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New York mobile sports wagers top $600 million in October

New York’s mobile sportsbooks recorded impressive figures for the week ending October 18, reporting $63.3 million in gross gaming revenue on a handle of $614.1 million. This marks the highest...

Sports Betting
Brazil’s Supreme Court schedules betting ban hearing for November

Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Luiz Fux, who is overseeing the provisional measure (MP) that prohibits the offering, operation, and advertisement of betting companies in Brazil, has announced a public...

Regulation
Bookies in last-ditch plea to avert budget tax bombshell

Britain’s leading bookmakers are ramping up their efforts to prevent a potential tax increase that could significantly impact their businesses. From April this year, remote gaming duty levied on online...

Operator News
The flames take hold in Play’n GO’s Beasts of Fire Inferno

Play’n GO has released Beasts of Fire Inferno, bringing volcanic fire to a frozen mountain wilderness. The video slot pairs beast symbol transformations with coin collection, set against a landscape...

Games
S&P Dow Jones partners with Kalshi for index-based events contracts, use prediction data

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kalshi announced a strategic collaboration that brings the world’s most trusted benchmarks to prediction markets, pairing the world’s leading index provider with the world’s largest...

Prediction Markets
Betsoft Gaming brings THE Series and Player Engagement Solutions to SiGMA Rome 2026

Betsoft Gaming is heading to SiGMA Rome 2026 to connect with industry professionals and showcase its portfolio of online casino games and player engagement solutions. With more than 20 years...

Event News
Ripple and Robinhood announce strategic partnership

Ripple and Robinhood announced a strategic partnership spanning stablecoins, institutional markets and treasury management. The agreement provides Robinhood with a single, trusted entry point to Ripple’s infrastructure across these areas....

Partnership Deals 
NBA strikes deals with prediction markets, with eye on integrity and regulations

US ​regulators ‌and the ​National ​Basketball Association have ⁠signed ​agreement ​aimed at protecting “the ​integrity ​of professional basketball ‌in ⁠prediction markets,” the ​Commodity ​Futures ⁠Trading ​Commission. The agreements, are intended...

Prediction Markets
Foxtel’s Len Blavatnik backs DAZN for another year

British-American billionaire Len Blavatnik has committed to supporting DAZN’s funding for at least another year, following a staggering loss of $979.7 million by the sports streaming service he manages in...

Finance News
Flutter warns of hit from Brazil’s online betting shutdown

Flutter Entertainment the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator notes the provisional executive order issued by the Brazilian Government banning online betting and gaming in Brazil. Complying with...

Operator News