Industry
October 6, 2025
Scrutiny Mounts over Australian Regulator’s Ties to Betting Industry
Australia’s leading gambling regulator is facing rising pressure, with allegations of conflicts of interest, lax supervision, and an overly friendly relationship with the betting companies it is supposed to oversee. Such potential conflicts of interest could severely undermine the nation’s efforts to enforce tighter controls over its gambling sector, as harm rates recently reached an […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
MGCB: Participation in Prediction Markets Will Carry Risks for Licensees
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has warned that gambling operators and other parties seeking to get into the fast-growing prediction markets space that their licenses could be revoked. This comes as regulators and regulated industry stakeholders continue to argue that prediction markets constitute unregulated sports betting. Prediction Markets Have Continued to Grow Despite the […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
UK Gambling Commission Reports 1.4M Struggle with Gambling Problems
According to groundbreaking figures released by the United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission (UKGC), an estimated 1.4 million adults in Britain, comprising more than 2.5% of the country’s adult population, struggle with a gambling problem. UKGC Publishes Concerning Findings on People With Gambling Issues Gambling is deeply ingrained in UK culture, with betting shops being a familiar […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
Flutter Tech4Good Awards 2025 to Power Initiatives Battling Adult Inactivity
Global gaming giant Flutter Entertainment unveiled a new initiative to identify and empower promising sports solutions that encourage physical activity among adults. The initiative is called Tech4Good Awards 2025 and seeks to celebrate innovation in that area. Flutter and Its Allies Want to Encourage Adults to Exercise According to Flutter’s official announcement, the Flutter Tech4Good […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
Entain Might Scale Down Its Presence in the UK as Tax Hike Debates Continue
Entain’s chief executive officer, Stella David, has warned against raising the United Kingdom’s gaming taxes, as it could lead to the shutdown of gambling shops, depriving communities of jobs. Entain Might Reconsider Its Investment Level in the UK Speaking to The Times, David commented on the UK’s mulled gambling tax hike, saying that the passing […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
New York Mulls Bill to Keep Sportsbooks from Limiting Big Winners
New York politicians are thinking about new rules that could change how online betting sites deal with their best customers. The suggested law, called Assembly Bill A9125 and nicknamed the “Fair Play Act,” aims to stop betting platforms from blocking or limiting players just because they win a lot or bet big. Alex Bores Pushes […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
Public Concern Rises Over Legal Sports Betting
According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, the public is growing increasingly concerned about the legal sports betting industry, with 43% of Americans believing it’s causing harm to society. The number is up from 34% in 2022. Similarly, 40% of participants think it harms sports, up 7% from three years ago. Americans Keep Betting […]
Industry
October 6, 2025
Singapore Studies Baccarat Side Bets to Analyze If There Is a Link to Criminal Activity
In its latest efforts to keep gambling free of illegal activity, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), Singapore’s gambling watchdog, is now looking into the use of side bets on games such as baccarat to identify whether criminals are now using those alternative betting options to launder money. Analyzing Gambling Data to Detect Criminal Activity GRA […]
Industry
October 3, 2025
New Bill Aims to Turn Estonia Into the Next European iGaming Hub
A new draft legislation in Estonia, led by Reform Party MP and Legal Affairs Committee chair Madis Timpson, seeks to position the Baltic nation as a European iGaming hub to compete with Malta. Estonia Might Become the Next European iGaming Hub The new bill proposes a gradual reduction of the gambling tax by 0.5 percentage […]
Industry
October 3, 2025
Prediction Markets Won’t Hurt Sportsbooks’ Earnings, Macquarie Analyst Says
Prediction market products are not competitive with traditional sportsbook operators, Macquarie senior gaming, lodging & theatres analyst Chad Beynon said, so they shouldn’t have a significant financial impact on their earnings in 2025. Prediction Markets Gain Ground but That Won’t Negatively Impact 2025 Earnings, Beynon Claims Beynon stated that the threat appears genuine, especially in newly regulated states where […]
