Bally’s Intralot Buys evoke For £243 Million
BREAKING STORY: Debt-burdened UK gambling giant evoke–owner of William Hill, 888 and multiple other storied betting brands–has been sold to Bally’s Intralot…
USA
Browse by month
- June 2026
- May 2026
- April 2026
- March 2026
- February 2026
- January 2026
- December 2025
- November 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- July 2025
- June 2025
- May 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
FIFA World Cup Poised To Score Spectacular Own Goal
WORLD CUP SPECIAL: This is supposed to be the World Cup to end World Cups, the first time that planet football’s premier…
Allwyn Reports 21 Percent Revenue Growth in Q1
UK Lottery operator Allwyn has reported preliminary unaudited net revenue of €1.204 billion (£1.03bn) for the first quarter of 2026, an increase…
Putting The Sexy Into Sin City, Now MGM Resorts Is Also US$18 Billion Target
BREAKING NEWS: Hot on the heels of the proposed US$17.6 billion (£13.09bn) sale of Vegas heavy-hitters Caesars Entertainment comes news that MGM…
Let’s Entertain You, Fertitta Buys Caesars In Mega US$17.6 Billion Deal
Fertitta Entertainment, owners of the storied Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas and the Houston Rockets basketball team, has agreed to buy…
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…
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…
Kentucky Lottery Launches IWG Must Go Jackpots
iGaming and lottery supplier Instant Win Gaming has launched its new Must Go Jackpots progressive jackpot product with Kentucky Lottery, marking the…
Leaving Ras Vegas
The future of Wynn Resorts’ US$5.1 billion (£3.79bn) pathfinder casino resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)–colloquially known as “Ras Vegas”–has been…
Betano Named FIFA World Cup 2026 Supporter
iGaming operator Betano has been named an Official Tournament Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ for Europe and South America following…
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…
PGA Championship 2026: The Business Of Betting At Golf’s 2nd Major Of The Year
Barely a month has passed since Rory McIlroy claimed his second Masters title–becoming only the fourth player to go back-to-back at Augusta–and…
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…
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Loses Fantasy Shoot-out With Prediction Markets
BREAKING NEWS: Currently being out-gunned and out-played by hot-shot prediction markets disruptors, FanDuel has today announced the shock departure of its CEO…
Flutter Reports Sizeable Q1 iGaming Growth But Fires FanDuel CEO Amy Howe
Flutter Entertainment reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$4.3 billion (£3.15bn), representing year-on-year growth of 17 percent, but has also fired FanDuel CEO…
Fanatics Casino Launches Super Mode with White Hat
Fanatics Casino has launched a new promotional feature in partnership with White Hat Studios, introducing the Super Mode mechanic across its iGaming…
Prediction Markets Boom: U.S. Demand Surges 5x in Just Eight Months – But Two Firms Are Taking Almost Everything
Prediction markets are all the rage in the U.S. and demand has surged more than fivefold since August 2025 but the boom…
MGM Resorts Reports Q1 iGaming Growth in Digital
MGM Resorts International reported iGaming and total consolidated Net Revenues of US$4.5 billion for the first quarter of 2026, representing a four…
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…
It’s A Rush For RSI Posting Improved Outlook And iGaming Growth In Q1
Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive reported iGaming revenue of US$370.4 million for the first quarter of 2026, representing a 41 percent increase compared…
Caesars Reports Steady EBITDA, Significant iGaming Surge In Q1
Caesars Entertainment has reported iGaming and total net revenues of US$2.87 billion (£2.12bn) for its first quarter of 2026, representing a 2.7…
Resorts World Bet Selects Strive for NJ iGaming
Resorts World Bet has partnered with Strive Gaming to support its planned entry into the New Jersey igaming market, subject to regulatory…
iGaming Up For U.S. Gambling Giant PENN Entertainment In Solid Q1
American gambling giant PENN Entertainment reported iGaming and total revenue of US$1.78 billion (£1.32bn) for its first quarter this year, a relatively…
Trump Slump Continues As Tourists Continue Leaving Las Vegas
The so-called “Trump Slump” continues to hit Las Vegas as latest stats show Average Monthly Visitors (AMV) dropping to their lowest level…
Buried Under A William Hill Of Debt, evoke Faces Fractured Bally’s Future
There’s something of the apocalyptic “28 Days Later” wasteland for debt-stricken evoke as they confirm they’re in serious talks with U.S. Bally’s…
Media Troopers Reports iGaming Surge During March Madness
Media Troopers has reported increased activity across iGaming and sports betting channels during the 2026 NCAA March Madness tournament, citing strong performance…
BetMGM Reports iGaming Growth in Q1 2026 Update
BetMGM has reported iGaming revenue growth in its Q1 2026 business update, with overall performance reflecting continued expansion across North American regulated…
BetMGM Partners Octoplay for Elvis iGaming Slots
BetMGM has entered into an exclusive agreement with Octoplay to launch Elvis Presley-branded slot titles across its igaming platforms in North America….
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…
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…
Evolution’s So-so Flatline 2025 Amid Ongoing iGaming Pressure
Evolution reported stable iGaming revenue but declining profitability in its 2025 annual report, citing regulatory changes, regional volatility and increased investment as…
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…
WSF Shoots, Scores With World Cup Bets
As the FIFA 2026 World Cup draws nearer, operators are preparing for a record-breaking surge in bets, with some estimates expecting over…
PlayStar Selects Strive Gaming for iGaming Platform
PlayStar has entered into a partnership with Strive Gaming to support its igaming platform strategy as the operator expands across North America….
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…
Entain Reports FY25 iGaming Growth and EBITDA Rise
Entain plc has reported its Full-Year 2025 results, with the iGaming and sports betting group delivering growth in net gaming revenue and…
MLB Signs Dual Deals With Polymarket And CFTC
Breaking: Major League Baseball (MLB) is entering the New World of iGaming after striking a multi-year exclusive deal with Polymarket and signing…
Blask Unmasks: U.S. Black Market
America’s illegal online gambling market is booming – and it’s far bigger than most realise. New research from AI market analysts Blask…
Wisconsin One Signature Away From Legalising Online Sports Betting
Wisconsin is just one signature away from legalising online sports betting, potentially becoming the first U.S. state to approve new betting legislation…
Letter From America #54
The U.S. gaming industry just wrapped up another record-breaking year – but that’s never indicative of smooth sailing. Between the rising black…
BetMGM Launches SURVIVOR iGaming Titles with Jogo Global
BetMGM has partnered with Jogo Global and Banijay Rights to introduce a series of SURVIVOR-branded online casino games to its igaming platform,…
Fanatics Casino Adds RLX Gaming Content in US
Fanatics Casino has integrated RLX Gaming’s content portfolio into its igaming platform in the United States, expanding the range of slot titles…
Still Booming: U.S. Gaming Revenue Hits Six-Year Streak As Tensions Rise
The U.S. commercial gaming industry has posted another record-breaking year, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) hitting US$78.72 billion (£58.43bn), up 9.2 percent…
The Rise and Rise Of Prediction Markets Kalshi and Polymarket Now Seeking Valuations of US$20 Billion
Barely three months ago, when it sought to raise US$1 billion in funding, prediction markets pioneer Kalshi was valued at US$11 billion….
Entain Rising And Looking To Join £500m Club
British risen-from-the-dead iGaming giant Entain is looking to join the £500 million club, following a superb FY25, which has seen growth in…
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…
Say It’s Right, DraftKings Predicts US$80bn Opportunity By 2030
Premier U.S. sportsbook DraftKings, still patently under-valued, with its stock hovering around the US$27 mark, when investment gurus say it should be…
FanDuel Partners Wazdan for North America iGaming Launch
FanDuel has expanded its iGaming content offering in North America through a new partnership with Wazdan, marking the supplier’s latest entry across…
DraftKings Gains Arkansas Licence with Southland
iGaming operator DraftKings Inc. has received approval from the Arkansas Racing Commission to obtain licensure to launch its online sportsbook in the…