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Louisiana Gives DraftKings a Four-Month Extension, Not a Renewal, Over AI and Shareholder Suitability

3 min read•Oct 16

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Sports Betting

Johns Hopkins Study Ties Legal Online Sports Betting to Up to 7.2% Rise in Depression and Anxiety Care

3 min read•Oct 16

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Regulatory

National Audit Office to Examine the National Lottery Licence Award as Good-Cause Payments Fall 22%

3 min read•Oct 15

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Sports BettingJust now

Nebraska Voters Reject Online Sports Betting After $22.5m Sportsbook Campaign

DraftKings and FanDuel supplied most of a campaign that raised nearly $22.5 million, and unofficial returns leave Measures 440 and 441 nine to 10 points behind. Three Indiana counties refused a casino the same night, and two Virginia wagering questions were trailing.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

CorporateNov 3

Hungary's Finance Minister Names Zoltán Sólyom to Run Szerencsejáték Zrt

Finance Minister András Kármán has put a corporate insurance consultant he placed on the supervisory board in August at the head of Hungary's state lottery and betting operator. He announced it with the charge that the company had become a payout point for the previous government's circle.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryNov 3

New Brunswick Tables Live Casino Bill That Keeps Online Gaming in Public Hands

New Brunswick wants the power to regulate live dealer casino games online, but its bill gives that power only to a government agency, which in practice means the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. The private-operator market the province says it is studying is not in the text.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Sports BettingNov 3

NCAA Joins the Bad Actor Program to Help Betting Platforms Ban Abusive Bettors

The NCAA will report people who abuse college athletes online to a shared programme that sportsbooks and prediction exchanges can use to close their accounts. It is the first sport governing body to say so publicly, and it moves the fight over bettor harassment from campaigns to account enforcement.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

CorporateNov 3

Hacksaw Grows Q3 Revenue 12% to €58.1m and Blames Its Game Mix for Slowdown

Hacksaw's full third-quarter report pins the slowdown on a game roadmap the company changed at the start of the year, not on the market. Margins held at 83%, a buyback starts today, and the executive running the games business moves to prediction markets.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Prediction MarketsNov 3

ASIC Says Prediction Markets Have All the Features of a Bet

Australia's financial regulator has told platforms that a retail prediction market is unlikely to pass its public interest test for a market licence. Offshore users and the licensees who route them there have been put on notice.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Prediction MarketsNov 3

Ballon d'Or Owner Moves to Court Over Polymarket Bets That Called the Top Five

Twelve new Polymarket accounts bet about $264,000 on the exact 2026 Ballon d'Or top five before the ceremony and made close to $200,000, according to the French outlet Upside. Groupe Amaury, which owns France Football, says it is filing a complaint over suspected leaks and potentially fraudulent bets.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryNov 3

Court Sets Aside Sizekhaya's Lottery Licence and Sends the Award Back to Tau

South Africa's High Court in Pretoria has set aside the award of the National Lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings, five months after it took over. The ground was procedural, and the order is suspended for 12 months.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Prediction MarketsNov 3

Illinois Appeals Kalshi Injunction That Also Bars Its Prediction Market Tax

A Chicago federal judge has barred Illinois from licensing, taxing or prosecuting CFTC-regulated exchanges over sports event contracts, and the state appealed the same day. The tax question left open in October closed because Illinois agreed its levy reaches only licensees.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryNov 3

Malta Narrows Recognition Notice Reforms and Drops Its Legal Opinion Template

Malta's regulator has scaled back the checks it proposed in April for foreign-licensed businesses it recognises, dropping a standardised legal opinion and swapping exact figures for bands. B2C holders face the first annual return, covering 2025, before the guidance behind it is out.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read