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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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    Spain Blocks Polymarket and Kalshi Amid Unlicensed Gambling Investigation
    RegulatoryMay 26

    Spain Blocks Polymarket and Kalshi Amid Unlicensed Gambling Investigation

    Spain's gambling regulator, the DGOJ, has ordered a precautionary nationwide block on Polymarket and Kalshi and opened a sanctions procedure, treating the prediction platforms as unlicensed gambling rather than financial exchanges and aligning Spain with a widening European crackdown.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •3 min read

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    Slovakia Launches Major Youth Protection Drive Against Unlicensed Online Gambling
    RegulatoryMay 25

    Slovakia Launches Major Youth Protection Drive Against Unlicensed Online Gambling

    As its licensed gambling market reaches €1.55 billion, Slovakia's regulator has signed two May 2026 memoranda, building a multi-source database with Digitálna koalícia and embedding gambling-harm training at a Nitra university to shield minors from unlicensed offshore operators.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •3 min read
    Casino Guru Awards 2026: Winners Revealed
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    Casino Guru Awards 2026: Winners Revealed

    Hosted by Denisa Vydumska, the gala honored operators, providers, and individuals who are actively shaping a more transparent, innovative, responsible, and player-focused future for iGaming. The event featured dazzling live performances, powerful speeches, world-class entertainment, and emotional winner announcements that highlighted the incredible progress being made across the industry.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •2 min read
    Inside The Playa's VIP Intelligence Bet: A Conversation With Gali and Viktoriia
    InterviewsMay 22

    Inside The Playa's VIP Intelligence Bet: A Conversation With Gali and Viktoriia

    The Playa has just brought one of the iGaming industry's most experienced VIP operators on board as a Strategic Advisor. The timing is no accident. With personalisation moving from competitive edge to baseline expectation, the company is positioning its new VIP Intelligence product to reshape how operators manage their most valuable players.

    LOLiam O'Brien
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    Casino Guru Named “Casino Affiliate of the Year” at AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026 in Madrid
    Press ReleaseMay 22

    Casino Guru Named “Casino Affiliate of the Year” at AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026 in Madrid

    The AffPapa iGaming Awards celebrate excellence across affiliates, operators, and B2B providers, recognizing organizations that consistently demonstrate impact, innovation, and long-term value in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving industry.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •1 min read
    Dutch Councillor Calls for Online Gambling Age to Be Raised to 24
    RegulatoryMay 21

    Dutch Councillor Calls for Online Gambling Age to Be Raised to 24

    A debt crisis among young people in Enschede has reopened a Dutch debate that won't go away. With one in five local youngsters in debt, a councillor is pushing for the legal online gambling age to climb to 24, a level that would be unprecedented in Europe.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •3 min read
    Polymarket Launches Full US iOS Exchange in Long-Awaited Return
    CorporateMay 20

    Polymarket Launches Full US iOS Exchange in Long-Awaited Return

    Polymarket has reportedly removed the waitlist on its US iOS app, opening its prediction-market exchange to general American users for the first time since 2022. The comeback rests on its $112 million QCEX acquisition and a CFTC no-action letter, and it sharpens an already intense rivalry with market leader Kalshi.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •2 min read
    France Sets New Bar for Player Risk Detection With Compliance Algorithm
    RegulatoryMay 19

    France Sets New Bar for Player Risk Detection With Compliance Algorithm

    France's regulator has built a tool that lets operators measure whether their own player protection systems are actually working. The findings should worry the entire industry: excessive players may account for 60% of account-based gambling revenue.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •3 min read
    British MPs Warn Affordability Checks Could Cost Racing £250 Million and Fuel Black Market
    RegulatoryMay 18

    British MPs Warn Affordability Checks Could Cost Racing £250 Million and Fuel Black Market

    A cross-party group of MPs has gone directly to the Culture Secretary with a stark warning about what proposed affordability checks could do to British horseracing. With the Gambling Commission set to decide this month, the political pressure is intensifying.

    LOLiam O'Brien
    •3 min read
    One Week Left Until the Casino Guru Awards 2026 Bring the Industry Together in Malta
    Press ReleaseMay 18

    One Week Left Until the Casino Guru Awards 2026 Bring the Industry Together in Malta

    Taking place on May 25 at Xara Lodge in Malta, ahead of the NEXT Valletta conference, the Awards have established themselves as one of the industry’s most respected recognitions for fairness, player protection, and ethical business practices.

    LOLiam O'Brien
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    Kambi Returns to Growth on Record World Cup Quarter and Raises Full-Year Guidance

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    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

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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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    Crypto-Gaming Giant Yolo Group to Exit Grey Markets in Major Strategic Pivot to Regulation

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

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

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