iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

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 […]

Sports platform Sleeper has introduced in app prediction market trading through a new integration with Kalshi, giving its estimated 10 million users direct access to event-based contracts. The rollout begins with sports focused markets, with additional real world categories expected to follow as the product develops. Kalshi aims to push distribution through partnerships that place […]

Gentoo Media-owned marketing company Atlas SEO is preparing to shut down, placing the jobs of over 50 employees at risk. The decision follows mounting financial strain and unsuccessful efforts to stabilise operations after a leadership transition. Gentoo Media acquired Atlas SEO in 2024 for €3.2m, four years after founders Charles Hodge and Lee Tadd launched […]

Mississippi lawmakers have voted unanimously to advance the legislation targeting online sweepstakes casinos, sending Senate Bill 2104 to the House of Representatives. The proposal introduces new legal definitions and penalties to restrict the operation and promotion of these platforms within the state. Mississippi Senate unanimously advances sweepstakes casino ban bill The Senate passed SB 2104 […]

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 […]