Hundreds of Turkish Soccer Officials Placed Unauthorized Wagers Summary Turkey’s football authorities have revealed a major insider-betting scandal involving match officials. A five-year probe found that 371 of 571 match officials held betting accounts, with 152 identified as regular bettors. The breakdown includes 7 referees, 15 assistant referees, 36 classified referees and 94 assistants. While […]
New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines Super Group Subsidiary for RG Breach Summary The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has imposed a penalty on Super Group’s local subsidiary, Digital Gaming Corporation (DGC), following failures in responsible gambling (RG) controls discovered during an investigation. Between March 2024 and January 2025 the regulator found the operator […]
Kalshi Goes After New York Gambling Regulator Summary Prediction market platform Kalshi has launched a federal lawsuit against the New York Gambling Commission seeking to stop the regulator from treating its event contracts as sports betting. Kalshi maintains its contracts are commodities regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which it says pre-empts state […]
CEO Base Salary Change Projections For 2026: How It Compares Summary Chief Executive Research analysis of the 2025–26 CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report for private US companies shows that CEOs remain the least likely group to receive base salary increases in 2026, even as overall pay growth spreads across organisations. Key takeaways: 68 per […]
Adobe MAX 2025: All the Top Announcements for Adobe’s Creative Suite Summary Adobe used MAX 2025 to push AI deeper into its creative tools. The biggest updates centre on Firefly — custom models for individuals, Image Model 5 with layered editing, and new generative media features (soundtrack and speech). Adobe also unveiled a browser-based multi-track […]
Arkansas adds to regulatory push against prediction markets with new AG opinion | Yogonet International Summary Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued Opinion No. 2025-073 on 23 October, concluding that platforms offering event-based contracts — such as Kalshi — constitute gambling under Arkansas law and therefore must hold a licence to operate legally in the […]
Gaming and Leisure Properties to acquire Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia site and fund construction Summary Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) will buy the real estate for the under-construction Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg and provide construction financing in a deal valued at $467 million. GLPI will pay $27 million for the […]
Prediction market Polymarket plans token release and airdrop with US comeback Summary Polymarket has confirmed it will launch a native token (POLY) and run an airdrop, but only after completing its US relaunch via QCX, the CFTC-registered exchange it acquired. CMO Matthew Modabber said the token and airdrop will follow the US return, with the […]
Malta broadens economic support for iGaming in 2026… Summary The Maltese Government’s draft Budget 2026 outlines a range of fiscal measures and targeted programmes designed to boost value-adding industries, with specific support for the iGaming sector. The Budget forecasts higher tax receipts for 2026 (c. €7.8bn) and highlights gaming-related contributions within licences, taxes and fines […]
New Japan prime minister signals commitment to casino industry, IR resumption Summary Newly elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered Tourism Minister Yasushi Kaneko to resume promotion of integrated resorts (IRs) as part of a broader growth strategy. Takaichi, a follower of the late Shinzo Abe, signalled that IRs should be used to boost […]
