A Manhattan federal judge denied Kalshi's emergency injunction for the second time in three weeks on July 28, 2026, even as a Minnesota court blocked that state's prediction market ban on the same day. The diverging rulings deepen a national legal split expected to reach the Supreme Court.
All 98 local councils in Romania's Iasi county have voted to close every venue hosting slot machines, using new powers that shifted licensing authority away from national regulator ONJN in February 2026.
Entain UK and Ireland chief marketing officer Charlotte Emery has left the Ladbrokes and Coral owner after two years, as the operator presses ahead with a 500 job cost cutting drive triggered by new UK gambling taxes.
Kambi Group has signed a multi-year Odds Feed+ agreement with RETABET Group, giving the Spanish and Peruvian operator access to Kambi's traded odds library via a single API.
Andy Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as UK prime minister on July 20, 2026, and kept Lisa Nandy at DCMS. Here is what the reshuffle means for gambling licensing, tax and sponsorship rules.
A bipartisan federal bill would require sportsbooks and prediction markets to verify bettors' ages with facial recognition scans, and critics say key details are missing.
Cirsa has taken a majority stake in Casino Figueira on Portugal's Atlantic coast, its first land based casino deal in the country after entering online gaming there in 2025.
A Paraiba appeals judge has upheld the nationwide suspension of Pixbet, Flabet and Bet da Sorte, ruling that facial biometrics alone do not stop minors from betting.
A new H2 Gambling Capital analysis links April 2026's Remote Gaming Duty increase to a surge in UK players moving offshore, with onshore channelisation projected to fall to 85 percent by 2031.
France's gambling regulator ANJ has ordered internet providers to block Polymarket, ruling it an unlicensed gambling site after finding no identity checks and manipulated weather bets.
The American Gaming Association and Indian Gaming Association are pushing Congress to ban sports event contracts at a July 21 House hearing on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.
Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral, is cutting 500 roles globally, about 2% of its workforce, as it works to offset a projected 200 million pound annual hit from the UK's higher Remote Gambling Duty.