Illinois sportsbooks took less money in April than a year earlier, but operators still kept more of what bettors wagered Revenue rose, tax collections jumped, and the state stayed above $1 billion in monthly handle for a seventh straight month Good To Know Illinois sportsbooks handled $121 billion in April, down 55% year over year..

Juan Rodriguez won Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, turning a tough final table spot into a first WSOP bracelet and a $673,011 payday Good to know Rodriguez beat 844 entries to win Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em The tournament created a $3,882,400..

The World Series of Poker has changed the Poker Hall of Fame induction process, opening the door for a much larger class in 2026 After years of one person getting in, as many as six nominees could enter under the new voting format Good to know The Poker Hall of Fame could induct more than one person in 2026 The 33 living Hall of..

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee paid out $1,065,63616 in jackpots to six players between May 29 and June 14, with five wins topping $100,000 Good to know The largest win was a $420,211 Three Seven of Diamonds Mega Jackpot on blackjack Five players won more than $100,000 each during the run Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee said..

Adrian Mateos won one of the biggest titles of the 2026 World Series of Poker, taking down Event #41, the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em, for $4,334,411 Good to know Mateos beat 56 entries for his sixth WSOP bracelet The win came in the same $250,000 event he also won in 2021 Mateos has now cashed for more than..

Okada Manila has opened the Okada Online Casino Win Zone, an on-site activation area built to introduce casino guests to its digital gaming platform Good to know The Win Zone opened on June 12 on the mass-market gaming floor The area features live-table gaming, live-slot products and eGaming demo stations Okada Online Casino is..

The World Series of Poker has opened its first permanent retail store on the Las Vegas Strip, giving the brand a year-round space at Horseshoe Las Vegas during a softer 2026 series Good to know The WSOP Store covers 2,320 square feet between Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Jack Binion helped open the store at a ribbon-cutting ceremony..

Jason Zipfel and Sebastian Pauli both turned mixed game runs into first World Series of Poker bracelets, with Zipfel winning Pot-Limit Omaha and Pauli surviving a long Razz heads-up battle Good to know Zipfel won Event #35, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, for $441,560 Pauli won Event #40, the $1,500 Razz, for $135,564 Both players..

Alex Foxen added another major result to one of poker most consistent tournament records, winning Event #44 at the 2026 World Series of Poker for $594,246 and his fourth gold bracelet Good to know Foxen won the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event The one-day tournament drew 466 entries and created a $4,333,800 prize..

Kansspelautoriteit, the Netherlands gambling regulator, has warned Smart Gaming after its Betnation brand failed to run required Cruks self exclusion checks for some players between January and March 2026 Good to know Betnation found the technical fault and reported the issue to KSA itself One confirmed player who had registered..

The Dutch government has laid out a five-year plan to cut gambling-related harm, with online gambling ads, deposit limits and illegal operators all placed in the same reform package Good to know Online gambling ads could face a near-total ban, with only narrow exceptions for legal operator visibility The government has dropped the..

The World Series of Poker will let players buy into events with crypto for the first time through a new Solana Foundation and MoonPay payment setup Good to know Players can use SOL, USDC, or USDT to buy WSOP tournament tickets MoonPay Commerce will process the crypto payment and convert it into regular currency for WSOP Solana..

Six more World Series of Poker bracelets went out at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with the latest run covering no-limit holdem, limit holdem, HORSE, and two Omaha eight-or-better formats Good to know Yuri Dzivielevski took the largest prize in the group, earning $2,841,432 in the $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Holdem Nick Schulman..

Finland has published new draft gambling regulations that would place tighter controls on online slots, casino play, physical gaming machines, and player losses before the licensed iGaming market opens on July 1, 2027 Good to know Players under 25 would face a €10 online slot stake cap per spin, while older players would get a €20..

Flutter Entertainment will drop its London Stock Exchange listing on Aug 3, 2026, leaving the FanDuel parent with New York as its sole stock exchange home Reuters reported that Flutter shares will trade in London for the final time on July 31 Good to know Flutter will keep its New York Stock Exchange listing under FLUT FanDuel..

Richard Alsup won Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, turning a huge 11,933-entry field into a $1,302,125 payday Good to know Alsup won his second WSOP bracelet and first seven-figure live score The Monster Stack prize pool reached $15,841,057 Salvatore Dicarlo finished second for..

Santhosh Suvarna won Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, taking $1,922,870 and his third gold bracelet Good to know Suvarna topped 167 entries in the $50,000 eight-max event The prize pool reached $7,932,500, with 26 players paid He now shares the India bracelet record with Nipun..

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined 711 BV €886,000 after finding duty of care failures across ten high risk player files Good to know KSA found breaches in all ten player accounts it reviewed One player lost almost €78,000 in one day 711 can still object because the decision is not final Player Losses Drive..

Great Britain gambling operators using AI for anti-money laundering checks have been told to prove the tools work before putting them into live compliance processes Good to know John Pierce said AI and algorithmic AML tools often fail to deliver enough compliance evidence PML holders remain responsible when operators use third-party..

BOYLE Sports has joined the International Betting Integrity Association, adding another major regulated operator to the global betting monitoring network used to detect suspicious sports betting activity Good to know BOYLE Sports now participates in IBIA Global Monitoring & Alert Platform IBIA network covers more than 90..