New Zealand Player Wins $5.9M from Powerball Summary A ticket bought on MyLotto in Dunedin has claimed an NZD 10.05 million (approx. US$5.9 million) prize in a Powerball “Must Be Won” draw. Lotto NZ chief executive Jason Delamore described the payout as life-changing for the winner and confirmed the organisation’s delight while withholding personal details […]
No Sports Betting Won’t Bankrupt You or Tank Your Credit Score, Survey Says Summary The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) analysed credit and bankruptcy data from 2019 to 2024 for states that adopted online sports betting early (eg. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois). It found no significant rise in personal bankruptcies or widespread drops in credit […]
Better Collective Introduces AI Betting Tool to Keep Users Engaged Summary Better Collective has launched Playbook, an AI-powered betting product designed to streamline how bettors turn tips or social content into live stakes. Piloted during this year’s Super Bowl, Playbook uses image recognition and smart deeplinks to convert picks into ready-to-place bet slips in sportsbook […]
DOJ Wants to Take $5M in Bitcoin Connected to SIM-Swap Attacks Summary The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture action seeking roughly $5 million in Bitcoin that prosecutors say was stolen via SIM‑swap attacks between October 2022 and March 2023. Attackers allegedly hijacked five victims’ mobile numbers to intercept two‑factor authentication codes, […]
Prediction Markets Face Legal Uncertainty as US States and Courts Weigh In Summary Prediction markets that sell yes/no contracts on events — including sports outcomes — are operating in a legal grey area in the US. The central question is whether those contracts fall under the Commodity Exchange Act’s definition of “swaps,” which would place […]
Suspended Florida Sheriff Tied to $21M Gambling Network Summary Newly unsealed court records allege that suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez played a central role in expanding and protecting an illegal gambling network across Central Florida that prosecutors say generated more than $21 million between 2019 and 2024. A 255-page affidavit details claims that […]
Kaizen Gaming Hires HR Powerhouse as Chief HR Officer Summary Kaizen Gaming has appointed Vassilis Gavroglou as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Gavroglou brings roughly two decades of HR experience across energy, tech, banking and consulting, and will lead people operations as Kaizen scales internationally. He will be charged with shaping HR strategy for […]
Texas Sees Surge in Sports Betting via DFS and Prediction Apps Summary With the 2025 football season underway, Texans are increasingly using daily fantasy sports (DFS) and prediction-market apps to wager on games despite state laws that still ban conventional sports betting. Operators such as Polymarket and Kalshi have ramped up advertising that implies football […]
VALORANT pro blames old PCs for rampant tech issues at VCT Champions Summary During VCT Champions Paris, pro player Meteor said repeated tech pauses in T1’s match against DRG were caused by underperforming “old PCs” supplied for the event. Meteor described persistent FPS drops and crashes; one player, Dongho, had his machine fail mid-round and […]
Brazil senator claims land-based casino legalisation could boost tax coffers by $3.7 billion Summary Senator Irajá Abreu is again campaigning to legalise land-based casinos in Brazil, saying regulation could generate about BRL20 billion (roughly $3.7 billion) in tax revenue and create over a million jobs. Although online betting was regulated from 1 January 2025, land-based […]
