iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Politicians in Brazil gave betting companies breathing room this week. The controversial CIDE-Bets measure vote got pushed to 2026. Lawmakers postponed voting on the Antifaction Bill during Monday’s meeting. This bill contains a 15% tax on gambling deposits in Brazil. The delay affects PL 5,582/2025 legislation completely. Government and opposition parties both supported this postponement […]

America’s tax agency made an announcement yesterday. The reporting limit for gambling prizes will jump to $2,000 in January 2026. This decision ends the confusion that lasted several months. Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB) earlier. The law changed old reporting standards. Tax officials stayed silent until this week. A […]

State officials want to modernise Nevada’s gaming regulations. Industry changes demand new approaches. Gaming Control Board members met Tuesday for several hours. Participants discussed rules covering multiple gaming industry sections. Board members completed their third workshop this month. Nevada seeks to update and simplify its regulatory framework. Industry representatives complained for years about Nevada’s outdated […]

DraftKings and FanDuel will keep their licenses in Arizona. Citizens analysts believe Arizona’s action against Underdog won’t affect them. The state removed Underdog’s fantasy sports license because of its connection to Crypto.com. Both companies chose the safest path to avoid problems with the states. They plan to start their own prediction market platforms soon. A […]

Great Britain’s Gambling Commission has released new guidance on upcoming rules for gambling promotions. First announced in March, the rules are meant to stop operators from combining different types of gambling in a single offer. After a delay, the commission has confirmed the rules will take effect on 19 January. The rules were first expected […]

A proposed change to Denmark’s gambling rules has drawn strong criticism from affiliates, who say it could threaten their businesses. The draft bill would ban revenue-share deals based on player losses or turnover. The ban would affect the new and existing contracts. While affiliate marketing would still be allowed, most affiliates rely on revenue and […]

Penn Entertainment is facing a lawsuit in the US over alleged patent infringement involving its digital betting products. Single Action Bet Tech filed the case against Penn and its subsidiary, Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC, which runs Hollywood Casino. The case was filed in the US District Court for New Jersey on 12 December and asks […]

Coinbase is getting closer to launching its prediction market platform. The US-based company, the largest crypto exchange in the country, plans to offer prediction market products along with tokenised stocks issued in-house. This would expand its business beyond just crypto trading. Although Coinbase has talked about prediction markets and tokenised securities before, it has not […]

New York State finished its downstate casino licensing process after many years. Three big projects received approval to change the region’s gambling and entertainment scene. Bally’s Bronx, Metropolitan Park, and Resorts World New York City got licenses from the New York State Gaming Commission. Construction can start now, after more than ten years of political, […]

DATA.BET has launched an updated Bet Boost feature for its sportsbook, giving operators more options to run promotions while still keeping control of risk and profit margins. The new tools let operators adjust bonuses to fit different markets, events and groups of players, making it easier to work within regulated markets. The company said the […]