Kalshi Trading Volume Soars As Football Betting Season Kicks Off Summary Kalshi’s prediction-exchange trading exploded over the opening weekend of the US football season, topping $300 million in total volume with $196 million traded on Sunday alone — the platform’s busiest day since last November and its third-largest day ever. Sports contracts made up more […]
California Sweepstakes Ban Bill Passes Senate Unanimously Summary The California Senate voted 36-0 to send AB 831 back to the Assembly after substituting language that would ban online sweepstakes casinos in the state. Lawmakers amended the bill to exclude routine commercial sweepstakes used for marketing, but the legislative session is closing imminently with an Assembly […]
NFL Betting App Downloads Down Without New Market Summary NFL betting app downloads in Week 1 were softer this year than last, according to Citizens and SensorTower data. Excluding challenger brands Fanatics and bet365, there were about 1.01 million first-time NFL betting app installs in the U.S. and Canada from Tuesday through Monday — a […]
Australian court freezes PE firm assets over ASIC gambling probe Summary Australia’s Federal Court has extended freezing orders against First Mutual Private Equity Pty Ltd and its director Gregory Cotton while the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigates suspected misuse of investor funds for gambling. The orders — first made on 15 August and […]
Betway Africa goes live with SkyControl, the world’s first PvP multiplayer crash game, across six markets Summary SkyControl, billed as the world’s first player-vs-player (PvP) multiplayer crash game, has launched with Betway Africa across six countries: Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Botswana and Zambia. The rollout brings competitive crash modes — including 1v1 duels, pool battles, […]
Webis Holdings partners with XST Capital Group to explore M&A options Summary Webis Holdings has appointed US investment bank XST Capital Group to evaluate mergers, acquisitions and other value-enhancing opportunities, with the mandate announced on 8 September and taking immediate effect. The process explicitly excludes Webis’s existing horse racing licence at Cal Expo in Sacramento, […]
Curaçao regulator strikes BC.Game licence revocation from register Summary The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has removed from its public register the companies previously shown as having had licences revoked — notably Small House B.V. (the holding company linked to BC.Game) and Rabidi N.V. Both had been listed with license revocations but are now no longer […]
SGLA blasts California over sweepstakes gaming ban approval Summary The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) sharply criticised the California Assembly Governmental Organisation (GO) Committee after it approved Assembly Bill 831 (AB 831), which includes a prohibition on online social games that use sweepstakes promotions. The SGLA warns the bill would wipe out more than $1bn […]
Maine commercial casino revenue up 12.5% year-on-year in August Summary Maine’s two commercial casinos generated a combined $15.4 million in revenue in August, a 12.5% increase year-on-year, according to figures published by the Maine Gambling Control Unit. Oxford Casino led the state with $9.3 million (up 17.3% year-on-year), driven by a 13.6% rise in slot […]
Global Gaming women names recipients of 2025 Patty Becker Award Summary Global Gaming Women (GGW) has announced the six recipients of the 2025 Patty Becker Pay it Forward Award, which recognises women in the gaming industry who actively support the advancement of other women and contribute significantly to GGW initiatives. The 2025 honourees are Karin […]
