Kazakhstan is planning to expand its legal gambling areas after lawmakers in the Mazhilis approved changes to the country’s casino law. Currently, casinos are only allowed in two locations: Borovoe in the Akmola region and Qonaev in the Almaty region. The new law will let more casino zones open in other parts of the country. […]

The Sports Betting Alliance has dropped its emergency lawsuit against the City of Chicago after the city approved licences for major sportsbooks. On 31 December, bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics Betting all received licences. The Alliance had filed the case a day earlier to try to stop Chicago from enforcing a new betting tax, […]

Rocket, a crypto app experimenting with what it calls “redistribution markets,” just pulled in $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This raise puts Rocket alongside a handful of other young crypto startups that managed to land early-stage funding as the year wrapped up. Investors clearly haven’t lost their appetite for novel ideas in the space, even […]

GGBet informed players about closing UK services. The company gave up its Gambling Commission licences in early January. GGBet is shutting down its UK operations after giving up its licences with the Gambling Commission earlier this month. They’ve told customers the closure is planned, not a surprise, and the process has already started. On its […]

Banijay Group, the French company behind TV hits like Koh-Lanta, just made a big leap beyond entertainment. Banijay said it’s buying a majority stake in Tipico Group, a top player in sports betting and gaming across Germany and Austria, with headquarters in Malta. This €4.6 billion deal means Tipico will join forces with Betclic Banijay’s […]