Boyd Gaming Hit With Five Lawsuits After Data Breach Summary Boyd Gaming has been hit with five class-action lawsuits after confirming a cyberattack that exposed employee and some customer data. Four law firms filed the suits in quick succession, alleging the company failed to protect personal information; the complaints cover current and former employees and […]
Maurice Hawkins Denied 22nd WSOPC Ring by Hamid Izadi at Indiana Main Event Summary Hamid Izadi outlasted a 338-entry field to win the WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana Main Event, taking home $111,979 and his ninth WSOPC gold ring. He defeated Maurice Hawkins heads-up — stopping Hawkins from extending his record to 22 circuit rings. Izadi […]
WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb Wins His Eighth Bracelet Summary Shaun Deeb has claimed his eighth WSOP bracelet by winning the €25,000 GGMillion€ at the World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov. The New Yorker picked up €329,000 after outlasting a 38-player field, beating Iago Savino heads-up thanks to a clutch ace and […]
Sweden Moves Toward Comprehensive Ban on Credit Gambling Summary The Swedish government has proposed a bill titled “A New Ban on Credit Gambling” to extend existing restrictions and ban all forms of credit-funded gambling from 1 April 2026. Current rules only prohibit credit issued directly by licensed operators or their agents; the new law would […]
Better Collective to Integrate Playbook into X Summary Better Collective has struck a partnership with X (formerly Twitter) to roll out its AI-driven Playbook product in the US. Playbook provides AI-generated betslips directly on X by using bet-slip image recognition and smart deeplinks that send users to sportsbook apps or websites. The company framed the […]
Better Collective announces partnership with X to launch Playbook Summary Better Collective has partnered with X to launch Playbook, an AI-driven betting tool that generates interactive bet slips directly inside X. The product — rolled out in mid-September to coincide with the NFL season after successful pilot programmes earlier in 2025 — converts social content […]
Betfred operator fined $323,428 by UKGC over non-compliant slot features | Yogonet International Summary The UK Gambling Commission has fined Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited — operator of the Betfred and Oddsking.com brands — £240,000 (US$323,428) after finding several online slot games breached the Remote Technical Standards (RTS). The breaches included failing to display a player’s net […]
Prime Video Integrates FanDuel Into NBA Broadcasts Summary Amazon Prime Video is adding FanDuel betting integrations to its NBA broadcasts as it prepares to begin airing league games under its new rights deal. Viewers will be able to link FanDuel accounts to their Prime profiles so active wagers — parlays, props and straight bets — […]
Clarion prepares spectacular World Gaming Week Summary ICE returns to Barcelona in 2026 as part of a five-year growth plan, running again from the weekend through to Friday under the broader World Gaming Week banner. Clarion keeps the core ICE exhibition to three days while increasing the footprint to roughly 140,000 sq.m — a near […]
Brazil launches national drive to tackle match-fixing in sports Summary Brazil’s federal government held its first National Technical Meeting on Combating Match-Fixing in Sports, a three-day event beginning 29 September at the Ministry of Sports. The meeting aims to create a national integrity policy and strengthen protections against manipulation of results, especially linked to online […]
