Author: Maisie Morrison

TLDR Australia’s 20 largest super funds hold $14.8 billion combined in gambling-related investments AustralianSuper has the biggest exposure, at around $4.9 billion Gambling firms are rarely excluded from responsible investment screens, unlike tobacco or alcohol Australians lose an estimated $32 billion a year to gambling, the highest rate per person in the world The government is planning ad restrictions and extra funding for gambling harm support A new report has found that Australia’s biggest retirement funds hold close to $15 billion in gambling company shares. The findings come from the Alliance for Gambling Reform, a campaign group focused on reducing…

TLDR BDO director Ollie Woodward says UK gambling operators feel “resilience and bullishness” despite pressure from the tax hike. The April Remote Gambling Duty increase pushed operators to review their cost base and staffing. Entain announced job cuts affecting up to 500 roles, but says the move is not tied to the tax hike. Bally’s Intralot acquired Evoke to expand its presence in Europe after the tax change. BDO says regulated revenue now attracts higher value in gambling deals than unregulated revenue. UK gambling operators are rethinking their costs and looking at possible deals after the April Remote Gambling Duty…

TLDR CME Group CEO Terry Duffy said some sports prediction markets amount to gambling CME certified new sports event contracts for tennis, golf, and college football FanDuel Predicts expanded its offering through a deal with Crypto.com’s Nadex CME is suing the CFTC over its approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures Flutter’s CEO called prediction markets a strong customer acquisition opportunity CME Group CEO Terry Duffy said some sportsbook-style prediction markets are gambling. He made the comment during the exchange’s second-quarter earnings call on July 22. Duffy drew a line between CME’s own sports-event contracts and other products on the market.…

TLDR Kalshi launched a new Midterms Hub that tracks Senate and House race odds ahead of the 2026 elections. The hub combines market probabilities, polling averages, and campaign fundraising data in one place. Kalshi says about three in four site visitors only watch the markets and never place a trade. More than $30 million has already been traded on contracts about which party will control Congress. CEO Tarek Mansour says market prices offer a less partisan read on political momentum. Kalshi has launched a new tool aimed at people who want to follow the 2026 midterm elections closely. The platform…

TLDR Brazil’s legal betting tax revenue rose from BRL3.1 billion (Jan-May 2025) to BRL5.89 billion during the same period in 2026. ANJL President Plínio Lemos Jorge says the growth shows the regulated market is working. The 2026 World Cup was the first played under Brazil’s new betting rules, and officials expect it boosted June revenue. New federal advertising rules aim to protect bettors, but some cities are passing their own ad bans, which ANJL says creates legal confusion. Illegal betting sites still make up close to half of Brazil’s online betting market, despite a new monitoring lab built with Anatel.…

TLDR FIRST.bet has partnered with ONDISS to launch its sportsbook technology in Argentina The rollout works through City Center Online, a regulated .bet.ar operator The launch follows recent approval of online sports betting by the Santa Fe Lottery ONDISS says the deal improves settlement speed and real-time betting markets for operators Leaders from both companies say the partnership supports growth across Latin America’s regulated gaming market FIRST.bet has entered the Argentine market through a new partnership with ONDISS. The deal brings FIRST’s sportsbook technology to City Center Online, a regulated betting operator in the region. The announcement was made on…

TLDR NCAA Division III approved reduced penalties for first-time sports betting violations Reduced penalties only apply if the athlete completes a clinical evaluation or support program The rule does not cover match-fixing, betting on one’s own team, or sharing inside information The change follows a 2023 shift to graduated penalties in Division I A 2025 plan to let athletes bet on pro sports was later overturned by member schools The NCAA Division III Management Council approved a change to its student-athlete reinstatement guidelines this week. The amendment allows for reduced penalties in certain sports betting cases. The rule took effect…

TLDR Bulgaria’s Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova rejected calls for a wider gambling ad ban and higher taxes. She warned that raising taxes could push players toward the black market. Bulgaria’s current 20% gambling tax rate matches European standards, she said. The gray market already makes up about 40% of gambling activity in the country. The Finance Ministry is starting a full review of the Gambling Act. Bulgaria’s government has turned down proposals to tighten rules on gambling advertising and taxes. Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova made the announcement during a commission meeting on the 2026 budget. She said the…

TLDR The new Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games took effect on July 14, ending a system used since 2011. Online gambling is now fully controlled by a new state-owned joint-stock company. Private operators lost their licenses back in 2024, including Mozzart, NOVO VLT, 77 BITS, Vezuv, and 2Win.mk. Land-based casinos face new distance rules from schools and stricter technical compliance checks. Social media giveaways that use likes, shares, or tags now count as gambling and require a license. North Macedonia has replaced its online gambling system with a new law. The change ends private company participation in…

TLDR A Swedish study found 34% of women gamblers aged 18-26 reported a past mental health diagnosis Only 13% of male gamblers reported a similar diagnosis Across all female age groups, the figure was 29% Sweden’s online gambling revenue grew from SEK17.8 billion to SEK18.4 billion in 2026 Digital gambling now makes up 69% of Sweden’s entire gambling market A new study from Sweden has found that young women who gamble report much higher rates of mental health problems than men who gamble. The research came from Reflect Företagsutveckling AB, an independent institute. It used Norstat’s consumer panel to survey…