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iGaming News: August 2026
All 109 stories we published in August 2026, newest first.
- Estonia's PM Orders an Early Review of a Tax Cut That Drew No New Operators · Regulatory
- British Columbia Says Prediction Markets Are Illegal Gambling in the Province · Regulatory
- Canada's Regulators Say Sports Event Contracts Are Not Theirs to Regulate · Regulatory
- Star Posts AU$307m Loss as Auditors Again Flag Doubt Over Its Survival · Corporate
- Ninth Circuit Rules Kalshi's Sports Contracts Are Not Swaps in 3-0 Nevada Win · Prediction Markets
- Ontario Fines NorthStar CA$100,000 Over a Single Player Account · Regulatory
- Brazil Will Fund a New Security Ministry With 30% of Betting Tax · Regulatory
- A $3m Kalshi Trade Matches Lane Kiffin's Bonus Almost to the Dollar · Prediction Markets
- DraftKings Signed a $30m Deal With Its President's Company Before He Left · Corporate
- Kalshi Loses in Montana Because It Kept Agreeing to Pause the Case · Prediction Markets
- EGBA Names Pierre Tournier Interim Chief After 13 Years of Haijer · Corporate
- Macau Legend Loss Narrows 90% and Almost None of It Is Trading · Corporate
- Allwyn Revenue Hits €1.25bn, but Strip Out PrizePicks and Growth Is 5% · Corporate
- Swedish Gambling Turnover Rises 5.1% With Online Doing All the Work · Regulatory
- bet365 Goes Live in West Virginia With Sportsbook and Online Casino · Sports Betting
- DraftKings Lists Five-Minute Bitcoin Contracts as the Clock Keeps Shortening · Prediction Markets
- Sportradar Sells Polymarket 300,000 Matches a Year and the NFL Is Not One · Prediction Markets
- The MLB Players Union Says the League Balked at Banning Player Props · Sports Betting
- Entain Is Set to Drop Out of the FTSE 100 at the September Review · Corporate
- The NFL Brings DraftKings and FanDuel Back and Locks Out Prediction Markets · Sports Betting
- Google Rewrites Its Gambling Ad Certification and Splits It by Country · Corporate
- Gentoo Media's Margin Hit 39% and the Shares Still Fell 26% · Corporate
- New Jersey Fines Caesars Sportsbook $296,715 Over Responsible Gaming Rules · Regulatory
- Connecticut Sues Kalshi and Asks for Every Dollar It Took in the State · Prediction Markets
- A Brazilian Deputy Files a Bill to Void Every Betting Licence in 180 Days · Regulatory
- Caesars Asks Shareholders to Take $31 After Icahn Bid $34 in the Go-Shop · M&A
- Polymarket Certifies Markets on Whether Patrick Mahomes Plays in Week 1 · Prediction Markets
- GiG Buys Back Into B2C With a €16.4m Deal for evoke's African Arm · M&A
- MPs Ask the Regulator What It Knew When Allwyn Chose Phil Walker · Regulatory
- Kalshi Confirms Five MLB Deals It Had Been Running Unannounced · Prediction Markets
- Christie Says the CFTC Chairman Lied to Trump About Prediction Markets · Prediction Markets
- Chile's State Lottery Names 11 Betting Operators in a Criminal Complaint · Regulatory
- The BGC Puts £800m on the Black Market This Season, £1bn by 2027/28 · Regulatory
- Romania Replaces Its Gambling Regulator Chief for the Second Time · Regulatory
- Evolution's Board Rejects a Bid Priced 16% Below Its Own Share Price · M&A
- Kalshi Took North Carolina's Tax. Nevada Just Filed It as Evidence · Prediction Markets
- Three Regulators and Two Banks Start Testing for a Quantum Break · Crypto
- The CLARITY Act Comes Down to Seven Democrats on 15 September · Crypto
- A $49bn Mint That Was Worth $675,000: Inside the Sandbox Exploit · Crypto
- Russia Opens a Crypto Door and Caps It at 300,000 Roubles · Crypto
- Kalshi Geofences Washington Under Threat of $120,000 a Day · Prediction Markets
- Polymarket Opens Parlays to Everyone as Kalshi Starts Charging Makers · Prediction Markets
- Duffy Cites 2,500 Unopposed Self-Certifications, Selig Calls It Fake News · Prediction Markets
- Nevada Fines the Venetian $7.2m for a Bookmaker Its Previous Owner Let In · Regulatory
- Malaysia Says Facebook Carries 78% of Its Flagged Gambling Content · Regulatory
- Fanatics Fills the NFL Sportsbook Slot Its Three Rivals Left Empty · Sports Betting
- Australia Passes Its Biggest Gambling Reform, Banning Ads in Live Sport · Regulatory
- Better Collective's North America Margin Leaps From 5% to 26% · Corporate
- Florida Sues Stake, VGW and Four Payment Processors Over Sweepstakes · Regulatory
- Prediction Markets Hit Record $50.6bn in July as Kalshi Takes 74.5% · Prediction Markets
- QuinnBet to Pay £609,104 Over AML and Safer Gambling Failings · Regulatory
- Eswatini Gambling Probe Widens as Court Papers Allege Official Links · Regulatory
- Denmark Blocks Polymarket Among 98 Sites After Frederiksberg Court Ruling · Prediction Markets
- Jenningsbet's Greg Knight: Media Rights, Not Tax, Will Decide Shop Survival · Interviews
- Cambodia Revokes 20 Casino Licences and Suspends 29 in Scam Crackdown · Regulatory
- Dutch Regulator Funds Open-Source Algorithm to Score Player Risk · Regulatory
- Evoke Shareholders Approve Bally's Intralot Takeover of William Hill and 888 · M&A
- Allwyn UK CEO Andria Vidler Steps Down, Phil Walker Takes Interim Charge · Corporate
- Kenneth Dart Takes 5.8% DraftKings Stake Alongside 27.6% of Flutter · Corporate
- Danish Regulator Bars Inpay From New iGaming Clients Over AML Failings · Regulatory
- Esports Nations Cup Postponed to November 2027, With Riyadh Still Host · Sports Betting
- Trump to Meet Crypto and Prediction Market Chiefs as CFTC Panel Convenes · Prediction Markets
- São Paulo Governor Tarcísio Calls for End to Betting as Election Nears · Regulatory
- Mozambique Approves Online Gambling Regime as Casino Tax Hits 54% of Target · Regulatory
- European Lotteries Return Record €29.4bn to Society on €46.1bn GGR · General
- PMU Partners BetMakers to Expand World Pools Reach Internationally · Corporate
- Chicago Council Pressures Bally's to Honour Full Casino Build Pledge · Regulatory
- Illegal US Online Gambling Revenue Hits $97.4bn, Outpacing Legal Market · General
- CFTC Has 20 Insider-Trading Probes From Kalshi Alone as Staff Cuts Bite · Prediction Markets
- Candle Lake Launches Unsolicited Bid for Evolution at SEK 695 per Share · M&A
- Missouri Casino Revenue Rises 5.4% to $176.8m in July · General
- Entain Publishes Interim Results as UK Growth and BetMGM Momentum Build · Corporate
- Rank Group Posts 21% Underlying Profit Growth as UK Tax Impact Contained · Corporate
- Tabcorp Acquires BetMakers for AU$283m to Overhaul Legacy Technology Stack · M&A
- Nevada Problem Gambling Council Quits National Body Over Kalshi Deal · Prediction Markets
- Illinois Casinos Post 15% July Revenue Growth on Land-Based Transitions · General
- St8 and Endorphina Sponsor iGaming Real Talk's iGB LIVE London Series · Press Release
- CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Trading, Pre-empting New York's $36 Billion Suit · Prediction Markets
- GRAI Launches Consultation on Prescribed Games, Record-Keeping, and Player Disclosure Rules · Regulatory
- LeoVegas Group Launches Proprietary Tiger Sportsbook in UK Across BetMGM, LeoVegas and BetUK · Corporate
- Conservative Group Sues Wisconsin Over Tribal-Only Online Sports Betting Law · Regulatory
- Hochul Escalates Kalshi Fight Over FDA Drug-Approval Markets With Social Media Broadside · Prediction Markets
- FanDuel Backs Market Making Over Exchange Ownership as CFTC Eyes Structural Rules · Prediction Markets
- Novig Sues New York Gaming Commission Over Prediction Market Crackdown · Prediction Markets
- Peter Jackson Steps Down as Flutter CEO as FanDuel Revenue Falls and Shares Hit Two-Year Lows · Corporate
- Light & Wonder Targets Investment-Grade Debt by Mid-2027 and Deprioritises Share Buybacks · Corporate
- Fanatics Executive Calls for Prediction Market Safeguards as Operator Expands Its Own Product · Prediction Markets
- California Tribes Keep 2028 Sports Betting Push on Track as Ballot Campaign Takes Shape · Sports Betting
- Congress Splits Over Prediction Markets as Competing Bills Frame the Sector as Either Finance or Gambling · Prediction Markets
- Betway Becomes Manchester United's Principal Partner and Exclusive Global Betting Partner · Corporate
- New York Sues Kalshi for Running Illegal Prediction Market, Seeks Fines and Full Restitution · Prediction Markets
- New Jersey Internet Gaming Win Rises 17.5% to $271m in June as Sports Betting Revenue Falls 37.7% on NBA Finals Impact · General
- Curaçao Gaming Authority Activates New National Ordinance on Games of Chance, Tightening Offshore Licensing Framework · Regulatory
- Nevada Declares War on Polymarket with First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit · Prediction Markets
- DraftKings Hit With Federal Class-Action Complaint Over Prediction Market Activity · Sports Betting
- Wall Street Analysts Weigh Churchill Downs M&A, MGM Takeover Floor, Sportradar FX Hit, and Macau's Post-World Cup Recovery · General
- Denmark Reopens Land-Based Casino Licensing Window as Retail GGR Falls 5.6% · Regulatory
- Treasury Denies Responsibility as Betfred Blames Tax Rise for Betting Shop Closures · Regulatory
- Betsson Completes €64.5m Acquisition of Rhino Entertainment to Bolster Canadian Presence · Press Release
- Entain Receives Two Major Shareholding Notifications Via London Stock Exchange · Corporate
- U.S. Commercial Gaming Hits Record $78.7 Billion in 2025 as iGaming Surges 27.6% and Tax Revenue Climbs 15.1% · General
- CFTC Proposes Rules to Govern In-House Market Makers on Prediction Market Exchanges · Prediction Markets