Hundreds of Turkish Soccer Officials Placed Unauthorised Wagers Summary Turkey’s football sector is facing a major insider-betting scandal after a five-year probe found that 371 of 571 match officials held betting accounts. Of those, 152 were regular bettors; 42 officials placed bets on more than 1,000 matches and one official logged 18,227 wagers. The Turkish […]
Kalshi Goes After New York Gambling Regulator Summary Prediction-market platform Kalshi has launched a federal lawsuit against the New York Gambling Commission, aiming to curb the regulator’s power to treat Kalshi as a sports-betting operator. The company maintains its contracts are event contracts regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), whose jurisdiction it says […]
Banijay Acquires Majority Stake in Tipico to Create “European Betting Champion” Summary French media group Banijay Group has bought a majority stake in sports betting operator Tipico and plans to merge it with its Betclic brand to form a consolidated European sports betting and online gaming business. The transaction is being funded in cash with […]
Gaming machine investment pays off for evoke retail growth Summary evoke reported a retail comeback in Q3 2025 driven largely by new gaming machines, with retail revenue up 6% year‑on‑year to £54.6m and group revenue rising 5% to £435m. Both betting and gaming revenues improved, international markets delivered an 8% uplift and UK&I online was […]
NBA Reviewing Betting Policies As Congress, Players Press League Summary Author’s take: This is a fast-moving integrity story — the NBA is reshuffling its approach to betting after federal indictments touched active players and staff. Read the essentials below. The NBA has begun a formal review of its integrity and information‑sharing policies after federal indictments […]
ICE World Gaming Forum 2026 to discuss illegal markets, cybersecurity, and innovation Summary The ICE World Gaming Forum (WGF) 2026 will convene industry leaders, regulators and policymakers in Barcelona from 19 to 21 January at Fira Gran Via, alongside ICE and iGB Affiliate. The programme focuses on six core themes: combating illegal markets, land‑based growth […]
Polymarket Plans POLY Token and Airdrop for US Return Summary Polymarket is preparing a regulated relaunch in the US and has confirmed plans to introduce its own cryptocurrency, likely called POLY, alongside an airdrop aimed at rewarding active community members. Details on token mechanics, allocation and the underlying blockchain remain undisclosed while the company focuses […]
GLPI Backs $1.4B Live! Casino Virginia Project Summary Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) is financing core real estate and construction for the $1.4 billion Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia masterplan in Petersburg. GLPI is providing a $27 million land purchase and $440 million in staged hard-cost financing, both structured at an 8.0% cap rate. The […]
India Emerges as the World’s Second-Largest Rail Freight Carrier, Driven by Dedicated Freight Corridors Summary India has overtaken the United States and Russia to become the world’s second-largest rail freight carrier by volume, moving 1.6 billion metric tonnes in FY 2024–25. The surge is largely credited to the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) — a high-capacity, […]
Maybank IB: All three remaining New York bidders “virtually assured” of full casino licence, Genting the strongest Summary Maybank Investment Bank says the three remaining contenders for a full commercial casino licence in downstate New York are all “virtually assured” of being awarded a licence, with Genting Malaysia’s Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) expansion […]
