Same-Game Parlays: The Sportsbook Margin Engine
Same-game parlays now drive 35 to 40% of US sportsbook revenue at house edges above 35%. Here is how the parlay quietly became the industry's real product.
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Premier League Gambling Sponsorship: The Shirt Ban Reset
The Premier League gambling sponsorship ban hits shirt fronts from 2026-27, wiping out roughly £80m a year and rewiring how betting operators buy attention.
UK Financial Risk Checks: What Bettors Need to Know
UK financial risk checks are moving from pilot toward rollout. Here is what triggers a check, what data operators see, and what it means for you as a bettor.
College Player Prop Bets: The Integrity Ban Wave
College player prop bets are being banned state by state as integrity scandals mount. The NCAA wants them gone, but regulators and operators are not aligned.
US iGaming Legalization Is Stuck: Here Is Why
US iGaming legalization has stalled at eight states while sports betting spread nationwide. The reasons are structural, and they cap operator growth for years.
Operators Are Building Their Own Game Studios
DraftKings and bet365 are building in-house game studios to own exclusive casino content, cut supplier reliance, and turn game IP into a durable margin edge.
Carruthers Named CEO of UAE Regulator GCGRA
The UAE's gaming regulator GCGRA named former Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers as chief executive, filling a seat empty since Kevin Mullally left in 2025.
UK Remote Gaming Duty Hits 40%: What Operators Do Now
UK Remote Gaming Duty rose from 21% to 40% on 1 April 2026. Flutter and Entain flagged nine-figure profit hits as operators rebuild their UK product mix.
Sweepstakes Casinos Face a State-by-State Reckoning
Sweepstakes casinos built a multi-billion-dollar US business in a legal grey zone. California's AB 831 and a wave of 2026 state bans are now closing it down.
Open Banking Is Displacing Cards at the iGaming Cashier
Open banking payments are pushing cards aside in iGaming. Trustly's push to process 100 billion dollars a year shows where operator deposits are heading.
Micro-Betting Is the Sportsbook Industry's Next Arms Race
Micro-betting is becoming the sportsbook product battleground of 2026. DraftKings buying Simplebet and Sportradar micro markets show where margin is moving.
Affiliate SEO Now Runs on AI, Not Cheap Content
Gambling affiliate SEO is being rebuilt around AI as search headwinds bite. Gambling.com Group cut 25% of staff; Better Collective leans on its Playbook tool.