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The online gaming company FanDuel has announced the casino streaming influencer, Lady Luck HQ, will be joining the roster as an exclusive ambassador.
The influencer, Francine Maric (Lady Luck HQ), has over a million subscribers on YouTube and a large following on other platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. She is the most-subscribed female slots influencer on YouTube and she regularly posts videos featuring slot play and casino insights.

It was in one of her earlier videos, featuring a $18,000 jackpot, where she went viral which helped her channel to grow and reach new audiences. This newly launched partnership will see Lady Luck HQ create content for the brand, while informing customers about the company’s latest offerings and promotions. She will also be educating on responsible gaming practices and appear at FanDuel Casino customer events.
Influencer will create FanDuel casino-related content as part of the partnership
“Partnering with FanDuel Casino is an incredible opportunity to expand what we’ve built with the Lady Luck HQ community,” said Lady Luck HQ. “FanDuel is a brand that prioritizes both entertainment and responsibility, and I’m excited to work together to deliver engaging content while promoting safe and enjoyable gaming experiences.”
Other ambassadors of FanDuel include former soccer player Carli Llyod, PGA Tour professional golfer Tom Kim and radio personality Craig Carton. The company isn’t a stranger to influencers though, as Vegas Matt is on their roster too.
“Francine represents exactly what we look for in a brand ambassador – authentic, engaging, and community-driven,” said Daniele Phillips, Vice President of Marketing at FanDuel Casino.
“She has grown a devoted fanbase under Lady Luck HQ that allows us to connect with audiences, especially our female customers, in a meaningful way and celebrate the evolution of digital gaming.”
Other casino and gambling brands are tapping into the influencer space too, with Caesars Entertainment recently including two social media influencers at the launch of new titles.
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US President Donald Trump’s media company says it plans to add prediction markets to Truth Social through an exclusive partnership with Crypto.com’s Derivatives North America unit, which is a CFTC registered exchange and clearinghouse.
What is Trump’s new prediction market called?
According to both Trump Media and Technology Group Corp and Crypto.com, Truth Social will become the first social media platform to offer built in prediction market tools. The new feature, called Truth Predict, will let users trade contracts on political events, economic indicators, commodity prices, and major sports outcomes, all with real time pricing.
“We are thrilled to become the world’s first publicly traded social media platform to offer our users access to prediction markets,” said Devin Nunes, Chairman and CEO of Trump Media in a press release.
He said the company aims to “create a new standard for access to prediction market platforms” and added, “For too long, global elites have closely controlled these markets – with Truth Predict, we’re democratizing information and empowering everyday Americans to harness the wisdom of the crowd, turning free speech into actionable foresight.”
The contracts will be offered through Crypto.com Derivatives North America, which the companies say will give Truth Social users a federally compliant way to make predictions on real world events.
“Prediction markets are poised to be a multi-deca-billion dollar industry,” said Kris Marszalek, Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto.com. He said, “Crypto.com has quickly become one of the most trusted providers of prediction market services, and we’re thrilled to combine with Truth Social to support the world’s first prediction markets available from a social media platform.”
When will Crypto.com and Truth Social release Truth Predict?
Beta testing is expected to start on Truth Social soon, with a full US launch coming after that. Trump Media says it plans to expand the service worldwide once it meets all required regulations.
Users on Truth Social and on its streaming platform Truth Plus will be able to convert their reward gems into the Cronos digital currency, which they can then use to buy prediction contracts. This move builds on earlier deals between Trump Media and Crypto.com, including plans to create Trump Media Group CRO Strategy Inc., which is linked to a proposed business merger with Yorkville Acquisition Corp.

Truth Social Launching Prediction Markets, powered by https://t.co/pFc4Pz9nFR https://t.co/pFc4Pz9nFR has emerged as the go-to provider of prediction market services with our federally regulated technology stack and industry-leading execution. Integrating prediction markets… https://t.co/XiFcmKyVJm
— Kris | Crypto.com (@kris) October 28, 2025

Marszalek also promoted the partnership on X, writing, “Truth Social Launching Prediction Markets, powered by Crypto.com” and adding that integrating prediction markets with social media “will quickly expand this into a multi-deca-billion dollar industry” and allow Truth Social users to “trade contracts on everything from the Fed rates to football.”
The move is not all that surprising, since Trump had previously planned to nominate Brian Quintenz, a former Kalshi board member, to lead the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He withdrew the nomination last month.
Since then, the CFTC’s interim leadership has started speaking more positively about prediction markets, calling them an important new frontier. The agency also dropped its appeal in the Kalshi case and ended an investigation into Polymarket’s continued access for US users.
Adding to the momentum, Polymarket recently brought on Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser ahead of its planned return to the US. And earlier this year, Kalshi, Polymarket’s main US competitor, also added Trump Jr. as an adviser.
Featured image: Grok / Crypto.com / Truth Social
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The NBA has issued an urgent memo to all 30 teams stressing that “more can be done” to protect the integrity of the game, following the gambling scandal that has rocked the league. 
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, and dozens of others were arrested by the FBI over the elaborate scam described as a criminal gambling operation that used inside information to place illegal bets.
The full impact and outcome of the recent developments are yet to unravel, but this is a situation that has rocked the NBA to its core.
Speaking on Amazon Prime Video’s debut NBA broadcast, Commissioner Adam Silver said that he was “deeply disturbed”, adding that, “there’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition. And so I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting.”
Now, the NBA has informed all of its teams that a wide-ranging probe is underway, with a review of many rules to take place, with increased scrutiny on prop bets in particular.
The memo, issued by the NBA’s general counsel Rick Buchanan and the EVP of league policy Dan Spillane, was detailed by ESPN’s Shams Charania. 

NBA memo to its teams: “While the unusual betting on Terry Rozier’s “unders” in the March 2023 game was detected in real time because the bets were placed legally, we believe there is more that can be done from a legal/regulatory perspective to protect the integrity of the NBA… https://t.co/tagjQsd7Vr
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 27, 2025

Dire risks that gambling can impose upon NBA careers and livelihoods
The full memo underlines the gravity of the crisis and the urgency felt at the heart of the NBA to find solutions to betting questions. 
It seems apparent that further regulation is required, as well as steps to protect athletes and coaches from the threat of outside influence. 
“Given the spread of legal betting to the majority of U.S. states, the recurrence of integrity issues across sports, and the emergence of novel betting formats and markets, this is an opportune time to carefully reassess how sports betting should be regulated and how sports leagues can best protect themselves, their players, and their fans, read the memo. 
“While the unusual betting on Terry Rozier’s ‘unders’ in the March 2023 game was detected in real time because the bets were placed legally, we believe there is more that can be done from a legal/regulatory perspective to protect the integrity of the NBA and our affiliated leagues. In particular, proposition bets on individual player performance involve heightened integrity concerns and require additional scrutiny.

It continued, “We have also begun a process of reviewing league policies regarding injury reporting, the training and education of all NBA personnel, and safety measures for NBA players.
“With sports betting now occupying such a significant part of the current sports landscape, every effort must be made to ensure that players, coaches, and other NBA personnel are fully aware of the dire risks that gambling can impose upon their careers and livelihoods; that our injury disclosure rules are appropriate; and that players are protected from harassment from bettors.”
The official memo added that AI would be fully utilized as part of a review of internal and external integrity monitoring programs, with other resources used to identify problematic betting activity. The league also invited feedback and further dialogue on the overall review process.
Featured image: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0
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