Betfred hit with £825k UK fine for land-based regulatory failings Summary The Gambling Commission has fined Betfred £825,000 for failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) controls tied to its B3 gaming machines across around 1,300 UK betting shops. The regulator found Betfred’s AML thresholds and source-of-wealth processes inappropriate, and customer interactions following harm […]
Google bans horse racing affiliate ads across US market Article Date: 2025-12-03T11:25:32+00:00 Article URL: https://next.io/news/betting/google-bans-us-horse-racing-affiliate-ads/ Summary Google updated its Ads Gambling and Games policy effective 1 December 2025 to prohibit promotions for online horse race betting that originate from affiliates, aggregators, tipster platforms or third-party promoters targeting US users. The change blocks affiliate-style comparison and […]
Brazil backs GGR tax hike, opens public consultation on gambling Summary Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) has approved bill PL 5,473/2025 to raise the gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax for licensed operators in a stepped approach: from the current 12% to 15% in 2026–2027, and up to 18% in 2028. The committee passed the […]
Kalshi becomes official CNN partner as valuation hits $11bn Summary Kalshi has signed a partnership with CNN to become the network’s official prediction-market partner. The move follows a reported $1bn funding round led by Sequoia and CapitalG that values Kalshi at around $11bn. Under the deal, CNN will integrate Kalshi’s real-time prediction data across programming […]
Betway’s Formula 1 Facebook ad in breach of gambling rules Summary The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a paid Facebook ad from Betway, posted in July 2025, breached gambling marketing rules by featuring imagery that made Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton clearly identifiable and therefore of strong appeal to under-18s. The video showed […]
An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design Summary Tencent, the Chinese games giant, is quietly developing state-of-the-art 3D-native AI models that can generate high-quality game assets — characters, scenes and narrative prototypes — directly in three dimensions. WIRED reports that teams at Riot Games (a Tencent subsidiary) are already using these […]
Want a Fortell Hearing Aid? Well, Who Do You Know? Summary Fortell is a new AI-powered hearing aid that promises a major leap in clarity for people with age-related hearing loss, especially in noisy social settings (the so-called “Cocktail Party Problem”). Founded by Matt de Jonge and ex-Butterfly colleagues, the startup built proprietary spatial-AI algorithms […]
Kalshi strikes exclusive prediction data partnership with CNN | Yogonet International Summary CNN has signed an exclusive deal with Kalshi to integrate the prediction market operator’s real-time forecasting data across CNN’s TV, digital, streaming and social platforms. Kalshi will provide a live API feed driving an on-air ticker and internal newsroom tools for reporting, visuals […]
FanDuel launches mobile sportsbook in Missouri as state’s regulated betting market opens Summary FanDuel has begun operating its mobile sportsbook in Missouri as the state opens its regulated sports-betting market. Residents aged 21+ can download the FanDuel Sportsbook app, place wagers and access launch promotions. New customers who wager at least $5 will receive $300 […]
Gaming revenues fall by 58.86 per cent in Liechtenstein Summary Liechtenstein’s gaming sector has seen a dramatic decline in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2025. Reported quarterly figures were €15.95m in Q1, €13.6m in Q2 and €13.17m in Q3. By 30 September, GGR had fallen by 58.86% year-to-date, according to the Liechtenstein State Administration. The […]
