California’s cardroom industry has filed two lawsuits seeking to stop new gambling regulations that operators say could eliminate popular blackjack-style games and threaten the economic foundation of cardrooms across the state. The legal challenges were submitted Monday in San Francisco Superior Court by the California Gaming Association, with support from the California Cardroom Alliance and Communities for California Cardrooms. The...

Kalshi, a U.S.-based regulated prediction market platform, has made its first international expansion by partnering with Brazil’s largest brokerage, XP Inc. This collaboration marks a significant step forward as Kalshi introduces prediction markets to Brazilian investors. By offering contracts tied to financial and economic events, Kalshi aims to bring a new asset class to Brazil, enhancing the investment landscape with a...

Kaizen Gaming, a leader in the global GameTech industry, has taken a significant step toward enhancing its sports betting technology with the acquisition of GameplAI (GP), an AI-driven provider specializing in sports trading and performance analytics. This move is part of Kaizen’s strategy to bolster its flagship iGaming platform, Betano, with innovative AI tools designed to improve its sports trading...

Japan’s casino industry is entering an exciting new phase with the official confirmation of a second round of applications for integrated resorts (IRs). The Japanese government has set the window for local governments to submit applications from May 6, 2027, to November 5, 2027. This announcement follows a cabinet order approved on March 10, 2026, under the country’s Integrated Resort...

Detroit’s commercial casinos have kicked off 2026 with slightly improved performance, recording a total of $100.6 million in revenue for February, a 2% increase compared to the same month last year. The majority of this figure, $100 million, came from the combined table games and slots, with the remaining portion from retail sports betting. Casino Market Share in February 2026...

The NCAA will monitor referees during several upcoming championship events using sports betting compliance technology for the first time. The organization announced Tuesday that it will deploy the ProhiBet system, developed by Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360), to track potential betting activity among officials working NCAA tournaments. The monitoring will apply to referees assigned to Division I men’s and women’s basketball...

The upcoming NCAA basketball tournaments are projected to generate unprecedented wagering activity in the United States, with analysts forecasting billions of dollars in bets during the annual March Madness event. According to research from H2 Gambling Capital, sportsbooks across the country could accept roughly $4 billion in wagers on the men’s and women’s tournaments this year. That estimate represents an...

Underdog, a company that began as a fantasy sports platform, announced Monday that it has acquired the designated contract market (DCM) and derivatives clearing organization (DCO) units of Aristotle Exchange. The move gives the sports gaming operator regulatory infrastructure needed to operate its own prediction market exchange under oversight from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Financial terms of...

Great Canadian Entertainment and the SE-MI-AH-MU Development Corporation have signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Elements Casino Surrey, setting up Semiahmoo First Nation to enter British Columbia’s casino sector through a property located within its traditional territory. The transaction still requires financial commitments, customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals, and consent from the City of Surrey, which owns the underlying real...

Kangwon Land has begun a large-scale renovation of its hotel facilities as part of a broader effort to strengthen its resort infrastructure and prepare for future expansion. The South Korean operator announced the launch of a KRW200 billion investment program focused on modernizing accommodation within its integrated resort complex. The project will cover hundreds of guest rooms across multiple buildings...