Japan considers geoblocking online casino platforms
Japan's communications ministry commissioned an expert review of geoblocking online casino platforms.
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Reports
Putin approves gambling self-exclusion regulations
Putin approved rules requiring gambling businesses to block customers on a central self-exclusion register, with fines for non-compliance.
Betsson’s StarCasinò adds Eurasian Gaming live games in Italy
The launch expands StarCasinò’s Italian games catalogue and Eurasian Gaming’s distribution in that market.
Reuters investigation alleges Iranian gambling network evaded sanctions through crypto
Allegations linking over 2,000 Farsi-language sites to sanctions evasion via cryptocurrency raise compliance exposure for payment providers.
Nexus report links illegal gambling reach to Telegram and affiliates
Telegram groups, automated messaging and affiliate incentives directing users to prohibited sites are channels operators and regulators must monitor.
Data Room Nexus report describes illegal gambling site adaptations
Telegram, search engines and duplicate sites used to circumvent blocking show the distribution methods illegal sites rely on.
Tucumán lawmakers propose dedicated gambling treatment funding
The draft earmarks gaming transfers for mental health and addiction programmes, plus a support line.
Delaware sports and iGaming betting reaches $380.1 million in June
The reported year-on-year increase provides a measure of Delaware sports and iGaming betting activity.
Court rejects latest National Lottery appeal
The ruling rejects a further legal challenge concerning the UK National Lottery.
BOYLE Sports signs Leeds United betting partnership in UK and Ireland
The agreement gives BOYLE Sports branding and promotional activity at Leeds United across the UK and Ireland.
Licence
Rush Street Interactive describes exchange filing as contingency plan
The filing preserves future flexibility without committing Rush Street to a prediction market launch.
Florida adds public nuisance law to gambling enforcement powers
The nuisance law gives Florida officials another tool against widespread illegal slot machines.
Rush Street says sports contracts are outside prediction market plans
Rush Street holds licensing while stating no plans to enter sports prediction markets.
Rush Street Interactive says prediction markets have not affected North American sportsbook
RSI says prediction markets have not affected its sportsbook, while its application prepares for possible developments without imminent sports contracts.
Novig becomes official prediction market partner of the New York Mets
The tie-up gives prediction markets a route into MLB fan engagement as US operators watch the sector's challenge to sportsbook handle.
Kalshi sends Netflix cease-and-desist over prediction markets documentary trailer
The dispute tests how prediction-market platforms respond to media scrutiny while Kalshi operates under a Nevada court injunction.
RSI files CFTC exchange application without imminent sports-contract launch plans
RSI's CFTC application keeps a designated contract market option open without an immediate sports-contract launch.
Massachusetts Lottery generates over $1bn in annual net profit
Fiscal 2026 net profit above $1bn provides revenue for the Commonwealth, per the Treasurer's report.
Results
CIRSA increases quarterly online revenue to €169m
Online revenue rose 22.4% to €169m while online EBITDA declined 1.1% to €30.7m.
Robinhood says Rothera ranks among top three US prediction market exchanges
Growth in event-contract trading gives Robinhood a larger foothold in prediction markets that compete with licensed sportsbooks and exchanges.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission provides researchers access to casino player data
The portal resolves the lawsuit over casino data, while proposed legislation could add sportsbook data-sharing obligations.
NFL urges CFTC to adopt further sports integrity safeguards
The outcome will shape which sports event contracts prediction markets may offer and at what minimum age, affecting operators and suppliers in that segment.
Ethiopian Lottery Service reiterates sports betting prohibition
The Ethiopian Lottery Service warned that groups exploit the shutdown to promote illegal betting offers despite the ban.
Results
Rush Street Interactive raises 2026 guidance after record Q2 revenue
Record results and a second consecutive guidance increase update expectations, while casino generated most of RSI’s revenue.
Results
Konami gaming and systems revenue rises 64.9% in fiscal first quarter
The return to profit at Konami's casino-equipment unit signals recovering supplier demand for operators and investors tracking gaming hardware sales.