{"id":104195,"date":"2026-01-19T09:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/%postname%"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:42:21","slug":"gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch This Week (Jan. 19\u201325, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>With multiple state legislatures convening this week, early enforcement bills moving toward hearings, and prediction markets facing escalating legal pressure, the gambling industry enters a pivotal stretch that could shape regulatory posture, market access, and compliance risk across several fronts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">States With Limited Gambling Open New Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four traditionally restrictive states open their 2026 legislative sessions this week: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alaska (Jan. 20)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Mexico (Jan. 20)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Utah (Jan. 20)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hawaii (Jan. 21)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Utah,<strong> lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/103423\/oklahoma-utah-sweepstakes-casino-bills-2026\">prefiled two bills last week<\/a><\/strong> aimed at curbing illegal gambling, which could target sweepstakes casinos. Given that there were over a dozen class-action lawsuits against sweepstakes casinos in the state last year, lawmakers could put prohibition on the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While no gambling proposals are expected to advance, <strong>there could be some attempts<\/strong>, as seen in Hawaii in previous years. Alaska also saw a sports betting bill in 2025, but it did not move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Hearings on Gambling Bills This Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few bills already introduced could receive hearings and potentially advance this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Indiana,<\/strong> House Bill 1052 is scheduled for hearings on Jan. 20 and Jan. 22. The broad administrative bill includes a provision to classify sweepstakes casinos as illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal already received one hearing before the House Public Policy Committee, where members debated whether regulation \u2014 rather than outright prohibition \u2014 could be a possible path forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives from the Indiana Gaming Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/101210\/indiana-hb-1052-sweepstakes-casino-ban-hearing\">testified in favor of prohibition<\/a>. Still, they acknowledged that sweepstakes casinos might not currently violate Indiana law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Florida<\/strong> may also come into focus. House Bill 591 is scheduled for review by the Industries &amp; Professional Activities Subcommittee, while House Bill 161 is pending before the Commerce Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, HB 189 advanced from the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/103715\/florida-maine-indiana-sweepstakes-casino-bills\">by a 13\u20134 vote<\/a>. While both committees meet this week, neither has included the gambling bills on the published agendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the week advances, additional hearings and newly filed enforcement bills are expected to surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction Markets Face Escalating Legal Pressure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal battle over sports event prediction markets continues to intensify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industry observers will pay attention to developments in the <strong>Polymarket\u2013Nevada dispute<\/strong>. On Jan. 16, the Nevada Gaming Control Board <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WALLACHLEGAL\/status\/2012366062130499898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filed a civil enforcement action<\/a> in Carson City District Court against Polymarket. That marked the first enforcement action against Polymarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalshi has entered litigation with multiple states, including Nevada, so Polymarket is likely to follow a similar path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>California<\/strong> may soon become the next major battleground. The state recently joined litigation targeting prediction markets. At the same time, California Nations Indian Gaming Association Chair James Siva suggested in December that <strong>Attorney General Rob Bonta<\/strong> is preparing to file lawsuits against prediction market operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any enforcement action from California \u2014 the nation\u2019s largest potential betting market \u2014 would mark a major escalation in the national crackdown on sports-event contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match-Fixing Scandal Developments Loom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal prosecutors\u2019 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/103756\/feds-indict-college-basketball-players-in-point-shaving-scandal\">point-shaving case<\/a> involving 39 college basketball players across 17 programs<\/strong> remains active, and additional court filings or plea activity could emerge this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sweeping indictment \u2014 one of the largest integrity scandals in U.S. college sports \u2014 continues to fuel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104079\/ncaa-nationwide-ban-college-prop-bets-point-shaving\">renewed calls<\/a> for bans on individual college prop bets and tighter integrity controls across regulated sportsbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Else to Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 30 states now in session, industry observers will be watching whether additional states introduce sweepstakes-focused enforcement bills. This trend has accelerated sharply since the start of the 2026 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers <strong>may also introduce new online casino bills<\/strong>, though progress in recent years suggests momentum remains limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With earnings season approaching for several major gaming operators later this month, early regulatory signals this week could shape how companies frame compliance risk and market expansion in upcoming investor disclosures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With multiple state legislatures convening this week, early enforcement bills moving toward hearings, and prediction markets facing escalating legal pressure, the gambling industry enters a pivotal stretch that could shape regulatory posture, market access, and compliance risk across several fronts. States With Limited Gambling Open New Sessions Four traditionally restrictive states open their 2026 legislative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":104198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"gi_category":[11,12,14,109,137],"gi_region":[],"class_list":["post-104195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","gi_category-igaming","gi_category-industry","gi_category-legal-regulatory","gi_category-prediction-markets","gi_category-sweepstakes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambling Insider\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-2026.jpg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"801\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chavdar Vasilev\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/x.com\/ChavVasilev\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chavdar Vasilev\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chavdar Vasilev\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8e161408b70052442cd92c96c09cc3e\"},\"headline\":\"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch This Week (Jan. 19\u201325, 2026)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\"},\"wordCount\":602,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\",\"name\":\"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":801,\"caption\":\"Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/news\\\/104195\\\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch This Week (Jan. 19\u201325, 2026)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gambling Insider\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Gambling Insider\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/gambling-insider-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/gambling-insider-logo.svg\",\"caption\":\"Gambling Insider\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8e161408b70052442cd92c96c09cc3e\",\"name\":\"Chavdar Vasilev\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Chavdar Vasilev\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/chav-vasilev\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/ChavVasilev\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gamblinginsider.com\\\/author\\\/chav-vasilev\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026","description":"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026","og_description":"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","og_site_name":"Gambling Insider","article_published_time":"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":801,"url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-2026.jpg.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chavdar Vasilev","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/x.com\/ChavVasilev","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chavdar Vasilev","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026"},"author":{"name":"Chavdar Vasilev","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e161408b70052442cd92c96c09cc3e"},"headline":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch This Week (Jan. 19\u201325, 2026)","datePublished":"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026"},"wordCount":602,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026","name":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch: Jan. 19\u201325, 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-19T09:42:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-19T09:42:21+00:00","description":"State legislatures open, sweepstakes bills advance, and prediction markets face new legal pressure in the gambling industry\u2019s top stories to watch this week.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-january-104198.jpg","width":1200,"height":801,"caption":"Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/news\/104195\/gambling-industry-stories-to-watch-jan-19-25-2026#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gambling Industry Stories to Watch This Week (Jan. 19\u201325, 2026)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/","name":"Gambling Insider","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#organization","name":"Gambling Insider","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gambling-insider-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gambling-insider-logo.svg","caption":"Gambling Insider"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e161408b70052442cd92c96c09cc3e","name":"Chavdar Vasilev","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/avatar_user_140_1769700118-96x96.png","caption":"Chavdar Vasilev"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chav-vasilev\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/ChavVasilev"],"url":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/author\/chav-vasilev"}]}},"modified_by":"Chavdar Vasilev","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104195"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104408,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104195\/revisions\/104408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"gi_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gi_category?post=104195"},{"taxonomy":"gi_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamblinginsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gi_region?post=104195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}