The WSOP announced that ESPN will carry live coverage of the Main Event, beginning with Day 1A on 2 July. ESPN is scheduled to show at least six hours of programming on each tournament day until the final table on 13 July, followed by a 20-day break before the final table.
The broadcast agreement restores ESPN coverage of the WSOP Main Event and sets the event’s television schedule.
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Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection issued cease-and-desist orders to nine prediction-market operators this week. The orders require platforms to halt sports event contracts and other alleged unlicensed online gambling and permit customer withdrawals. Investigators also issued nearly 30 subpoenas; recipients are not necessarily under investigation.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said no records existed in response to a request for enforcement actions and aggregate data about misconduct on WSOP Pennsylvania online poker. The request covered records from 15 July 2021 through 18 August 2026 and specified conduct including bots, collusion and multi-accounting.
Bonus.com reported, citing ESPN, that the MLBPA proposed prohibiting individual player prop bets in collective bargaining talks with MLB. The proposal would cover sportsbooks, fantasy platforms and prediction markets, and MLB said it would respond during negotiations.
France's competition authority has approved Banijay's planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions. The review, the authority's first of a gambling transaction spanning online and land-based operations, focused mainly on poker and concluded that the deal was unlikely to restrict competition. The authority said its assessment did not account for possible future legalisation of online casino games.
Wynn Resorts expects its Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah to open in September 2027, according to chief executive Craig Billings. The company expects to decide around February 2027 how the resort will launch; handovers to its operations team are due to begin in early 2027, with full control expected in late July.
Chief Executive Craig Billings said on the earnings call that the Ras Al Khaimah resort is still due to open in September 2027.