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Robinhood introduces Custom Combos, replacing parlays with fixed-odds sports contracts

Robinhood has launched a new custom sports betting offering called “Custom Combos,” which allows multiple selections to be added to a single fixed-odds contract. The terminology of the custom contract is a noticeable move away from the traditional term “parlay” … Continue reading

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Tribes, AGA, and 27 states challenge Kalshi over the limits of federal gambling law

Twenty-seven US states have backed tribal appellants in a federal gambling law case against Kalshi that could help define the future trajectory of gambling regulation across the United States. As market analysts and investors continue to pour capital into the … Continue reading

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Finland confirms dates and processes for opening up gambling market

Finland is seeing major change take place in its gambling market, as a government-issued press release states “Veikkaus Oy’s monopoly on running gambling games will end.” This comes as the country has agreed upon a new Gambling Act which will … Continue reading

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Tipico joins the European Gaming and Betting Association, expanding representation in Germany

The German-based sports betting and online gambling operator Tipico has been welcomed into the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), as it becomes its newest member. The EGBA group is a Brussels-based trade association which aims to represent online gambling … Continue reading

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Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform

Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.

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Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.

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Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial

TikTok, YouTube and Meta remain defendants in the case, which is due to kick off next week.

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Netflix to redesign its app as it competes with social platforms for daily engagement

At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May.

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Cramer says wild speculation has returned to the market — and here’s what investors must do

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he’s worried about frothiness in certain pockets of the market.

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One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year

Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.

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