Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has once again tied a major sports wager to a customer promotion at his Gallery Furniture business, this time placing a $516,000 position through prediction market platform Kalshi on the Houston Astros to win the World Series. The Houston businessman said the position could return $13 million if the Astros capture baseball’s championship, with the wager...
Entain has soft launched BlackRush Casino, a new brand created for New Zealand as the country moves toward a regulated online casino market. The site appeared shortly after New Zealand opened the auction for 15 planned online casino approvals on September 29, 2026. Successful bidders will earn the right to submit formal licence applications before the regulated market launches. BlackRush...
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue fell 1.2% year-on-year in September to MOP18.06 billion, approximately US$2.24 billion, extending the market’s run of annual declines to four consecutive months. Figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on October 1 show that September produced the lowest monthly GGR total recorded in 2026. Revenue also declined 17.5% from August, when Macau casinos...
Novig has reportedly raised new funding at a $2 billion valuation, quadrupling the sports-focused prediction market operator’s value since its previous financing round earlier this year. The company was valued at $500 million in February after raising $75 million in a funding round led by Pantera Capital and other investors. The latest financing therefore represents a fourfold increase in less...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed new technical and licensing requirements for land-based gaming machines, with the first measures due to take effect in March 2027. The framework follows a consultation launched in 2025 that received 1,065 responses and covered the Gaming Machine Technical Standards, the Gaming Machine Testing Strategy and Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. The reforms...
Bombay Club, the luxury casino and hospitality venue developed by Bombay Group in Tallinn’s Old Town, has ceased operations as parent company Yolo Group moves away from land-based gambling activities in Estonia. The casino closed on September 30, while Shang Shi, the Cantonese fine-dining restaurant that formed part of the original project, is scheduled to serve its final guests on...
Brazil’s newly imposed prohibition on online gambling has been followed by a sharp increase in the number of detected illegal betting websites, intensifying concerns about the scale of the country’s unregulated market as authorities move to shut down licensed operators. Data gathered by Bet Legal, a monitoring platform operated in partnership with cybersecurity firm Iron Security, shows that hundreds of...
New Jersey lawmakers are once again considering legislation that would change how the state handles underage gambling violations in casinos and simulcasting facilities. A bipartisan measure filed in the Senate seeks to replace criminal penalties with a system of escalating civil fines while directing all collected revenue toward gambling addiction services. Senate Bill 597, sponsored by Sen. James Beach, a...
Revenue-sharing payments from Michigan tribal casinos have fallen sharply as more tribes withhold money from the state over disputes involving gambling exclusivity, adding pressure to a funding stream that supports the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Payments to the Michigan Strategic Fund dropped 71% from $52.8 million in 2022 to $15.4 million in 2025, according to Michigan Gaming Control Board figures....
Norway’s Ministry of Culture and Equality has opened a public consultation on regulatory changes that would allow state-owned Norsk Tipping to offer online poker, with a package of limits intended to reduce gambling-related harm. The consultation was published on September 29 and remains open for responses until November 29. The ministry shortened the consultation period because it wants the amended...