Sweden Turns Spelpaus Self-Exclusion Into a Real-Time API Duty
Spelinspektionen's SIFS 2026:3 took effect 1 August, forcing every Swedish licensee to run live API checks against Spelpaus before marketing, signup and login.
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Circa Sports Wins Arizona Licence, Its Seventh State
Circa Sports Arizona LLC won an Arizona event wagering licence on 27 July through the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, becoming the sharp-focused book's seventh state.
CFTC Tells Prediction Markets to Drop Sportsbook-Style Odds
The CFTC warned Kalshi and Polymarket on 7 August to stop showing sports contracts as moneyline odds, giving regulated exchanges until 31 August to confirm compliance.
Antoine Jouteau Named Banijay Gaming's First CEO
Banijay Gaming named Antoine Jouteau its first CEO on 4 August, effective 1 September, putting one executive in charge of Betclic, Tipico and Admiral.
OpticOdds Turns Perplexity Into a Real-Time Odds Terminal
OpticOdds now answers sports betting queries inside Perplexity's AI assistant, piping live odds from nearly 200 sportsbooks to consumers at no extra cost.
Curaçao Gaming Authority Probes Its Own Reform Architect
Curaçao Gaming Authority faces an independent probe into 4.1m euros paid to Random Consulting, the firm that helped design its 2024 licensing reform.
ChatBet and iSolutions Take Conversational Betting to Africa
ChatBet partnered with iSolutions on 28 July to scale WhatsApp betting across Africa, weeks after Betcris launched the same AI chat sportsbook in Latin America.
Nigeria Gambling Operators Now Face Four Layers of Tax
Two years after Nigeria's Supreme Court gave all 36 states power over gambling, operators face federal, state and dual withholding taxes at the same time.
LeoVegas Launches Proprietary Tiger Sportsbook in the UK
LeoVegas Group launched its proprietary Tiger sportsbook across BetMGM UK, LeoVegas and BetUK on August 7, ending a two-year move off third-party platforms.
Kambi Enters Nevada With 10-Year Station Casinos Deal
Kambi Group signed a 10-year deal with Station Casinos on August 5 for a unified retail-and-mobile sportsbook, its first entry into the Nevada market.
Games Global Sequels Extend Two Shared Slot Mechanics
Games Global's August roadmap uses three studios to extend its Epic Strike and Area Link slot mechanics, its answer to owning IP without owning a studio.
DraftKings Marketing Spend Jumps 38% on Predictions Bet
DraftKings raised second-quarter marketing spend 38% to $322.5 million as its five-month-old Predictions product grew trading volume from $2.3bn to $11bn.