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The first full week of August brings key courtroom hearings, major gambling earnings reports and the unofficial start of football betting season. Prediction market litigation remains in the spotlight with…

Tennessee also saw a wave of sweepstakes casino exits during July, while operators expanded restrictions in Iowa and prepared for Louisiana’s August 1 ban. July brought another wave of changes…

After more than a year of speculation, the companies unveiled a free-to-play sports contest designed to avoid the legal barriers to in-flight gambling. DraftKings and Delta Air Lines have finally…

VGW will retire one of its longest-running brands through a phased shutdown ending Sep. 14. Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) will permanently shut down LuckyLand Slots on Sept. 14, ending an…

Alberta’s iGaming debut, escalating prediction market disputes and a key IRS hearing set the stage for another consequential week for the gambling industry. This week in the gambling industry is…

The founder of the sweepstakes casino giant resigned after spending six months on leave as the company faces mounting regulatory pressure in the U.S. Laurence Escalante has resigned as CEO…

Prediction market litigation continues this week, with North Carolina potentially becoming the next battleground. Meanwhile, World Cup interest keeps driving betting and prediction market activity. Prediction market litigation remains the…

Most of the industry’s largest sweepstakes casino operators have withdrawn from Indiana after the state’s new prohibition took effect on July 1. As Indiana’s sweepstakes casino ban took effect on…

Sweepstakes casinos accelerated their withdrawal from several U.S. states during June, with Indiana emerging as the industry’s primary focus ahead of its July 1 prohibition. While sweepstakes casino legislation slowed…

Prediction market litigation will again dominate the week, with hearings scheduled in Michigan and Utah and several major filing deadlines approaching. Several key prediction market cases return to court this…