Author: Joe Lyons
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Polymarket bettors have wagered over $500,000 on sex toys to be thrown at WNBA games. The world’s largest prediction market has come under fire for offering bets on the controversial practice, which is reportedly linked to a cryptocurrency group’s money scheme. Multiple WNBA games have been interrupted in recent weeks after sex toys were thrown […]
British gambling firms have lost more than £4 billion in value as fears increase of a tax raid on the industry in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Flutter, owner of three of the biggest betting sites in the UK – Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet – shed more than £4.2 billion in market value on […]
Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito met with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to discuss the impact of sports betting on baseball. Giolito spoke about his interaction with Manfred on the ‘Baseball Isn’t Boring’ podcast, revealing the commissioner heard concerns from Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies players regarding the domino effect gambling has brought to the […]
A controversial Surrey casino has applied for a 24/7 gambling licence despite strong local opposition. Golden Slots (Southern) Limited is due to open an adult gaming centre in the former Barclays bank building on Church Street, Ashford. Golden Slots is an established operator that has held a gambling licence since January 2016 without any enforcement […]
NBA star Malik Beasley was evicted from his Detroit apartment as the FBI continue to investigate the player regarding allegations of suspicious betting activity. The Detroit News reported that Beasley was thrown out of his downtown residence on Wednesday, two months after he was sued for failing to pay rent at the historic high-rise building […]
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, has called on the Labour government to hike gambling taxes. Brown, who served as PM and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010 after a spell as Chancellor for a decade prior, wants to tackle poverty by generating more tax revenue from UK betting […]
The Netherlands Gambling Authority declared the recent tax hike a failure as revenue has continued to plummet since its introduction at the start of the year. The country’s regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), admitted the move has backfired with gross gaming revenue (GGR) steadily declining across both online casinos in the Netherlands and land-based markets. Dutch online […]
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been announced as a global ambassador for Betway. Henry, 47, is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all-time and depending on who you ask, is sometimes referred to as the best to ever play in the Premier League. The Frenchman becomes the latest face of the Betway […]
New research by the University of Massachusetts has revealed problem gambling is on the rise within the state. Two online surveys were conducted in spring and fall 2024 by the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) team. The findings, published on Boston.com, showed increased involvement in sports betting, more intense gambling behavior […]
Genius Sports has inked a multi-year exclusive data rights deal with the European League Association (ELA) to deliver its technology across an additional 18 divisions. It will collect, process and distribute official data for sports betting apps from over 8,000 matches per season across 46 men’s and women’s competitions. The technology is already used in […]
Australian gambling giant Sportsnet has scrapped television advertisements encouraging viewers to bet in multiples following severe community backlash. The advertisements revealed that Sportsnet, one of the leading operators for sports betting in Australia, is now accepting same-game multiple bets. Multiples combine a series of single bets into one wager and the odds multiply with each […]
Over 100,000 people in the Netherlands have signed up for a voluntary gambling ban. Dutch newspaper Trouw reported the six-figure milestone was hit last week according to data from the gambling authority’s exclusion register Cruks. Cruks, a gambling self-exclusion system and database in the Netherlands, was set up in 2021. In order to register, players […]