NBA and WNBA launch responsible gambling campaign ahead of 2026-27 season, targeting sports betting and prediction markets
The leagues are airing PSAs and expanding awareness messaging as legal sports betting and prediction markets continue to grow in US sports.
NBA.com · +7 outlets
New Zealand names 11 entities, including Entain, SkyCity and Stake, cleared to apply for online casino licences
The auction marks New Zealand's first regulated online casino licensing round, with in-person casino operator SkyCity and offshore brands among the contenders.
SCCG Management · +10 outlets
Kalshi and Polymarket reportedly excluded from FTC sports gambling probe
The FTC's inquiry into sports betting marketing practices is said to focus on traditional operators, leaving prediction markets outside its initial scope.
Protos · +6 outlets
Pennsylvania skill games become illegal as legislative fix fails to beat deadline
Lawmakers failed to pass a tax-and-regulate framework before the deadline, leaving thousands of skill game machines and their operators in legal limbo.
Casino.org · +14 outlets
Brazil's sports betting ban wipes out 74% of licensed site traffic, provisional measure amendments deadline passes
Operators and associations are pressing Congress for legal certainty as the provisional measure banning sports betting moves through the legislature.
Casino.com · +2 outlets
Wyoming lawmakers advance bill to ban online sweepstakes casinos, with felony penalties proposed
The bill would criminalize sweepstakes casino operations in a state with no legal online casino market, ahead of the 2027 session.
Gaming America · +13 outlets
Pennsylvania House Bill 2801 proposes sweepstakes casino ban with fines up to $500,000
The proposal pairs a sweepstakes crackdown with an expansion of video gaming, following the separate skill games deadline fight in the state.
Betting News · +7 outlets
Michigan gaming regulator orders 33 offshore gambling operators to cease operations
The cease-and-desist actions are part of a wider US state push against unlicensed offshore sites targeting local players.
Casino.com · +9 outlets
Seminole Tribe sues DraftKings over alleged illegal sports betting in Florida
The tribe holds Florida's exclusive sports betting rights and is challenging a rival operator's market access.
Sportsbetting.legal · +14 outlets
Kalshi says 100,000 Hawaii users are trading on its app despite gambling being illegal in the state
The figure underscores the regulatory gray zone prediction markets occupy in states without legal sports betting.
AOL.com · +5 outlets
New York votes to ban AI-tailored betting promotions
The measure targets personalized gambling marketing that regulators argue can intensify harmful play.
Casino.com · +5 outlets
Greece's Hellenic Gaming Commission demands VIP player data from all licensed operators
The regulator is expanding its verification drive, with VIP customers a focus of heightened scrutiny.
SCCG Management · +2 outlets
Brazil's Federal Police create division to combat illegal betting and match-fixing
The new unit formalizes federal enforcement against unlicensed betting and manipulated sporting events.
iGaming Brazil · +2 outlets
Sun International launches gambling charter and pushes to bar NSFAS and Sassa grant recipients from betting
The operator's voluntary charter comes as a tax fight looms and watchdogs flag welfare money being spent on gambling.
The Citizen · +2 outlets
SRI report shows online gambling surge in South Africa as families bear the cost
The Solidarity-linked research adds pressure on South African regulators over gambling harm and advertising.
https://novanews.co.za/ · +2 outlets
KTO Group shuts down following Brazil's online betting ban
The closure is one of the first operator casualties of Brazil's prohibition on online betting.
WN Hub · +2 outlets
South Africa's communications minister faces legal challenge over cellphone gambling crackdown
Lawyers question whether the minister can police gambling through the telecoms regulator, complicating the enforcement push.
ITWeb · +1 outlets
South Africa gambling watchdog flags NSFAS and Sassa money spent on betting
The regulator's concerns raise enforcement questions about how welfare disbursements reach betting accounts.
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