games categories.
In March, the search engine ...
Kalshi hits back: “significant flaws” in institute’s analysis of prediction markets
14 July 2026 at 7:47am UTC-4
Kalshi claims to have found “significant flaws” in the Roosevelt Institute’s recent analysis of prediction markets, saying they “invalidate” the think tank’s findings ...
Americas results boost Playtech to raise FY26 guidance
10 July 2026 at 5:28am UTC-4
Playtech has increased its full-year adjusted EBITDA forecast for 2026 to at least €270 million, in response to what it described as “excellent trading” for the first ...
LatAm acquisition outperforms US and Europe during World Cup 2026 Group Stage betting
9 July 2026 at 8:12am UTC-4
Latin American acquisition and reactivation levels were higher than in the US and Europe during the World Cup 2026 Group Stage, according to igaming customer retention platform ...







