Category: Gaming

Spain introduces tobacco-style addiction warnings across online gambling products Summary Spain’s Ministry for Consumer Affairs has ordered online gambling operators to display tobacco-style addiction warnings across games, banners and social media marketing. The change — implemented under Royal Decree 958/2020 — replaces softer messages such as “play responsibly” with explicit statements including: “Gambling addiction is […]

Is This the End of Poker Content on YouTube? | PokerNews Podcast #919 Summary Episode 919 of the PokerNews Podcast features hosts Chad, Connor and Mike discussing the week’s top stories from the poker world. The main focus is Brad Owen’s YouTube channel ban and what that could mean for poker creators on the platform. […]

Breast cancer screening can be daunting, but helps people live longer Article meta Date: 2025-10-03T13:20:23+00:00 Author: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake / Mayo Clinic News Network Summary Screening for breast cancer — typically with 3D mammography — saves lives by detecting cancers early, when treatment is more likely to be curative and causes fewer long-term problems. Experts generally […]

‘Battle-tested’ Aces ready for WNBA’s first-ever 7 game Finals vs. formidable Mercury Summary The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury meet in the 2025 WNBA Finals — the league’s first best-of-seven championship series. The Aces, led by Chelsea Gray, four-time MVP A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young, reached the Finals after a hard-fought path that included […]

Over 100 Finnish floorball figures broke betting ban, probe reveals Summary The Finnish Sports Ethics Centre (SUEK) investigation found 114 players and club officials placed more than 1,000 bets on Finnish floorball matches between 2021 and 2025. The report, submitted to the Finnish Floorball Federation’s disciplinary department on 2 October 2025, describes the breaches as […]

Gammix objections against €19.7m Netherlands fine rejected Summary The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has dismissed Gammix Limited’s objections to a €19.7m fine imposed in 2024 for offering online games of chance to Dutch players without a licence. The regulator found Gammix operated multiple unlicensed sites and failed to block Dutch access despite warnings dating back […]

In social sweepstakes casinos, conversion drops off a cliff after 24 hours Summary The guest piece from Optimove’s Jeff Laniado highlights a stark finding from analysis of 36,877 sweepstakes players: 52% convert within the first 24 hours, and if a player hasn’t converted in that window the chances they ever will fall dramatically. The article […]

From real money to free play: How India’s iGaming market is pivoting in late 2025 Summary India’s iGaming market has undergone a dramatic pivot following the October 2025 ban on real-money gaming (RMG) platforms. Domestic operators are scrambling to replace cash-based offerings with free-to-play, ad-supported and prize-based formats. Tax and regulatory pressure — including a […]