The record
Every fact, with its source.
709 dated facts from the last 150 stories: the figure, the story it comes from & the primary source the desk read. Nothing here is estimated; a correction on a story is listed on Corrections & updates.
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| Penske Media policybans staff bets on award nominations, casting, production timelines & release dates | Markets Hollywood studios quietly ban staff from prediction market bets | www.kucoin.com | |
| MrBeast company casevideo editor made ~$5,000 using confidential information, fired & fined $20,000 (Kalshi) | Markets Hollywood studios quietly ban staff from prediction market bets | www.kucoin.com | |
| US soldier chargecharged in April over alleged Polymarket bets using classified raid information | Markets Hollywood studios quietly ban staff from prediction market bets | www.kucoin.com | |
| Google engineer chargecharged in May with fraud & money laundering over Polymarket bets tied to company data | Markets Hollywood studios quietly ban staff from prediction market bets | www.kucoin.com | |
| BetOnline market pulltemporarily pulled its next James Bond market this week after sharp money favoured Callum Turner | Markets Hollywood studios quietly ban staff from prediction market bets | www.kucoin.com | |
| Price Adelson paid Cuban for 73% stake$3.5bn (December 2023) | Business Sands CEO takes 73% Mavs stake from mother-in-law | www.casino.org | |
| Adelson's net wortharound $32bn | Business Sands CEO takes 73% Mavs stake from mother-in-law | www.casino.org | |
| Cuban's remaining stake27% | Business Sands CEO takes 73% Mavs stake from mother-in-law | www.casino.org | |
| Mavs payroll, 2026-27 season$191.1m, ranked 23rd of 30 teams | Business Sands CEO takes 73% Mavs stake from mother-in-law | www.casino.org | |
| Mavs record this season4-4 through eight games | Business Sands CEO takes 73% Mavs stake from mother-in-law | www.casino.org | |
| Injunction issuedUS District Court, Northern District of California | Courts Kalshi hit with first-ever tribal lands sports betting ban | www.ingame.com | |
| Geofence breach reporteda Blue Lake Rancheria Gaming Commission member placed a bet on Kalshi while on tribal land, per joint status report; Kalshi says it had voluntarily geofenced the tribes' lands in September | Courts Kalshi hit with first-ever tribal lands sports betting ban | www.ingame.com | |
| Withdrawn plaintiffPicayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, left the original lawsuit | Courts Kalshi hit with first-ever tribal lands sports betting ban | www.ingame.com | |
| Platform accusedBron-AI, an AI-powered sports betting app (Front Office Sports) | Business LeBron James sends cease & desist to Bron-AI betting app | www.thebiglead.com | |
| Alleged breachUnauthorised use of James's name, voice & likeness (James's representatives) | Business LeBron James sends cease & desist to Bron-AI betting app | www.thebiglead.com | |
| Law firm sending letterGrubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks PC | Business LeBron James sends cease & desist to Bron-AI betting app | www.thebiglead.com | |
| Demand madeBron-AI told to stop use & notify all users in writing | Business LeBron James sends cease & desist to Bron-AI betting app | www.thebiglead.com | |
| James's existing dealExclusive endorsement agreement with Polymarket | Business LeBron James sends cease & desist to Bron-AI betting app | www.thebiglead.com | |
| Combined block size$185,000 across two trades (BETINT) | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Payout if Cincinnati qualifies$250,000 to YES side | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Cincinnati's prior trading volume39 contracts in six weeks before the blocks | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Open interest after trades250,065 contracts | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Total sports block volume since July 27$1.38m across nine trades (BETINT) | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Calhoun's known tournament bonus$100,000 (247Sports) | Markets Cincinnati’s $250,000 tournament payout sits on two mystery trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Texas Senate race trading$145m over 10 days (Legal Sports Report/TickerTracker) | Markets Parlays outpace Kalshi’s election trading nearly 23 to 1 | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Kalshi non-parlay sports contracts$6.1bn over 10 days, vs $1.1bn for elections | Markets Parlays outpace Kalshi’s election trading nearly 23 to 1 | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Kalshi October volume$98.2bn record month; elections were 0.5% of it | Markets Parlays outpace Kalshi’s election trading nearly 23 to 1 | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Polymarket politics trading$72.8m over 10 days, 1.3% of total volume | Markets Parlays outpace Kalshi’s election trading nearly 23 to 1 | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Polymarket NFL moneyline trading$220m over same 10 days, roughly 3x politics | Markets Parlays outpace Kalshi’s election trading nearly 23 to 1 | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Lt. Gov. race resultVikki Goodwin defeated Dan Patrick (Legal Sports Report) | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Patrick's tenureLieutenant governor since 2015, opposed gambling throughout | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| 2023 constitutional amendmentPassed House along with HB 1942; Patrick ruled HB 1942 dead | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| 2025 sessionGambling bills declared 'dead on arrival' after new House Republicans pledged to oppose expansion | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Related raceJames Talarico beat Ken Paxton for US Senate; backs casino expansion | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Governor's raceGina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Greg Abbott; Hinojosa voted against 2023 gambling resolution | Regulation Goodwin beats Patrick: Texas Senate’s betting block may end | www.legalsportsreport.com | |
| Suspicious activity first reported23 October 2026 (Upside) | Scandal Four accounts made $32,500 on Ballon d’Or in alleged insider trades | www.ingame.com | |
| France Football contacts police30 October 2026 (The Guardian) | Scandal Four accounts made $32,500 on Ballon d’Or in alleged insider trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Profit made by four linked accounts$32,500 (BetInt) | Scandal Four accounts made $32,500 on Ballon d’Or in alleged insider trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Separate account's win on Kane$112,000 at 64-cent average odds (BetInt) | Scandal Four accounts made $32,500 on Ballon d’Or in alleged insider trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Mbappe-Yamal market move on 9 October27¢ to 46¢, linked accounts placed 96% of money ($6,000) on Mbappe (BetInt) | Scandal Four accounts made $32,500 on Ballon d’Or in alleged insider trades | www.ingame.com | |
| Second accounts held54% of online gamblers (ESRI/GRAI) | Regulation 54% of Irish online bettors hold a second account | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Four or more accounts heldaround 10% of online gamblers (ESRI) | Regulation 54% of Irish online bettors hold a second account | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Study sample1,000 adult gamblers surveyed (ESRI) | Regulation 54% of Irish online bettors hold a second account | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Lost money in last online session57% of online players (ESRI) | Regulation 54% of Irish online bettors hold a second account | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| GRAI establishedMarch 2025 | Regulation 54% of Irish online bettors hold a second account | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Kalshi midterm accuracy claim479 of 487 predictions correct (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi says 479 of 487 midterm calls were right | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Vučić's Polymarket odds vs resultgiven 70% chance to win, took 39.2% of the vote | Markets Kalshi says 479 of 487 midterm calls were right | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Wisconsin governor primaryFrancesca Hong given 95% chance by Kalshi & Polymarket, lost to David Crowley | Markets Kalshi says 479 of 487 midterm calls were right | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Trader profit concentration1% of traders hold 75% of all prediction market profits | Markets Kalshi says 479 of 487 midterm calls were right | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Study scope2,500 political prediction markets found inconsistent with rational information aggregation | Markets Kalshi says 479 of 487 midterm calls were right | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Arkansas suit filedWednesday, accusing Kalshi of illegal gambling | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi in third state crackdown this week | www.kucoin.com | |
| Utah criminal charges14, against Kalshi & co-founders Tarek Mansour & Luana Lopes Lara | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi in third state crackdown this week | www.kucoin.com | |
| Other states actingArizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan & Nevada (charges, suits or restrictions) | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi in third state crackdown this week | www.kucoin.com | |
| Separate suitArkansas also sued VGW, operator of Chumba Casino & Global Poker, in White County | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi in third state crackdown this week | www.kucoin.com | |
| Utah criminal chargesFiled last week against Kalshi, CEO Tarek Mansour & COO Luana Lopes Lara | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi, alleging mental harm from its bets | www.theblock.co | |
| Utah civil lawsuitFiled before the criminal charges, against Kalshi & two Susquehanna trading firms | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi, alleging mental harm from its bets | www.theblock.co | |
| CFTC counter-litigationCFTC has sued at least 10 states, according to The Block, arguing the states intrude on its jurisdiction | Courts Arkansas sues Kalshi, alleging mental harm from its bets | www.theblock.co | |
| Subpoena issued25 September (New York attorney general) | Courts Kalshi moves to quash subpoena, NY AG fights back in court | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Original compliance deadline5 October, missed by Kalshi | Courts Kalshi moves to quash subpoena, NY AG fights back in court | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Kalshi's motion to quash30 October | Courts Kalshi moves to quash subpoena, NY AG fights back in court | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Compliance window if court grants petition10 days | Courts Kalshi moves to quash subpoena, NY AG fights back in court | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Related actionPolymarket also sued by New York AG in late September | Courts Kalshi moves to quash subpoena, NY AG fights back in court | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Rehearing deniedNinth Circuit, unanimous | Courts Kalshi loses Nevada rehearing, has 90 days for Supreme Court bid | cdcgaming.com | |
| Deadline to act90 days to file for Supreme Court certiorari | Courts Kalshi loses Nevada rehearing, has 90 days for Supreme Court bid | cdcgaming.com | |
| CFTC rulemakingNotice of Proposed Rulemaking & Interim Final Rule issued 9 October | Courts Kalshi loses Nevada rehearing, has 90 days for Supreme Court bid | cdcgaming.com | |
| Public comment deadline18 November, on CFTC's proposed rule | Courts Kalshi loses Nevada rehearing, has 90 days for Supreme Court bid | cdcgaming.com | |
| Kalshi's petition78 pages | Courts Kalshi loses Nevada rehearing, has 90 days for Supreme Court bid | cdcgaming.com | |
| Jackpot amount$847m annuity or $363.1m lump sum (Powerball) | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Drawing date4 November 2026, numbers 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, Powerball 21, 2x multiplier | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Drought ended35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner (Powerball) | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Historic rankTenth-largest Powerball jackpot ever (Powerball) | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Other winners25 players won $50,000 each & 4 won $100,000 each with Power Play | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Next jackpotReset to $20m for the Saturday drawing (Powerball) | Business New Jersey player lands $847m Powerball jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Ninth Circuit states coveredAlaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon & Washington | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| States that have banned the platformsNevada & Washington, under state court orders, plus Michigan (Sixth Circuit) | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| Second Circuit rulingDenied Kalshi an injunction a day earlier, clearing Connecticut & New York to act | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| Circuit splitThird Circuit ruled for Kalshi; Ninth & Sixth ruled for states | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| Supreme Court petitionFiled by New Jersey, the loser in the Third Circuit case | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| En banc success rate625 petitions submitted in 2024, 29 approved, 9 succeeded | Courts Kalshi’s second court loss in two days hits 9 states | www.ingame.com | |
| Legislative threshold for gaming expansionTwo-thirds majority required in both Texas chambers before a public vote | Regulation Sports betting stocks rise as Abbott & Patrick lose | www.casino.org | |
| Hinojosa's gaming recordOpposed the 2023 sports wagering amendment (Casino.org) | Regulation Sports betting stocks rise as Abbott & Patrick lose | www.casino.org | |
| Oklahoma governor-elect stanceMike Mazzei wants to repair tribal casino relations damaged under Gov. Kevin Stitt | Regulation Sports betting stocks rise as Abbott & Patrick lose | www.casino.org | |
| Goodwin's winTexas's first Democratic lt gov in nearly three decades | Regulation Texas lt gov-elect Goodwin backs casino vote after beating Patrick | www.casino.org | |
| Governor's raceGina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott, Texas's first Democratic governor since Ann Richards in 1990 | Regulation Texas lt gov-elect Goodwin backs casino vote after beating Patrick | www.casino.org | |
| Public support73% of Texans back casino resorts, including 72% of Republicans (University of Houston poll) | Regulation Texas lt gov-elect Goodwin backs casino vote after beating Patrick | www.casino.org | |
| Sports betting support60% of Texas voters back legal online sports betting (University of Houston poll) | Regulation Texas lt gov-elect Goodwin backs casino vote after beating Patrick | www.casino.org | |
| Industry lobbyingLas Vegas Sands, the world's largest casino operator by market cap, continues aggressive lobbying in Austin | Regulation Texas lt gov-elect Goodwin backs casino vote after beating Patrick | www.casino.org | |
| Allen County vote61,310 votes against, nearly 60% (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| DeKalb County vote7,374 votes against, nearly 65% (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| Steuben County vote6,234 votes against, over 58% (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| Required developer investment$500m minimum across casino & non-gaming amenities | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| Payments to the state$150m total: $100m licence fee plus $50m for former host communities | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| Projected Allen County impact$204m revenue & $61m in annual state taxes (Indiana Gaming Commission study) | Regulation Three Indiana counties vote down casino, no re-vote allowed | www.yogonet.com | |
| Allen County voteAbout 60% rejected the casino referendum | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| DeKalb County voteAbout 65% rejected the casino referendum | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Steuben County voteAlmost 60% rejected the casino referendum | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Projected annual local tax revenue, Fort Wayne casino$28.1m (Indiana Gaming Commission study by CBRE) | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Projected local government revenue from food, hotel & property taxes$13.1m a year (CBRE) | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Indiana casino market, slots & table games, through September$1.84bn in gross gaming revenue | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Indiana sports betting revenue, through September$402.6m | Regulation Indiana voters reject casinos in all three counties | www.casino.org | |
| Real-life basisGambler who struggled with addiction for 13 years (SBC News) | Business Industry’s image takes a hit as Channel 4 fakes a gameshow | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Industry responseBetting & Gaming Council acknowledged problem gambling, disputed show's portrayal | Business Industry’s image takes a hit as Channel 4 fakes a gameshow | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Analyst critiqueiGaming Expert editor Joe Streeter: tactics shown match unlicensed market, not regulated operators | Business Industry’s image takes a hit as Channel 4 fakes a gameshow | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Q3 net loss$1.15bn (Flutter), up from $789m in Q3 2025 | Business Flutter cuts FY26 outlook by $160m after Brazil ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Brazil impairment charge$873m non-cash, $537m tied to Flutter's 56% stake in Flutter Brazil | Business Flutter cuts FY26 outlook by $160m after Brazil ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| FY26 guidance cutrevenue midpoint down $300m to $17.61bn; EBITDA down $160m to $2.495bn | Business Flutter cuts FY26 outlook by $160m after Brazil ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| FanDuel US adjusted EBITDAdown 94% to $3m (Flutter), attributed to prediction-market investment & its July Alberta launch | Business Flutter cuts FY26 outlook by $160m after Brazil ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| UK&I jobs at riskup to 1,400 roles in restructure announced last month | Business Flutter cuts FY26 outlook by $160m after Brazil ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Launch dateMontana Millionaire launched Sunday, 1 November | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Tickets sold before suspension12,919 | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Winners produced2,010, roughly 1 in 6 tickets, versus an intended 1 in 74 | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Total payout$608,600, including 991 prizes of $100 & 1,019 of $500 | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Who paysBally's Intralot | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Next draw28 December, six $1m prizes, existing tickets still eligible | Business 1 in 6 tickets won: Montana Lottery glitch forces game halt | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Underage test success rateNearly half of 200 underage testers placed a sports bet at retail (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Online share of revenue24% of combined gross gaming revenue; 76% from physical outlets (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Combined operator profit 2025CHF814m, down 4.7% from CHF854m in 2024 (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Swisslos gambling bans76 imposed in 2025, up from 39 in 2024 (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Loterie Romande gambling bans65 imposed in 2025, compared with 56 in 2024 (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Under-21 loss limit changeSwisslos cut Sporttip monthly cap to CHF1,000 for 18-21s, March 2026 (Gespa) | Regulation Nearly half of underage testers bet at Swiss outlets | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Measure challengedA ban on betting in Brazil | Regulation 34 groups clash over Brazil’s betting ban at top court | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Legal challengeDirect Action of Unconstitutionality 8027, filed by the National Association of Games & Lotteries | Regulation 34 groups clash over Brazil’s betting ban at top court | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Hearing dateTuesday, opened by Minister Luiz Fux, with 34 entities present | Regulation 34 groups clash over Brazil’s betting ban at top court | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Authorisation fees disputedBRL30m ($5.5m) in licensing fees paid by operators, according to industry representatives | Regulation 34 groups clash over Brazil’s betting ban at top court | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Proposed safeguards8 conditions proposed by UERJ's Economic Regulation Laboratory to accompany a reopening of the market | Regulation 34 groups clash over Brazil’s betting ban at top court | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Compliance window2 weeks from Monday 2 November (KSA) | Regulation Slot supplier Endorphina disputes Dutch regulator’s offshore order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Inspection period12 January to 19 February 2026 (KSA) | Regulation Slot supplier Endorphina disputes Dutch regulator’s offshore order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Unlicensed sites foundat least 28 websites accessible to Dutch players (KSA) | Regulation Slot supplier Endorphina disputes Dutch regulator’s offshore order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Game instances logged15 instances, including Fortune Snake, Bad Santa & Hell Hot 100 (KSA) | Regulation Slot supplier Endorphina disputes Dutch regulator’s offshore order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Enforcement so farNo immediate enforcement or punitive action taken (KSA) | Regulation Slot supplier Endorphina disputes Dutch regulator’s offshore order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| ASIC blog postPublished last Friday, Sarah Court, ASIC chair | Regulation ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Kalshi valuationOver $40bn / £29.8bn | Regulation ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Criminal charges against KalshiFiled by Arizona & Utah regulators | Regulation ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Polymarket target valuation$21bn, reportedly lobbying the FCA & ESMA | Regulation ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Jurisdictions separating prediction markets from gamblingGibraltar (first), then Tobique (Canada) & Nevis (Caribbean) | Regulation ASIC says prediction markets have ‘all the features of a bet’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Average daily volume (October)$4.13bn, up 55% month-on-month (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hit 78% of prediction market volume | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Open interest$3.27bn, up 45% from September (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hit 78% of prediction market volume | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Sports contract volume$2.98bn a day, 78% of total market (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hit 78% of prediction market volume | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Polymarket average daily volume$655m, up 395% year-on-year (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hit 78% of prediction market volume | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Rothera (Robinhood & Susquehanna JV) volume$49m a day, 1.2% of industry volume (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hit 78% of prediction market volume | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Campaign spend by interested parties$22m | Regulation $22m campaign fails to sway Nebraska on mobile betting | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Projected 10-year tax relief if passed$238m (Tax Relief Nebraska) | Regulation $22m campaign fails to sway Nebraska on mobile betting | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Proposed online betting tax rate20%, with 70% earmarked for tax relief (Tax Relief Nebraska) | Regulation $22m campaign fails to sway Nebraska on mobile betting | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Mobile licences that would have been created12, with rules due by 1 June 2027 | Regulation $22m campaign fails to sway Nebraska on mobile betting | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Slots jackpot, February$609,346 Platinum Bonus Jackpot on Whitney Houston Slots by IGT | Business Palms casino pays out another huge baccarat jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Baccarat side-bet win, May$1,117,842 from a $5 progressive side bet | Business Palms casino pays out another huge baccarat jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Wheel of Fortune jackpot, July 2024$2.1m won on a $3 spin, out-of-state visitor | Business Palms casino pays out another huge baccarat jackpot | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| CourtUS Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Courts Judges doubt Kalshi’s sports bets are swaps, deny injunction | www.ingame.com | |
| Judges on panelJohn M. Walker Jr., Joseph F. Bianco, Dennis Jacobs | Courts Judges doubt Kalshi’s sports bets are swaps, deny injunction | www.ingame.com | |
| Hearing dateTuesday (InGame) | Courts Judges doubt Kalshi’s sports bets are swaps, deny injunction | www.ingame.com | |
| New York lawsuitSeeks billions in damages from Kalshi (InGame) | Courts Judges doubt Kalshi’s sports bets are swaps, deny injunction | www.ingame.com | |
| CFTC responseOrdered Kalshi to disobey New York's order if it takes effect (InGame) | Courts Judges doubt Kalshi’s sports bets are swaps, deny injunction | www.ingame.com | |
| Precedent caseEx-Google software engineer charged this year over alleged $1.2m Polymarket gain from nonpublic data | Markets Apple bans staff from insider trading on prediction markets | www.casino.org | |
| New product riskSEC approved Cboe KPI event contracts on Robinhood, opening a fresh venue for trading on nonpublic data | Markets Apple bans staff from insider trading on prediction markets | www.casino.org | |
| Contract scopeCould be 100 or more KPI contracts planned across 23 public companies, including Apple | Markets Apple bans staff from insider trading on prediction markets | www.casino.org | |
| Decree signed25 September 2026, by President Lula (Provisional Measure 1,394) | Regulation Flamengo says Brazil betting ban could cost it up to $79m a year | www.riotimesonline.com | |
| Operators ordered offline5 October 2026 deadline | Regulation Flamengo says Brazil betting ban could cost it up to $79m a year | www.riotimesonline.com | |
| Lead challenge filedADI 8027, by the National Association of Games & Lotteries | Regulation Flamengo says Brazil betting ban could cost it up to $79m a year | www.riotimesonline.com | |
| Jobs Flamengo says are threatenedabout 1,200 (club estimate) | Regulation Flamengo says Brazil betting ban could cost it up to $79m a year | www.riotimesonline.com | |
| Entities invited to hearing26, then revised to 28, per court notices | Regulation Flamengo says Brazil betting ban could cost it up to $79m a year | www.riotimesonline.com | |
| Kalshi's current oddsTalarico given a 71% chance to beat Paxton (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi puts Talarico at 71% as cig-butt stunt spreads | www.chron.com | |
| LocationsCigarette ballot boxes placed in Austin, New York & Washington, D.C. (Chron.com) | Markets Kalshi puts Talarico at 71% as cig-butt stunt spreads | www.chron.com | |
| Federal legislationSenator Ted Cruz plans a bill letting states decide if prediction markets fall under their authorisation (Chron.com) | Markets Kalshi puts Talarico at 71% as cig-butt stunt spreads | www.chron.com | |
| Public reactionSocial media critics called the campaign "disgusting" & likened it to promoting gambling & lung cancer | Markets Kalshi puts Talarico at 71% as cig-butt stunt spreads | www.chron.com | |
| Senate odds for Democrats76% (Polymarket), 75% (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| House odds for Democrats94% (Polymarket), 94% (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| Political trading volume, October 20261% of total on Kalshi & Polymarket (Bloomberg) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| Political trading volume, 2024 electionover 60% of total on both platforms (Bloomberg) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| Ohio Senate raceSherrod Brown given 71% chance of beating Jon Husted (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| New Jersey Senate raceCory Booker given 98% chance of winning (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi & Polymarket both back a Democratic House & Senate | www.theblock.co | |
| Winning betC$10 (US$7.16) stake at Tonybet | Business C$10 bet on Gates of Olympus 2500 pays C$154,112 at Tonybet | www.yogonet.com | |
| Final payoutC$154,112 (US$110,296) | Business C$10 bet on Gates of Olympus 2500 pays C$154,112 at Tonybet | www.yogonet.com | |
| Multiplier accumulation512x by end of round | Business C$10 bet on Gates of Olympus 2500 pays C$154,112 at Tonybet | www.yogonet.com | |
| Game release dateGates of Olympus 2500 launched 28 September 2026 | Business C$10 bet on Gates of Olympus 2500 pays C$154,112 at Tonybet | www.yogonet.com | |
| Maximum win cap25,000x stake, versus 15,000x on Gates of Olympus 1000 | Business C$10 bet on Gates of Olympus 2500 pays C$154,112 at Tonybet | www.yogonet.com | |
| NBA dealMulti-year partnerships with Kalshi & Polymarket as preferred exchanges, NBA to supply official basketball data | Markets Kalshi lands first NBA team deal with Philadelphia 76ers | www.yogonet.com | |
| 76ers-Kalshi perkKalshi funds postgame SEPTA rides for fans at 3 November 76ers v Knicks game (Philadelphia Inquirer) | Markets Kalshi lands first NBA team deal with Philadelphia 76ers | www.yogonet.com | |
| LeBron James-Polymarket dealReported at $15m a year, signed separately this autumn | Markets Kalshi lands first NBA team deal with Philadelphia 76ers | www.yogonet.com | |
| James's 76ers contractTwo-year deal worth $7.9m total | Markets Kalshi lands first NBA team deal with Philadelphia 76ers | www.yogonet.com | |
| Daily turnover$4.13bn, up 55% on the month (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hold 78% of prediction market activity | www.casino.org | |
| Open interest$3.27bn, up 45% on the month (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hold 78% of prediction market activity | www.casino.org | |
| Sports event contract ADV$2,978m, up 55% on the month, 78% market share flat on the month (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hold 78% of prediction market activity | www.casino.org | |
| Non-sports ADV$843m, up 55% on the month (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hold 78% of prediction market activity | www.casino.org | |
| Sports share of open interest83% in October, up from 73% in September (Jefferies) | Markets Sports contracts hold 78% of prediction market activity | www.casino.org | |
| Offence dateApril 2022, passport image altered by Wallis herself (court) | Scandal Ex-Tory MP admits altering passport image to beat self-ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| SentenceNine-month conditional discharge (Cardiff Crown Court) | Scandal Ex-Tory MP admits altering passport image to beat self-ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Charges droppedTwo false-passport counts dismissed after guilty plea to computer misuse | Scandal Ex-Tory MP admits altering passport image to beat self-ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| MP tenureRepresented Bridgend, 2019 to 2024 | Scandal Ex-Tory MP admits altering passport image to beat self-ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Related caseAnthony Lee, former Conservative director of campaigning, & Laura Lee, Conservative candidate, given suspended sentences over Section 42 betting offences | Scandal Ex-Tory MP admits altering passport image to beat self-ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Tax withheld from gambling winnings, Jan-Aug 2026€369m, up 27.3% on €290m a year earlier (official figures) | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Total gross gaming revenue€2.06bn, up 4.2% year on year | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| State participation receipts from operators€484.5m, up 7.9% | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Online casino winnings tax rate, €100-500raised from 15% to 20% on 1 July 2026 | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Online casino winnings tax rate, above €500raised from 20% to 30% on 1 July 2026 | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Projected extra annual public revenueabout €100m (Pierrakakis) | Regulation Greece defends gambling-win tax after €369m withheld | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Asking price when put up for sale€2bn | Business 56 Codere investors wait as €2bn sale stalls | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Codere Online latest-quarter net gaming revenue€69.4m, up 27% YoY (best quarter on record) | Business 56 Codere investors wait as €2bn sale stalls | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Codere Online share price$8.52, up nearly 40% in 12 months | Business 56 Codere investors wait as €2bn sale stalls | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Group corporate debt cut since 2024 recapitalisationfrom €1.4bn to €190m | Business 56 Codere investors wait as €2bn sale stalls | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Rival CIRSA-Lottomatica merger valueapproximately €2.8bn (£2.3bn) | Business 56 Codere investors wait as €2bn sale stalls | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Cards unavailableTuesday 3 November | Business Turning Stone casinos go cash-only after cyber incident | www.casino.org | |
| Data access findingNo evidence of confidential information accessed, reported Monday 8 November (WKTV) | Business Turning Stone casinos go cash-only after cyber incident | www.casino.org | |
| Comparable incidentMGM Resorts estimated a roughly $100m hit to Q3 2023 earnings | Business Turning Stone casinos go cash-only after cyber incident | www.casino.org | |
| Consultation launched21 April 2026 (Malta Gaming Authority) | Regulation Malta softens foreign-licence rules despite money-laundering flag | casinobeats.com | |
| Feedback Statement issued26 October 2026 (NEXT.io) | Regulation Malta softens foreign-licence rules despite money-laundering flag | casinobeats.com | |
| Risk ratingFirst rated medium-high in the 2023 assessment; remote gaming fell from high to medium | Regulation Malta softens foreign-licence rules despite money-laundering flag | casinobeats.com | |
| Annual cost€5,000 application fee plus €5,000 yearly maintenance fee | Regulation Malta softens foreign-licence rules despite money-laundering flag | casinobeats.com | |
| Tax ruleLegal Notice 84 of 2026, in force from 1 October 2026, keeps holders in the gaming tax net | Regulation Malta softens foreign-licence rules despite money-laundering flag | casinobeats.com | |
| Taker losses before fees$608.9m (InGame analysis) | Markets Kalshi parlay takers lose over $1bn since launch | www.ingame.com | |
| Fees paid by parlay takers$400m, pushing total losses past $1bn (InGame) | Markets Kalshi parlay takers lose over $1bn since launch | www.ingame.com | |
| Market maker profit after fees$519.8m after $88.9m in maker fees introduced 20 August (InGame) | Markets Kalshi parlay takers lose over $1bn since launch | www.ingame.com | |
| Losses from cash-outs$141.8m extra; losses would be just under $862m if held to settlement (InGame) | Markets Kalshi parlay takers lose over $1bn since launch | www.ingame.com | |
| Non-correlated parlay losses$579.5m, versus $424.6m on correlated/same-game parlays (InGame) | Markets Kalshi parlay takers lose over $1bn since launch | www.ingame.com | |
| RegulatorSpelinspektionen, Sweden's Gambling Authority | Regulation Sweden bans Duel.com but has no licence to pull | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Operator bannedDuel.com | Regulation Sweden bans Duel.com but has no licence to pull | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Registered addressCharlestown, Nevis, Saint Kitts & Nevis | Regulation Sweden bans Duel.com but has no licence to pull | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Claimed licenceAnjouan gambling licence No. ALSI-202411026-FI1 (Union of the Comoros) | Regulation Sweden bans Duel.com but has no licence to pull | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Estimated market size€2bn a year | Regulation Greece uses AI to hunt illegal betting sites in €2bn market | famagusta-gazette.com | |
| Regular online gamblers900,000+ people reported to take part | Regulation Greece uses AI to hunt illegal betting sites in €2bn market | famagusta-gazette.com | |
| Criminal complaints filed19 cases against influencers (Omiros Tsapalos) | Regulation Greece uses AI to hunt illegal betting sites in €2bn market | famagusta-gazette.com | |
| Combined audience of those named4m+ followers (Omiros Tsapalos) | Regulation Greece uses AI to hunt illegal betting sites in €2bn market | famagusta-gazette.com | |
| Maximum fine per breach€50,000 (Greek finance ministry) | Regulation Greece uses AI to hunt illegal betting sites in €2bn market | famagusta-gazette.com | |
| Problem gambling score (8+ on PGSI)45% of illegal gambling users vs 6% of licensed customers | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Moderate-risk score (3-7 on PGSI)17% of illegal gambling users vs 9% of licensed customers | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Overlap with licensed gambling91% of repeat illegal-site users also gambled on licensed platforms | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Licensed transactions before/after first illegal payment24.8 average monthly transactions before, 23.7 after, among 122 individuals | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Data analysed157.2m banking transactions, ~38,000 individuals, July 2018-July 2026 (YouGov data via UKGC) | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Suspected illegal transactions identified3,426 transactions involving 179 individuals | Regulation Illegal bettors 7x likelier to show problem gambling signs | www.yogonet.com | |
| Illegal ads foundKSA estimates 4,600+ illegal gambling ads seen on Meta in April 2026 alone | Regulation EU study: Meta ad checks let unlicensed gambling firms in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Legal actionVNLOK summoned Meta to court earlier in 2026 over Digital Services Act duties | Regulation EU study: Meta ad checks let unlicensed gambling firms in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Industry responseGoogle updated gambling advertiser certification policy requiring proven compliance record | Regulation EU study: Meta ad checks let unlicensed gambling firms in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Counter-exampleMeta partnered with Åland's state-owned operator Paf to work against the illegal gambling market | Regulation EU study: Meta ad checks let unlicensed gambling firms in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Bets flagged$264,000 wagered across 12 Polymarket accounts on the top five (Upside) | Business Ballon d’Or bets spark $200k profit probe | www.casino.org | |
| Deposits traced$309,000 deposited across the accounts (Upside blockchain analysis) | Business Ballon d’Or bets spark $200k profit probe | www.casino.org | |
| Withdrawals traced$500,000 withdrawn from the accounts, first withdrawal reportedly 19 minutes after results (Upside) | Business Ballon d’Or bets spark $200k profit probe | www.casino.org | |
| Accounts createdBetween 1 & 20 October, shortly after voting closed | Business Ballon d’Or bets spark $200k profit probe | www.casino.org | |
| Nebraska mobile betting campaign funds raisedest. $21.7m, reportedly (Tax Relief Nebraska) | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| DraftKings & FanDuel contributionsnearly $10.3m each | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Nebraska sports betting revenue, last yearabout $9.3m, under $2m in tax (NRGC) | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Proposed mobile wagering tax rate20% of gross gaming revenue | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Indiana casino licence fee$100m to the state, $50m to hurt communities | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Indiana developer application deadlineDecember 1 (IGC decision by April 15, 2027) | Regulation Indiana counties vote on $500m casino, Nebraska on mobile bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Indictment filedNovember 2025; players on unpaid non-disciplinary leave from MLB since March 2025, suspended with pay by the Guardians | Courts MLB pitchers risk 65 years in first pro athlete betting trial | www.ingame.com | |
| Alleged bettor winningsOver $450,000 made by bettors, prosecutors allege | Courts MLB pitchers risk 65 years in first pro athlete betting trial | www.ingame.com | |
| Maximum sentence65 years if convicted on all four charges | Courts MLB pitchers risk 65 years in first pro athlete betting trial | www.ingame.com | |
| Trial location & startBrooklyn federal court, jury selection Monday | Courts MLB pitchers risk 65 years in first pro athlete betting trial | www.ingame.com | |
| Estimated trial length18 days, per both legal teams | Courts MLB pitchers risk 65 years in first pro athlete betting trial | www.ingame.com | |
| Cease-&-desist letters issued32 offshore operators (Michigan Gaming Control Board) | Regulation Illegal US betting market hits $673.6bn, up 22% since 2022 | cdcgaming.com | |
| Illegal gambling market, US$673.6bn wagered yearly (American Gaming Association, August 2025) | Regulation Illegal US betting market hits $673.6bn, up 22% since 2022 | cdcgaming.com | |
| Growth in illegal marketup 22% since the AGA's 2022 report | Regulation Illegal US betting market hits $673.6bn, up 22% since 2022 | cdcgaming.com | |
| Legal-only online-casino playersdown from 52% in 2022 to 24% (AGA) | Regulation Illegal US betting market hits $673.6bn, up 22% since 2022 | cdcgaming.com | |
| Illegal bookie & offshore sportsbook bets$84bn estimated (AGA) | Regulation Illegal US betting market hits $673.6bn, up 22% since 2022 | cdcgaming.com | |
| Source book"Punters: How Paddy Power Bet Billions and Changed Gambling Forever" (2021, Aaron Rogan) | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| CastBrian Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Alex Murphy & Aidan Gillen (reported) | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| DirectorMatt Lipsey, director of Ted Lasso episodes | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Flutter market capover $14bn on the New York Stock Exchange | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Flutter footprintactive in around 100 countries | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Key datesPaddy Power-Betfair merger (2015); FanDuel acquisition (2018); renamed Flutter Entertainment (2020) | Business Paddy Power’s rise to hit the big screen | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Amount allegedly stolen75 million won (~$52,000), according to police | Scandal Elderly trio allegedly drugged golfer to win $52k in bets | www.casino.org | |
| Match dateJuly 30, Gyeonggi Province golf course | Scandal Elderly trio allegedly drugged golfer to win $52k in bets | www.casino.org | |
| Referred to prosecutorsOct 30, by Namdaemun Police Station | Scandal Elderly trio allegedly drugged golfer to win $52k in bets | www.casino.org | |
| Custody statusOne suspect in his 60s held; two others referred without detention | Scandal Elderly trio allegedly drugged golfer to win $52k in bets | www.casino.org | |
| Drug detectedPsychotropic substance found in victim's urine & hair, per investigators | Scandal Elderly trio allegedly drugged golfer to win $52k in bets | www.casino.org | |
| RegulatorNevis Online Gaming Authority (NOGA) | Regulation Nevis launches prediction market licence as Utah charges Kalshi | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| First moverGibraltar launched the first prediction markets licence earlier in 2026 | Regulation Nevis launches prediction market licence as Utah charges Kalshi | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| US legal actionUtah has filed criminal charges against Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling | Regulation Nevis launches prediction market licence as Utah charges Kalshi | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Prior US actionArizona previously accused Kalshi of running an illegal gambling operation | Regulation Nevis launches prediction market licence as Utah charges Kalshi | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| US federal stanceThe CFTC governs prediction markets federally, separate from gambling law | Regulation Nevis launches prediction market licence as Utah charges Kalshi | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| CEO firedZoltán Guller removed by Kármán in July | Regulation Orbán hits back as minister brands gambling firm a ‘cash dispenser’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Board axedFour directors removed, one resigned, effective 15 July (Kármán) | Regulation Orbán hits back as minister brands gambling firm a ‘cash dispenser’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| New chair & directorMarcell Olajos named chairman; Zoltán Horváth joins board | Regulation Orbán hits back as minister brands gambling firm a ‘cash dispenser’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Orbán's office responseStatement defending Szerencsejáték's management reported 28 October | Regulation Orbán hits back as minister brands gambling firm a ‘cash dispenser’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Regulator stripped of powerSZTFH loses concession duties after parliamentary vote on 22 September | Regulation Orbán hits back as minister brands gambling firm a ‘cash dispenser’ | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| PopulationFewer than 3,000 community members (2025 census) | Regulation Tobique First Nation launches its own prediction markets law | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Gaming Commission foundedTobique Gaming Act, 2023 | Regulation Tobique First Nation launches its own prediction markets law | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| New authorityOperates as a separate entity from the Tobique Gaming Commission | Regulation Tobique First Nation launches its own prediction markets law | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Advisory partnerCL Specialist Projects Limited, led by director Cliff Lewin | Regulation Tobique First Nation launches its own prediction markets law | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Strip firstSahara began taking crypto chips & tickets via BurraPay | Business Sahara becomes first Las Vegas Strip casino to take crypto chips | cdcgaming.com | |
| Regulatory statusNevada Gaming Control Board approved BurraPay's system earlier this year | Business Sahara becomes first Las Vegas Strip casino to take crypto chips | cdcgaming.com | |
| State reachBurraPay approved or authorised in 6 US states, per company spokeswoman | Business Sahara becomes first Las Vegas Strip casino to take crypto chips | cdcgaming.com | |
| Settlement£4.75m (Gambling Commission) | Regulation Evolution Malta to pay £4.75m over unlicensed UK sites | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Period of concernDecember 2023 to November 2024 | Regulation Evolution Malta to pay £4.75m over unlicensed UK sites | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Statement published23 July 2026 | Regulation Evolution Malta to pay £4.75m over unlicensed UK sites | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Suspension date28 August 2026 (Gambling Commission) | Regulation BresBet customers hit by withdrawal problems after licence suspension | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Licences surrendered4 September 2026, both operators (Gambling Commission) | Regulation BresBet customers hit by withdrawal problems after licence suspension | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Withdrawal issues reported30 September 2026, BresBet customers (Gambling Commission) | Regulation BresBet customers hit by withdrawal problems after licence suspension | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Administrators appointed16 October 2026, Bet St George (Gambling Commission) | Regulation BresBet customers hit by withdrawal problems after licence suspension | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Bet St George contact[email protected], for customers who believe they are owed funds (BTG) | Regulation BresBet customers hit by withdrawal problems after licence suspension | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | |
| Report publication28 October 2026 (Gambling Commission) | Regulation 91% of repeat illegal-site bettors also use licensed firms | casinobeats.com | |
| Online gaming duty rate40% since April 2026 | Regulation 91% of repeat illegal-site bettors also use licensed firms | casinobeats.com | |
| Jobs at risk under a 25% rate, projectedalmost 9,000 (Betting & Gaming Council) | Regulation 91% of repeat illegal-site bettors also use licensed firms | casinobeats.com | |
| Betting shops & casinos at risk of closure, projectedalmost 1,000 (Betting & Gaming Council) | Regulation 91% of repeat illegal-site bettors also use licensed firms | casinobeats.com | |
| ANT contract debutOpened near $138, fell to around $110 within hours (Hyperliquid data) | Markets Traders bet on Anthropic’s IPO with leveraged crypto contracts | www.coindesk.com | |
| Open interest on ANT$2.2m on $8.7m of volume (Hyperliquid) | Markets Traders bet on Anthropic’s IPO with leveraged crypto contracts | www.coindesk.com | |
| Anthropic valuation implied by ANTHAround $1.9 trillion at a reading near 1,880 (CoinDesk) | Markets Traders bet on Anthropic’s IPO with leveraged crypto contracts | www.coindesk.com | |
| Last confirmed valuation$965 billion post-money, Anthropic's May private round | Markets Traders bet on Anthropic’s IPO with leveraged crypto contracts | www.coindesk.com | |
| Expected IPO pricing19-20 November, per Fox Business; trade.xyz's own listing estimate is 20 November | Markets Traders bet on Anthropic’s IPO with leveraged crypto contracts | www.coindesk.com | |
| Barkley's investmentDivested on NFL guidance | Markets Barkley exits Polymarket, NBA names it a preferred partner | igamingbusiness.com | |
| LeBron James dealSigned with Polymarket last month after DraftKings contract expired | Markets Barkley exits Polymarket, NBA names it a preferred partner | igamingbusiness.com | |
| NBA-CFTC dealMemorandum of understanding names Kalshi & Polymarket as preferred partners this week | Markets Barkley exits Polymarket, NBA names it a preferred partner | igamingbusiness.com | |
| NBA veto powerLeague can block contracts it deems objectionable | Markets Barkley exits Polymarket, NBA names it a preferred partner | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Accounts under scrutiny12 Polymarket accounts, created 1-20 October (Upside) | Scandal Ballon d’Or leak suspected after $264,000 staked on exact result | www.theguardian.com | |
| Total stakedover $264,000 wagered before the ceremony (Upside) | Scandal Ballon d’Or leak suspected after $264,000 staked on exact result | www.theguardian.com | |
| Alleged winningsalmost $200,000 in profits (Upside) | Scandal Ballon d’Or leak suspected after $264,000 staked on exact result | www.theguardian.com | |
| Account pattern7 of 12 accounts had no other betting history; 6 placed their first bets 15 minutes after being created (Upside) | Scandal Ballon d’Or leak suspected after $264,000 staked on exact result | www.theguardian.com | |
| Tracing progressone account's funder reportedly identified via a French platform (Upside) | Scandal Ballon d’Or leak suspected after $264,000 staked on exact result | www.theguardian.com | |
| Player 'Alex's' losses on ACRAbout $30,000, across 11 suspected monitoring events | Scandal Poker cheat may have pocketed $4m spying on hole cards | www.casino.org | |
| ACR hands reviewedOver 2m hands checked, including 200,000 from the flagged account (Winning Poker Network) | Scandal Poker cheat may have pocketed $4m spying on hole cards | www.casino.org | |
| CoinPoker refundsOver $100,000 repaid to players after banning a suspected cheat | Scandal Poker cheat may have pocketed $4m spying on hole cards | www.casino.org | |
| ACR's fixScreenShield protection activates by default, limiting screen-capture & remote-viewing tools | Scandal Poker cheat may have pocketed $4m spying on hole cards | www.casino.org | |
| Consultation launchedApril, as part of Malta's National AML/CFT Strategy for 2024-2026 (MGA) | Regulation Malta backs off tougher foreign gambling licence rules | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| FATF grey listMalta added 2021, removed 2022 (Financial Action Task Force) | Regulation Malta backs off tougher foreign gambling licence rules | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Original proposalsExtended corporate disclosures, financial detail & standardised legal opinions for foreign licence applicants (MGA) | Regulation Malta backs off tougher foreign gambling licence rules | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Data collection startMGA to begin collecting information on B2C Recognition Notice holders | Regulation Malta backs off tougher foreign gambling licence rules | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Announced byMichigan Gaming Control Board | Regulation Michigan opens online sportsbooks to fixed-odds horse racing | cdcgaming.com | |
| Takes effectLicensed online sports betting platforms | Regulation Michigan opens online sportsbooks to fixed-odds horse racing | cdcgaming.com | |
| QuotedMGCB executive director Henry Williams: "This change reflects where the horse racing industry itself is heading." | Regulation Michigan opens online sportsbooks to fixed-odds horse racing | cdcgaming.com | |
| Consumer protectionsLicensing, responsible gaming tools & age/residency checks apply equally | Regulation Michigan opens online sportsbooks to fixed-odds horse racing | cdcgaming.com | |
| NBA-Kalshi league dealsigned Monday, gives Kalshi & rivals NBA logos, data & broadcast ads | Markets 76ers become first NBA team to sign with Kalshi | www.inquirer.com | |
| Jontay Porterbanned for life from NBA over alleged gambling scheme | Markets 76ers become first NBA team to sign with Kalshi | www.inquirer.com | |
| Malik Beasleypleaded guilty over separate alleged gambling scheme | Markets 76ers become first NBA team to sign with Kalshi | www.inquirer.com | |
| LeBron Jamespartnered with rival prediction market Polymarket, drew scrutiny | Markets 76ers become first NBA team to sign with Kalshi | www.inquirer.com | |
| Saquon Barkleysaid he was forced by NFL to divest Polymarket stake, per Front Office Sports | Markets 76ers become first NBA team to sign with Kalshi | www.inquirer.com | |
| Letter sent bySens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) & John Curtis (R-Utah) | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| CFTC-flagged incident2025 candidate traded on own candidacy, exposed via social media before Kalshi penalty | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Mark Moran penalty5-year Kalshi ban & $6,229.30 fine after declining public statement, per Moran | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Initial Moran offer1-year suspension & $800 fine, per Moran | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Moran rule breachRule 5.17(z), trades placed 27 January 2026 (Kalshi enforcement record) | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Kalshi's sideMoran admitted on a call the trades were improper, then refused to settle & stopped responding, per Kalshi's enforcement record | Regulation Warren & Curtis grill Kalshi, Polymarket on election bets | cdcgaming.com | |
| Jobs at riskOver 130 roles at VG Estonia OÜ's Tallinn HQ (Coolbet) | Business Coolbet warns 130+ Tallinn jobs could go | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Tallinn workforceMore than 300 employees at end of Q3 (Coolbet) | Business Coolbet warns 130+ Tallinn jobs could go | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| 2024 turnover€23m / $25.67m (VG Estonia OÜ annual report) | Business Coolbet warns 130+ Tallinn jobs could go | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| 2024 net profit€311,000 / about $347,000 (VG Estonia OÜ) | Business Coolbet warns 130+ Tallinn jobs could go | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| 2026 turnover so farNearly €60m / about $67m (Estonian Tax & Customs Board filings) | Business Coolbet warns 130+ Tallinn jobs could go | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Seizure order executed28 October, against Tobia Parisi (Italian police) | Courts Italy seizes bar, dealership & villa from alleged mafia boss Parisi | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Prior sentence13 years for attempted extortion, handed down last June | Courts Italy seizes bar, dealership & villa from alleged mafia boss Parisi | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Key asset seizedFree Time Lounge Bar, Mesagne, 10,700 sq ft, alleged gambling network hub | Courts Italy seizes bar, dealership & villa from alleged mafia boss Parisi | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Other assets seizedCarlucci Car dealership, a Brindisi apartment & a countryside villa | Courts Italy seizes bar, dealership & villa from alleged mafia boss Parisi | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Alleged controlled wealthAt least €600,000 ($669,000); Parisi was officially registered as an agricultural worker & his reported earnings did not match his lifestyle | Courts Italy seizes bar, dealership & villa from alleged mafia boss Parisi | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| First winBig Bass Hold & Spinner (Tonybet) | Business Carlow player wins €230,050 on two Tonybet slots in nine days | www.yogonet.com | |
| Second winPaddy's Payouts (Tonybet) | Business Carlow player wins €230,050 on two Tonybet slots in nine days | www.yogonet.com | |
| Combined total€230,050 (Yogonet) | Business Carlow player wins €230,050 on two Tonybet slots in nine days | www.yogonet.com | |
| H1 2026 licensed revenue€670m / $750m (Kansspelautoriteit) | Regulation Dutch licensed sites take just 59% of gambling revenue | igamingbusiness.com | |
| H1 2026 revenue growth vs H2 2025up 11% (Kansspelautoriteit) | Regulation Dutch licensed sites take just 59% of gambling revenue | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Average monthly loss per account€75 (Kansspelautoriteit) | Regulation Dutch licensed sites take just 59% of gambling revenue | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Average monthly loss accounting for multiple accounts€137, up from €121 in H2 2025 (Kansspelautoriteit) | Regulation Dutch licensed sites take just 59% of gambling revenue | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Licensed advertising placementsdown 33% to ~50,000 a month (Kansspelautoriteit) | Regulation Dutch licensed sites take just 59% of gambling revenue | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Operator's licenceAnjouan Gaming Authority | Regulation Duel.com keeps Swedish-language site despite Sweden ban | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Markets present (unlicensed)US, Canada, India, Finland, Germany, Poland, Norway, Spain, Sweden (Blask Index for presence; SBC News on licensing) | Regulation Duel.com keeps Swedish-language site despite Sweden ban | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Regulator's findingSEK & Swedish still appear from a Swedish IP; IP blocking against Sweden not implemented (Spelinspektionen) | Regulation Duel.com keeps Swedish-language site despite Sweden ban | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Illegal site users with high PGSI scores45% (UK Gambling Commission) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Licensed site users with high PGSI scores6% (UK Gambling Commission) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Illegal gamblers who also used licensed sites91% (UK Gambling Commission) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Banking transactions analysed157.2 million from roughly 38,000 individuals (UK Gambling Commission) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Suspected illegal gambling transactions identified3,426 across 179 individuals (UK Gambling Commission) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Forecast UK black market Premier League betting by 2027/28£1 billion (Betting & Gaming Council) | Regulation Illegal gambling site users 7x likelier to be problem gamblers | www.casino.org | |
| Budget approved28 October by Italy's Council of Ministers, worth roughly €26bn | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| PREU levy on AWP slotsRising from 24% to 25% of stakes, raising an estimated €150m (leaked draft) | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| VLT rateRising from 8.6% to 9.6%, worth an estimated €165m (leaked draft) | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| Land-based concessions extendedTo 31 December 2029 for about €305m in 2027 (leaked draft) | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| Government's own gambling forecast€718m in 2027 & 2028 each, €478m in 2029 (draft budgetary plan) | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| Venues at riskEGP-FIPE warns at least 20% of specialist gaming halls could become unprofitable | Regulation Leaked draft puts Italy’s €700m gambling hit on slots & halls | casinobeats.com | |
| Section 1256 contracts coveredregulated futures, foreign currency contracts, non-equity options, dealer equity options & dealer securities futures (26 U.S.C. § 1256(b)(1)) | Regulation IRS leaves event contracts out of its futures tax rules | 247wallst.com | |
| Qualifying exchange rulingICE Endex approved under § 1256(g)(7)(C) for contracts from 1 September 2026 (Rev. Rul. 2026-16) | Regulation IRS leaves event contracts out of its futures tax rules | 247wallst.com | |
| Fund strategy reviewNotice 2026-62 examines futures-based tax strategies; comment period closed 28 October 2026 | Regulation IRS leaves event contracts out of its futures tax rules | 247wallst.com | |
| Total campaign contributions$21.7m (campaign finance disclosures) | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| DraftKings donations$2.5m on 13 October & $750,000 on 22 October | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| FanDuel donations$2.5m on 22 October & $750,000 on 23 October | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Fanatics donations$425,000 on 2 October & $100,000 on 26 October, raising its total to $600,000 | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Campaign committee spending$15.8m by Tax Relief Nebraska, over $5m on TV ads & other promotion | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Kalshi odds (28 October)69% for the constitutional amendment, 68% for the regulatory framework | Regulation Sportsbooks pour $21.7m into Nebraska betting vote | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Cash seized$715,272 | Regulation Florida raid seizes 239 slots, $715K cash & 2 Bentleys | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Gold coins & bars seized$661,454 | Regulation Florida raid seizes 239 slots, $715K cash & 2 Bentleys | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Bank assets frozen$383,573 | Regulation Florida raid seizes 239 slots, $715K cash & 2 Bentleys | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Vehicles seized10, including 2 Bentleys & a 2026 Cadillac Escalade | Regulation Florida raid seizes 239 slots, $715K cash & 2 Bentleys | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| People arrested10 | Regulation Florida raid seizes 239 slots, $715K cash & 2 Bentleys | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Disputed winWon 16 March 2026 (Alberta gambler's claim) | Business 888 withholds $930K win, calls it a technical glitch | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Alleged total owedCAD 1,267,003, removed from account (gambler's claim) | Business 888 withholds $930K win, calls it a technical glitch | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Attempted cashoutCAD 47,000, blocked by 888casino | Business 888 withholds $930K win, calls it a technical glitch | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Error scale35,072 jackpots paid in error across Evoke's gambling brands | Business 888 withholds $930K win, calls it a technical glitch | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Gibraltar rulingContractual enforceability issue referred to a judge, May (Gibraltar Gaming Division) | Business 888 withholds $930K win, calls it a technical glitch | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Forecast 5-year total£135m in 2027/28, then £130m a year for four years (HM Treasury, certified by the OBR) | Regulation Treasury counts on £655m from machine gaming tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Operators affected5,100 operators across 12,400 premises (HMRC) | Regulation Treasury counts on £655m from machine gaming tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Jobs at riskAlmost 9,000 jobs, nearly 1,000 shops & casinos at risk of closure (BGC/EY modelling) | Regulation Treasury counts on £655m from machine gaming tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Earlier Beau Rivage win$262,560 from a $10 wager, won by a Tylertown man, after a 28-minute play session | Business Two-minute session wins $109K at Mississippi casino | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Amendments filed99 submitted, 5 withdrawn, 94 outstanding | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| Government deadline20 December (Institutional Relations Minister José Guimarães) | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| Expedited procedure begins9 November, blocking the chamber's agenda | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| Initial 60-day period ends23 November, followed by automatic extension | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| Expiry if unapproved4 March 2027 (BNLData calculation) | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| Supreme Court hearing3 November (Justice Luiz Fux, with government, gambling firms & football clubs) | Regulation Brazil’s betting ban could run past 20 December target | www.yogonet.com | |
| New wallets created on a single day600+ (Bloomberg analysis of Polymarket blockchain) | Markets Polymarket reviews dozens of wallets after Israeli election bets | www.nytimes.com | |
| Accounts funded for the first time on election day, before voting ended101 (Bubblemaps) | Markets Polymarket reviews dozens of wallets after Israeli election bets | www.nytimes.com | |
| Combined profits withdrawn after exit pollsmore than $100,000 | Markets Polymarket reviews dozens of wallets after Israeli election bets | www.nytimes.com | |
| Netanyahu's win probability after polls closed54% (Bloomberg) | Markets Polymarket reviews dozens of wallets after Israeli election bets | www.nytimes.com | |
| Eisenkot's win probability after polls closed23% (Bloomberg) | Markets Polymarket reviews dozens of wallets after Israeli election bets | www.nytimes.com | |
| Kalshi's October trading volume$65bn, up about 10% month over month | Markets Polymarket’s share falls from 96% to 27% in two years | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Polymarket US's October trading volume$10bn, up about 15% month over month | Markets Polymarket’s share falls from 96% to 27% in two years | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Kalshi's share of US-regulated platformsaround 83% in October 2026 | Markets Polymarket’s share falls from 96% to 27% in two years | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Kalshi's open interestabout $2.05bn in October, versus $384m for Polymarket US | Markets Polymarket’s share falls from 96% to 27% in two years | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Polymarket's September 2024 market shareabout 95% (data cited by Crypto Briefing) | Markets Polymarket’s share falls from 96% to 27% in two years | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Teen gambling rate (13-17)42.7% gambled in past year (Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies) | Business Rutgers study: 42.7% of US teens gambled in past year | cdcgaming.com | |
| Weekly teen gamblers18.9% of 13-to-17s gambled at least weekly | Business Rutgers study: 42.7% of US teens gambled in past year | cdcgaming.com | |
| High-risk gamblers by race17.7% of Black respondents & 12.8% of Hispanic respondents high risk, vs 6.4% of white respondents | Business Rutgers study: 42.7% of US teens gambled in past year | cdcgaming.com | |
| Low-income householdsNearly 30% of gamblers from households earning under $10,000 classed high risk | Business Rutgers study: 42.7% of US teens gambled in past year | cdcgaming.com | |
| Prediction market riskAbout 40% of prediction market participants classed as high risk for problem gambling | Business Rutgers study: 42.7% of US teens gambled in past year | cdcgaming.com | |
| RegulatorAdvertising Standards Authority (ASA) | Regulation Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ triggered betting ad | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| AdvertiserOptival, trading as bestbookiesandbettingsites.co.uk | Regulation Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ triggered betting ad | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Trigger search term"self exclusion bookies" (ASA) | Regulation Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ triggered betting ad | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Ad promise"the Best Welcome Bonus Offers" (ASA) | Regulation Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ triggered betting ad | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| RemedyOptival to expand negative keyword exclusions (Optival) | Regulation Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ triggered betting ad | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Entain's estimated annual hit£25m before mitigation (Entain) | Regulation Entain flags £25m-a-year hit from UK gambling tax rise | www.casino.org | |
| Jobs at riskalmost 9,000 (EY research, cited by the BGC) | Regulation Entain flags £25m-a-year hit from UK gambling tax rise | www.casino.org | |
| Venues at risk of closurealmost 1,000 betting shops & casinos could close or face serious risk (EY research, cited by the BGC) | Regulation Entain flags £25m-a-year hit from UK gambling tax rise | www.casino.org | |
| Machine Games Duty rise20% to 25% from April 2027 (UK budget) | Regulation Entain flags £25m-a-year hit from UK gambling tax rise | www.casino.org | |
| Remote Gaming Duty riseto 40% from April 2026 (November 2025 budget changes) | Regulation Entain flags £25m-a-year hit from UK gambling tax rise | www.casino.org | |
| Casino opened27 October, a day ahead of schedule | Courts $750m North Fork casino opens as lawsuit to stop it stays live | www.casino.org | |
| Lawsuit filedJune, by Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians | Courts $750m North Fork casino opens as lawsuit to stop it stays live | www.casino.org | |
| State appeals court rulingDecember 2025, found the 2014 referendum invalidated Gov. Brown's concurrence | Courts $750m North Fork casino opens as lawsuit to stop it stays live | www.casino.org | |
| California Supreme CourtDeclined to review that ruling in April | Courts $750m North Fork casino opens as lawsuit to stop it stays live | www.casino.org | |
| Injunction hearing9 October, before Judge Kirk E. Sherriff | Courts $750m North Fork casino opens as lawsuit to stop it stays live | www.casino.org | |
| 28 Oct jackpot$723m, no winner | Business 17 Powerball players miss jackpot by one number | www.mlive.com | |
| Next draw jackpot$760m, cash option $326m | Business 17 Powerball players miss jackpot by one number | www.mlive.com | |
| Four-ball plus Powerball winners17 players, $50,000 each; 3 upgraded to $100,000 via Power Play | Business 17 Powerball players miss jackpot by one number | www.mlive.com | |
| Total prizes paid out$5,692,898 across 858,426 winning tickets | Business 17 Powerball players miss jackpot by one number | www.mlive.com | |
| Last jackpot won$1.04bn, Illinois, 12 Aug | Business 17 Powerball players miss jackpot by one number | www.mlive.com | |
| New valuation$40bn (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi’s valuation up nearly 82% in 5 months to $40bn | www.thestandard.com.hk | |
| Amount raised$1bn, co-led by Sequoia & Wellington, with Tiger Global & Dragoneer joining (source familiar with the matter) | Markets Kalshi’s valuation up nearly 82% in 5 months to $40bn | www.thestandard.com.hk | |
| Previous round$1bn raised just over 5 months earlier at a $22bn valuation, led by Coatue | Markets Kalshi’s valuation up nearly 82% in 5 months to $40bn | www.thestandard.com.hk | |
| Valuation riseUp nearly 82% since the prior round | Markets Kalshi’s valuation up nearly 82% in 5 months to $40bn | www.thestandard.com.hk | |
| Criminal chargesUtah's attorney general charged Kalshi & two senior executives this week over alleged illegal gambling promotion | Markets Kalshi’s valuation up nearly 82% in 5 months to $40bn | www.thestandard.com.hk | |
| Ringleader sentencedTrainer Jalen Smith got 72 months on 14 October (federal court, Philadelphia) | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Scope of scheme39+ players across 17+ NCAA Division I teams, 29+ games fixed or attempted | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Sportsbook losses$1.1m+ lost by US sportsbooks on fraudulent wagers (prosecutors) | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Fraudulent wagers$3m+ bet on fixed games (prosecutors) | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Winkler sentencingDue 8 February 2027, facing up to 45 years | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Arnold sentencingDue 29 March 2027, facing up to 5 years | Scandal Winkler faces 45 years in college basketball bribery case | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Annual revenue from current licence extensions€232.76m | Regulation Italy wants €700m from gambling, one lawyer doubts it | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Slot revenue change, Q2down 5.7% (ADM, Italy's gambling regulator) | Regulation Italy wants €700m from gambling, one lawyer doubts it | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Gambling tax receipts lost, first eight monthsabout €200m (Court of Auditors) | Regulation Italy wants €700m from gambling, one lawyer doubts it | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Unauthorised gambling sites blocked, 2025 vs 2024up 44% (ADM) | Regulation Italy wants €700m from gambling, one lawyer doubts it | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Licence fee paid by 46 online operators, about a year ago€7m each, 35 times the old fee | Regulation Italy wants €700m from gambling, one lawyer doubts it | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Machine Games Duty rise20% to 25% on Category B machines (Chancellor John Healey's Budget) | Regulation Farage & French attack Healey’s gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Rate Dawn Butler wanted40% (Labour MP for Brent) | Regulation Farage & French attack Healey’s gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Also announcedAdult gaming centres excluded from business rates relief | Regulation Farage & French attack Healey’s gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Industry allies in protestGambling operators, the Betting & Gaming Council, Nigel Farage & Louie French | Regulation Farage & French attack Healey’s gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Expressions of interest deadline3 December 2026 (Ontario government) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Minimum operator investment$1.5bn per operator (OLG) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Entrance fee$100m per operator (OLG) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Gaming tax rate9.75% on Niagara operators (Ontario government) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Additional private investmentUp to $600m could be forthcoming via Destination Niagara Strategy (Ontario government) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Construction jobs forecastover 10,000 jobs (Ontario government) | Regulation Ontario courts $3bn casino investment to open Niagara market | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Campaign launch26 October 2026 (Spillemyndigheden) | Regulation Denmark’s regulator opens fake ‘Casino Kids’ shopfronts | europeangaming.eu | |
| Fake 'Casino Kids' shopfrontsAarhus, Odense & Copenhagen (Spillemyndigheden) | Regulation Denmark’s regulator opens fake ‘Casino Kids’ shopfronts | europeangaming.eu | |
| Live-sport gambling ad banTakes effect 1 July 2027 | Regulation Denmark’s regulator opens fake ‘Casino Kids’ shopfronts | europeangaming.eu | |
| Sweden's loot box warningJanuary 2025 report by Spelinspektionen | Regulation Denmark’s regulator opens fake ‘Casino Kids’ shopfronts | europeangaming.eu | |
| Q3 2026 revenue$4.2bn, down 1% year over year (MGM Resorts) | Business MGM’s Hornbuckle kills People Inc takeover talk for good | cdcgaming.com | |
| Q3 2026 net loss$17m, versus a $285m net loss in Q3 2025 (MGM Resorts) | Business MGM’s Hornbuckle kills People Inc takeover talk for good | cdcgaming.com | |
| People Inc stake cap29.9%, under the amended voting agreement (MGM Resorts) | Business MGM’s Hornbuckle kills People Inc takeover talk for good | cdcgaming.com | |
| Stock close$27.26 on the Nasdaq, down $0.73 or 2.6% (CDC Gaming) | Business MGM’s Hornbuckle kills People Inc takeover talk for good | cdcgaming.com | |
| Criminal charges filedIncluding 12 for online gambling promotion (Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, 28 October) | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Undercover stingAgent opened a Kalshi account & placed 12 sports wagers in September (charging documents) | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Civil suit filed20 October, seeking to block Kalshi & force geofencing of Utah users | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Fees Utah seeks to recover$30.5m to $61.1m collected from Utah users, February to mid-October 2026 (civil complaint) | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Court rulingFederal judge ruled Utah's gambling laws apply to Kalshi, 4 August; Tenth Circuit denied a stay, 8 September | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| States facing CFTC actionUtah is the tenth state facing CFTC action on prediction markets | Courts Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi & its founders | cryptobriefing.com | |
| Utah AG statementDerek Brown says Kalshi operated in Utah 'despite' a federal ruling backing state law | Courts Kalshi CEO & COO face felony counts as Utah turns criminal | apnews.com | |
| Kalshi responseCalls the charges 'crazy overreach', says Utah is 'playing politics' | Courts Kalshi CEO & COO face felony counts as Utah turns criminal | apnews.com | |
| Arizona precedentFirst state to file criminal charges against Kalshi; case now on hold | Courts Kalshi CEO & COO face felony counts as Utah turns criminal | apnews.com | |
| Utah civil suitFiled last week to stop Kalshi trading on sports, elections & politics in the state | Courts Kalshi CEO & COO face felony counts as Utah turns criminal | apnews.com | |
| States involvedLitigation spread across roughly 20 states, per the Associated Press | Courts Kalshi CEO & COO face felony counts as Utah turns criminal | apnews.com | |
| Alleged laundering schemearound $905m involving betting companies (Federal Police) | Scandal Flávio Bolsonaro flees to Miami in $905m betting laundering probe | igamingbusiness.com | |
| BestBet revenue vs licence costjust over BRL360,000 ($67,275) taken in almost two years against a BRL5m Rio licence fee | Scandal Flávio Bolsonaro flees to Miami in $905m betting laundering probe | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Tomaz's sports wagers via Blazeover BRL10bn, named Brazil's biggest gambler (SPA) | Scandal Flávio Bolsonaro flees to Miami in $905m betting laundering probe | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Passport ordercancelled by Federal Police after Bolsonaro's passports were not handed over by 11am Tuesday | Scandal Flávio Bolsonaro flees to Miami in $905m betting laundering probe | igamingbusiness.com | |
| People Inc's prior bid for MGM$18bn (dropped) | Business MGM lets Barry Diller sign off on rival takeover | www.casino.org | |
| People Inc's initial MGM stake12% (August 2020) | Business MGM lets Barry Diller sign off on rival takeover | www.casino.org | |
| Ownership cap under new deal29.9% of MGM's outstanding shares | Business MGM lets Barry Diller sign off on rival takeover | www.casino.org | |
| MGM share pricedown 22.6% year-to-date | Business MGM lets Barry Diller sign off on rival takeover | www.casino.org | |
| Parent-focused partners namedParent ProTech & ConnectSafely (Kalshi) | Markets Kalshi caps 18-20 year olds at $2,500 a month | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| Fine orderedA$260m ($183m) by Australia's federal court, 28 October | Courts Star fined A$260m over money laundering failures | www.casino.org | |
| Prior fineA$200m fined by regulators in 2022 after NSW & Queensland inquiries | Courts Star fined A$260m over money laundering failures | www.casino.org | |
| AUSTRAC's askA$400m judgment sought by the regulator | Courts Star fined A$260m over money laundering failures | www.casino.org | |
| Star's counterA$100m fine proposed by Star in court | Courts Star fined A$260m over money laundering failures | www.casino.org | |
| High-risk revenueA$1.3bn+ in gross gaming revenue from high-risk customers, Nov 2016-Nov 2022 (Star's own admission) | Courts Star fined A$260m over money laundering failures | www.casino.org | |
| Fraudulent identity complaints in 20258,675, up 12% (DGOJ) | Regulation Spain’s gambling fraud complaints up 12% as ministry orders ID checks | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Transition period for existing accounts6 months to verify payment ownership | Regulation Spain’s gambling fraud complaints up 12% as ministry orders ID checks | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Central deposit system deadline25 March 2027 (DGOJ) | Regulation Spain’s gambling fraud complaints up 12% as ministry orders ID checks | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Expected channelisation rate78%, a concern for operators including CIRSA & Codere | Regulation Spain’s gambling fraud complaints up 12% as ministry orders ID checks | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Machine Games Duty riseCategory B machines (Healey, UK budget) | Regulation Betting shops face 25% machine tax as Healey spares pubs & arcades | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Remote Gaming Duty rise21% to 40% from April 2026 (SBC News) | Regulation Betting shops face 25% machine tax as Healey spares pubs & arcades | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| General Betting Duty rise15% to 25% from next April, retail betting excluded (SBC News) | Regulation Betting shops face 25% machine tax as Healey spares pubs & arcades | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Small business rate relief threshold£12,000 to £18,000, 70,000 businesses excluded (Healey) | Regulation Betting shops face 25% machine tax as Healey spares pubs & arcades | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| National Living Wage rise£12.71 to £13.20 an hour, up 3.9% (Healey) | Regulation Betting shops face 25% machine tax as Healey spares pubs & arcades | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Carrick to be first manager sacked4/6 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair) | Markets William Hill suspends Man Utd sack market as rivals price Carrick in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Carrick to be first manager sacked4/9 (Ladbrokes, Coral) | Markets William Hill suspends Man Utd sack market as rivals price Carrick in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Carrick's price to be manager on 1 January, before shortening since Sunday evening12/1 (bet365) | Markets William Hill suspends Man Utd sack market as rivals price Carrick in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Carrick's price after Sunday's delay & news he stays for the Chelsea game5/4 (bet365) | Markets William Hill suspends Man Utd sack market as rivals price Carrick in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Integrity breach on a similar market2019, Kieran Trippier tipped friends on his Atlético Madrid move | Markets William Hill suspends Man Utd sack market as rivals price Carrick in | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Jackpot before draw$443m (USA Today) | Business Mega Millions jackpot hits $443m for 27 October draw | www.azcentral.com | |
| Cash option on $443m jackpot$186.5m (USA Today) | Business Mega Millions jackpot hits $443m for 27 October draw | www.azcentral.com | |
| Last jackpot win$800m won in Florida, 28 July, cash value $344.2m (Florida lottery officials) | Business Mega Millions jackpot hits $443m for 27 October draw | www.azcentral.com | |
| Winning ticket locationWawa, Bradenton, Florida (Florida lottery officials) | Business Mega Millions jackpot hits $443m for 27 October draw | www.azcentral.com | |
| Pre-election oddsEisenkot 56%, Netanyahu 27.5% (Polymarket); Eisenkot 55%, Netanyahu 26% (Kalshi) | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Post-exit poll oddsNetanyahu 48%, Eisenkot 33.5% (Polymarket) | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Main market volume$73m as of Wednesday morning (Polymarket) | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Netanyahu contract alone$23.1m of total volume (Polymarket) | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Netanyahu exit-office marketapprox. $125m traded (Polymarket) | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Largest-party odds on election eveYashar! 73.5%, Likud 26% (Polymarket) - Likud leading in results | Markets Netanyahu overtakes Eisenkot as $70m Polymarket bet turns | www.ynetnews.com | |
| Ban approved2025 | Courts India court rejects Flutter’s Junglee bid to overturn gaming ban | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Ban took effectMay this year | Courts India court rejects Flutter’s Junglee bid to overturn gaming ban | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| State laws challengedTamil Nadu & Karnataka | Courts India court rejects Flutter’s Junglee bid to overturn gaming ban | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Jobs cut at Flutter Entertainmentroughly 350 | Courts India court rejects Flutter’s Junglee bid to overturn gaming ban | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Bonds approvedup to $215m approved by Prince George's County Council (unanimous vote, 27 October) | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| TIF site & infrastructure supportroughly $130m from Prince George's County | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| Parking garage$40m county-owned, 14-acre site | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| Projected county tax revenue$63m a year, per Ernst & Young study | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| Construction economic impact$1.6bn & 3,350 jobs, per Ernst & Young | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| Annual impact once open$1.3bn & 7,100 jobs, per Ernst & Young | Business Public money bets on James Dolan’s $1.4bn Sphere venue | www.casino.org | |
| Expected closeMid-2027 | Business Caesars boss gets promotion as Fertitta keeps him on after takeover | www.casino.org | |
| Caesars shares since 2020 mergerDown 24.2% (vs MGM Resorts up nearly 75%) | Business Caesars boss gets promotion as Fertitta keeps him on after takeover | www.casino.org | |
| New York consumer lawyersreportedly contacted former DraftKings employees over data practices (attorney general's office, per sources) | Regulation Louisiana delays DraftKings licence over AI data use | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| New York gaming commissionproposed sharp limits on operators' use of AI | Regulation Louisiana delays DraftKings licence over AI data use | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| Louisiana regulatorsdelayed DraftKings' routine licence renewal, partly to investigate AI & data use | Regulation Louisiana delays DraftKings licence over AI data use | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| US Congress3 lawmakers sent letters last week to DraftKings & other operators on VIP programmes & AI | Regulation Louisiana delays DraftKings licence over AI data use | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| Massachusetts & Michigan regulatorsannounced they are looking into the issue | Regulation Louisiana delays DraftKings licence over AI data use | www.sportsbusinessjournal.com | |
| Settlement year2022 (CFTC) | Regulation CFTC probes Polymarket again over 2022 US ban deal | coinfomania.com | |
| Prior CFTC & DOJ inquiryClosed without charges | Regulation CFTC probes Polymarket again over 2022 US ban deal | coinfomania.com | |
| CommentDeclined by both Polymarket & the CFTC | Regulation CFTC probes Polymarket again over 2022 US ban deal | coinfomania.com | |
| Government bill submitted26 October (Chile Senate) | Regulation Chile’s online betting fight: Kast’s licences vs a total ban | www.casino.org | |
| Licence term under Kast plan5 years | Regulation Chile’s online betting fight: Kast’s licences vs a total ban | www.casino.org | |
| Tax under Kast plan19% VAT on stakes-winnings gap plus additional 3% tax | Regulation Chile’s online betting fight: Kast’s licences vs a total ban | www.casino.org | |
| Prison term proposed for violators6 months to 3 years (Ibáñez-Saavedra bill) | Regulation Chile’s online betting fight: Kast’s licences vs a total ban | www.casino.org | |
| Gambling URLs blocked by Chile42 (September, telecoms authorities) | Regulation Chile’s online betting fight: Kast’s licences vs a total ban | www.casino.org | |
| Suit filedFriday, US District Court, Western District of Louisiana | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| Warning letterDecember 2025, LGCB chair Hebert to licensed sportsbooks | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| State laws in effectHouse Bills 53 & 883, effective 1 August 2026 | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| Maximum penalty50 years' imprisonment under Act 48 racketeering upgrade | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| Rival caseUtah sued Kalshi this month over sports, politics & mention markets | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| Illinois rulingJudge Martha Pacold ruled Kalshi & Coinbase answer to the CFTC, not the state gaming commission | Markets Kalshi sues Louisiana to block sports-contract crackdown | www.yogonet.com | |
| Hearing date3 November, 10:00 (Supreme Federal Court, 2nd Chamber) | Courts Brazil’s top court sets hearing on betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Measure challengedProvisional Measure 1,394, issued a month ago by President Lula | Courts Brazil’s top court sets hearing on betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Who requested itAttorney General's Office & ADI 8.027 authors (ANJL, IBJR) | Courts Brazil’s top court sets hearing on betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Cases joined to the hearingADIs 7.721, 7.723, 7.749, 8.024, 8.027, 8.028 & 8.035 | Courts Brazil’s top court sets hearing on betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Participants named26 entities, including Flamengo, Corinthians, São Paulo & the Brazilian Football Confederation | Courts Brazil’s top court sets hearing on betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Market openedBrazil launched regulated online casino & sports betting in 2025 | Regulation Evolution calls Brazil’s betting ban ‘populist’ & shuts studio | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Ban signedPresident Lula signed Provisional Measure 1,394 to prohibit online gaming, according to GamblingNews | Regulation Evolution calls Brazil’s betting ban ‘populist’ & shuts studio | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Time to collapseBan hit the market a year & a half after regulation launched (Carlesund) | Regulation Evolution calls Brazil’s betting ban ‘populist’ & shuts studio | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Financial guidanceEvolution kept its FY 2026 guidance unchanged despite the Brazil closure | Regulation Evolution calls Brazil’s betting ban ‘populist’ & shuts studio | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Industry echoFellow supplier Kambi also voiced disappointment & says it would be open to returning, should anything change | Regulation Evolution calls Brazil’s betting ban ‘populist’ & shuts studio | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Ransom demand$15m in bitcoin (Whitearmor) | Scandal Gamdom faces second hack in two weeks as ransom hits $15m | news.bitcoin.com | |
| Accounts allegedly held15,420,003 (Whitearmor claim, disputed by Gamdom) | Scandal Gamdom faces second hack in two weeks as ransom hits $15m | news.bitcoin.com | |
| Hot-wallet lossesover $3m acknowledged by founder Felix Römer, Oct 13 | Scandal Gamdom faces second hack in two weeks as ransom hits $15m | news.bitcoin.com | |
| Independent loss estimateapprox. $4.2m across networks (blockchain researcher vxdb) | Scandal Gamdom faces second hack in two weeks as ransom hits $15m | news.bitcoin.com | |
| Platform downtimesuspended Oct 13, resumed Oct 16 | Scandal Gamdom faces second hack in two weeks as ransom hits $15m | news.bitcoin.com | |
| Current Machine Games Duty rate20% | Regulation Jobs at risk as Bacta fights UK machine tax hike | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Rumoured rate options25% or 40% (industry speculation, per SBC News) | Regulation Jobs at risk as Bacta fights UK machine tax hike | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Non-recoverable VAT paid by Bacta members£56m in 2025 (Bacta) | Regulation Jobs at risk as Bacta fights UK machine tax hike | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Letter signatories120 independent businesses (Bacta) | Regulation Jobs at risk as Bacta fights UK machine tax hike | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| UK budget date28 October 2026 | Regulation Jobs at risk as Bacta fights UK machine tax hike | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Utah lawsuit filed20 October 2026, Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County (Utah AG) | Courts Utah’s Kalshi suit triggers federal lawsuit from Washington | www.courtlistener.com | |
| Utah defendants namedKalshi Inc., KalshiEX LLC, Kalshi Klear Inc., Kalshi Klear LLC, Kalshi Trading LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Susquehanna Government Products LLLP | Courts Utah’s Kalshi suit triggers federal lawsuit from Washington | www.courtlistener.com | |
| Federal lawsuit filed26 October 2026, US District Court for Utah (US & CFTC) | Courts Utah’s Kalshi suit triggers federal lawsuit from Washington | www.courtlistener.com | |
| CFTC's Kalshi approval3 November 2020, Order of Designation (CFTC) | Courts Utah’s Kalshi suit triggers federal lawsuit from Washington | www.courtlistener.com | |
| CFTC sports-league integrity dealsMOUs signed with MLB, NHL & NBA in 2026 (CFTC) | Courts Utah’s Kalshi suit triggers federal lawsuit from Washington | www.courtlistener.com | |
| Charges filedBribery in sporting contests, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud & conspiracy to commit money laundering (US Department of Justice) | Courts Malik Beasley set to flip plea in NBA betting scandal | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Games allegedly fixedAt least 4 games in the 2023-24 season with the Milwaukee Bucks | Courts Malik Beasley set to flip plea in NBA betting scandal | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Career earnings (reported)Over $60m reportedly earned by Beasley over 9 NBA seasons | Courts Malik Beasley set to flip plea in NBA betting scandal | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Default judgment$1m awarded against Beasley to a sports marketing agency in 2025 | Courts Malik Beasley set to flip plea in NBA betting scandal | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Co-defendant also pleading guiltyA co-defendant, per his attorney | Courts Malik Beasley set to flip plea in NBA betting scandal | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| First prediction-market insider caseAn Army master sergeant, alleged $400,000+ profit on Polymarket trading Maduro capture intel (CFTC, April) | Regulation CFTC names insider trading an enforcement priority | cdcgaming.com | |
| Trial dateFederal criminal trial set for 7 December; pleaded not guilty | Regulation CFTC names insider trading an enforcement priority | cdcgaming.com | |
| Second caseA Google software engineer, alleged $2.75m risked & $1.2m profit on Polymarket (CFTC & DOJ, May) | Regulation CFTC names insider trading an enforcement priority | cdcgaming.com | |
| CFTC advisory25 February: insider-trading laws do apply to event contracts, Division of Enforcement states | Regulation CFTC names insider trading an enforcement priority | cdcgaming.com | |
| Election scrutinyMiller says agency has investigated candidates trading on their own election contracts | Regulation CFTC names insider trading an enforcement priority | cdcgaming.com | |
| Cease-&-desist order issuedNovember 2024 (Arizona Department of Gaming) | Regulation VGW reportedly ignores Arizona stop order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Time operating after ordernearly 2 years (Arizona Republic) | Regulation VGW reportedly ignores Arizona stop order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Reported lobbying spendroughly $350,000, across the USA (reported) | Regulation VGW reportedly ignores Arizona stop order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Regulator stanceactivities still deemed illegal (Jessica Roza, Arizona Department of Gaming) | Regulation VGW reportedly ignores Arizona stop order | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| NCPG membership category createdFinancial Services & Trading, in exchange for a $2m grant | Business NCPG hires interim boss after $2m prediction markets revolt | www.casino.org | |
| Memberships rescindedMichigan Gaming Control Board, Ohio Casino Control Commission, Nevada Council on Problem Gambling | Business NCPG hires interim boss after $2m prediction markets revolt | www.casino.org | |
| Interim director namedCharles H. Jeffers II, appointed Monday 26 October | Business NCPG hires interim boss after $2m prediction markets revolt | www.casino.org | |
| Permanent search timelineNational search begins January, run with Vetted Solutions | Business NCPG hires interim boss after $2m prediction markets revolt | www.casino.org | |
| Construction haltedAug. 9 | Business Bally’s Chicago hotel build stalled 78 days, graffiti on tower | www.casino.org | |
| Days stalled78 days, according to Casino.org | Business Bally’s Chicago hotel build stalled 78 days, graffiti on tower | www.casino.org | |
| Project cost$1.7bn casino resort | Business Bally’s Chicago hotel build stalled 78 days, graffiti on tower | www.casino.org | |
| Community payment$4m annual impact payment made to Chicago last month | Business Bally’s Chicago hotel build stalled 78 days, graffiti on tower | www.casino.org | |
| Room size13,657 sq ft with 48 table games (Resorts World) | Business Nas joins Resorts World to unveil Queens VIP gaming room | cdcgaming.com | |
| Private salons3, offering high-limit baccarat, roulette & blackjack | Business Nas joins Resorts World to unveil Queens VIP gaming room | cdcgaming.com | |
| Wider floor expansion57 more tables & 147 more slot machines added, per the casino | Business Nas joins Resorts World to unveil Queens VIP gaming room | cdcgaming.com | |
| Property totals after expansionnearly 300 table games & over 4,000 slot machines | Business Nas joins Resorts World to unveil Queens VIP gaming room | cdcgaming.com | |
| Casino opened2011, marking its 15th anniversary this year | Business Nas joins Resorts World to unveil Queens VIP gaming room | cdcgaming.com | |
| Alleged losses to bookmakers₺12m / $241,144 (Istanbul prosecutors) | Scandal Seven-second trick allegedly cost Turkish bookies ₺12m | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Accounts linked to OB₺192m in inflows & outflows (Turkey's financial crimes unit) | Scandal Seven-second trick allegedly cost Turkish bookies ₺12m | igamingbusiness.com | |
| OB detainedJuly this year, according to local reporting | Scandal Seven-second trick allegedly cost Turkish bookies ₺12m | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Suspects now facing proceedingsNine, including OB | Scandal Seven-second trick allegedly cost Turkish bookies ₺12m | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Separate illegal betting probe₺17.75bn in suspicious activity across eight provinces (Turkish interior ministry) | Scandal Seven-second trick allegedly cost Turkish bookies ₺12m | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Suspects targeted15, including 2 placed under house arrest | Scandal Alleged slot skimmers had inside man at Italian watchdog | www.casino.org | |
| Machines allegedly rigged145 across Cosenza province | Scandal Alleged slot skimmers had inside man at Italian watchdog | www.casino.org | |
| Noncustodial penalties13 suspects, including gambling-industry bans | Scandal Alleged slot skimmers had inside man at Italian watchdog | www.casino.org | |
| Earlier asset order (link unconfirmed)More than €12m ordered seized in November 2025 over unpaid gambling taxes from a gambling-machine business operator | Scandal Alleged slot skimmers had inside man at Italian watchdog | www.casino.org | |
| Monday jackpot$687m, cash value $294.7m | Business 30 players win tier-three prizes as Powerball jackpot swells | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Saturday jackpot$665m, cash value $285.2m, no winner | Business 30 players win tier-three prizes as Powerball jackpot swells | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Saturday tier-three wins30 players matched four white numbers plus the Powerball | Business 30 players win tier-three prizes as Powerball jackpot swells | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Saturday numbers4, 5, 15, 19, 55, Powerball 19, Power Play 2x | Business 30 players win tier-three prizes as Powerball jackpot swells | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Power Play tier-three prizes5 players eligible for $100,000 each thanks to Power Play | Business 30 players win tier-three prizes as Powerball jackpot swells | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Current Machine Games Duty rate20% (SBC News) | Regulation Farage flies to Gibraltar to fight UK gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Feared rate under discussionUp to 40%, others expect a rise of only 5% (SBC News) | Regulation Farage flies to Gibraltar to fight UK gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Previous tax rise2025 gambling tax increase already cutting operator revenues (SBC News) | Regulation Farage flies to Gibraltar to fight UK gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Gibraltar lobbying meetingBreakfast with CEOs & UK political figures, London, last week (SBC News) | Regulation Farage flies to Gibraltar to fight UK gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| UK Budget date28 October 2026 | Regulation Farage flies to Gibraltar to fight UK gambling tax rise | sbcnews.co.uk | |
| Grant fees paidR$2.55bn ($510m) by operators for licences (IBJR) | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Share capital investedR$7.5bn ($1.5bn) by operators (IBJR) | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Jobs lost3,500+ in first 14 days of MP (ANJL survey) | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Revenue at risk 2027-2030up to R$73bn ($14.6bn) (LCA Consultoria) | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Illegal sites found221 new clandestine addresses, 9-12 October (ANJL's Legitbet) | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Congress deadline25 November, or early March 2027 with extension | Regulation Brazil’s 85 betting licences lapse with no refunds | www.yogonet.com | |
| Deal announced26 October 2026, New York (S&P DJI & Kalshi) | Markets S&P Dow Jones names Kalshi a preferred event-contract venue | www.securities.io | |
| Kalshi CEO quoteTarek Mansour calls deal a step toward "the next great financial exchange" | Markets S&P Dow Jones names Kalshi a preferred event-contract venue | www.securities.io | |
| S&P DJI CEO quoteCathy Clay says deal extends firm's role as "benchmark provider" | Markets S&P Dow Jones names Kalshi a preferred event-contract venue | www.securities.io | |
| Prior S&P DJI deal13 October 2026 - first Canton Network OTC swap referencing its iBoxx index | Markets S&P Dow Jones names Kalshi a preferred event-contract venue | www.securities.io | |
| DisclaimerS&P DJI says it does not sponsor, sell or endorse Kalshi's S&P-based contracts | Markets S&P Dow Jones names Kalshi a preferred event-contract venue | www.securities.io | |
| Lula's vote sharealmost 52% to just over 48% for Bolsonaro (Superior Electoral Court) | Regulation Lula’s betting ban faces Supreme Court test after re-election | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Operator lossesabout R$1.2bn in revenue lost after a 30-day-plus forced shutdown | Regulation Lula’s betting ban faces Supreme Court test after re-election | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Licence fees paidR$30m per five-year concession plus R$5m in reserves, per operator | Regulation Lula’s betting ban faces Supreme Court test after re-election | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Government tax lossover R$400m in lost tax revenue, including GGR tax & corporate levies | Regulation Lula’s betting ban faces Supreme Court test after re-election | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Licence expirypermits lapsed on 25 October | Regulation Lula’s betting ban faces Supreme Court test after re-election | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Subpoenas issued31 July 2026, with a return date of 14 August (New York State Gaming Commission) | Courts New York takes Kalshi to court over unanswered subpoenas | www.gamblinginsider.com | |
| Petition filedLogged by the Manhattan court on 22 October 2026 | Courts New York takes Kalshi to court over unanswered subpoenas | www.gamblinginsider.com | |
| July injunction bidKalshi's request denied by Judge Analisa Torres on 7 July 2026 | Courts New York takes Kalshi to court over unanswered subpoenas | www.gamblinginsider.com | |
| AG lawsuit damages sought$36,000,000,000.00 minimum, pending accounting (Decrypt) | Courts New York takes Kalshi to court over unanswered subpoenas | www.gamblinginsider.com | |
| Utah lawsuitSeeks up to $61.2m in fees allegedly collected by Kalshi | Courts New York takes Kalshi to court over unanswered subpoenas | www.gamblinginsider.com | |
| Park MGM win$1m, 29 September, according to a video posted by Stephen Deleonardis | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Deleonardis resultlost $1m hand, then recovered losses to finish up, reportedly by roughly $800,000 | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Earlier Bellagio bet$1m, undated, disclosed by White to MMA Fighting on 30 September | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Caesars Palace runWhite publicly claimed an estimated $26m-$27m, January-March 2024, $350,000-a-hand | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Fontainebleau sessionWhite said the session produced about $1.2m profit, late June 2025, $300,000-a-hand | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Alleged debt claim$25m-$50m owed to Red Rock Resorts, per unnamed source cited by Casino.org, denied by White | Business Dana White wins $1m baccarat hand at Park MGM, reveals second one | www.casino.org | |
| Default cap€700 a day, €1,750 a week, €3,300 over four weeks | Regulation Spain caps online betting deposits at €700 a day | casinobeats.com | |
| Launch date21 October 2026, alongside the Player Portal, a free government dashboard for tracking deposits & gambling activity (DGOJ release) | Regulation Spain caps online betting deposits at €700 a day | casinobeats.com | |
| Binding date26 March 2027 | Regulation Spain caps online betting deposits at €700 a day | casinobeats.com | |
| Limit change delayThree working days before any change takes effect | Regulation Spain caps online betting deposits at €700 a day | casinobeats.com | |
| Raise frequencyOnce every three months maximum | Regulation Spain caps online betting deposits at €700 a day | casinobeats.com | |
| Video gaming terminals affected50,141 (Illinois Gaming Board) | Regulation Illinois proposes self-exclusion for 50,141 video terminals | cdcgaming.com | |
| Licensed locations statewide8,800 (Illinois Gaming Board) | Regulation Illinois proposes self-exclusion for 50,141 video terminals | cdcgaming.com | |
| Wagers on VGTs in September$2.9bn (Illinois Gaming Board) | Regulation Illinois proposes self-exclusion for 50,141 video terminals | cdcgaming.com | |
| September reformsTiered enrolment periods & 12-month marketing exclusion list added to self-exclusion programme | Regulation Illinois proposes self-exclusion for 50,141 video terminals | cdcgaming.com | |
| Eagles record through six weeks2-4, four straight losses | Markets Sirianni sacking odds jump from 19% to 78% in a month | www.si.com | |
| Market settlement dateby March | Markets Sirianni sacking odds jump from 19% to 78% in a month | www.si.com | |
| Payout on $10 'yes' trade$2.61 profit (Kalshi) | Markets Sirianni sacking odds jump from 19% to 78% in a month | www.si.com | |
| Prior suspensionAbout 10 days in October 2025, after Oyo ended its management deal with Highgate | Business Oyo Las Vegas halts alcohol sales for second time in a year | www.casino.org | |
| Cyberattack disputeJanuary 2025 breach exposed data of about 4,700 guests & employees, cited in the Highgate split | Business Oyo Las Vegas halts alcohol sales for second time in a year | www.casino.org | |
| Operator change pendingAugust reports say Fifth Street Gaming is set to replace Paragon Gaming, pending regulatory approval | Business Oyo Las Vegas halts alcohol sales for second time in a year | www.casino.org | |
| Wynn resigned as Wynn Resorts chairman & CEOFebruary 2018 | Business Wynn, banned from Nevada gaming, draws 600 to Golden Nugget talk | www.casino.org | |
| Wall Street Journal investigation into misconduct allegations2018 | Business Wynn, banned from Nevada gaming, draws 600 to Golden Nugget talk | www.casino.org | |
| Fine for mishandling misconduct complaints$20m (Nevada gaming regulators, 2019) | Business Wynn, banned from Nevada gaming, draws 600 to Golden Nugget talk | www.casino.org | |
| Golden Nugget audience for Wynn's return600 (sold out) | Business Wynn, banned from Nevada gaming, draws 600 to Golden Nugget talk | www.casino.org | |
| The Mirage's original construction cost$630m | Business Wynn, banned from Nevada gaming, draws 600 to Golden Nugget talk | www.casino.org | |
| DraftKings Predictions & DKEx launch19 December (company) | Markets DraftKings CEO: “We put ourselves in a win-win spot” | cdcgaming.com | |
| Regulatory oversightCommodity Futures Trading Commission | Markets DraftKings CEO: “We put ourselves in a win-win spot” | cdcgaming.com | |
| Comments madeNext Predict Summit, New York, Thursday | Markets DraftKings CEO: “We put ourselves in a win-win spot” | cdcgaming.com | |
| InterviewerContessa Brewer, CNBC | Markets DraftKings CEO: “We put ourselves in a win-win spot” | cdcgaming.com | |
| Winning tickets allegedly traced4: 2 at €7m, 2 at €5m (court documents) | Scandal Five former lottery staff accused in $27m jackpot plot | www.casino.org | |
| Tickets soldMilan & Brescia (2015), Foggia (2017), Cremona (2019) | Scandal Five former lottery staff accused in $27m jackpot plot | www.casino.org | |
| Assets frozen€25m / $28m (Court of Auditors, Lazio) | Scandal Five former lottery staff accused in $27m jackpot plot | www.casino.org | |
| Property frozen25 properties across six provinces, plus 5 cars & motorcycles | Scandal Five former lottery staff accused in $27m jackpot plot | www.casino.org | |
| Scheme period2015 to 2019 | Scandal Five former lottery staff accused in $27m jackpot plot | www.casino.org | |
| Betting duties paid€69.4m ($77.7m), up from €41.4m | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| Operating incomedown 31% to $51.6m | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| B2B revenuedown 39% (about $33.6m), tied to one major client, per CFO Martin Öhman | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| Nine-month revenue$1.03bn, up 3.2% | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| Latin America revenueup 51.8% to $130m, led by Argentina, Peru & Colombia | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| Share priceSEK 96, up from SEK 93.75 at previous close | Business Betsson B2B revenue sinks 39% as one client pulls back | www.yogonet.com | |
| Third Circuit ruling (April)Sided with Kalshi, blocked New Jersey's gambling rules | Regulation US appeals courts split 2-1 against Kalshi on sports contracts | cdcgaming.com | |
| Ninth Circuit ruling (August)Sided with Nevada, found contracts likely not swaps | Regulation US appeals courts split 2-1 against Kalshi on sports contracts | cdcgaming.com | |
| Sixth Circuit ruling (25 September)Found contracts are swaps but state laws still apply | Regulation US appeals courts split 2-1 against Kalshi on sports contracts | cdcgaming.com | |
| Expected Supreme Court decisionLate 2027 (Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Elliot Stein) | Regulation US appeals courts split 2-1 against Kalshi on sports contracts | cdcgaming.com | |
| Anthony Lee sentence10 months, 2 weeks, suspended 1 year | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Laura Lee sentence4 months, 2 weeks, suspended | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Former party employee sentence6 months, suspended | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Lee couple stakes & potential winnings£2,000+ staked, £23,000+ potential winnings if undetected (prosecutors) | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Former party employee's potential winnings£26,000+ if all 7 bets paid out, placed 4, attempted 3 (court) | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Compensation ordered£10,000+ combined, owed by the Lees | Scandal Tory insiders dodge jail over 2024 election bets | www.casino.org | |
| Lawsuits & cease-&-desist actions pending20+ nationwide (National Conference of State Legislatures) | Markets Utah sues Kalshi as Cruz readies state-control bill | reason.com | |
| Utah complaint filedTuesday, state district court, by Attorney General Derek Brown | Markets Utah sues Kalshi as Cruz readies state-control bill | reason.com | |
| Arizona criminal chargesFiled in March by Attorney General Kris Mayes, first state to do so | Markets Utah sues Kalshi as Cruz readies state-control bill | reason.com | |
| Federal bill plannedSen. Ted Cruz to introduce after the midterms, giving states & tribes regulatory power (Bloomberg Law) | Markets Utah sues Kalshi as Cruz readies state-control bill | reason.com | |
| Whistleblower response100 complaints within minutes after George Santos's alleged insider trading attempt, Mansour says | Markets Utah sues Kalshi as Cruz readies state-control bill | reason.com | |
| TV slotShorter cut airs during World Series Game 1, Brewers v Rays | Markets Kalshi lands McBride, Gillis for World Series ad push | gizmodo.com | |
| Other offerStreamer Hasan Piker says Kalshi offered him $1m to sponsor a 2024 election night stream; he declined | Markets Kalshi lands McBride, Gillis for World Series ad push | gizmodo.com | |
| Young trader volumeUsers aged 18-21 traded over $5bn on Kalshi this year, per a CNN analysis | Markets Kalshi lands McBride, Gillis for World Series ad push | gizmodo.com | |
| Media dealsCNN, CNBC & Fox News have signed partnership deals with Kalshi | Markets Kalshi lands McBride, Gillis for World Series ad push | gizmodo.com | |
| Target market size$7.6tn inflation market, dominated by Wall Street's bilateral OTC swaps (Finance Magnates) | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| TIPS market$2.2tn (Bloomberg) | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| Inflation-swap market$5.4tn (Bloomberg) | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| Prior CPI futures launchCME launched a CPI contract in 2004, later discontinued it | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| Contract plan12 monthly CPI contracts, then May & November contracts for 4 years (documents reviewed by Bloomberg) | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| Product adviserMichael Ashton, Kalshi's CPI product & benchmark partner since August | Markets Kalshi chases $7.6tn inflation market CME couldn’t crack | www.financemagnates.com | |
| Brazil ban announcedLate September, by President Lula da Silva | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Studio launched in São Paulolast year, per iGB | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Ban took effectEarly October 2026 | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Evolution LatAm growth23.1% year-on-year in Q3 (pre-ban) | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Evolution Q3 net revenue€526.1m ($585.2m), up 3.7% year-on-year | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Pending rulingBrazil's Supreme Federal Court, on constitutionality of the ban | Business Evolution CEO ‘flabbergasted’ by Brazil betting ban | igamingbusiness.com | |
| Jackpot amount$1,025,913.22 (Mohegan Sun) | Business Mohegan Sun pays $1,025,913 jackpot to two sisters | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Date of win16 October 2026, according to a photo of the moment | Business Mohegan Sun pays $1,025,913 jackpot to two sisters | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| MachineDragon Link, Hold & Win feature (Mohegan Sun) | Business Mohegan Sun pays $1,025,913 jackpot to two sisters | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Recent jackpot$560,898 won on Ultimate Texas Hold'em, days earlier (Mohegan Sun) | Business Mohegan Sun pays $1,025,913 jackpot to two sisters | www.gamblingnews.com | |
| Earlier jackpot$400,000 royal flush win reported in August (GamblingNews) | Business Mohegan Sun pays $1,025,913 jackpot to two sisters | www.gamblingnews.com |
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