The third quarter of 2025 saw record losses from poker machines in New South Wales, Australia. People lost an average of AUD 245 ($164.74) in three months, a 9 percent increase compared with the same period in 2024. Figures from Liquor & Gaming New South Wales (LGNSW) show rising concern as policymakers and regulators face […]

Lawmakers in the House want to limit how government employees use prediction markets, especially after the controversy around the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A bill came forward in the United States to stop federal officials from using secret knowledge to bet on prediction markets. People buy and sell small contracts on the chances […]

The UK online gambling market is starting to shrink in early 2026, as more licensed operators cut marketing or plan to leave the country. This is happening before new rules and higher taxes take effect, which will change how gambling companies operate. Data from Gambler Media, a marketing firm, reported by Reuters, shows that operators […]

A new report shows that gambling is becoming harder to avoid in everyday life. It appears on TV, online, in sports sponsorships, and even in shops and food delivery apps. Many people are worried about how this could affect them socially and financially. Almost two-thirds of Britons say they have seen more gambling ads on […]

With no plans to slow down since its U.S. reentry, Polymarket is now expanding beyond politics and current affairs into property. On January 5, Polymarket announced a partnership with Parcl to bring U.S. housing prices into its prediction markets. Polymarket and Parcl came together to build a fresh trading tool that lets users place trades […]

Betlabs, a betting tech company out of Philadelphia, just secured fresh seed funding from SportsContentCo, a US sports betting company. Betlabs got new seed investment from SportsContentCo and the team felt relieved. The money will help Betlabs grow and bring its main product, Dynamic Parlays, to more betting operators and leadership. This product is designed […]

Portugal’s government has put forward a short-term solution that sees casino license extensions in three main gaming areas, which in turn allows current operators to maintain their casinos until the country sorts out a public tender issue that has been put on hold. Portugal confirmed short-term casino contracts because the country was still waiting to […]

MGM Osaka will be Japan’s first integrated resort to open its doors. The centrepiece is a 27-story tower, and it’s paired with a massive casino, 23,293 square meters packed with 470 gaming tables and 6,400 electronic gaming machines. This comes straight from architectural documents shared with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Japan is building a casino resort, […]

Xtremepush just acquired Scrimmage, a U.S. loyalty platform, as part of their push to roll out what they call the industry’s first unified loyalty, CRM, and gamification solution. Xtremepush bought Scrimmage in a move made to speed release for XP Loyalty. This new product will place a loyalty engine inside Xtremepush’s current data setup. By […]

Tennessee has joined a growing number of US states taking strong action against online sweepstakes casinos. This effort is part of a nationwide 2025 enforcement wave that has targeted sites such as Chumba, High 5, and Stake. Regulators say these platforms use what they call a dual-currency model to get around existing gambling laws. Last […]