Articles by Arijit Roul
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Half of Dutch Gambling Money Goes Offshore – The Regulator Wants Europe to Act
One-half of all euros that Dutch citizens bet is going to the black market, costing the Netherlands at least €500 million each…
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Kalshi Beats DraftKings and FanDuel on NFL Week 1 Pricing, But the Parlay Gap Tells a Different Story
Citizens JMP Securities tracked 28 data points on 11 September and found Kalshi's implied vig at 4.32%, below FanDuel's 4.44% and DraftKings'…
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FIRST.bet Poached Pragmatic Play’s LatAm Architect – Now He Has to Do It Again, in a Harder Vertical
Firstly, Victor Arias, who has been managing the Latin America branch of Pragmatic Play for the past six years after setting it…
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DAZN Appoints Sportradar’s Nasdaq Architect as CFO in Sweeping C-Suite Overhaul
Alex Gersh, the man behind Sportradar's Nasdaq listing, who then became CFO of Paysafe, is appointed as the new CFO of DAZN.…
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Conservative Campaign Chief and His Wife Plead Guilty in UK Election Betting Scandal
Anthony Lee placed 60 successful bets totalling £1,549, with potential winnings of £15,000; he then passed the confidential election date to his…
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Sunderland Signed a Multi-Year Shuffle Deal Days After the UK Consultation on Banning Unlicensed Gambling Sponsorships Closed
Shuffle holds only a Curaçao licence; its product is not legally accessible to UK consumers. The DCMS consultation on banning unlicensed gambling…
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Slips Launches “Slip Me” Betting — But the Legal Picture Is More Complicated Than Anyone Is Saying
Slips launched Create Bet and Challenge on 9 September 2026, letting users wager on any topic straight from group chat, with peer-to-peer…
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Newcastle and BetMGM Sign New Multi-Year Deal as Scrutiny Grows
The official UK and European betting partner of Newcastle United Football Club has been BetMGM after LeoVegas Group extended their collaboration with…
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A Latvian Operator Just Cleared Estonia’s Licensing Gate – Digitain Is Powering What Comes Next
LuckyBet.ee is a Latvian-backed brand entering Estonia as its first market outside Latvia, with Nordic expansion already confirmed by its co-founder. Estonia's…
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Codere Online Seals NFL Partnership in Mexico, but the Regulatory Challenge Is Far from Over
Codere Online got itself a multi-year NFL betting partnership deal, involving Super Bowl LXI and the 22 November 2026 match in Mexico…
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VGW Pays New York $8M, But Its $7.3 Billion Revenue Tells a Very Different Story
New York AG Letitia James secured $8M from VGW on September 9, 2026, covering Chumba Casino, Global Poker and Luckyland Slots. Investigators…
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Malta Blocks Aviator Studio Across the EU, but Spribe Has 31 Days to Back It Up
Malta's First Hall of the Civil Court issued a provisional ex parte injunction on 1 September 2026, covering three Aviator Studio entities…
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LeBron, Jeter and $21 Billion Bet: Polymarket Soars to #1 in App Store but Trouble Ahead?
Polymarket ranked first on the App Store for free finance apps after the LeBron James ad aired, beating Kalshi, PayPal and Venmo.…
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Playtech Targets Early 2027 for Brazil — But the Agreement Is Still Not Signed
Playtech is targeting early 2027 for a Brazil launch but confirmed the strategic agreement remains unsigned, with the prospective partner still undisclosed.…
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Playtech Q1 2026 Americas Up 161%, But Can a Single Florida Bet Handle It?
Playtech’s revenues grew by 10% to reach €425.1m in H1 2026, while their adjusted EBITDA increased 77% to €162.5m due to the…
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CCI Closed the Google RMG Antitrust Investigation, but What Remained Unresolved?
The CCI closed its probe against Google in the RMG case on 8 September 2026, making an explicit declaration to the effect…
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Stake Game Studios Spin Out as New B2B Provider Juice
Five Stake-exclusive studios, including Twist Gaming and Massive Studios, have launched as Juice, a standalone B2B iGaming provider based in Melbourne. Over…
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Malta Court Freezes Aviator Studio Across the EU, and Spribe’s Legal Fight Is Only Getting Started
Malta's First Hall of the Civil Court issued a provisional ex parte order on 1 September 2026 against Aviator Studio Limited, Aviator…
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South Korea’s Casino Reform Has Stalled, and the Industry Is Counting on It
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has delayed its September target for submitting the Tourism Promotion Act amendment, now aiming…
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The Report Evolution Commissioned to Clear Its Name Has Just Made Things More Complicated
Spectrum confirmed Evolution games were accessible in Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE and Saudi Arabia, where online gambling is prohibited. Evolution did not…