
New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement recently released data for January 2026, showing that the total gaming revenue for the state reached $586.4 million, a 5.9% increase year-over-year. The main driver of this growth was online gaming (iGaming), which saw a revenue jump of 16.8% to $258.9 mil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Year of the Horse Spring Festival Golden Week has started, and Macau has already seen over 279,000 visitors in the first two days, with an expected total of 1.5 million visitors over the holiday period. However, amidst the booming gambling market in the surrounding areas, the Chinese Embassy in

The New York State Gaming Commission recently released the sports betting data for January 2026. The total betting amount was $2.44 billion, a slight decrease of 1.5% from January 2025, but an increase of 2.6% from December last year. In simple terms, it's a bit less than the same period last year,

The London-listed gambling giant Evoke plc is facing a perfect storm—the UK remote gambling tax has soared from 21% to 40%, compounded by its already high leverage and complex business structure, putting the company, which owns William Hill's UK retail outlets and online brands such as 888 and Mr G

Nigeria's gambling industry is facing a tug-of-war over regulatory authority between the federal and state governments. Last December, President Bola Tinubu vetoed the Central Gambling Act, which aimed to establish centralized regulation, on the grounds that it contradicted the Supreme Court's 2024

The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) recently announced the appointment of Kevin Mullally as its first-ever CEO. Mullally has just stepped down from his role as CEO of the UAE General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), and swiftly took on his new position within a f

Coinbase is positioning prediction markets as a core piece of its "Everything Exchange" strategy for 2026. The company not only launched a controversial karaoke ad during the Super Bowl but is also accelerating litigation and acquisitions behind the scenes—suing for "federal priority regulation" in

This week, multiple states in the US have been active in gambling legislation, showing a dual strategy of "opening new opportunities while blocking old loopholes." Maryland, Alabama, Virginia, and South Dakota are actively promoting the expansion of the gambling market, aiming to capture new tax sou

This weekend's Daytona 500 will witness a historic moment—sweepstakes casinos Chumba and Modo will debut as the main sponsors on the cars of 23XI Racing and Spire Motorsports, respectively. This marks the first time in the 68-year history of NASCAR's "Great American Race" that sweepstakes casinos ha