Regulation & Law

New York State Gaming Commission provides August update for mobile sports betting.

A former executive director of a publicly funded charter school in Tucson, Arizona, was indicted Thursday on charges that he participated in a scheme prosecutors say funneled school money to personal spending. Ex-Academy Del Sol Director Accused of Misusing School Funds Jason Riegert, a former head…

Station Casinos recent request to the US Supreme Court to temporarily stop the lower court’s order while it continued its legal challenge was denied. On 4th of September, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected Station’s emergency request for a stay. This means that Red Rock Red Rock has to comply with…

Kalshi has been battling on all fronts, with gaming regulators insisting the platform has been offering unauthorized markets on sports event outcomes. The platform – and regulators – have been duking it out in courts, with a federal judge in Iowa now dealing the prediction market behemoth another s…

Playtech raised concerns over the recently published Spectrum Report, which confirms that that Evolution’s games are available in restricted markets. It also notes that missing data on Iran, Syria and Sudan leave key questions unresolved. The publication of the Spectrum Report examines concerns rai…

Daniel Birdseye from Cincinnati acted emotionally after he went on a losing streak across casinos in Ohio and Indiana, including the Hollywood Lawrenceburg, Indiana the property he would finally try to rob, which would be his downfall. From His Sentencing to His Troubled Backstory He was finally se…

Japan’s Sasebo city is still considering the possibility of reviving its push for an integrated resort (IR) with casino, with the city’s mayor saying a decision on whether to pursue the opportunity should be reached by the end of the current fiscal year in March 2027. Daisuke Miyajima, mayor of Sas…

A Tennessee woman is suing MGM Resorts International and several MGM‑affiliated entities, alleging the company failed to protect her from a spa employee who she claims sexually assaulted her during a massage at the MGM Grand Spa in 2024. The complaint, filed Friday (Sept. 4) in Clark County Distric…

The authorities in Cambodia have confirmed the revocation of the licences of 18 casinos in the country as part of ongoing efforts to curb online scam operations nationwide. Another nine casinos had their licences suspended pending further inquiries and investigations, local media reported, citing i…

As Responsible Gaming Education Month takes place this September, the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) is highlighting the role of informed decision-making, effective regulation and evidence-based player protections in building safer gambling markets. The post IAGR2026 agenda s…

Chumba Casino parent VGW Holdings has agreed to an $8 million settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James to resolve her office’s investigation into the online sweepstakes gaming operator. James announced that her office secured $8 million from VGW and its affiliates, including Chumba C…

The first prediction market exchange traded fund (ETF) is here, but it may not be what casual observers of the ETF industry and yes/no exchanges were expecting. Tema ETFs rolled out the aptly tickered Tema Trading & Prediction Markets ETF (CBOE: DICE), an actively managed fund that holds shares of…

Prediction platform Robinhood is pausing new sports-related contracts in Michigan as the state continues its efforts to curb prediction markets. The state contends that companies like Kalshi and Polymarket are operating as unlicensed sportsbooks. While this agreement marks a win for Michigan offici…

Novig, one of the fastest-growing prediction market operators, says Sydney Sweeney “knows ball.” So much so that the blonde bombshell actress is the star of the company’s new advertising. Sweeney, one of the stars of the HBO hit shows “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” appears in a sultry commercial…

A lawsuit brought by the Village of Garden City challenging the decision by neighboring Hempstead to rezone the 72-acre Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site for the development of a commercial casino resort has been dismissed. Filed last year in Nassau Supreme Court, Garden City alleged that Hemp…

Bet365 has confirmed the termination of 340 jobs across Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, Malta and Gibraltar. The reduction represents 3% of the gambling giant's global workforce, which hinted that the layoffs were motivated by recent tax increases in the UK. Bet365 operates exclusively through digital ch…

UK Chancellor John Healey is considering an increase in Machine Games Duty on slot machines ahead of the government's Oct. 28 budget, as the Treasury seeks additional revenue amid tight public finances, according to a report by The Times. The review follows proposals earlier this year from the Soci…

The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Kalshi’s emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal, allowing Utah to enforce its gambling laws against the prediction market operator and potentially take legal action over its sports event contracts. The ruling marks another legal setback f…