Niagara Falls’ mayor warned that the city could lose $11m to $13m annually if a new Seneca compact removes host-community provisions. The proposal concerns revenue pooling, but the available report does not identify a deciding institution or provide further details.
The proposed change could reduce annual revenue for Niagara Falls by as much as $13m.
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The UK Gambling Commission published research on 27 October 2026 using combined Gambling Survey for Great Britain data from 2023, 2024 and 2025. It found that 7.7% of participants with mixed or multiple ethnic backgrounds had a PGSI score of at least 8, compared with 1.9% of white participants; the analysis shows an association, not a cause.
The British regulator published research on 27 October 2026 on gambling participation and harm among ethnic groups. The research combines data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The researchers distinguish participants with white, mixed, Asian, Black or other ethnic backgrounds.
A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Temporary Organisation found that 25% of surveyed recent gamblers in Aruba fell into moderate- or high-risk categories. The survey covered 720 adults; the researchers cautioned that its non-random recruitment and screening measure do not establish gambling disorder or represent a complete population measure.
Of the gamblers examined, 20% fall into the moderate-risk category and 5% into the high-risk category. The research was carried out among 720 adult residents of Aruba. The study was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and the Tijdelijke Werkorganisatie (TWO).
DOCV director Julia Lensing disputed the GGL’s estimate that illegal online gambling accounted for 22.97% of Germany’s market in 2024. Lensing cited an unpublished research update that she said put illegal operators’ share of online playing time at 57% in 2025; the findings could not be independently checked. She also called for changes to gambling rules and more market data from the GGL.
The GGL estimated the share of the illegal online gambling market in Germany for 2024 at 22.97%. Lensing, director of DOCV, said that this percentage does not give a good picture of the size of the illegal market. She referred to several studies in an interview.
PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden said on a third-quarter earnings call that the company plans to increase lobbying in Texas for gambling expansion. PENN operates two thoroughbred racetracks in the state and said it is prepared to advocate for any proposals that emerge.
US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted a preliminary injunction in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi in California on Wednesday. The order bars Kalshi from offering sports contracts on the plaintiff tribes’ lands and requires the tribes to provide boundary maps by 13 November; Kalshi must report its compliance steps within 21 days.
A San Francisco federal judge has blocked Kalshi from listing sports event contracts on land belonging to the California tribes that are suing it. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who sits in the Northern District of California, granted the tribes a preliminary injunction on Wednesday in the case Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi.