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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pulls support for Senate’s crypto market structure bill

The Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, has made his feelings known on the Senate’s crypto market structure bill, as he takes to social media to pull his support. “After reviewing the Senate Banking draft text over the last 48hrs, Coinbase unfortunately … Continue reading

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PGT 2025 season concludes, with Chad Eveslage taking home the win

The 2025 PokerGO Tour (PGT) has officially come to an end, with Chad Eveslage topping a field of 54 entries to become the winner, taking home $500,000. The American poker player is no stranger to winning, as he’s also a … Continue reading

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Bryson DeChambeau has signed a partnership with Kalshi

LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau has signed a deal to partner with Kalshi and thus becomes the first athlete to do so. Throughout the 2026 LIV Golf season, DeChambeau will feature in television adverts, social media campaigns and other promotional … Continue reading

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FanDuel Predicts announces expansion from five states to 18

FanDuel Predicts has reportedly expanded from operating in five states to being available across 18 states, according to gambling analyst Dustin Gouker. Before this, FanDuel Predicts was only available in Alabama, Alaska, South Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota. News: … Continue reading

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NCAA urges CFTC to suspend college sport prediction markets

The President, Charlie Baker, of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is calling for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to halt all college sport offerings in prediction markets, until ‘appropriate regulations’ can be put in place. The CFTC is … Continue reading

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Gang leader sentenced to 9 years after running illegal gambling and extortion schemes

A gang leader has been sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for orchestrating a 2023 gambling operation and heading up a list of extortion schemes. The man identified as Luis Ramirez, head of the Los Angeles Riverside County-based street … Continue reading

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Clase and Ortiz defense says messages were about roosters, not baseball

Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, both Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, have reaffirmed that messages presented as evidence referred to rooster betting, not baseball gambling. Clase and Ortiz are defendants in a federal illegal gambling case … Continue reading

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Lima Police arrest four and disrupt illegal drug and gambling operation

In a Facebook livestream by the City of Lima government in Ohio, a multi-agency law-enforcement update announced that police arrested four people as part of what officials are calling “Operation New Beginnings,” targeting illegal drug and gambling activity. The arrests … Continue reading

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Ukraine blocks Polymarket in wider online gambling crackdown

Ukraine’s National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum, and Postal Services (NCEC) has restricted access to Polymarket. The prediction market has come under fire nationwide as domestic service providers have now blocked access to the … Continue reading

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AI now powers nearly half of all bets, new report finds

A new report looking at sports betting trends, from Kambi, shows that a massive 48% represent bets traded by AI on the company’s network in 2025. This marks a stark rise from the 4% in 2022, followed by 18% in … Continue reading

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