A structured grounding in how the online gambling industry actually works: who the players are, where the money comes from, how casino and sportsbook products differ, and why regulation shapes almost every commercial decision an operator makes. Written for people entering the sector from outside it, or moving into a role that requires them to understand the business beyond their own function.
Who this is for: New entrants to the industry, professionals joining from adjacent sectors such as fintech, media or technology, and anyone in a supporting function who needs a working command of how operators earn and lose money.
What you'll learn:
The National Council on Problem Gambling has given no reason for Maurer's departure, which follows its director of programs out of the door and four state bodies out of its membership since it took $2 million from Kalshi in May. The board has started its second executive search in 20 months.
A consumer-advocate report collects what is publicly known about the national self-exclusion register: awareness at a quarter of adults and a third of bettors, fifteen operators caught breaching it, one of them more than 100,000 times, three financial penalties, and an Entain case the regulator investigated past its own 12-month limit.
Gamble Pause Initiative Africa, Gamble Aware Nigeria and the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation have formed the ARGN, with participants from nine more countries, to build a continent-wide evidence base on gambling harm. Its president says regulators must legislate before the costs land on Africa's health systems.