Sports
October 9, 2025
NCAA Open to Student-Athletes Being Able to Wager on Pro Sports
The NCAA has been debating whether to allow student-athletes to be able to wager on professional sports. The NCAA sees no reason for student-athletes to be prohibited from placing a flutter on their favorite pro sports, and any restrictions around this may soon be dropped at long last. The NCAA is Theoretically OK with Student-Athletes […]
Sports
October 9, 2025
Almost 9% of All EPL Opening Weekend Betting Ads Came from Offshore Operators
A recent study by the University of Bristol’s Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research once again examined the prevalence of gambling ads during the English Premier League’s opening weekend. In addition to discovering that the number of advertisements remained incredibly high despite all the restrictions, the study understood that roughly 9% of all ads promoted […]
Sports
October 9, 2025
AGLC Appoints Two Hockey Players as RG Ambassadors
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) is keen to make sure that Canadians are watching sports while being aware of the risks associated with problem gambling. To this end, the AGLC has secured two hockey players as brand ambassadors. They will act as ambassadors for safer gambling for the Play Alberta iGaming platform, the AGLC’s […]
Industry
October 9, 2025
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Fines theScore
theScore, one of the most prominent licensed sports betting operators, has been hit with a financial penalty by Ontario’s gambling regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The fine is CAD 105,000 (around $75,300) was issued because of the case of a high-risk player who was allowed to gamble through CAD $2.5 million, […]
Sports
October 8, 2025
Taiwan Baseball League Suspends Three Pitchers over Gambling Violations
Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) has penalized three TSG Hawks pitchers after an internal probe uncovered that they participated in online poker games. Taiwan is famous for its harsh gambling regulations, as gambling using offshore platforms is considered illegal. This strict ruling underscores the league’s zero-tolerance stance toward gambling violations among players. The Instigating […]
Sports
October 8, 2025
UK’s Premier League Opener Flooded by Gambling Ads Despite Restrictions
A new study from the University of Bristol (UoB) has found that gambling-related messages remained alarmingly high during the opening weekend of this season’s Premier League in the United Kingdom, with over 27,000 instances recorded. This figure persists despite self-imposed advertising restrictions by the industry, underscoring ongoing systemic shortcomings and intensifying demands for government intervention. […]
Sports
October 7, 2025
Aussie Woman Sues Sportsbook for Allowing Accountant to Gamble $542K Away
A woman in Australia has brought a lawsuit against Flutter Entertainment’s Sportsbet, The Age, a local media outlet, originally reported. The lawsuit alleges that the woman’s account had misappropriated her life savings and allowed him to burn through an estimated AUD 820,000 or roughly $542,106, with Sportsbet not intervening to ensure the source of the […]
Industry
October 7, 2025
Spain Wants Tobacco-Style Warnings on Gambling Ads
At the end of June, we reported on the encouraging conclusions of a peer-reviewed Harm Reduction Journal research that showed that the number of new online gambling accounts in Spain dropped a staggering 55% to 1.35 million in 2023 from the 3.01 million in 2020, a change mainly tied to the country’s gambling ad restrictions […]
Sports
October 7, 2025
FanDuel and CME Group Team Up on Regulated Prediction Market
FanDuel and CME Group are getting ready to roll out a new platform that combines aspects of financial trading and betting, signaling a first-ever overlap between Wall Street and the gaming industry. The venture called FanDuel Markets, plans to provide hourly prediction contracts linked to key financial indicators like gold prices crude oil, and the […]
Sports
October 7, 2025
BC.GAME News Secures Front-of-Shirt Sponsorship with the Deccan Gladiators
BC.GAME News has become the official partner for the Deccan Gladiators, the three-time Abu Dhabi T10 champions, with the new partnership further expanding the operator’s reach in the Middle East and beyond. As a result of this tie-up, BC.GAME News’ logo and branding will appear on the front of the Gladiators’ official match jersey, securing […]
