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VC Kara Nortman bet early on women’s sports, and now she’s creating the market

As women’s sports enters what feels like a sustained boom period — the Golden State Valkyries just played their first WNBA next season, the NWSL is expanding, media rights deals are growing — Nortman remains cautiously optimistic about whether this … Continue reading

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UK Gambling Commission announces updates to regulations post-Budget

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) posted a speech that covers updates to regulations in the country. This comes as the UK Budget, which happens once a year, increased taxes on certain forms of gambling. One of these changes is that … Continue reading

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INTRALOT speaks out on UK Budget and finances

The gaming company INTRALOT has announced its financial results for the nine-month period, with revenue being 2.9% less than the previous year. The CEO has also spoken out about the revised gaming taxes in the UK, following the budget announcement. … Continue reading

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Gambling watchdog in Sweden gets dressing down from government watchdog

The Spelinspektionen, or Swedish Gambling Authority, has been hit with criticism from the Justice Ombudsman (JO) over the self-exclusion system for gambling. In recent months, the gambling industry worldwide has been taking better care of how it presents safety for … Continue reading

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Ohio and New Jersey file to block Kalshi on back of Nevada decision

New Jersey and Ohio lawmakers have filed an order from a Nevada judge in an attempt to curb prediction market Kalshi from bringing its form of gambling to the states. It comes as earlier this year, Nevada and New Jersey … Continue reading

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Kalshi class action lawsuit claims its running a rigged sportsbook

Kalshi, the major prediction market, has been hit with a nationwide class action lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York. The suit claims that Kalshi is allowing illegal sports betting, as well as forcing players against the house. … Continue reading

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Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.

Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.  Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 … Continue reading

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Stocks end November with mixed results despite a strong Thanksgiving week rally

There were a couple of bright spots in our portfolio during the holiday-shortened trading week.

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Palantir has worst month in two years as AI stocks selloff

Palantir posted strong third-quarter earnings, but shares dropped 16% this month on valuation concerns and a short position from Michael Burry.

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SoftBank stays in as Meesho $606M IPO becomes India’s first major e-commerce listing

Meesho heads for India’s first big e-commerce IPO next week.

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