Gambling News - 'North america'
Sports
December 11, 2025
Vermont Wants to Train Mental Health Providers about Gambling
Vermont’s Department of Mental Health is pushing forward to raise awareness about gambling-related disorders among healthcare professionals. This follows a global trend whereby clinical experts are undergoing treatment for issues related to excessive gambling, with many of these symptoms going unnoticed. Vermont Wants More People Equipped to Address Problem Gambling In places such as the […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
Judge Grants Kalshi Temporary Relief in Betting Dispute
At the start of the month, Connecticut regulators took aim at KalshiEX LLC, Robinhood Derivatives, and Crypto.com, accusing them of running unlicensed gambling operations. The Department of Consumer Protection said their sports wagering contracts broke state law and demanded that all three platforms immediately stop offering bets. A federal judge has now offered Klashi temporary […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
Gemini Gets CFTC Approval Paving the Way for US Prediction Market Launch
Gemini Space Station has overcome a big regulatory challenge in the United States, gaining the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s go-ahead to function as a designated contract market. This decision brings an end to a review process that lasted several years and puts the company in a position to roll out a regulated prediction market platform […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
California Tribes Rally as Prediction Markets Spread in the State
California’s tribal leaders are stepping up their efforts to tackle the quick growth of prediction markets, meeting this week in San Diego to plan their legal and political moves to slow down, or maybe even halt, the prediction markets’ growth. These talks happen just after Fanatics launched its prediction market in the state, with FanDuel […]
Business
December 10, 2025
Nate Ravitz Takes Helm at theScore as Penn Transitions Away from ESPN Bet
Penn Interactive has turned to a seasoned name in sports media as it reshapes its digital portfolio, appointing longtime ESPN executive Nate Ravitz to head theScore. His expertise comes at a pivotal time for Penn, which is reassessing its operations after giving up its costly ESPN Bet partnership and refocusing on its core verticals. The […]
Lottery
December 10, 2025
Florida Lottery Announces August’s Biggest Winners
The Florida Lottery has published its regular monthly report, this time highlighting the biggest winners for August. According to the lottery’s official release, five separate players claimed prizes of a million dollars or more. Opa-locka Man Wins $3M from Mega Millions The top winner for the month was Keith Royal, 49, of Opa-locka, who won […]
Casino
December 10, 2025
Ontario Tribe to Open New Casino & Refurbished Bingo Hall
Canada is soon set to receive a brand-new tribal casino next to a beloved bingo hall in Ontario. The project is the brainchild of the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, which will be joining forces with local gaming powerhouse Gateway Casinos & Entertainment. Wauzhushk Onigum Nation to Open New Casino, Renovate Bingo Hall According to the announcement, […]
Casino
December 10, 2025
Fort Wayne Casino Secures Senate Committee Approval, Heads to House
The Fort Wayne casino bill has continued to make strides, securing approval by the Senate Public Policy Committee. However, a separate house bill failed to prompt action. The Relocation Is Inching Closer to Reality Indiana lawmakers have been eyeing opportunities to introduce a casino to northeast Indiana for a while. As a result, supporters of […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
Prediction Markets Linked to Fake Sports Insiders
A handful of major prediction markets found themselves in an awkward spot this week after it came out that some of the “sports insiders” they’d been associated with weren’t real people at all. Made-Up Reporters Awful Announcing, the platform that describes itself as the “invaluable source of news and commentary related to the sports media […]
Sports
December 10, 2025
SCOTUS Will Have to Weigh in on Ongoing Prediction Market Debate
Kalshi is facing pressure in multiple states, and fellow companies such as Crypto.com and Robinhood – potentially Polymarket before long – are unlikely to avoid the same fate. Kalshi’s rapid growth, however, has made it a prime target for gambling regulators and attorneys general who are continuing to push back against its expansion. Local Lawsuits […]