
Google Bans Prediction Market Ads in Michigan and New York
Google has added Michigan and New York to the states where prediction market ads are banned, taking the advertising blackout to four states as courts rule against Kalshi.
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Google has added Michigan and New York to the states where prediction market ads are banned, taking the advertising blackout to four states as courts rule against Kalshi.

LSports and gripAI have launched Play Insurance, an AI-priced product that refunds losing bets based on how close they came to winning. Here is how the near-miss retention tool works and what it means for sportsbooks.

The NBA ended its July Board of Governors meetings with no vote on a Las Vegas team, yet Adam Silver called the interest "music to my ears" and pointed to a decision by the end of 2026. Here is what it means for betting and the gambling capital.

Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority replaced the BCLB on 1 July 2026, bringing KES 50m online licences, a 5% excise duty and tough new advertising rules. Here is the full breakdown.

The Gambling Commission's 2025 Gambling Survey for Great Britain puts problem gambling at 2.4% of adults, down from 2.7%, as critics renew claims the survey overstates gambling harm.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer's bipartisan Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act, backed by Kalshi, would require online sportsbooks and prediction markets to run facial age checks before every bet or trade.

Austria's largest addiction institute says the 2026 World Cup has driven a marked increase in sports betting harm, with problem gamblers arriving at clinics carrying tens of thousands of euros in debt.

Across Africa, governments keep taxing gamblers on their winnings to raise revenue. In 2026 the model is unravelling again, with Ghana repealing its levy and Uganda calling collection near impossible. Here is what the numbers show.

The Betting and Gaming Council says the Chancellor's gambling tax rises are handing illegal operators a competitive advantage, with black market turnover projected to more than double to £36bn by 2031.

Greece's gambling market generated €3.07bn in gross gaming revenue in 2025, up 6.7 percent, with land-based venues at €1.88bn and online at €1.19bn, according to the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) annual report.

Georgia will unveil the full detail of its foreign-only iGaming export licence regime in August 2026, pairing a 5% gross gaming revenue tax with a five-year permit as it pitches Tbilisi as an international hub for Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Rank Group has offered the UK Gambling Commission a £5m settlement over historical compliance failures at Grosvenor Casinos, while raising full-year profit guidance to at least £76m. Here is what happened and why it matters.