Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board approved a $100,000 penalty against BetMGM after its March meeting, citing failures in identity checks that investigators said enabled four fraud schemes. The schemes generated more than $2m in illegitimate betting activity, according to the report.
The penalty highlights verification and fraud-control risks for operators licensed in Pennsylvania.
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DraftKings and FanDuel each contributed $10.4 million to a Nebraska campaign supporting two ballot measures to legalise mobile sports betting, according to the report. Voters are due to decide on the measures on 3 November; approval of both would allow mobile sportsbooks to partner with licensed racetrack casinos.
Sportsbook giants DraftKings and FanDuel have each committed $10.4 million to the push to bring mobile sports betting to Nebraska. The statewide vote takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The IBJR said its monitoring and economic simulation identified 60,477 suspected betting sites in Brazil, with data updated to 27 October. It estimated annualised clandestine-market GGR at R$56bn, up from R$27.9bn, but said the 101% increase was a simulation rather than a direct market measurement. The report also said 85 federal authorisations covering 82 companies expired on 25 October after a 30-day period.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its LegitBet monitoring system identified 60,477 suspected betting sites operating in Brazil after the federal government's provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting. The institute estimated that the clandestine market may have grown 101% since 25 September, with data updated to 27 October, according to the IBJR.
The IBJR said its monitoring had identified 60,477 suspected betting addresses in Brazil since it began tracking them after the betting prohibition. Its LegitBet system found betting-operation indicators on 34,134 sites, while the IBJR noted that these were database entries, not necessarily newly created sites, and did not replace authority reviews.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its monitoring had identified 60,477 addresses suspected of offering betting since it began tracking them after betting was prohibited in Brazil. In 34,134 of those sites, the institute's LegitBet system found elements characteristic of betting operations, such as bonus offers, Pix payments and registration forms, according to the institute. The data was updated to Tuesday 27 October.
Nebraska voters are due to decide on 3 November 2026 whether to approve two initiatives covering online sports betting, according to reports. The supporting campaign has received almost $21.7 million, with FanDuel and DraftKings each contributing nearly $10.3 million during the election year. Both proposals must pass for mobile betting to become legal; the proposed framework would apply a 20% tax to gross gaming revenue.
MGM Resorts International reported consolidated revenue of $4.21bn for the third quarter of 2026, down 1% year on year, according to its financial results published on 28 October. Net loss attributable to shareholders narrowed to $17m from $285m, while adjusted consolidated EBITDA fell to $403m from $506m. MGM China revenue rose 5%, and the company said its digital businesses also recorded revenue growth.