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KSA Hits Dutch Operators With Pre-World Cup Ad Crackdown, Vows Instant Sanctions
20.5.2026
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) warned licensees on Tuesday that bets on first yellow cards and first corner kicks are not permitted during the upcoming FIFA World Cup, threatening “immediate enforcement action” against operators breaching ad and sponsorship rules. Chairman Michel...
Entain Directly Targets Premier League Clubs Citing ‘Cryptocurrency Reliance’ in Sponsor Ban
16.5.2026
Entain General Counsel Simon Zinger has written directly to six Premier League clubs, urging them to commit to UK-licensed gambling sponsors only for the 2026/27 season, citing Stake’s “heavy reliance on cryptocurrency” and BJ88’s use of “unregulated payment methods like cryptocurrency to evade...
Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance
8.5.2026
Flutter Entertainment announced a leadership transition at FanDuel, with Chief Executive Amy Howe departing after five years and Christian Genetski stepping into the CEO role. The departure was confirmed alongside Flutter’s Q1 2026 results. Genetski Takes Over While Flutter Names Group-Level...
Panama Player Accuses World Cup Veteran Teammate of Match-Fixing After Own Goal
6.5.2026
A Sporting San Miguelito player publicly accused his own teammate of match-fixing in a series of Instagram posts following a May 2 Liga Panamena de Futbol fixture, triggering a formal league investigation five weeks before Panama plays in the FIFA World Cup. Gustavo Herrera named goalkeeper Jose...
Crypto-Native Operators Lead Canada’s Offshore iGaming Surge as World Cup Approaches
6.5.2026
Crypto-native operators Stake and Roobet lead Canada’s online gambling market five weeks before the country co-hosts the FIFA World Cup, with offshore platforms continuing to dominate every province except Ontario. According to the 2025 USA and Canada iGaming Landscape Report from market analytics...
Stake Launches Regulated Mexico Operation Five Weeks Before World Cup Kickoff
6.5.2026
Online gambling operator Stake officially launched in Mexico on Monday, going live through stake.mx under a permit-based structure overseen by SEGOB, the Ministry of the Interior. The company is operating as an agent under a license agreement with intermediary firm Uno Capali, a structure commonly...
NHL and MLB Sign With Polymarket and Kalshi as Their Unions Ask CFTC to Intervene
4.5.2026
A coalition of the largest US professional sports player unions has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit several categories of sports event contracts at platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, putting the unions in direct opposition to the leagues that have signed...
DAZN to Embed Blockchain-Backed FIFA Prediction Market in World Cup 2026 Live Streams
17.4.2026
Sports streaming platform DAZN will integrate ADI Predictstreet – FIFA’s first-ever official prediction market partner and a blockchain-backed forecasting platform licensed in Gibraltar – directly into its livestreams ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the companies announced Monday from Zurich....
Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline
10.4.2026
Italy’s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue...
NFL’s Billion-Dollar Sportsbook Partnerships Expire With No Replacement as League Faces Microbetting Lawsuit
3.4.2026
The National Football League (NFL) entered April without a single official sportsbook partner for the first time since 2021, as its trio of existing deals with Fanuel, Draftkings, and Caesars each expired at midnight on March 31 without renewal. The lapse coincides with a period when the league...
Premier League’s Last Gambling Shirt Season: £140M and a UK Crackdown
3.4.2026
The 2025/26 Premier League season will mark an end to a lucrative era where gambling brands appeared on the front of matchday shirts, ending a commercial relationship worth over £140 million per season as 11 of 20 clubs prepare to strip betting logos from their kits. The voluntary ban takes effect...
Baseball Players Are Using A New Robo-Judge To Instantly Humiliate Umpires And Crowds Love It
30.3.2026
Pitchers, batters, and catchers can now challenge strikes and balls in seconds and it's changing the game overnight
Which Cowardly Game Company Will Be The First To Stand Up To Trump?
12.3.2026
The White House will not stop posting video game memes to spread fascism
SportFi’s next act: onchain markets built around match-day results
22.2.2026
An area of blockchain-based finance focused on increasing fans' engagement with sports teams, SportFi uses tokens to grant access to privileges such as limited voting rights and exclusive rewards
Nearly 25% of Draftkings Sportsbook Revenue Contested by Prediction Platforms
16.2.2026
Recent data indicates that nearly a quarter of Draftkings’ sportsbook revenue is now being challenged by the rapid rise of federally regulated prediction market platforms. Sports Prediction Platforms Capture Growing Share of $14B Betting Market Prediction market platforms such as Kalshi have...
Winter Olympics Disqualifies Guy Over Helmet That Was Too ‘Political’ Because It Honored Athletes Killed By Russia
12.2.2026
'There are things more important than medals. I stood up for what I believe in.'
Olympic Skier Confesses To Cheating On GF During Live Interview After Winning Bronze
10.2.2026
“This has been the worst week of my life," said Norwegian athlete Sturla Holm Lægreid
The Best Thing About The Winter Olympics Are The Drone Cameras
9.2.2026
Speedy little drones and talented operators are providing the coolest views of the 2026 Winter Olympics
Super Bowl Ads Are All Just Celebs Selling Out And It Sucks
9.2.2026
Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, Sofía Vergara, George Clooney, MrBeast, and so many other stars and actors want to sell you AI and food
Rap Star Drake Uses Stake to Wager $1M in Bitcoin on Patriots Despite Super Bowl LX Odds
8.2.2026
Drake has never been shy about betting big, but on the eve of Super Bowl LX, the global music star took it up another notch by placing a $1 million wager on the New England Patriots—despite the majority of betting markets lining up against them. Drake’s $1 Million Stake Bet Backs Patriots The...