SPORTS BETTING
Rhode Island Eyes Six-Operator Sports Betting Market and Dramatic Tax Cut to Stem Bettor Exodus
The smallest US state is weighing legislation that would triple its licensed online operator count and slash its…
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Month: June 2026
POKER
WSOP 2026 Kicks Off With 100 Events, Early Bracelet Drama, and Fresh High-Stakes Additions
The 2026 World Series of Poker is under way at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with early bracelet…
SPORTS BETTING
New York Set to Become First U.S. State to Mandate Monthly Sports Betting Statements
New York's legislature has passed a bill requiring sportsbooks to send bettors a monthly breakdown of their wagering…
PREDICTION MARKETS
Summer Game Fest 2026 and LPL Playoffs Collide to Supercharge Prediction Market Engagement
A rare overlap of Sony's State of Play, Summer Game Fest's main show and live LPL Playoffs action…
PREDICTION MARKETS
Polymarket’s $39M+ in GTA VI Contracts Shows Gaming Fandom Is Now a Tradeable Asset Class
More than 100 active prediction markets tied to Grand Theft Auto VI have surpassed $39.2 million in cumulative…
PREDICTION MARKETS
Robinhood Hits Record Prediction Market Volumes in Q1 2026, Eyes LedgerX Acquisition for Independence
Robinhood posted record prediction market volumes in Q1 2026 alongside double-digit trading gains, as the brokerage moves to…
SPORTS BETTING
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Creates Phantom Tax on Gamblers — and Could Be an Offshore Operator’s Best Recruitment Tool
A provision capping gambling-loss deductibility at 90% of winnings may raise a billion dollars on paper, but industry…
LAND BASED
Hawaii’s $800M Underground Gambling Market Puts Pressure on Lawmakers to End the Last Great U.S. Holdout
Hawaii's Department of Law Enforcement puts the state's illegal gambling market at roughly $800 million a year —…
ONLINE
Sweepstakes Casino Bans Sweep Five More States — Driving Players Straight to Unregulated Offshore Sites
Tennessee, Louisiana and Oklahoma are among the latest states to crack down on sweepstakes casinos, but without a…
ONLINE
FinCEN Drops Its Most Sweeping AML Overhaul in Decades — and Offshore Crypto Casinos Are in the Crosshairs
A landmark April 2026 FinCEN proposal is restructuring Bank Secrecy Act obligations across all regulated institutions — and…