Month: November 2025

Massachusetts regulator warns sports betting operators against offering prediction markets in the state | Yogonet International Summary The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has issued a formal warning to licensed sports-betting operators that offering or directing customers to sports-related prediction markets in Massachusetts is prohibited under state law. Licensees must respond in writing within 10 business […]

Polymarket signs multi-year deal as UFC’s exclusive prediction market partner Summary Polymarket has signed a multi-year agreement to become the official and exclusive prediction market partner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The partnership will integrate Polymarket’s trading data and live market activity into UFC broadcasts, arena events and social media, and will also be […]

Judge orders Las Vegas sports betting influencer to pay over $30M Summary A Nevada district judge entered a $30.2 million judgement in July against David Oancea, the sports-betting influencer known as “Vegas Dave,” after a contract dispute with Cabo Platinum, a luxury vacation-rental company that brokers bookings in Los Cabos, Mexico. The ruling found Oancea […]

US sanctions highlight Mexico’s cartel-linked gambling fears Summary US Treasury (OFAC) and FinCEN have targeted the Hysa Organised Crime Group (HOCG) and a network of gambling businesses accused of laundering proceeds for the Sinaloa Cartel. Five family members were named and firms including Entretenimiento Palmero, S.A. de C.V. were identified as central to the alleged […]

Unibet formally cautioned by Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner Summary The Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner has issued a formal caution to Unibet (operated by Platinum Gaming Limited) after the UK Gambling Commission imposed a £10m fine for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failures. The Gibraltar regulator flagged concerns about the operator’s “fitness and propriety” and the potential […]

Details emerge on Super Group’s stablecoin experiment Summary Super Group has unveiled Supercoin — a South African rand‑pegged stablecoin issued by a new arm, Super Money SA. Backed 1:1 by the rand and built on the Solana blockchain, Supercoin will be available on Luno and initially rolled out in South Africa with plans to expand […]

INTRALOT and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery sign 10-year agreement to drive growth and innovation Summary INTRALOT’s U.S. arm, Intralot, Inc., has signed a new 10-year contract with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL), extending a partnership that began in 2009. Effective 15 August 2026, the deal will support a technology transition to INTRALOT’s LotosX™ Omni Lottery solution […]

FanDuel and DraftKings both surrender Nevada ambitions to launch prediction markets Summary Major US sportsbook operators FanDuel (Flutter Entertainment) and DraftKings have voluntarily surrendered or withdrawn their Nevada licence ambitions in order to pursue standalone prediction-market products outside Nevada. FanDuel is launching a FanDuel-branded prediction app, FanDuel Predicts, in a joint venture with the CME […]

New York Targets Prediction Markets with New Bill Summary New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel has introduced Assembly Bill 9251, known as the Oversight and Regulation of Activity for Contracts Linked to Events Act (ORACLE). The proposal aims to bring event-based prediction markets under tighter regulation by treating certain contracts like traditional betting products. The move […]