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Ontario sets new iCasino handle and revenue records in May

26 June 2026 at 8:18am UTC-4
Ontario’s regulated online casino sector set two new records in May, registering the province’s highest online casino handle and revenue figures. During the month, iCasino ...

Light & Wonder launches game development studio Galeforce to expand EMEA coverage

26 June 2026 at 6:54am UTC-4
Light & Wonder has launched a game development studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of its strategy to expand its development capacity across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa ...
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Hong Kong adult film star arrested for promoting illegal online gambling

26 June 2026 at 6:48am UTC-4
Hong Kong Police have arrested 29-year-old model and adult film actress Erena So Hoi‑lam for allegedly facilitating illegal online gambling by promoting an offshore gambling ...

Thailand issues arrest warrant for Chinese businessman tied to crypto-investment fraud and money laundering

25 June 2026 at 6:58am UTC-4
Authorities in Thailand are on the hunt for a Chinese businessman allegedly linked to a money laundering operation tied to online gambling and illegal crypto mining. According ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

Michigan judge rules sports-event contracts don’t fall under CFTC regulation

18 June 2026 at 7:34am UTC-4
A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that sports-related prediction market contracts offered by Polymarket do not fall within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ...

Member of Chen Zhi-linked illegal gambling network extradited from Cambodia to China

18 June 2026 at 7:12am UTC-4
Police in China have confirmed the extradition of a key figure in a criminal network allegedly devised by businessman Chen Zhi. Liu Ren’s extradition from Cambodia to China ...

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 ...

Offshore operators facing lawsuit allowed to apply for New Zealand license

17 June 2026 at 7:12am UTC-4
Online gambling companies that currently target New Zealand customers, including those facing legal action, will be able to apply for licenses under the country's new online ...

Robinhood faces lawsuit over sports-event contracts

16 June 2026 at 7:49am UTC-4
Trading platform Robinhood is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that its prediction market offerings amount to illegal sports betting in several US states. The ...

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 ...