Flutter: ‘no suggestion’ of harm despite £2m UKGC settlement Summary Flutter Entertainment has agreed a £2m settlement with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) after its Paddy Power Betfair businesses were found to have social responsibility failings. The UKGC said systems were “not sensitive enough to identify indicators of harm”, allowing several customers to deposit, stake […]
KSA hits JOI Gaming with €400k penalty over role models use in ads Summary The target page returned a 403 Forbidden error and appears to be protected by a human verification step, so the full article text could not be fetched. Based on the URL and available metadata, the story reports that Saudi Arabian authorities […]
Heat Guard Rozier Pleads Not Guilty In NBA Betting Case Summary Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court to charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy related to an alleged scheme to tip non-public injury information to a sports-betting ring. Rozier was released on a $3 million bond secured […]
Prediction Markets Form National Coalition As Legal Battles Escalate Summary A new Washington-based trade group, the Coalition for Prediction Markets, has been launched by Kalshi and Crypto.com with founding members that include Robinhood, Coinbase and Underdog. The coalition wants federal oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and aims to push back against multiple […]
Arizona aims to shut down Underdog Fantasy over predictions Summary The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has issued a formal Notice of Violation and threatened to revoke Underdog Sports, LLC’s fantasy contest licence over the company’s involvement with prediction markets. ADG says designated contract markets (DCMs) such as Crypto.com have been selling event contracts to […]
Members of Congress Question Legality Of Sports Predictions Summary Congressional members grilled witnesses at a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on Dec. 11 over whether sports prediction contracts should be treated as commodities under federal law or as gambling subject to state regulation. The hearing, part of a broader CFTC reauthorization effort, focused on the […]
Flutter to pay £2m UKGC penalty for customer interaction failures Summary Flutter’s UK-facing businesses trading as Paddy Power and Betfair have agreed a £2m settlement with the UK Gambling Commission after the regulator found social responsibility and customer interaction failings. The Commission’s assessment identified cases where concerning gambling behaviour — including large and rapid deposits […]
Paddy Power Betfair to pay £2 million over UK social responsibility failures Summary Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to a £2 million regulatory settlement after the Gambling Commission found systemic social responsibility and customer interaction failings across four remote operators owned by the business. Failings related to detection and timely intervention for signs of gambling […]
How 2025 became the year US states turned against sweepstakes casinos Summary In 2025 multiple US states moved decisively against dual-currency sweepstakes casinos that mimic online casinos and sportsbooks. Major markets including New York and California passed blanket bans and state attorneys general and gaming regulators issued dozens — in many cases hundreds — of […]
Finland iGaming bill passes final hurdle in parliament, law to take effect in January Summary Finland’s parliament has approved a landmark iGaming reform that ends the country’s long-standing monopoly and opens the market to licensed operators. The bill passed by a large majority (158–9) after the Administrative Committee amended earlier drafts. The new law takes […]
