Letter From America 58
The World Cup has kicked off and the U.S. is at the epicentre of history’s biggest betting boom, but beyond the record-breaking…
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Between The Rock And A New Place, Gibraltar Opens The Door To NWiG
Top gambling licensing authority Gibraltar has opened its doors to New World iGaming (NWiG) prediction markets. The so-called “Rock”, a sovereign British…
It’s A 2026 Legislative Wrap But Little Partying For iGaming Across The United States
With most state governments shutting their legislative doors to end their 2026 law making season, it’s an apposite time to take legal…
Focus On Australia, Part 1: No Worries? The World’s Biggest Losers
The landmark 2023 Murphy Report, the most significant federal inquiry into gambling harm ever conducted in Australia, was titled: “You Win Some,…
The Relegation Game: Lowly Spanish LaLiga Club Osasuna Hedges Via Kalshi
Osasuna were on the verge of relegation in Spain’s premier LaLiga football league, so the club from Pamplona–where they run the bulls…
Don’t Look Now: Hallowed U.S. College Sports Outraged By Latest Insider Gambling Scandal
While most sports betting action has been focussed on FIFA World Cup action, hallowed U.S. college sports–nominal standard bearer of the great…
Letter From America 57
President Trump’s anti-weaponisation “slush fund” might be scuppered, but the scandals just keep coming. From The New Yorker’s bold claims of regulatory…
Curaçao The World Cup’s Mighty Mouse That Roared
WORLD CUP SPECIAL: Curaçao, the tiny Dutch Caribbean island that is a major offshore gambling and banking hub, has become the smallest…
Polymarket Google Insider Trading Scandal
BREAKING NEWS: A Google security engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, was arrested by FBI agents in New York early yesterday morning after allegedly using…
The Politics Of South America’s iGaming Boom
Propelled by rapidly accelerating technological innovation and, crucially, sweeping state-level regulatory reforms, the South American iGaming industry has rapidly transformed in the…
Winning The Taxation Challenge With GiG
Indubitably regulation–when executed with precision–is a force for good, writes Claudio Caruana, General Counsel at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG). In the global…
Chile Casinos Chasing Dreams Of Legal iGaming
EXCLUSIVE: Land-based casinos in Chile are looking to break into the flourishing online betting business — a sector they spent years resisting…
Prediction Markets Take A Senate-Sized Beatdown
American lawmakers have grilled representatives from both the gambling and prediction market sectors during an action-packed Senate hearing, examining sports integrity and…
Letter From America 56
Welcome back to the latest edition of Letter From America. We’ve got lots to catch up on, including New Jersey, where a…
Hungary’s Corrupt Gambling System Hungry For Change
Following Hungary’s political earthquake of ejecting its long-standing pro-Putin leader Viktor Orbán, the nation’s gambling industry, burdened by years of a corrupt…
Oklahoma Sports Betting Stalled Again
Sports betting expansion has failed in Oklahoma for another year running and it wasn’t just a case of legislative gridlock. The failure…
Inside Indonesia’s Offshore Gambling Empire, Part Two: The Crackdown
SPECIAL REPORT, PART TWO: In mid-2024, just before President Prabowo Subianto took office, Indonesia launched a supposed crackdown on online gambling –…
New York City’s First Full-on Casino Opens In Queens
After decades of resistance, New York City has finally got its first full-scale casino. Malaysia-origin Genting Resorts World opened its casino in…
Behind The Buzz Of Jamaica’s Soon-come Casino Bid
Still recovering from the £6.25 billion (US$8.8bn) impact of last October’s Hurricane Melissa, the most devastating tropical storm in its history, Jamaica…
Brazil Brings The Boom Down On Prediction Markets
Brazil’s National Monetary Council (CMN), which oversees the nation’s financial markets and monetary policy, has brought the boom down on products being…
Raising Kane Purdy New BGC Chair
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has appointed Kane Purdy as its new non-executive Chair with immediate effect, marking a leadership…
Khmer And Spend Your Money: Inside Indonesia’s Illicit Offshore Gambling Empire
SPECIAL REPORT: The Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, recently said that offshore gambling costs the country around US$8 billion (£4.64 billion) a year and…
Going Underground: North Korea’s Illicit Compact with Gambling
SPECIAL REPORT: North Korea is notoriously cited as one of the most unfree and secretive states in the world. Little is known…
The Reality of Multi-Jurisdiction Certification According to eCOGRA
In regulated online gambling markets, working across multiple jurisdictions is often seen as a matter of meeting different technical requirements. But in…
Letter From America 55
Ceasefires may be on the political agenda this week in Washington but, as our latest Letter From America reports, there’s no sign…
Evolution Ups The Odds In High Stakes iCasino Legal Face-off With Playtech
Evolution’s throat-and-dagger lawsuit against Playtech–involving allegations of industrial spying by ex-Israeli secret service agents, reputation trashing and charges of defamation–has been ramped-up…
Long Tail Of Brazil Bets Sector Banking On World Cup To Boost Survival
LIVE FROM SÃO PAULO: The euphoria of the Brazil Bets boom has subsided, growth has slowed, taxes have risen and investment has…
Prediction Markets: Trumpland Puts The Fix In
Above and, seemingly, beyond the law, Trumpland has put the fix in on booming prediction markets. Amid a flurry of lawsuits seeking…
BGC Confirms Safer Gambling Week 2026 Dates
Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has confirmed that Safer Gambling Week 2026 will take place from 16–22 November, with the campaign…
Risky, Loss Is More For Gambling Influencers
“Down $48K Until a Miracle Happens!!”, reads a recent Instagram from the well-known gambling influencer, ‘Lady Luck HQ’. In the video, Lady…
The iGamingFuture Magazine Series: Issue 32
Join us for the latest issue of The iGamingFuture Magazine Series, where we deliver a focused view of the trends shaping iGaming…
Exploring Europe’s Shifting Regulation With Mindway AI
Gambling regulations in Europe have entered a new phase – one not only defined by tighter rules but also a clear shift…
Oh To Be In America, Debt-free Playtech Takes A Hit In FY25
Playtech reported a decline in revenue and earnings for the year ended 31 December 2025, as structural changes and revised commercial agreements…
Synthetic UK Media Scams: Who bears The Burden Of AI-enabled Deception?
Seemingly overnight, generative AI has become deeply entrenched in every aspect of our lives. Non-elective AI tools are embedded into platforms we…
Saturday Night’s All Right For Fighting, Promotes Polymarket
In defiance of growing moral outrage, but perhaps in keeping with the debased spirit of the age, controversial predictions market Polymarket–already under…
Why Africa Can’t Afford to Ignore Bonus Abuse
It’s a given that growth creates exposure. And that’s not a coincidence. Yet while the rules have changed, most operators haven’t. In…
Yes We Canada: Alberta Opens iGaming Pre-Registration
Canada’s super wealthy Alberta province is on the verge of joining the nation’s competitive iGaming scene, with operators lining up to secure…
BGC Publishes Industry DEI Principles
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has published a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Statement of Principles aimed at establishing a…
We Don’t Do Extra-Judicial Killings, Kalshi Tells Prediction Markets
Amid the growing crisis of a widening Middle East war, Kalshi Co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour has clearly asserted that his pathfinder…
So-called “Scambling” Websites Targeting First-Nations Australians
The illicit online gambling market is huge. The European Casino Association, for example, estimates that the illicit market accounts for over 70…
Breaking Bad: BGC Slams Tax Hikes As Boost For Black Market
Grainne Hurst, Chief Executive of the UK gambling industry’s representative Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), has slammed the Labour government’s impending iGaming…
Letter From America 53
The battle over who will control the future of betting in the world’s largest gambling jurisdiction intensified this week, as multiple states…
Amid Dirty Money Fears, Philippines Revives iGaming Ban Bill
Philippines lawmakers have revived debate over a potential nationwide online gambling ban, as regulators face mounting pressure to strengthen player protections and…
Behind The Veil Of Female Gambling Addiction
“I think I very quickly realised that as a young woman, sitting at this machine for hours on end, I didn’t fit…
DraftKings and FanDuel Duopoly Facing Existential Threat From Prediction Markets
It’s the oldest trick in the book: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. But despite their much-heralded move into the Prediction…
Every Bet You Make, We’ll Be Taxing You, Plans Michigan Governor
Spurred by the example of neighbouring Illinois, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing to embrace a new tax-per-bet regime, with the specific…
Hawaii Two-0
Hawaii, the American Pacific tourist paradise of 137 islands and latterly best known as the birthplace of former U.S. president Barack Obama,…
The Andrew Rhodes Well Travelled, UKGC Boss Announces Exit
Andrew Rhodes, the highly-regarded Chief Executive of the UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) is moving on after five-years in the top job….
iCasino Remains The Cherry On Top But Going Good Almost Costs Betsson A Turkey In FY25
Like every great leader, Betsson driving-force and CEO Pontus Lindwall warned the troops and investors about the so-so news ahead in a…
“Tchau Lindo”, Brazil’s Beautiful Game Takes A Bath After Sponsorship Bubble Bursts
After the online betting market was legalized, and both onshore and offshore operators multiplied like mushrooms before regulation kicked off last year,…