Business
Betfred profit £64m as UK tax hikes close shops
Betfred posted a £64m pre-tax profit but is closing 132 shops & dropping its Super League sponsorship over UK tax hikes.
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Regulation
Betway wins most New Zealand online licence slots
Entain, SkyCity, Stake & Betway have won rights to apply for New Zealand's new online gambling licences, with Betway cleared for the most.
Business
Lottomatica-CIRSA merger brings €744m payout
Lottomatica & CIRSA's boards approved absorbing CIRSA in a deal that proposes a €744m shareholder payout.
Regulation
Pennsylvania skill games face raids from 14 October after court ruling
Pennsylvania businesses still running skill games risk raids & prosecution from 14 October.
Regulation
Fantasy loophole beats 15-state ban on college player bets
A fantasy-sports loophole lets bettors wager on individual college athletes despite bans in 15 states.
Business
YouTube’s Masthead slot opens beyond sports betting
YouTube will let registered online gambling operators buy its top homepage ad slot from 21 October 2026.
Regulation
PSG finals drove France’s biggest bets in €11.5bn year
France's gambling regulator says sports betting stakes grew 12% to €11.5bn while flagging patterns among excessive bettors.
Regulation
Ireland drops EU gambling tax from €1.85trn budget draft
Ireland's first draft of the EU 2028-2034 budget leaves out a proposed common tax on online gambling.
Markets
$900k+ wagered on Polymarket murder trials sparks jury fears
Six-figure sums wagered on murder trials on Polymarket are fuelling fears jurors could be influenced or even bet on their own verdicts.
Regulation
Illegal betting links jump from 9,000 to 40,000 after Brazil ban
Brazil's fixed-odds betting ban has cost over 3,500 jobs & put thousands more on leave, industry body ANJL says.
Markets
60% of US voters oppose election betting, Reuters/Ipsos finds
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 60% of US voters oppose betting on elections, with Democrats more opposed than Republicans.
Markets
Sydney Sweeney’s second racy Novig ad follows 4x valuation jump
Sydney Sweeney's second racy Novig ad lands as the prediction market's valuation reportedly quadruples to $2bn.