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Blokotech unveils BlokoPredict to join the prediction markets push.

Gambling.com has appointed Shaun Wallace, the “Dark Destroyer”, from ITV’s hit daytime quiz The Chase as its first Head of Smarter Gambling. Wallace is known to millions as one of the most recognisable faces on TV, where his recall and composure under pressure as one of The Chasers have made him on…

Ireland will strengthen its scrutiny of gambling as a “sector vulnerable to money laundering and criminal exposure”, as the government launches its first National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy. The strategy was revealed last Friday by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Its design esta…

Polymarket’s regulated US exchange has officially started testing parlay contracts, marking the next step in the prediction market’s path to multi-outcome trading. Up to 10 Legs in One Parlay The beta launch follows Polymarket US’s self-certification of its parlay product with the Commodity Futures…

Bally’s Atlantic City has appointed veteran casino executive Tom Pohlman as its new president, bringing an experienced Atlantic City manager back into a senior leadership role as the casino’s parent company continues to pursue growth beyond the New Jersey market. Deep History and Tremendous Potenti…

Kalshi has been dealt another setback in Connecticut, this time with federal judge Vernon D. Oliver ruling that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cannot dictate an order that conflicts with the court’s own interpretation of federal law. The CFTC, said the judge, lacks the authority to…

SJM Resorts Ltd, the Macau operations unit of Hong Kong-listed casino firm SJM Holdings Ltd, has welcomed 61 students as the second cohort of the group’s “Forge My Own Journey” Development Programme, an initiative combining academic study with paid workplace training. The programme was launched in…

Hengqin Port has recorded more than 110 million passenger crossings in six years, with visitors accounting for 40 percent of 2026 traffic. The post Hengqin Port records 110M crossings, with visitors making up 40% first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Casino equipment and online games provider Light & Wonder Inc says chairman Jamie Odell (pictured left) and vice chair Toni Korsanos (pictured right) are each set to exercise a “portion” of their company vested options, a form of executive incentive. The announcement was made in a Tuesday filing to…

Synectics, a specialist in security and surveillance technology, including for the land-based casino industry, says it has successfully deployed its “Synergy Search” product with a “first customer”. Synergy Search is said to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enable “rapid, natural-language search…

Gaming technology LT Game Ltd says its “Steam & Fortune” electronic table game (ETG) product “is now live” in Macau casinos, following regulatory approval earlier this year. The Macau-based supplier announced the market launch via social media, but it did not identify the Macau casinos where the pr…

The Jonas Brothers are expanding their reunion run into a 45-city North American trek. According to a AXS press release on Monday (Aug 17), “The Burning Up Tour All Over Again” — plotted following the overwhelming demand for their Aug. 20-22, 2026, shows at Madison Square Garden — will play MGM Gra…

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Self-reported gambling has fallen sharply over the past decade, but prediction markets and a wide gap between phone and online responses complicate the picture. Are Americans actually gambling less, or… Delivered by PolitePaul service

More than 99% of the votes backed the acquisition, with the expectation of closing at the end of 2026 or early next year. Bally’s Intralot’s acquisition of Evoke has moved… Delivered by PolitePaul service

Former Cuomo aide says New York should start taxing Kalshi and other prediction market operators. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The story of the year in gambling has been the legal… Delivered by PolitePaul service

Alpaca, an API-first brokerage technology provider, is preparing to enter the rapidly growing prediction market space. The fintech firm announced today that it has become a National Futures Association (NFA) member and registered as a futures commission merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Tra…

Kalshi’s fragile truce with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) may be over after the regulator accused the prediction platform of violating its agreement to stop its sports, election, and entertainment prediction contracts in the state. The NGCB now intends to fine Kalshi $120,000 for each day…