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CFTC faces 44-state revolt over sports event contracts
Forty-four state attorneys general say the CFTC has no authority over sports event contracts. The agency has sued nine states, and the courts are split.
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Iowa fines FanDuel $95,000 over referee card betting
Iowa fined FanDuel $95,000 over bets on soccer referee cards and an unapproved Filipino basketball league, citing repeat compliance failures by the operator.
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Betfred to close 132 shops as UK gambling tax hikes bite
Betfred will close 132 UK betting shops and cut over 600 jobs, blaming the 40% remote gaming duty - and is eyeing slot arcades as a second tax rise looms.
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MGM Q2 revenue hits $4.5 billion as net profit jumps 173%
MGM Q2 2026: record $4.5bn revenue, net profit up 173%, Vegas up 3% — with Macau margins sliding and Barry Diller's $48.30-a-share bid hanging over the board.
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Santeda faces €246,500 payback over seized MyStake winnings
A Curacao court ordered Santeda to return EUR246,500 seized from a MyStake player, with about 25 more claims behind it and suppliers already walking away.
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Australian super funds hold A$14.8bn in gambling stocks
Australia's 20 biggest super funds hold A$14.8bn in gambling stocks, with AustralianSuper at A$4.9bn. Most rated only 'basic' or 'limited' on gambling harm.
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Tabcorp pays A$2.7m over spam and telemarketing breaches
Tabcorp paid over A$2.7m after ACMA found 351 Do Not Call breaches and 217,000 marketing messages sent to customers who had already unsubscribed.
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Evolution terminates $85m Galaxy Gaming deal after delays
Evolution has walked away from its $85m Galaxy Gaming acquisition after two years of regulatory delays, paying a $5.2m termination fee to exit.
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Resorts World NYC adds 1,400 slots as GGR hits $230m
Resorts World New York City has opened its expanded casino floor, taking its slot count to 3,900 after $230m in gross gaming revenue in 11 weeks.
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Cirsa buys Casino Figueira in first Portugal land-based deal
Cirsa has taken a majority stake in Casino Figueira operator Sociedade Figueira Praia, adding its first land-based venue in Portugal to its online arm.
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Pennsylvania gaming revenue hits $7bn as iGaming beats floors
Pennsylvania's iGaming and sports betting out-earned casino floors for the first time as FY2025/26 gaming revenue hit a record $7bn, the PGCB reported.
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UK plans criminal ban on unlicensed gambling sponsorship
DCMS has opened an eight-week consultation on criminalising sponsorship of British sport by gambling operators without a Gambling Commission licence.
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