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iGaming News: July 2026

All 29 stories we published in July 2026, newest first.

Friday 31 July

Ontario Sports Betting Tops CA$1bn in June as World Cup Drives Record Handle · Sports Betting
FanDuel and DraftKings Move to Dismiss Philadelphia Gambling-Addiction Lawsuit · Regulatory
AI-Driven Player Risk Detection: How iGaming Operators Deploy ML for Compliance & Profitability · General
Turkey Escalates War on Illegal Betting, Blaming Cryptocurrency for $40bn Black Market · Regulatory

Thursday 30 July

Rush Street Interactive Posts Record Q2 as Casino-First Strategy Drives 46% Revenue Growth · Corporate

Wednesday 29 July

France Topped World Cup Betting as Pre-Match Wagers Held 63% of Turnover, DATA.BET Finds · Sports Betting

Friday 24 July

Kalshi Settles With Nevada, Agreeing Full Geofencing by August · Prediction Markets
Group of Copenhagen Flags Seven Suspicious World Cup Betting Cases, Contradicting FIFA · Sports Betting

Thursday 23 July

Wednesday 22 July

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

Tuesday 21 July

Monday 20 July

Türkiye Moves to Freeze 6,314 Bank Accounts in World Cup Illegal Betting Probe · Regulatory
Washington Court Blocks Kalshi, Finding It Likely Ran Illegal Gambling · Prediction Markets

Sunday 19 July

Prediction Markets Capture 27% of US Sports Betting During World Cup · Prediction Markets

Friday 17 July

World Cup Final Becomes Largest Single Prediction-Market Event on Record · Prediction Markets
Wheel Out: An Instant Game Inspired by Internet Challenges · Press Release

Thursday 16 July

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

Wednesday 15 July

Italy Orders Polymarket and 292 Other Domains Blocked in Prediction-Markets Crackdown · Prediction Markets

Tuesday 14 July

Brazil Forces Loss Warnings Onto Betting Ads and Bans 'Easy-Money' Messaging · Regulatory

Monday 13 July

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

Friday 10 July

Federal Judge Denies Kalshi Bid to Block New York Gambling Enforcement · Prediction Markets

Thursday 9 July

North Carolina Raises Sports Betting Tax to 23%, Adds First-of-Its-Kind Prediction-Market Levy · Sports Betting

Wednesday 8 July

Britain's Gambling Commission to Introduce Financial Risk Assessments in Staged Rollout · Regulatory

Tuesday 7 July

Michigan Court Orders Kalshi to Halt Unlicensed Sports Event Contracts · Prediction Markets

Friday 3 July

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

Thursday 2 July

Spain Consults on Banning Celebrity and Influencer Gambling Ads · Regulatory

Wednesday 1 July

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