Ontario February 2026 iGaming: a 29% sports-betting drop — a seasonal wobble, not a market collapse
Ontario February 2026 iGaming: a 29% sports-betting drop — a seasonal wobble, not a market collapse Ontario’s regulated iGaming market pulled back in February 2026 after January’s record highs: total…
PBS’s “Breaking the Deadlock” corrects a simplistic view: Jeremy’s story shows why AI rules, state-federal conflict, and operator economics must shape betting safeguards
PBS’s hour-long roundtable Breaking the Deadlock: Gambling With Your Life used a fictional 21-year-old named Jeremy and a mock app called “FanFuel” to move beyond the headline debates and show…
By mid‑2026, states are closing doors on sweepstakes casinos — Indiana ban July 1, 2026 and a patchwork of fines, criminal penalties, and enforcement
The U.S. sweepstakes casino market has shifted from regulatory uncertainty to active restriction in multiple states. Lawmakers and regulators have moved this sector toward exclusion in several jurisdictions; the most…
The 2029 Super Bowl in Las Vegas: Owners’ Vote Seen as a Formality, Not a Toss-Up
The NFL is poised to formally award the 2029 Super Bowl to Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium at its upcoming owners meeting; that vote is widely expected to be a procedural…
After a 2018 spike in addiction searches, CASPR’s Life Savings is pushing states to mandate loss limits and operator duties
CASPR’s Life Savings initiative shifts the debate from treatment after the fact to prevention before harm: its model law would force cross-operator loss limits, a legal duty for operators to…
PREDICT Act would bar federal officials from political prediction‑market trades and impose 10% civil penalties
Congress is zeroing in on insider‑trading risks in prediction markets: the PREDICT Act and several companion bills would explicitly forbid federal elected officials, their families and senior appointees from trading…
The Lodge raid corrects a common mistake: Texas “private club” poker isn’t a legal safe harbor and player funds can be at risk
The March 10, 2026 raid on The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock by TABC, the IRS and the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office shows that Texas poker rooms operating as…
March 17, 2026: Court Dismisses $1.08B Powerball Claim, Confirms Yanira Alvarez’s $558.1M Payout
On March 17, 2026, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder S. Kalra dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit seeking the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot, leaving the previously paid winner, Yanira Alvarez,…
bet365’s Exit from the AGA Signals Digital Operators’ Move Away From Retail-Casino Priorities
bet365 has formally left the American Gaming Association, a move the operator framed as a response to the AGA’s retail-casino emphasis. The departure is best read as strategic distancing rather…
Planet Hollywood Announces Tbilisi Integrated Resort: 50,000‑sq‑ft Casino, Two Hotels, and the Licensing Questions Ahead
Planet Hollywood Resorts International has announced development of Georgia’s first integrated casino resort in Tbilisi under a licensing agreement with local partners Orbi Group and Block Group and with Iconic…