UK Gambling Lobby Puts Illegal Premier League Bets at $1.09B
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) says unlicensed operators could take up to $1.09 billion in Premier League wagers this season, rising to about $1.36 billion once a betting…
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Nebraskans Set to Vote on Betting Markets With Kalshi Looming
Nebraska’s Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov. 3 general election. One would authorize online wagering in the state constitution;…
Polymarket US Tests Parlays as Kalshi Banks $25M in Fees
Polymarket US began processing multi-leg sports contracts on Aug. 5 through an API-only beta that never surfaced in its consumer app. The launch lands as rival Kalshi is reported to…
Everton’s Martin Sherif Faces FA Charge Over 61 Soccer Bets
Everton U21 forward Martin Sherif has been charged by the English Football Association over 61 alleged bets on football matches between Nov. 20, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2026. The case…
Dutch Gambling Operators Race for Licenses as Deadline Nears
The Dutch gambling authority (Kansspelautoriteit) has granted new five-year online licenses to five of the eight operators that opened the regulated market in 2021, with the current permits expiring Sept.…
WNBA Posts Reese-Bueckers $400 Bet Video, Deletes It as a Joke
The WNBA removed a video from its own social accounts after it showed Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers agreeing to a $400 wager on their teams’ next game. The league…
FIFA Declared World Cup Clean Before Watchdog Logged 7 Integrity Notices
FIFA said its integrity task force found no suspicious betting or evidence of match manipulation across the 2026 World Cup. A monitoring network that sits on that same task force…
Valve’s Sticker Overhaul Squeezes Counter-Strike Esports Teams as Polymarket Expands Into Space
Counter-Strike esports orgs say Valve’s first capsule-free Major – the biggest and most prestigious tournaments in the scene – produced a fraction of the sticker income teams had expected, threatening…
Kambi Calls Entirely AI-Traded World Cup a Success, Weighs Prediction Market Entry
Kambi says its first entirely AI-traded World Cup processed more than $1.14 billion in stakes and over 100 million bets without manual trading intervention. The sportsbook supplier is also evaluating…
‘The Next Crisis Has Already Begun’: Europe’s Top Official Urges FIFA to Act
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has urged FIFA to begin work on a new integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, directly linking player-action betting and FIFA’s own…