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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Kambi Folds Three Acquired Brands into One as AI Takes Over Its Sportsbook
Kambi incorporates Tzeract, Shape Games, and Abios into a unified brand on 2 September 2026. Its first fully AI-traded World Cup delivered…
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Hungary Is Trying to Kill Its Own Gambling Regulator, and the Timing Is Not Accidental
Government Resolution 1277/2026 orders the justice minister to report by 30 September on abolishing the SZTFH, Hungary's gambling, tobacco and mining regulator.…
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Fanatics Just Merged Three Gambling Products Into One App, and the Weapon Is a Rewards Currency Nobody Else Has
The Fanatics Sports & Casino app was officially released on September 2, 2026, bringing together all three betting services in a single…
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SBC Names Five Industry Leaders To Hall of Fame Class of 2026
SBC has announced the five individuals who will enter its Hall of Fame class of 2026. The ceremony will take place later…
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UKGC Suspends BresBet and Bet St George Over Suspected Compliance Failures
The UK Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd after identifying suspected social responsibility…
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Ninth Circuit Backs Nevada in Kalshi Prediction Market Dispute
A federal appeals court has handed Nevada a victory in its legal fight with prediction market operator Kalshi, permitting the state to…
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18-Year-Olds Put $5.4 Billion Into Kalshi Sports Bets – A Federal Court Just Called Them Bets
According to CNN, 18 to 21-year-olds have placed bets worth $5.4 billion on Kalshi in 2026, out of which $3.9 billion was…
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SkyCity Just Sold Its Own Headquarters – The Numbers Behind That Decision Are Uncomfortable
SkyCity completed the NZ$74.5m settlement of its Auckland headquarters and Victoria Street properties on 1 September 2026, sold to Mainland Capital and…
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France’s ANJ Tells Operators: Suspicion Is Not Enough to Withhold Player Funds
ANJ published a practical fraud guide on 31 August 2026, clarifying evidence standards without creating new legal duties. Operators cannot withhold winnings…
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Ethiopia Arrested 38 Betting Firms – They Had No Licences to Begin With
Ethiopian authorities arrested the owners of 38 betting enterprises and froze their accounts as part of a sweeping crackdown across seven sectors.…
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Dutch Lottery Sued Skyhills and It Vanished. So Why Are Fines Still the Main Weapon?
Skyhills N.V., a Curaçao-based operator with no Dutch licence, went offline immediately after Nederlandse Loterij filed civil proceedings against it and all…
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Brazil Raided Flutter’s NSX Group – The Curaçao Question Is Bigger Than One Company
Brazilian authorities froze R$191 million in assets tied to NSX Group and launched 11 tax proceedings seeking a potential BRL 300 million…
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Maarten Haijer Leaves EGBA After 13 years As Secretary General
Maarten Haijer has resigned as secretary general of the European Gaming and Betting Association after 13 years. Pierre Tournier, with EGBA, will…
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Evolution Challenges Black Cube Discovery Request in Protracted Defamation Case
Evolution has urged a New Jersey court to reject a new discovery request from Black Cube in the companies’ long-running defamation dispute.…
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Curaçao Introduces New Remote Identity Verification Rules For Gaming Operators
The Curaçao Gaming Authority, working with the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Financial Intelligence Unit Curaçao, has introduced…
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Ireland Built a Gambling Regulator – Now Comes the Part Nobody Prepared For
Since remote betting licences launched on 1 July 2026, the GRAI has issued cease-and-desist orders against a large volume of unlicensed operators,…
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Kalshi’s First Lifetime Ban: How George Santos Turned a Prediction Market Into His Personal ATM
Kalshi imposed a lifetime ban on George Santos and fined him $71,356; this is the very first lifetime ban imposed by Kalshi…
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Sri Lanka Built a Gambling Regulator That Still Cannot Issue a Single Licence
The GRA Act came into force on 1 December 2025, but the subsidiary legislation for issuing licenses has still not been notified…
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Estonia Bet on a Gambling Tax Cut to Fill Its Coffers. Nine Months Later, the PM Is Asking If It Was Worth It
Prime Minister Kristen Michal has ordered an early review of Estonia's phased online gambling tax cut, two years ahead of the originally…
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Brazil’s Betting Sector Pays £1.2bn in Taxes, Then Politicians Try to Bury It
The tax remitted to the Federal Revenue by the licensed betting companies in Brazil between January and July 2026 amounted to R$8.7…
