Today’s roundup covers regulatory shifts in Italy and Brazil, a wave of sports partnerships and prediction market deals, and key industry earnings and surveys. From new dispute portals to record retail quarters, these stories highlight the evolving landscape of online gambling.
Regulation & Policy
- Italy ready for September launch of gambling dispute platform — Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has announced that a new central complaints portal for online gambling disputes will go live on 10 September.
- President Lula’s crusade against Brazil’s betting sector rumbles on — Brazil’s government is pressing ahead with new restrictions and taxes on betting businesses, just months after legal ordinances limiting advertising and marketing activity took…
Partnerships
- Polymarket Continues Sports Partnership Deal Spree with New York Yankees — Polymarket, the prediction market operator, has signed a partnership deal with the New York Yankees, becoming the team’s official prediction market partner.
- FeedConstruct wins streaming rights for Malta Premier League — FeedConstruct, an Armenia-based sports data provider, has secured a partnership with the Malta Premier League to become the exclusive worldwide video streaming rights holder for…
- South Arica’s Hollywoodbets lauds esports betting debut as key milestone — South African betting giant Hollywoodbets has struck a deal with esports specialist DATA.BET to bring esports betting to its customers, marking what the operator calls a key…
- BOYLE Sports to sponsor Man Utd vs Leeds in first Croke Park football fixture since 2009 — BoyleSports has signed on as the title sponsor for a pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United, set to take place at Croke Park in Dublin.
- Sponsor Spotlight: BOYLE Sports redefines marketing playbook — BoyleSports is making headlines with a fresh approach to sports sponsorship, as highlighted in the latest Sponsor Spotlight feature.
- Sportradar bullish on prediction markets as CEO provides colour on Kalshi/Polymarket deals — Sportradar, a major sports technology company, has signaled growing confidence in prediction markets, with its CEO offering new details on the company’s recent data distribution…
- Genius Sports enters prediction markets with Polymarket and Kalshi partnerships — Genius Sports, a major sports data and technology provider, has entered the prediction markets space through new partnerships with Polymarket and Kalshi, two of the leading…
Product Launches
- LeoVegas launches in-house sportsbook Tiger in UK — LeoVegas has launched its in-house sportsbook product, Tiger, in the UK market.
Market Launches
- LeoVegas sharpens betting claws with Tiger sportsbook UK launch — LeoVegas has launched its Tiger sportsbook in the UK, marking a significant step in the Swedish iGaming company’s push into sports betting.
Across the Industry
- Survey shows vast majority of players choose licensed online casinos in Ukraine — A government-commissioned survey in Ukraine has found that the vast majority of online casino players in the country prefer licensed operators.
- Premier League Futures & Predictions: Arsenal is the Betting Favorite to Repeat as Champions — The 2026-27 Premier League season kicks off this month with Arsenal installed as the +163 betting favorite to win the title for a second straight year.
- California Native Scott Brannon Sentenced for Operating Illegal Gambling Business in Costa Rica, Forfeits $25M — Michael Lawrence Brannon Hutson, known as Scott Brannon, a California native, has been sentenced for operating an illegal gambling business in Costa Rica.
- How to Make Better Decisions About Gambling Through Microbreaks, Explains Dr. Mary Donohue — Dr.
- ReferOn shortlisted for Acquisition & Retention Partner of the Year at the SBC Awards 2026 — ReferOn, a provider of affiliate management technology for online gaming operators, has been shortlisted for the Acquisition & Retention Partner of the Year award at the SBC…
- Genius Sports Q2 Results: Revenue Up, With Large Portion Allegedly From Microbetting Commissions — Genius Sports, a major supplier of sports data and technology to the betting industry, has reported a sharp rise in revenue for the second quarter of the year, with a significant…
- UK gaming hall sector activates “evidence-based strategy” ahead of “frightening and stark” Autumn Budget fears — The UK’s gaming and amusement hall trade body Bacta has announced it is activating an evidence-based strategy ahead of the upcoming Autumn Budget, citing fears of tax rises that…
- PENN Posts Record Retail Q2 as Digital Losses Narrow to $9.5 Million — PENN Entertainment reported its strongest retail quarter on record for the second quarter, with its four regional divisions generating $1.505bn in revenue, while digital losses…
- What does PK mean in betting? pick’em and penalty kick explained — If you are new to online sports betting, you may have come across the abbreviation “PK” and wondered what it means.
- Flutter, DraftKings, and PENN All Report Losses in Q2: Is Everyone Losing From Legal Gambling? — Three of the biggest names in US legal gambling — DraftKings, Flutter, and PENN — all reported losses in the second quarter of this year, a trend that has become a talking point…
- Ireland to lead deal negotiations on 2028 EU budget — Ireland has taken on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and will lead negotiations on the bloc’s 2028–2034 budget, which aims to raise €2 trillion for EU…
- DATA.BET in 2026: Sharp esports GGR rise, prediction markets product rollout — DATA.BET, a sportsbook solutions provider, reported a sharp rise in gross gaming revenue (GGR) and turnover for its esports product in the first quarter of 2026, according to an…
- Sarah Gardner on why the Gambling Commission is ‘difficult to leave’ — Sarah Gardner, the interim chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission, has spoken about the challenges of leading the regulator, describing it as a role that is ‘difficult to…
- Survey shows Ukraine’s channelisation at 86%, with vast majority having no interest in black market — A new survey indicates that Ukraine’s gambling channelisation rate stands at 86%, meaning the vast majority of gambling activity occurs through legal, regulated operators.
- N1 Product Voices: End of pure performance era? — N1 Partners, an affiliate marketing firm in the iGaming sector, has published a new opinion piece arguing that the industry is moving away from a pure performance model focused on…
- How to shape the future of player education and safer gambling — The gambling industry is being urged to rethink how it approaches player protection, moving away from a narrow focus on limiting what players can do and toward a broader strategy…
- Tips, tariffs and taxes: Trump returns to Las Vegas with wide-ranging speech — US President Donald Trump returned to Las Vegas this week to deliver a wide-ranging speech touching on tips, tariffs, and taxes, among other topics.
- With Jackson set to leave Flutter, will FanDuel Predicts catch up with rivals? — Flutter Entertainment is set to lose a key executive, Jackson, and the departure has raised questions about whether FanDuel’s prediction product, FanDuel Predicts, can keep pace…
- Greentube: Localisation, franchises and the hunt for the next Piggy Prizes — Greentube, a leading supplier of online casino content, is doubling down on localisation and franchise-driven growth as it looks to replicate the success of its hit slot Piggy…
- Super Group eyes three New Zealand licences as Q2 gains prompt FY guidance raise — Super Group, the operator behind the Betway brand, is positioning for growth in New Zealand, where it is pursuing three licences.