AGA survey suggests US population views prediction markets as betting

AGA survey suggests US population views prediction markets as betting Summary A YouGov survey commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA) of 2,025 registered US voters finds strong public sentiment that prediction markets for sports events resemble traditional gambling rather than financial instruments. The poll reports 85% of respondents view sports event contracts as more […]

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Study challenges view that legal betting brings financial harm

Study challenges view that legal betting brings financial harm Summary A new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) by Dr Michael Mandel examines consumer bankruptcy filings and credit trends between 2019 and 2024 and questions the common assumption that legalised sports betting drives financial harm. The analysis finds that bankruptcies fell nationally by 34% […]

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From zero to 24/7: Always-on defence for iGaming and player safety

From zero to 24/7: Always-on defence for iGaming and player safety Summary Authors: Evgeny Zaretskov, SOFTSWISS group chief information security officer, and Amir Aliev, deputy chief security officer. This piece explains why 24/7 Security Operations Centres (SOCs) are essential for real-money iGaming platforms and describes SOFTSWISS’s practical, automation-first approach to building an always-on SOC. The […]

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Hot Copy: Monopoly money

Hot Copy: Monopoly money Summary This round-up from NEXT.io highlights three quick stories: GambleAware raising concerns that prize-draw promotions such as Omaze and McDonald’s Monopoly can normalise gambling and drive harm; a US political tussle involving the Winklevoss twins and a CFTC nominee that underscores ongoing fights over crypto regulation; and billionaire John Caudwell proposing […]

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I Hate My AI Friend

I Hate My AI Friend Summary The Friend is an always‑listening pendant that pairs with an iPhone and routes audio to a cloud chatbot (Google Gemini 2.5). Priced at $129 and sold in the US and Canada, the disc‑shaped wearable offers a snarky, opinionated companion that texts you commentary about your day. Reviewers found the […]

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Inside the Man vs. Machine Hackathon

Inside the Man vs. Machine Hackathon Summary On a breezy San Francisco afternoon a weekend hackathon called Model Behavior gathered more than 100 coders to see whether human teams could beat teams using AI agents for a $12,500 prize. The event pitted human-only groups against human+AI teams to test productivity and problem-solving under time pressure. […]

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