The NCAA is on the brink of implementing a landmark change that would allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to participate in professional sports betting, marking a major shift in the organization’s long-standing gambling policies. On Wednesday, the Division I Administrative Committee voted to adopt a proposal that would permit athletes and staff to place wagers on professional sports, a...
Relax Gaming has reached yet another milestone in its Dream Drop Jackpot saga, confirming the 24th Mega Jackpot win since the product’s inception. A lucky Finnish player secured an impressive €1,966,051 prize from a €1 wager while playing Net Gains Dream Drop at Simppeli, an online casino managed by Casimba Gaming on the White Hat Gaming platform. This latest success...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Executive Director Kevin O’Toole has formally alerted the state’s congressional delegation about the growing risks posed by sports betting prediction markets. In a letter dated October 3, O’Toole described these markets as a “significant threat” to the Commonwealth’s gaming industry, emphasizing that their federal classification as financial derivatives could undermine established state regulations. As one...
Two high-profile Alaska tribal gaming projects have been forced into limbo following the U.S. Department of the Interior’s September 25 withdrawal of Solicitor’s Opinion M-37079. The decision, issued under the Trump administration, affects both the Native Village of Eklutna’s permanent casino in Birchwood and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s gaming hall on Douglas Island....
BETER, a global supplier of fast-betting content and sports data, has received approval from the Colorado Division of Gaming, securing a Vendor Minor License that allows it to provide live data and streaming services to licensed operators in the state. The company has already activated its flagship products with bet365, giving Colorado players first-time access to its ESportsBattle tournaments alongside the 24/7...
The Latvian government’s decision to accelerate planned gambling tax increases by one year has drawn sharp criticism from the country’s leading gaming association. Operators warn that the new rates, set to take effect in January 2026, could undermine the state’s own revenue projections while forcing dozens of venues to shut down. Higher Rates Brought Forward Originally scheduled for 2027, the new tax...
Arcadis Philippines Inc. has formally wrapped up its consulting responsibilities for the $1.25 billion Westside City integrated casino in Parañaque’s Entertainment City, Philippines, marking the end of a five-year engagement that spanned one of the most turbulent construction periods in recent history. Since May 2020, Arcadis has provided cost, commercial, and project management services on the development, which is being...
In a significant legal ruling, a federal jury in Missouri determined that Torch Electronics, a major operator of unregulated video gaming terminals (VGTs), had violated state gambling laws by falsely advertising its machines as “no-chance” devices. The lawsuit, which pitted Torch against TNT Entertainment, concluded with a $500,000 compensation award for TNT, marking a major victory for the traditional coin-operated game supplier....
Wall Street’s interest in alternative trading platforms is expanding rapidly, with one of its largest institutions diving headfirst into the world of prediction markets. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, revealed it will invest $2 billion in Polymarket, a blockchain-powered prediction market operator. The announcement sent ripples through the gambling and gaming industries, according...
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has fined Score Media and Gaming Inc., better known as theScore, $105,000 for what it describes as failures to uphold responsible gambling standards. The regulator revealed in a press release that the company did not take proper action when faced with signs of a customer’s high-risk gambling behavior. According to the AGCO,...