Industry
July 14, 2025
GambleAware Launches Milestone Self-Awareness App
GambleAware has rolled out a new online tool to tackle gambling harm, with a focus on young adults. The GambleAware Support Tool app could be an invaluable asset for all individuals engaging with online gambling platforms, especially 18- to 24-year-olds. According to the latest figures from the charity’s 2024 Treatment and Support Survey, this age […]
Sports
July 14, 2025
Dana White Promises Bad Ass Fight Card for UFC White House
After previously teasing the idea at a UFC event in New Jersey last month, President Donald Trump and one of his best friends, Dana White, the founder and CEO of the UFC – have fleshed out more details about their day to host a “bad ass” UFC event at the White House on America’s 250th […]
Sports
July 14, 2025
Blanche Lincoln Warns States Risk CFTC Authority on Markets
Former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, the former Senate Agriculture Committee chair who helped craft the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulating swaps, is now warning that the regulatory framework she helped design is “under threat”, this time, from states trying to block prediction markets. “We Should Not Open Up Our Regulatory Structure […]
Casino
July 14, 2025
UK Competition Regulator Looks Into Sportradar’s Purchase of IMG Arena
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started to check Sportradar‘s plan to buy IMG Arena. The CMA worries this might affect competition in the sports data and media rights market. Regulator Seeks Public Input on Sportradar’s Takeover of IMG Arena From Endeavor The deal made public in March 2025, would let Nasdaq-listed Sportradar […]
Industry
July 14, 2025
Senate Blocks Attempt to Reverse Gambling Tax Rule
A bill to undo a controversial tax change affecting US gamblers ran into strong opposition in the Senate on July 10, halting plans to bring back full deductions for gambling losses. Effort to Restore Full Gambling Loss Deductions Thwarted by Republican Hold Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, who opposes the provision, tried to speed up […]
Sports
July 11, 2025
Ex-Cheltenham Player Ryan Bowman Banned for Placing over 6K Bets
Ex-Cheltenham, Shrewsbury, and Exeter star Ryan Bowman has been handed a three-and-a-half-year ban after placing more than 6000 bets on soccer. His ban, which started in March, will run until September 2028. Football Association Bans Ryan Bowman According to an investigation, Bowman placed a bet from the substitutes’ bench during a match between Shrewsbury and […]
Sports
July 11, 2025
DraftKings to Give Back Over $3M to Connecticut Users
DraftKings has agreed to return more than $3 million to thousands of its Connecticut customers after a state-led probe uncovered problems with the company’s marketing tactics. The deal follows the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) starting a review of promotional campaigns run by the sports betting and online casino operator. DraftKings to Refund 7,000+ Customers […]
Industry
July 11, 2025
Senate GOP Blocks Bill to Restore Full Gambling Deductions
Senate Republicans on Thursday stopped a Democratic attempt to roll back a tax change that professional gamblers warn could cripple their industry. Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto sought quick approval of a bill to fully restore gambling loss deductions, but Indiana Republican Todd Young opposed it, effectively putting the proposal on hold. “I strongly support […]
Legal
July 11, 2025
Lucchese Captain Anthony Villani Was Convicted of Illegal Gambling
US District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto sentenced Anthony Villani, a captain in the Luchese organized crime family, to 21 months in prison. Villani was convicted of racketeering with predicate acts of money laundering and illegal gambling related to his running of a large-scale, illegal online gambling business. The business was linked to the crime family […]
Sports
July 10, 2025
NJ Bans Sportsbook Deals With Public Colleges
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a law that prohibits sportsbooks from partnering with the state’s public colleges and universities. The measure, first introduced in April 2024 by four sponsors, was more than a year in the making. After passing the Senate in June, the bill made its way to Murphy’s desk and became […]
