Crypto-Native Operators Lead Canada’s Offshore iGaming Surge as World Cup Approaches
Stake and Roobet lead Canada’s offshore iGaming market, where top operators capture 60% of CEBSaskatchewan offshore share hits 93% with...
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Stake Launches Regulated Mexico Operation Five Weeks Before World Cup Kickoff
Key Takeaways: Stake went live in Mexico on May 4 under a SEGOB permit, operating as an agent under Uno...
NHL and MLB Sign With Polymarket and Kalshi as Their Unions Ask CFTC to Intervene
Key Takeaways: Player unions for the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS jointly asked the CFTC to ban “negative outcome”...
Senate Democrats Urge CFTC to Ban Sports and Election Contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket
Key Takeaways: Sen. Jeff Merkley led Democrats asking the CFTC to ban event contracts in 5 categories, including sports. Merkley...
Kambi Commits to 100% AI-Traded World Cup as Q1 Bet Automation Hits 60%
Key Takeaways: Kambi Q1 2026 revenue rose 4.9% to €43.5 million, EBITDA jumped 63.5% to €5.7 million. 60% of Q1...
Maduro Raid Commando Pleads Not Guilty After $400K Polymarket Bet on His Own Mission
Key Takeaways: Van Dyke pleads not guilty to five federal charges in Manhattan federal court Apr 28. Defense attorney Mark...
Buffett Lumps Prediction Markets With Sports Betting in ‘Tax on Stupidity’ Rebuke
Key Takeaways: Warren Buffett groups prediction markets with sports betting in a CNBC interview. Buffett says state gambling revenue “relieves...
B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi
Key Takeaways: B3 launches six Event Contracts on April 27, with bitcoin among three underlying assets. CMN Resolution 5,298 bans...
Bitcoin Lightning is Turning iGaming Payouts Into a Real-Time Rail: Report
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is starting to turn iGaming payouts into a native Bitcoin use case, as operators look to escape...
Malta’s Gaming Shield Faces Second EU Legal Setback in a Week
Key Takeaways: AG Emiliou found Malta’s Bill 55 incompatible with the EU’s Brussels I bis Regulation on April 23. Malta’s...
Illinois Governor Bars State Employees From Insider Bets on Prediction Markets
Key Takeaways: Illinois EO 2026-04 bars state employees from insider wagers on Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com. Illinois Gaming Board has issued...
Ontario Liberals Move to Ban iGaming Advertising Four Years After Privatization
Key Takeaways: Ontario Bill 107 would ban online gambling ads across TV, social media, and paid sponsorships. Fines reach C$1...
Unlicensed Operators Set to Overtake UK Regulated Gambling Ad Spend by 2028
Key Takeaways: Unlicensed operators forecast to exceed £1 billion in UK gambling ad spend by 2028. Licensed UK operators to...
Bet365, Super Group, Skycity Face Coordinated New Zealand High Court Action Over Offshore Gambling
Key Takeaways: Three NZ High Court proceedings filed against bet365, Super Group, and Skycity. Skycity class-action claim covers February 2020-...
Bet365 Launches in Michigan as 17th US State, Eyes Massachusetts Next
Key Takeaways: Bet365 went live in Michigan on April 17 as the 17th U.S. state operator The company replaced Pokerstars...
