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Virginia's efforts to legalize online casinos took a dramatic turn this week — both the Senate and House bills were initially rejected in the first vote, but passed narrowly a few hours later in a re-vote. In plain terms, the lawmakers first gave a warning shot, then changed their minds and let it p

Henry Aguda, the Minister of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines, recently revealed that the authorities are considering whether to ban the communication platform Telegram. The reason is that intelligence shows that some illegal gambling operators ha

Maple International Ventures, which operates the British gambling brand Lottomart, recently announced the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Edward Ware, founder of 32Red. This appointment is pending regulatory approval, and joining him are investment expert Andrew McGrath an

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently became the first active professional athlete to directly hold equity in a prediction market company. He partnered with Kalshi, valued at approximately $11 billion, to acquire a small (less than 1%) passive investment stake. Just before the NBA trad

Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' procedural ruling involving the prediction market platform Kalshi and Nevada regulatory authorities became the focus of industry-wide attention. If the court rejects Kalshi's request for an emergency stay, Nevada may quickly initiate enforcement ac

BetMGM Brazil's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer recently stated that the joint venture with Latin America's largest media group, Grupo Globo, provides the brand with the critical "explosive power" needed to enter Brazil, one of the world's most competitive emerging regulated mark

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, KSA) recently issued a fine to the prediction market platform Polymarket, demanding it to cease operations within the Netherlands immediately, or face a fine of up to 840,000 euros. KSA determined that the event-based betting contracts offered by Polym

This week, North America's gambling legislation has been active, from Hawaii in the Pacific to the French-speaking Quebec in Canada, as various regions seek a balance between expansion, regulation, and the crackdown on illegal activities. The Hawaii House Committee has once again passed an online s

On the first anniversary of the complete legal regulation of the online gambling market in Brazil, strong growth indicators are redefining the Latin American iGaming market. According to data from the Betting Panel under "Aposta Legal", by 2025, the total visits to regulated gambling websites in Bra
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