Author: Maisie Morrison

TLDR Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley sold his Polymarket stake after guidance from the NFL. The NBA signed a deal with the CFTC naming Kalshi and Polymarket as preferred prediction market partners. Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara. Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, up from $22 billion in May. Hackers drained about $2.73 million from Polymarket accounts, and at least 689 accounts have been refunded. Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has sold his stake in Polymarket. He said the NFL told him to unload the investment…

TLDR The UK Gambling Commission found 91% of people with repeated payments to illegal gambling sites also bet with licensed operators. Spending on licensed sites did not drop much after a person’s first illegal payment. People using unlicensed sites had far higher problem gambling scores than licensed site customers. The study used open banking data and excluded cryptocurrency payments, so it cannot measure the full size of the illegal market. Online gaming duty has been 40% since April 2026, and general betting duty is set to rise again in April 2027. The UK Gambling Commission has released new data on…

TLDR Some BresBet customers are having trouble withdrawing funds, according to the UK Gambling Commission. The regulator suspended the licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd on 28 August 2026 over suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings. Both operators surrendered their licences on 4 September 2026. Administrators from BTG were appointed at Bet St George on 16 October 2026. Bet St George customers owed money are told to email betstgeorge@btguk.com, while the regulator awaits more information on BresBet. Some customers of online betting firm BresBet are having trouble getting their money out, according to the Gambling Commission.…

TLDR Evolution Malta Holding will pay a £4.75 million settlement to the UK Gambling Commission. The company’s casino games appeared on six unlicensed websites that consumers in Great Britain could access. The regulator said Evolution’s money laundering risk assessment failed to flag two operators supplying its games without a licence. The issues ran from December 2023 to November 2024, and the Commission considered suspending the company’s licence. Later testing found no further problems, but the Commission says it will keep monitoring the market. Evolution Malta Holding Limited will pay a £4.75 million settlement to the UK Gambling Commission. The regulator…

TLDR Online bettors in the Philippines have asked the NBI to investigate an online gaming platform over an estimated PHP4 billion to PHP5 billion in unpaid jackpots. The bettors say wins from the platform’s Lucky Spin feature were blamed on system glitches and never credited to their accounts. One bettor says he won PHP570 million and was later pushed to sign a waiver and accept PHP300,000. The complaints name the gaming platform, company officials, and officials of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. The NBI says it will review the affidavits before deciding whether to issue subpoenas. A group of…

TLDR CreditSights says MGM China faces “event risk” if control of parent MGM Resorts changes hands. MGM Resorts and People Inc. amended a voting agreement that could make a third-party takeover easier. People Inc. controls about 26% of MGM Resorts shares and will now vote with the board on a change-of-control deal. CreditSights pointed to MGM China’s stronger market share and low leverage as a possible draw for buyers. MGM Resorts says it is not in deal talks with People Inc. or any other buyer. MGM China could become a key part of any future sale of MGM Resorts International,…

TLDR Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue was MOP$21.68 billion (US$2.69 billion) in October, down 10% from a year earlier. October revenue rose 20.02% from September, helped by Golden Week and the NBA China Games. Revenue from January to October reached MOP$208.79 billion (US$25.89 billion), up 1.6% from 2025. Third-quarter revenue fell 3.7% year over year, mainly due to softer premium mass revenue. Truist Securities said operators focused on the base mass market could face a longer recovery. Macau’s casinos earned MOP$21.68 billion (US$2.69 billion) in gross gaming revenue in October. That is 10% less than the same month last year,…

TLDR Sahara is now the first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to let players exchange cryptocurrency for chips or tickets. Payments company BurraPay deployed the system at the resort last month. Players can use Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin to fund their play. The Nevada Gaming Control Board approved BurraPay’s system earlier this year. BurraPay says it is approved or authorized in six US states and is in talks with tribal gaming commissions. Sahara Las Vegas has become the first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to let players exchange cryptocurrency for gaming chips or tickets. The news was reported…

TLDR Symplify launched Symplify Insights, a new analytics add-on for its CRM platform, on November 2, 2026. The tool combines email, SMS and App Push performance data into one dashboard. Existing customers get 12 months of historical data when they turn on the service. New features include automatic benchmarking, a one-page Account Brief and one-click reports. The company is showing the product at SiGMA World in Rome from November 2 to 5. Symplify has launched Symplify Insights, a new analytics add-on for its CRM platform. The company announced the product on November 2, 2026. The Stockholm-based company provides CRM and…

TLDR Polymarket is investigating suspicious bets placed on Israel’s October 27 general election by newly created accounts. Bubblemaps found 101 accounts that received their first funding on election day before polls closed. One wallet turned a $14,000 bet placed 12 minutes before polls closed into about $42,000. Polymarket has reported the activity to law enforcement, but findings do not yet show whether traders had secret information. The platform also faced a security breach on October 29 with possible losses of up to $2.73 million. Polymarket is investigating what it calls potentially suspicious trading tied to Israel’s general election, held on…