Business
Ex-UKGC policy chief Miller launches GamReg to fight black market
Former UK Gambling Commission policy chief Tim Miller has launched GamReg Consulting to help regulators tackle illegal gambling markets.
Reporting & guides
Markets
Trump Jr. got $300k Kalshi stake as it eyes margin bets
Kalshi gave Donald Trump Jr. an equity stake, since heavily diluted, before applying to let some users bet with borrowed money.
Business
Diller drops $18bn MGM bid, shares fall 8.57%
Barry Diller's People Inc has pulled its offer to take MGM Resorts private.
Regulation
Bulgaria PM Radev pushes near-total ban on gambling ads
Bulgaria's PM wants to ban almost all gambling advertising & hike taxes on operators.
Courts
Churchill Downs & NYRA move to kill ‘rigged pools’ RICO case
Churchill Downs, NYRA & The Stronach Group are fighting a RICO lawsuit alleging pari-mutuel pools are rigged toward computer-assisted bettors.
Courts
Judge hears Kalshi bid to kill Mescalero Apache Tribe case
The Mescalero Apache Tribe's case against Kalshi over prediction markets reached a New Mexico courtroom.
Regulation
CFTC Flags $867m Kalshi Mention Markets Over Manipulation Risk
The CFTC has warned that mention market contracts carry heightened manipulation risk.
Regulation
Lula plans betting ad curbs after UN swipe at the industry
Lula is set to issue a provisional measure curbing betting adverts & possibly banning online casinos after blasting the industry at the UN.
Business
Betano behind 91.1% of World Cup gambling logos, study says
A Bristol & Oxford study found World Cup 2026 broadcasts showed gambling & prediction market logos 1.5 times a minute.
Scandal
Trump-linked firm’s ex-CFO ‘lost $29m of company cash at slots’
X Strategies has sued former CFO Derek Utley, alleging he gambled $29m of company money on slots.