Iowa has added new enforcement language to state gambling law, giving the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission clearer authority over operators that offer gambling activity without a state license Good to Know Senate File 2289 takes effect on July 1, 2026 The law gives the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission cease-and-desist authority..

A London court has dismissed a £100,000 lawsuit from English poker player Dr Mortaza Sahibzada after he claimed Hippodrome Casino banned him over his short-session poker strategy Good to Know Dr Mortaza Sahibzada sought £100,000 in compensation He said the casino banned him after complaints over fast cash-outs Judge Andrew..

Safer Gambling Week 2025 delivered a sharp rise in customer use of deposit limits across the UK and Ireland, according to new figures from the Betting and Gaming Council Good to Know Customers set 281,000 deposit limits during the campaign The number of deposit limits rose 41% from 2024 Operators sent 1095 million safer gambling..

Italy now faces an unlicensed online gambling market worth about €20 billion ($225 billion), according to Data Room Nexus Observatory, even after years of strict advertising limits Good to Know More than 45 million Italians used unlicensed gambling platforms in Q1 2026 Illegal gambling sites and apps recorded over 13 million..

Sporttrade will shut down online betting operations in the US after years of trying to build a sports trading model inside a market built mostly for traditional sportsbooks Good to Know Sporttrade will close for business on May 25 New Jersey users must withdraw funds by May 25, while users in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Virginia..

Prediction market operator Kalshi has committed $2 million over two years to the National Council on Problem Gambling as retail trading in event contracts keeps growing across the US Good to Know Kalshi became the first member of a new NCPG subcategory focused on responsible trading The $2 million investment will support trader..

The Philippine gaming sector reported lower first-quarter revenue in 2026, with weaker e gaming results weighing on overall performance, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp Good to Know Philippine gaming GGR reached PHP8760 billion, or $142 billion, in Q1 2026 The total fell 159% from the same period last year E..

Bragg Gaming Group has agreed to buy Drayton International in a share based deal that would add game studios, technology platforms, and access to the advance deposit wagering market in the US Good to Know Bragg will issue 45 million common shares at $200 each for 100% of Drayton International Drayton brings five gaming studios and..

MGM National Harbor is facing a federal lawsuit after server Tajia Mackyeon said casino managers took a $76,000 baccarat tip that a player had handed to her during an April 13 shift Good to Know Tajia Mackyeon says a high-stakes baccarat player gave her $76,000 in chips The lawsuit says casino managers took the chips and returned..

Oklahoma has added online sweepstakes casinos and social sportsbook products to its illegal gambling rules after lawmakers rejected Gov Kevin Stitt and forced Senate Bill 1589 into law Good to Know Oklahoma Senate members voted 34 to 10 to override the veto The House followed with a 68 to 19 vote Operators, suppliers, geolocation..

Rhode Island is adding a second online sports betting operator after years with only one approved digital sportsbook in the state Good to Know Bally’s beat BetRivers for the second Rhode Island online sportsbook licence Sportsbook Rhode Island, powered by IGT, has held the only approved online option since 2019 Bally’s is..

The NCAA has ruled that former Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons violated sports betting integrity rules, making him permanently ineligible under NCAA rules Good to Know Airion Simmons and two other Abilene Christian players allegedly agreed to lose a March 2024 basketball game for a bettor Simmons later told NCAA..

The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas, will open again on May 26 at 9 am, two months after a state raid shut down the poker room Good to Know The Lodge Card Club was raided in March by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission A Williamson County Grand Jury later found too little evidence for a criminal indictment Poker returns..

Belgium online gambling has grown sharply since 2018, even after the country placed strict limits on advertising by licensed private operators Good to Know Sciensano found 148% of Belgians now gamble online, up from 79% in 2018 526% of Belgians still see gambling ads at least once a week BAGO says lottery advertising and illegal..

The UK has opened a new independent research centre focused on gambling-related harm, with levy funding set aside for evidence, prevention, and policy work Good to Know The Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre will receive £221 million for 2025-2026 UKRI will fund the centre through 20% of the statutory Gambling Levy..

Ontario online gamblers now have one tool to block themselves from every provincially regulated betting, casino, and poker site in the province Good to Know BetGuard is live in Ontario in English and French Self exclusion takes about five minutes to complete More than 75 regulated iGaming sites fall under the..

Polymarket has signed a Serie A partnership in the United States, adding another soccer league to its growing prediction market business Good to Know Polymarket will be the exclusive US platform for Serie A prediction markets The deal includes official Serie A data Major League Soccer and La Liga already have Polymarket..

TIME has added a prediction market style game to its new digital games hub, placing Kalshi and Polymarket data beside word puzzles, quizzes, and jigsaws Good to Know Market Movers uses real-time data from Kalshi and Polymarket The game focuses on lighter topics such as sports, entertainment, and consumer trends TIME also plans a..

France has a new problem gambling detection tool, and early results show a far wider risk group than operators currently report Good to Know ANJ found about 600,000 players with a high probability of excessive gambling Around 300,000 were classed as manifestly excessive gamblers Flagged players generated about €12 billion in..

A South Plainfield player turned a tiny jackpot add-on into a seven-figure online casino win at Hard Rock Bet Casino in New Jersey Good to Know Deborah S won $1,942,27247 on Bag the Swag Hold & Win She played $1 spins with 20 cents going toward the jackpot pool The payout became the first seven-figure online casino jackpot..