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Michigan Scores Major Victory Against Prediction Platforms
Sports Betting

Michigan Scores Major Victory Against Prediction Platforms

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured a preliminary injunction against prediction platform Kalshi, forcing it to cease offering sports-related prediction contracts in the state. However, this development only adds to the growing tension between prediction markets and individual states,…

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Canadian Lottery Operators Say Prediction Markets Need More Clarity
Sports Betting

Canadian Lottery Operators Say Prediction Markets Need More Clarity

Prediction markets continue to encroach on sports betting territory, and this has led to a serious legal debate in the United States. Now, Canada is increasingly scrutinizing these platforms, with provincial lottery corporations calling for more clarity on the sector Canadian Lottery Operators Say…

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BetMGM Taps Jon Hamm in Preparation for NFL Season
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BetMGM Taps Jon Hamm in Preparation for NFL Season

BetMGM has leaned on the personality, image, and likeness of Jon Hamm to boost its NFL credentials and raise awareness for its relevant sector products. The collaboration with the EMMY and Golden Globe Award-winning actor will allow BetMGM to strike home with NFL fans and issue a strong engagement…

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Bill Simmons Proxy Betting Remark Leads to Probe for FanDuel
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Bill Simmons Proxy Betting Remark Leads to Probe for FanDuel

Sports media personality Bill Simmons has been accused of proxy betting, leading to a probe by the Massachusetts gambling regulator that has now embroiled FanDuel in the saga. FanDuel Gets Dragged Into Probe Because of Proxy Betting Simmons, who is a Californian resident, said he had placed bets th…

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Polish bookmakers face probe on consumer fairness
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Polish bookmakers face probe on consumer fairness

The product design and terms and conditions of Polish bookmakers have been placed under scrutiny by the country’s consumer-protection authority. Yet, Dr Justyna Grusza-Głębicka warns that a necessary assessment could be undermined by Poland’s failure to have never established clear, sector-specific…

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Lottomatica and CIRSA agree €2bn EBITDA gaming merger
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Lottomatica and CIRSA agree €2bn EBITDA gaming merger

In an all-share merger, Lottomatica and CIRSA announced an agreement to create one of the largest gaming and sports betting groups worldwide with pro forma adjusted EBITDA approximately equal to €2 billion. According to the agreement disclosed on September 2, CIRSA will merge with Lottomatica by cr…

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Colorado fines Fanatics Sportsbook $20K over self-exclusion breach
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Colorado fines Fanatics Sportsbook $20K over self-exclusion breach

The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has issued a penalty of $20,000 on Fanatics Sportsbook for two instances of sending unwanted promotional messages to a punter who had opted out of sports betting. The action followed an investigation by the Division of Gaming, which indicated that Fana…

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