J&J Gaming announced that it had acquired Midwest Amusements, which manages more than 420 gaming devices at 101 locations in Nebraska, Iowa and Wyoming. J&J Gaming said the addition will bring its platform to more than 32,200 devices in 4,200 locations across seven jurisdictions.
The acquisition expands J&J Gaming’s device and location network across three states.
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Coinbase agreed to end Michigan sports contract activity by 10 October. The agreement requires Coinbase to close outstanding positions while its appeal continues. The outlet also reported that Webull, Gemini and ProphetX exited Connecticut, while PrizePicks paused new sports prediction entries in Missouri but kept existing entries active.
Under a deal announced Wednesday, Coinbase will halt new sports event contracts in Michigan by Oct. 10, with every open position to be wound down by that date as well, the Michigan Gaming Control Board said in a press release. While the appeal proceeds, the company keeps its legal arguments intact, and Michigan pledged to hold off on enforcement so long as Coinbase stays within the restrictions.
Michigan’s Gaming Control Board said DraftKings began multi-state online poker in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey on 8 July 2026 after the board found it met the regulatory requirements. In Michigan, DraftKings operates through authorised partner Bay Mills Indian Community.
Churchill Downs is assessing offers for nine casinos across eight US states. Chief executive Bill Carstanjen said in a September interview that strategic priorities drove the proposed disposals, while the properties continued to perform well. Sale proceeds are expected to reduce debt, although the company has warned that it may not complete every disposal.
DraftKings launched its standalone DraftKings Predictions app under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight, the company said. Eligible customers can initially trade contracts on sports and financial events across 38 states, with CME Group as the first exchange; the company plans to add further categories and integrate Railbird Technologies.
Kambi and Churchill Downs Incorporated agreed a multi-year extension to their sportsbook deal, covering 15 existing retail locations in eight US states. The arrangement also includes a new Maine launch this month, expanding the stated footprint to nine states.