A US lawmaker has raised serious concerns about a partnership between CNN and the prediction market platform Kalshi, saying it could threaten markets and national security. Congressman Abe Hamadeh of Arizona wrote to Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC, asking for urgent review of the deal. In his letter, […]

Gambling participation, regulation of mandatory limits, advertising and research in the industry were all reported. Arno Rutte, the new Secretary of State for legal protection of the Netherlands, presented a few new studies to the Dutch parliament this week in order to give credit to the plans of the government to reform gambling. Amendments to […]

Norsk Tipping has been established to fix various failure points in complying with regulations and has been informed of the possible administrative penalty of the value of up to NOK1m (€83,924), after being subject to a supervisory audit by the Norwegian Gambling Authority (Lottstift). The regulator found that the state-owned gambling operator did not comply […]

Gambling revenue in Pennsylvania reached a new record in November, hitting 623.1 million dollars. Much of the growth came from sports betting, showing that more people across the state are taking part in gambling. The November total was 3.5 percent higher than the previous record set in May and 10.8 percent higher than November 2024. […]

Ireland’s Regulator of the National Lottery is under criticism after a new academic study said it does not properly recognise the risks linked to gambling. The research, carried out by academics from several Irish third-level institutions, reviewed all annual reports released by the regulator between 2014 and 2024. The study, published on the HRB National […]

Coinbase is also suing Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut over being attacked by those states to establish regulatory jurisdiction in prediction markets as the cryptocurrency exchange gets ready to venture into that industry. The firm complained that the states are, or are threatening to exercise, enforcement measures against the prediction market operators in the absence of […]

All three main sectors showed increases in the New Jersey market. November brought $636.2 million in total gambling revenue for New Jersey. Last year’s November numbers fell 14.2% below this result, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. October’s $611.1 million also trailed by 4.1% compared to November. Each of the three core […]

Flutter Entertainment will pay a £2m fine to the UK Gambling Commission after the regulator found problems with how the company dealt with customers who showed signs of gambling harm. The decision was announced on 17 December after a review carried out earlier this year. The fine covers four online gambling operators that run under […]

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has fined JOI Gaming €400,000 for breaking advertising rules. The fine is linked to promotions at Jack’s Racing Day in 2023, an event by the Jack’s brand. The KSA said the promotion used role models in ways that broke Dutch gambling rules. The decision is part of a larger […]

Parliament in Sri Lanka made changes to betting and gaming taxes official now. Speaker of Parliament Dr Jagath Wickramaratne certified the Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill. Wednesday 18 December saw the Speaker announce this development in Parliament. He endorsed the certificate on the Bill on 17 December previously. The final constitutional step for the […]