
Last week, the gambling industry witnessed a significant shift: the star operator Underdog officially announced that it will shut down its sports betting business in North Carolina on December 16, focusing all its efforts on the prediction markets. This is not an isolated event, but a reflection of

In the sports betting market, strategic adjustments occur from time to time. The American operator Underdog recently announced that it will shut down its only sports betting platform in North Carolina and shift its business focus entirely to the prediction market.Business Closure and Customer Settl

Superbet Group, a major player in the European betting and sports betting field, recently made a big move by officially renaming itself Super Technologies. This is not just a simple name change, but signifies the company's complete transformation from a leading global sports betting operator to a te

The fate of the ban on India's online real money games (RMG) will have to wait a while longer to be decided. Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant recently decided to postpone the constitutional challenge hearing against the ban until January 2026. The law, named the Online Gaming Promotion and Regulatio

The Philippine gaming industry is facing a critical transformation. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently announced that it will officially launch a national 24-hour gambling problem helpline in 2026. This is seen as a key "guardrail" built by the officials to brake risks

An Australian former financial advisor, currently serving a prison sentence, recently took the gambling giants Sportsbet, Tabcorp, and Entain to Federal Court. He accused these companies of not only failing to check the source of his substantial funds while he was addicted to gambling but also encou

Don't get excited just yet, this is still just an "idea". U.S. President Trump recently expressed to reporters on Air Force One that he is considering whether to cancel the federal income tax on gambling profits. This statement suddenly pushed the topic of U.S. gambling taxation, a professional issu

Located in Clark, Philippines, the Hann Casino Resort is set to unveil its major expansion project "The Canyon" this Friday. This brand-new multi-level entertainment area will significantly enhance the resort's gaming capacity and introduce a new immersive design and dining concept, directly respond

In Poland, a draft regulation targeting "loot boxes" in video games is pushing this long-controversial gray area into the spotlight. The recent amendment submitted to the parliament attempts for the first time to officially classify the mechanism of paying for random virtual items as a "virtual good

Finnish game provider Fennica Gaming recently announced that its range of online casino games has officially launched in Quebec, Canada. This means that players in Quebec can now experience the content brought by Fennica Gaming through the province's only legal online gaming platform—Loto-Québec's d

Recently, the leaders of Fairfax County, Virginia, were once again divided over the casino issue. The County Board of Supervisors, just before the state legislature reconvened in January, narrowly passed a formal letter of opposition with a slim majority of 5 to 4, adding it to the 2026 legislative

Vietnam's casino industry has recently received clear signals of policy relaxation. The Ministry of Finance has issued an impact assessment report on a new decree draft aimed at revising and replacing the 2017 casino management regulations. The core change is to simplify the process for Vietnamese c

2025 was a tumultuous autumn for the American sports betting industry, with a series of scandals involving athletes, bookmakers, and casinos from the beginning to the end of the year, pushing old issues such as sports integrity and regulatory effectiveness back into the spotlight. From the massive t

Brazil has taken a landmark step in the field of responsible gambling. Its gambling regulatory authority (SPA) has recently launched a national self-exclusion platform, allowing players who feel the need to control their gambling to voluntarily request to be excluded from all licensed gambling websi

Just a few weeks after the UK government announced its autumn budget, gambling giant Evoke (which owns well-known brands such as William Hill and 888) dropped a "bombshell" on the London Stock Exchange: announcing a comprehensive strategic review, and even considering the sale of the entire group or

During the preparation period for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, a legal dispute triggered by team uniforms caught everyone's attention. When the Cambodian delegation arrived in Thailand for the flag-raising ceremony, the prominent NagaWorld casino logo on the athletes' jackets immediately unsettle