New York’s fight with prediction markets has reached Polymarket, and neither side is backing down. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Polymarket on September 24, accusing the company of operating an illegal and unlicensed gambling platform in the state. Polymarket responded hours later with a lawsuit of its own. The company … Read more
Curaçao spent the last several years rebuilding its online gambling industry around a new licensing system that was supposed to bring more transparency, direct oversight and accountability to one of the world’s biggest offshore gambling jurisdictions. Now, leaked internal documents are giving us an unusual look at what that process actually looks like behind the … Read more
Less than two years later, one of the biggest parts of that market could disappear. The Brazilian government is preparing a measure that would ban online casino games while allowing regulated sports betting to continue, according to Reuters. The proposal has not yet become law, but it would represent a major reversal for one of … Read more
A $10 slot bet at Bellagio turned into nearly $1.5 million for one Las Vegas gambler. The guest hit a $1,470,301.23 progressive jackpot on September 12 while playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune 2x3x4x5x Super Times Pay Slots at Bellagio. The jackpot was triggered during a bonus round, turning what began as a normal $10 wager … Read more
New York has secured $8 million from one of the biggest sweepstakes casino operators in the country, adding another major enforcement action to an industry that is quickly losing ground across the US. Attorney General Letitia James announced the settlement with VGW Holdings and its affiliates on September 9. VGW operates Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots … Read more
The NFL is back, and with it comes the biggest stretch of the year for the US sports betting industry. The 2026 regular season begins this week, putting NFL betting back at the center of sportsbook activity across the country. From weekly point spreads and player props to Super Bowl futures and same game parlays, … Read more
Curaçao spent years promising that its new gambling laws would clean up one of the largest offshore casino licensing markets in the world. Less than two years later, there are already questions about how much has actually changed. A new international investigation into Curaçao’s gambling industry has found more than 600 licenses operating under the … Read more
College football is back, and for bettors that means one of the busiest sports betting markets in the United States is open again. The 2026 season brings hundreds of games every week, point spreads that can reach three or four touchdowns, constantly changing rosters, and a 12 team College Football Playoff waiting at the end … Read more
The fight over whether prediction markets are actually sportsbooks under a different name could finally be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. New Jersey filed a petition on September 2, 2026 asking the Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that prevented the state from applying its gambling laws to Kalshi. At the center … Read more
The US online gambling market continued to grow in 2025, but a new report claims most of that activity still took place outside state regulated systems. Gaming Compliance International estimates that unregulated online gambling generated $97.4 billion in gross gaming revenue from US players in 2025, according to its 2025 US gambling market report. That … Read more