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Key Points Estonia’s online casino tax is set to be reinstated at a rate of 5.5% from March 1st 2026, following a correction to a pretty glaring drafting mistake that had temporarily left operators off the hook a move which will however not include any retroactive tax clawbacks. The whole thing has lawmakers on the […]

Key Points The SiGMA Eurasia Awards 2026 went down on the 9th of February in Dubai and it was a chance for the industry to come together and give some well-deserved recognition to the tech, AI, esports, payments and digital entertainment leaders. The big winners on the night were Olymp, Softswiss, GR8 Tech and Blask […]

Key Points DraftKings partnered with Crypto.com to add player-specific NFL and NBA contracts to DraftKings Predictions. The deal expands prediction markets into more sports and future categories like politics and entertainment. The platform increases access in states without legal sports betting under CFTC regulation. DraftKings has signed a fresh agreement with Crypto.com, and honestly, it […]

Key Points The Isle of Man regulator found Shelgeyr Limited guilty of some pretty serious AML/CFT breaches under the Gambling (AML/CFT) Code of 2019 and hit them with a £200,000 fine. The probe found major failures in due diligence, monitoring, governance, and AML staff oversight. The fine reflected cooperation, while the regulator stressed strong board-level […]

Key Points Jump Trading will obtain minority equity positions in Kalshi and Polymarket via market-making partnerships. Polymarket equity allocation for Jump expands progressively according to trading volume contributions to American operations. Kalshi commands an $11bn valuation whilst Polymarket reached $9bn in recent funding. Susquehanna International Group pioneered trading firm participation as a prediction market liquidity […]

Key Points Polymarket launched federal litigation against Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to prevent the enforcement of state gaming regulations on sports event contracts. The platform claims it faces “imminent and irreparable harm” if Massachusetts blocks its prediction market operations. Polymarket maintains that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds […]

Key Points House Bill 2198 seeks to label various prediction markets as illegal gambling under the Hawaii statutes. The measure appeared on 28 January and gained unanimous support from the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce within days. HB 2198 widens Hawaii’s gambling interpretation to cover particular event-based financial trading types. The proposal addresses […]

Boyd Gaming just pulled in $1.1 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, a 2% step up from the same time last year. But they reached a new high-water mark for the full year, $4.1 billion, a 4.1% improvement over the previous year. On the other hand their net income took a tumble in Q4, […]

BetMGM announced full-year 2025 results on 4 February, reporting records as net revenue reached $2.8bn and EBITDA inflection supported a $270m cash return. The jointly owned operator holds a 13% gross gaming revenue market share across active markets and reported net revenue growth of 33% year-on-year. Revenue from iGaming reached $1.8bn after 24% growth. Sports […]

The subsidiary Meridianbet of Las Vegas-based Golden Matrix Group confirms the completion of the acquisition of Fairbet Ltd, a licensed retail gaming and betting operator operating within Malta. According to a Meridianbet announcement, the transaction transfers 100% ownership of Fairbet to Meridianbet, extending its physical retail footprint throughout Malta and the Gozo regions. The agreement […]