Mafia-Backed Betting Scandal: 34 Arrested In Sweeping FBI Raids
The biggest betting scandal in modern U.S. sports history erupted yesterday, as the FBI arrested 34 suspects, including Portland Trail Blazers coach…
Lauren Harrison
Kalshi And Prediction Markets Question Continues To Roil U.S. iGaming Legislators
This week the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) fired a prediction markets warning shot across the bows of America. And guess what?…
Native American Tribal Gaming Legend Ernie Stevens Jr. Laid To Rest
American Tribal gaming leader and legend, “warrior” Ernie Stevens Jr. was laid to rest at the weekend. The towering 6ft 7in Ernie,…
NCPG Loses Control: What’s Next For 1-800-GAMBLER Helpline?
Responsible Gambling Education Month in the U.S. is typically a celebration of progress in safer gambling, but this year it ends with…
Macau Sets New Record For Visitor Numbers
Despite ongoing pressures, Macau welcomed a record number of punters in August 2025, marking a 15.5 percent increase year-on-year (y-o-y). The former…
A Bad Run For Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment is having a spectacular run of bad luck. Today (September 22), the Las Vegas-born gambling giant was officially demoted from…
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Welcome to the latest edition of iGF’s unmissable Letter From America. This week we’re presenting a compelling mix of hot headlines and…
Children Being Harmed By Surge of Illicit Betting Promotion, Warns GambleAware
New research by the GambleAware charity shows that influencers on TikTok, YouTube and Twitch are driving unprecedented exposure to gambling content among…
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Welcome to the latest Letter From America. We lead this edition with the break-out news that the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC)…
Cracks Appear In California Tribal Gaming Alliance
EXCLUSIVE: Under increasing pressure from an unholy trio of sweepstakes casinos, prediction markets and their long-term heavy hitter national sportsbook opponents, serious…
Amid Looming Black Market Crisis, Philippines Mulls iGaming Ban
Amid a looming black market gambling crisis and the humiliating threat of being put back on the FATF international money laundering Grey…
Leading From The Fast Track
Founded in 2016, Fast Track is an award-winning iGaming technology and service provider on a mission to simplify online gambling operations, writes…
Power Play: FanDuel Enters Prediction Markets
Breaking: In an overnight development that will surprise few, U.S. market leader FanDuel announced–subject to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval–its entry…
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Welcome to our latest Letter From America. It’s a bumper edition this week, so we’re diving right in. First stop, the progressive…
From Harmonisation To Horror, UK Gambling Industry Bracing For Tax Grab
The UK gambling industry is bracing to face more upheaval as what began as a plan to streamline online gambling taxes is…
U.S. Tribal Gaming Delivers Record FY24
Tribal gaming leaders raised a glass in celebration yesterday (July 31) as the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) announced a new record…
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Welcome back to Letter From America. As always, we’re bringing you the week’s top headlines from the “Land of Opportunity”, starting with…
Targetting Kalshi, California Tribes Go To DEFCON 1
BREAKING NEWS: Three of California’s federally-recognised Tribes are suing prediction market betting sites Kalshi and Robinhood for violating the Indian Gaming Regulatory…
Opening The Doors of Gambling Addiction
So-called Magic Mushrooms–most specifically their active compound, psilocybin–could revolutionise the way gambling addiction is treated. That’s one of the amazing takeaways from…
Oh Canada! British Columbia Poised To Follow Ontario’s Success
As Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, enters its fourth year of free market regulated iGaming, British Columbia (BC) looks poised to follow…
Here’s Henry Williams! America’s Most Progressive Regulator
Meet Henry Williams, the man taking on illegal gambling operators and turning Michigan into a model for regulation across the United States….
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As the USA celebrates Independence Day, iGamingFuture offers our readers a very warm welcome to our latest edition of “Letter From America”….
Good Cop Bad Cop, Germany Market Grows Five Percent in 2024
BREAKING NEWS: Germany’s embattled gambling sector may be showing signs of a cautious recovery as the regulator reports five percent year-on-year growth…
Hole In The Dike, Holland Revenue Draining Offshore
European gambling markets were poised for a new era of safer and more sustainable gambling, but instead, according to the latest data…
Letter From America 40
Welcome to edition 40 of Letter From America. This week, the “Kalshi Crisis” continues to unfold as the regulated betting industry and…
Shot Dreams, British Basketball Match-Fixing Slam-Dunked by Gaming Commission
Five British basketball players have been hit with worldwide bans for match-fixing following a major investigation by the sport’s governing bodies, supported…
Letter From America 39
Across this vast nation the regulated online and retail gambling industry is under fire, as this week’s Letter From America, featuring sweepstake…
A Bad Day At The Office For Betsson
We’re only a few days into June, but for Swedish gaming giants Betsson it’s already shaping up to be a month to…
California Kalshi Crisis: Tribal Gaming Threatened By Prediction Markets
EXCLUSIVE: Prediction market sports contracts–branded an existential “California Kalshi Crisis”–have now come to the Golden State in flagrant violation of constitutional Native…
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As scrutiny turns to regulatory gambling commissions in Nevada and Texas, we’ve got a bumper edition of Letter from America this week….
Retention, AI, Uniqflow, EveryMatrix’s (The) Future of iGaming
Churn-and-burn, bonus abuse and soaring acquisition costs mean iGaming operators–especially those in mature markets–are under increasing pressure to rethink their operational strategies,…
Power Shift As The Americas Set To Surpass Europe’s iGaming GGR, Says Vixio
A cross-Atlantic iGaming power shift is underway, with regulated online gambling in The Americas set to equal–and surpass–GGR in Europe, predicts forensic…
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As the regular legislative sessions in many states come to a close as we write this week’s “Letter From America”, several of…
What Keeps Players Playing? Gamingtec Explores The Psychology Behind Gamification
From apps and learning platforms, to the fast-evolving world of iGaming, gamification has become a vital tool in digital engagement, writes Lauren…
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Welcome to our latest Letter From America, featuring a week of high drama in the US gaming world, with fresh lawsuits, high-profile…
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It was always going to be an eventful second term for President Trump, but few would have predicted such a frenetic pace…
What’s Not To Kalshi? Nevada Cease-and-Desist Order Nixed By Feds
Prediction markets platform Kalshi has won a temporary restraining order against the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), allowing it to continue operating…
A New Era For British Bonuses?
The UK gambling industry is facing the biggest shake-up in bonus structures in years, with new rules from the UK Gambling Commission…
Kalshi Fights Back Against State Regulators
The blows keep landing for predictions market platform Kalshi, which faces mounting pressure from U.S. state regulators with cease-and-desist orders issued in…
Casino Cabbie’s Letter From America #34
This week’s Casino Cabbie “Letter From America” features a clutch of big names in the regulatory firing line: from prediction market platform…
Will Thailand Become South East Asia’s Next Money Laundering Hub?
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing a parliamentary motion of No Confidence tomorrow (March 26), which may scupper her US$9 billion…
FanDuel Doubles Down On Safer Gambling Leadership
Doubling down on its long-term commitment to safer gambling, top U.S. platform FanDuel has launched “The Comeback With Craig Carton,” a new…
Seeking To Turn Back Sports Gaming, U.S. SAFE Bet Act Revived
The abortive SAFE Bet Act, a proposed draconian crackdown on U.S. sports betting, is back from the dead. Following its failure last…
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Before we start our latest Letter From America, welcome to March Madness and the start of Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the…
New Jersey Seeks To Legalise Sweepstakes iCasinos
Riding the wave, New Jersey is once again leading the way in U.S. gambling reform with two open bills that seek to…
Paddy Power Monstered, Pays Disputed £1m Slots Win But House Wins
In an ironic twist to the old adage that “The House Always Wins”, gambling giant Paddy Power has been ordered to pay…
Check It Out, UK National Lottery Gets Controversial Supermarket Revamp
The UK National Lottery is undergoing a high-tech transformation, with operator Allwyn rolling-out two new supermarket initiatives designed to modernise and boost…
21st-Century Cybersecurity: Getting Ahead Of The Hack
Despite ever-increasing investment, cybersecurity threats and attacks have become more prevalent, sophisticated and costly in the gaming industry. In 2023, two of…
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As the U.S. legislative season gains traction, some states are making progress on gambling expansion, while others have folded on bills faster…
Building A Stake In Brazil’s Burgeoning Market
Since launching in 2017 Stake has rapidly become a global brand and one of the most popular online crypto and fiat gambling…