SpeedLabs has raised $6.5m in a seed round led by Parlay Capital, according to a report dated 2 June 2026. The startup is preparing to launch its Momentum Markets product in summer 2026.
The funding supports SpeedLabs' planned entry into micro-betting prediction markets.
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XO Market raised $6 million in a seed round, the company said, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, 20VC, Picus Capital, Venture Together and angel investors. The company said its platform lets users create markets; it reported more than $150 million in trading volume, over 30,000 users and more than 600 user-created markets since its mainnet beta launch.
Eventual announced the launch of a media company focused on prediction markets, with a data partnership with Polymarket and a seed round backed by LightShed Ventures, Riverside Ventures, Juniper Ventures and Bryan Goldberg. The company plans to publish daily articles and run a twice-weekly programme, according to the announcement.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms organisations in the UK, according to a report. Recipients include Gambling with Lives, Gamban, GamLearn, Chapter One and Beacon Counselling Trust; the funding page puts total provision through 2028 at £39.7m.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms groups, following legal challenges to earlier funding decisions, according to the report.
Gamban said it has returned its gambling-blocking service to free access in England after receiving funding approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The company said it had previously switched to subscriptions and had already restored free service in Wales earlier in the year.
Gamban has announced that its service in England will be free again, after it did the same in Wales earlier in the year. The company reversed the change following funding approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
Sands China completed a US$1bn private offering of senior unsecured notes on Tuesday, according to filings by parent Las Vegas Sands. The issue comprises US$700m of 6.400% notes due in 2032 and US$300m of 6.700% notes due in 2033. The company said it intends to use proceeds and cash on hand to redeem US$700m of notes due in 2027, repay its revolving facility and fund general corporate purposes, including capital expenditure.