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Polymarket is reportedly leading a “lobbying blitz” in the UK and Europe to secure the status of its products as a financial service rather than gambling. The prediction markets giant, one of the two biggest in the world alongside arch rival Kalshi, has been evicted from several European nations in…

Days after the US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sent a new rulemaking package on crypto markets for review to the White House. CFTC Advances Crypto Market Rules Without Congress The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) r…

Yahoo Finance, one of the most popular financial news websites, ended a prediction market partnership with Polymarket before the relationship turned a year old. The investing and news site announced last week that it halted an arrangement in which it used Polymarket prediction market data for a ded…

South Korean police have gone after 26 local users who have accessed Polymarket to place trades, which the authorities have deemed “illegal gambling.” Polymarket Traders Targeted for “Illegal Gambling” in South Korea According to Asia Business Daily, Gangwon Provincial Police Agency’s cyber investi…

A Detroit business owner will soon hear from city officials after allowing controversial prediction market platform Polymarket to advertise on a water tower located on his industrial property. The Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday (Sept. 16) that a water tower located northeast of the downto…

BC.GAME will return to Lisbon for SBC Summit, running from September 29 to October 1 at Feira Internacional de Lisboa, as the global online entertainment platform continues its push into international markets. During the event, BC.GAME plans to discuss BC Engine, its rewards ecosystem that applies…

Lithuania’s gambling authority has blocked Polymarket following the predictions platform’s attempts to “circumvent restrictions on illegal remote gambling”. The operator is the first in its sector to be restricted by Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba (LPT) as the regulator views its operations as a cover f…

PAGCOR is broadening its regulatory oversight of the Philippines’ online gaming sector as the market faces declining revenue, illegal operators, payment changes and emerging AI-related risks. Through new rules, PAGCOR expects stricter regulations for all B2B players in the gaming industry in additi…

What are advertising platforms, and how do they work? An advertising platform is any tool you use to buy traffic and show ads to people. Some advertising platforms are self-serve auction systems where advertisers bid against each other for space. Others are ad networks that collect traffic from tho…

BetFury has launched Fury Cruise: All Aboard, a two-week platform-wide event running from September 14 through September 27, with promotions tied to a $100,000 prize pool and a week of VIP Club status among the event’s rewards. The First-Class Raffle carries the event’s main prize. Players can rece…

Crypto.com and Robinhood Markets have had enough with the constant equivocation surrounding the legality of prediction markets insofar as state gaming regulators are concerned. Crypto.com and Robinhood Markets Call on SCOTUS to Make a Stand The companies want the Supreme Court of the United States…

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced for robbing several players at a private, high-stakes poker game in Singapore in 2024. The gang stole money and valuables estimated at almost $4 million, making it one of the biggest robberies in Singapore’s history. Singapore Sentenced the Gang Wong Chi Shan,…

Crypto.com and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) are requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rule that the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) prohibits states from regulating sports event contracts. Following recent prediction market rulings by the Third and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, Crypto…

English Premier League soccer club Sunderland has announced a new multi-year partnership with centralized crypto casino and sports betting platform Shuffle, appointing the company as the club’s Official Sleeve Partner. The deal comes despite Shuffle not having an official UK license. Sunderland and…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is becoming increasingly worried about prediction markets. The regulator is concerned that the fast-growing sector remains exposed to insider trading, market manipulation, and weak supervision. While prediction markets do not have a stable footho…

On September 12, Revolut has disclosed confidential client data to a not authorized, fake requests submitted to them from an email account using an authentic government domain. The fraudulent requests using the government domain passed the verification checks of Revolut before the company was able…

SBC Summit will explore how the gambling industry is putting digital assets and blockchain technology into practice with the introduction of a dedicated ‘Crypto & Blockchain’ conference track. Taking place on Thursday, 1 October 2026, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, the track will bring toget…

Connecticut has ordered nine prediction-market companies, including Polymarket, Coinbase, and Robinhood, to halt their services in the state, stepping up its efforts to regulate the digital gambling industry. Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection issued cease-and…