iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates
Latest iGaming news covering online gambling, sports betting, regulation, casinos and market insights from around the world.
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A US Bill Targets Insider Trades by Federal Officials in Prediction Markets
Lawmakers in the House want to limit how government employees use prediction markets, especially after the controversy around the arrest of Venezuelan…
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UK Gambling Market Faces Challenges
The UK online gambling market is starting to shrink in early 2026, as more licensed operators cut marketing or plan to leave…
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UK Public Increasingly Turned Off by Gambling
A new report shows that gambling is becoming harder to avoid in everyday life. It appears on TV, online, in sports sponsorships,…
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Polymarket to Set up Real Estate Prediction Markets
With no plans to slow down since its U.S. reentry, Polymarket is now expanding beyond politics and current affairs into property. On…
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Betlabs Gets Seed Funding from SportsContentCo
Betlabs, a betting tech company out of Philadelphia, just secured fresh seed funding from SportsContentCo, a US sports betting company. Betlabs got…
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Portugal Allows Short-Term Casino Contracts While Tenders Are Delayed
Portugal’s government has put forward a short-term solution that sees casino license extensions in three main gaming areas, which in turn allows…
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Japan IR MGM Osaka Set to Host 6,000 Gaming Machines
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…
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Xtremepush Buys Scrimmage to Create One Loyalty Platform
Xtremepush just acquired Scrimmage, a U.S. loyalty platform, as part of their push to roll out what they call the industry’s first…
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Tennessee Moves Against Online Sweepstakes Casinos
Tennessee has joined a growing number of US states taking strong action against online sweepstakes casinos. This effort is part of a…
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Michael Owen Confirmed as Casino.org’s UK and Ireland Affiliate Ambassador for 2026
Casino.org has brought in former football star Michael Owen as their Exclusive UK and Ireland Affiliate Ambassador for 2026. Michael Owen Joins…
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UK Public Growing Weary of Gambling Ads, New Study Finds
A new national report says many people in the United Kingdom are getting tired of seeing gambling everywhere in their daily lives.…
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Maine Regulator Urges Governor to Block iGaming Bill
Maine is at the center of a big debate over online casino gaming as state regulators urge the governor to reject a…
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Venezuela Bets Lift Polymarket Activity
Polymarket, operating as a blockchain-based prediction platform, attracted attention again as users reacted with mixed emotions to markets on political and military…
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DraftKings Partners with Mindway AI for Responsible Gambling
Mindway AI is teaming up with DraftKings to bring its responsible gaming tools, including the Gamalyze experience, right into the DraftKings Responsible…
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Indonesian Police Smash Major Online Gambling Network
Indonesian police have shut down a large online gambling network that was operating in many parts of the country. The National Police…
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Colombia Moves Online Gambling VAT to Gross Gaming Revenue
The Colombian government has changed how it taxes online gambling. Instead of taking 19% VAT from the money players deposit, the tax…
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Brazilian President Approves Gradual Tax Rise on Gambling Operators
Operators will see a step-by-step rise in tax which will reach 13% in 2026, 14% in 2027 and 15% in 2028. Brazilian…
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Macau Shuts All Satellite Casinos after Two Decades
Macau has now closed every satellite casino, and people feel shocked as a long period in the city's gaming sector has come…
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Stake and Drake Targeted in New Virginia Class Action
Stake’s online gaming platform, which has been a big hit in the US, is being sucked into a new class action lawsuit,…
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Sri Lanka Raises Casino and Gaming Taxes from January
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has introduced new taxes for the betting and gaming industry, effective 1 January 2026. The changes raise…
