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Prediction Markets Top $50bn in June, Out-Trading US Sportsbooks on the World Cup 10 to 1 - Prediction Markets news
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Prediction Markets Top $50bn in June, Out-Trading US Sportsbooks on the World Cup 10 to 1

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    Bally's Intralot Agrees £243m All-Share Takeover of Evoke, Owner of William Hill and 888 - M&A news
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    Bally's Intralot Agrees £243m All-Share Takeover of Evoke, Owner of William Hill and 888

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    Ireland's GRAI Issues First Betting Licences as New Regime Goes Live
    RegulatoryJul 3

    Ireland's GRAI Issues First Betting Licences as New Regime Goes Live

    Ireland's new gambling regulator has begun issuing statutory licences, switching on the regime built under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 and starting the long transition from a fragmented legacy system to a single supervised market.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Spain Consults on Banning Celebrity and Influencer Gambling Ads
    RegulatoryJul 2

    Spain Consults on Banning Celebrity and Influencer Gambling Ads

    Spain's gambling regulator has reopened one of Europe's most contested advertising fights, proposing to bar celebrities and influencers from all gambling promotion as it rewrites the 2011 Gambling Act, two years after the courts struck down its last attempt.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    France Adopts Law Requiring Betting-Loss Caps for 18-to-25-Year-Olds
    RegulatoryJul 1

    France Adopts Law Requiring Betting-Loss Caps for 18-to-25-Year-Olds

    France's National Assembly has written a mandatory youth loss limit into its professional-sport bill, obliging the government to cap what young adults can lose on betting. The crucial threshold, however, will be set later by decree.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Betfred Operator Petfre Ordered to Pay £900,000 for Safer-Gambling Failures
    RegulatoryJun 30

    Betfred Operator Petfre Ordered to Pay £900,000 for Safer-Gambling Failures

    The Gambling Commission has penalised the operator of betfred.com after social-responsibility gaps allowed a single customer to lose £17,900 in 24 hours, with the regulator branding the shortcomings "unacceptable".

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Entain Agrees €425m Sale of 20% of Its CEE Business, Starting a Phased Exit
    M&AJun 29

    Entain Agrees €425m Sale of 20% of Its CEE Business, Starting a Phased Exit

    Entain has struck a deal to sell an initial fifth of its Central and Eastern European unit to joint-venture partner EMMA Capital, valuing the business at about €2.1bn and beginning a full withdrawal. The proceeds will go toward cutting group debt.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Kalshi Targets a US$40bn Valuation, Doubling Its Price and Its Lead Over Polymarket
    Prediction MarketsJun 26

    Kalshi Targets a US$40bn Valuation, Doubling Its Price and Its Lead Over Polymarket

    The prediction-market exchange is raising fresh capital at roughly twice its most recent valuation, with the World Cup pushing trading volumes higher. A potential 2027 listing is now on the table.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Australia's ACMA Orders Blocks on 12 More Illegal Gambling Sites, Including PointsBet and ChromaBet Copycats
    RegulatoryJun 25

    Australia's ACMA Orders Blocks on 12 More Illegal Gambling Sites, Including PointsBet and ChromaBet Copycats

    The media regulator has asked internet providers to block a further 12 offshore gambling and affiliate sites, two of them impersonating licensed Australian brands. The action lifts the running total to 1,751 sites blocked since 2019.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Kenya's Finance Act 2026 Revives a 20% Winnings Tax but Confines It to Lotteries
    RegulatoryJun 24

    Kenya's Finance Act 2026 Revives a 20% Winnings Tax but Confines It to Lotteries

    President William Ruto has signed a 20% winnings tax into law, but a narrow legal definition spares sports betting, which stays under the existing wallet levy. The industry had feared a broader charge that could have driven punters offshore.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Pascal Chevremont Confirmed as ANJ President by Presidential Decree After 19-18 Assembly Vote
    RegulatoryJun 23

    Pascal Chevremont Confirmed as ANJ President by Presidential Decree After 19-18 Assembly Vote

    A presidential decree has installed Pascal Chevremont at the head of France's gambling regulator, closing a contested confirmation that cleared the National Assembly by a single vote. He inherits a mandate framed around the fight against the illegal market and the protection of vulnerable players.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read
    Dutch Regulator KSA Fines 711 B.V. €886,000 for Duty-of-Care Failures
    RegulatoryJun 22

    Dutch Regulator KSA Fines 711 B.V. €886,000 for Duty-of-Care Failures

    The Netherlands Gambling Authority has penalised a licensed operator for failing to step in as customers lost tens of thousands of euros, part of a widening enforcement wave the regulator says will produce several more duty-of-care fines.

    ATAntonina Tupikova
    •2 min read

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    Kambi Returns to Growth on Record World Cup Quarter and Raises Full-Year Guidance

    Kambi Returns to Growth on Record World Cup Quarter and Raises Full-Year Guidance

    ATAntonina Tupikova•2 min read
    Playtech Raises FY2026 Guidance to at Least €270m as US Growth Drives H1 Beat

    Playtech Raises FY2026 Guidance to at Least €270m as US Growth Drives H1 Beat

    ATAntonina Tupikova•2 min read

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    Flutter Entertainment to Delist From London Stock Exchange in Full Pivot to New York

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    Flutter Confirms August 2026 London Delisting as FanDuel Drives 41% of Group Revenue

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    NHS Wales brings gambling harm care into mainstream health system with new helpline and treatment pathway

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