Betsson posted record Q2 2026 revenue of 310.2 million euros on 32 percent Latin American growth, but operating profit fell 38.9 percent as gaming taxes on regulated markets squeezed margins.
A King County judge has granted Washington a preliminary injunction against Kalshi, ruling the prediction market operator likely ran an illegal gambling operation and rejecting its federal preemption defense.
Sweden's gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has named Twitch, SMS campaigns and influencer marketing as the main channels driving players to unlicensed gambling sites.
US commercial gaming hit $78.61 billion in 2025 and tribal gaming hit a record $46.2 billion, even as prediction markets cost states over $1.21 billion in tax revenue.
Kazakhstan's online betting market grew 965 percent in 2025 to $786 million, now nearly two thirds of the total market, while land based casino revenue fell 16 percent.
Kalshi and Polymarket posted record trading volumes during the 2026 World Cup, with US prediction markets hitting 20 billion dollars in notional volume in just 12 days.
Yggdrasil has gone live in the US for the first time, launching its slot Valley of the Gods on three Caesars Entertainment online casino brands in New Jersey and Michigan.
Roy Morgan's July 2026 research finds 3.3 million Australians, 15 percent of the population, experiencing gambling harm, as the country prepares its toughest gambling advertising restrictions yet.
Ireland's GRAI has warned Polymarket and Kalshi it will seek High Court blocking orders over unlicensed access for Irish users, joining France, Italy and Spain in a growing European crackdown on prediction markets.
FeedConstruct has secured exclusive worldwide data and streaming rights to Nicaragua's Liga Primera and Copa Primera, extending its aggressive 2026 sports rights expansion.
SBC Summit's new AI Academy hits Lisbon on September 29, 2026, with sessions on AI agents, deepfake fraud and human AI collaboration, part of a four track Education+ program.
Allwyn has launched Powerball in the UK for the first time outside the United States, with 4 pound tickets, a starting jackpot near 12 million pounds and draws three times a week.