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ADI Predictstreet Launches World Cup Prediction Market Across 23 US States, Demonstrating Gibraltar-Licensed Multi-Jurisdiction Strategy
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ADI Predictstreet Launches World Cup Prediction Market Across 23 US States, Demonstrating Gibraltar-Licensed Multi-Jurisdiction Strategy

ADI Predictstreet has officially launched its Gibraltar-licensed prediction market platform across 23 US states ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — a coordinated multi-jurisdiction rollout that validates the prediction market model and establishes a major competitive foothold before the tournament's peak betting window.

James Whitfield·
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Star Entertainment Sydney Fined A$10 Million for Allowing Extended Gaming Sessions — Persistent Compliance Failures Draw Further Regulatory Penalties
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Star Entertainment Sydney Fined A$10 Million for Allowing Extended Gaming Sessions — Persistent Compliance Failures Draw Further Regulatory Penalties

New South Wales regulators have levied a A$10 million fine on Star Entertainment's Sydney casino for failing to implement adequate controls preventing extended, uninterrupted gambling sessions — a penalty that highlights persistent compliance culture failures at an operator still recovering from a 2022 record A$200 million fine.

Alex Bilyi·
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Stake.com Eyes Rush Street Interactive Acquisition: What a Deal Between the World's Largest Crypto Casino and a US-Licensed iGaming Leader Would Mean
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Stake.com Eyes Rush Street Interactive Acquisition: What a Deal Between the World's Largest Crypto Casino and a US-Licensed iGaming Leader Would Mean

Stake.com — one of the world's largest online gambling platforms by volume — has reportedly identified Rush Street Interactive as a potential acquisition target, a deal that would give the crypto-native offshore giant plug-in access to US regulated iGaming through RSI's BetRivers brand and multi-state licence portfolio, but would face immediate regulatory scrutiny from state gaming boards evaluating Stake's ownership suitability.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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Rush Street Interactive's iGaming-First Model Delivers Record Q1 2026: $370.4M Revenue, 62% North American MAU Growth, and a Strategic Moat Against Prediction Market Competition
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Rush Street Interactive's iGaming-First Model Delivers Record Q1 2026: $370.4M Revenue, 62% North American MAU Growth, and a Strategic Moat Against Prediction Market Competition

Rush Street Interactive posted its strongest quarter in company history in Q1 2026 — $370.4M revenue up 41%, 62% North American casino MAU growth, and raised guidance of $1.49–1.54B for the year — as its iGaming-first BetRivers model proves structurally insulated from prediction market competition that is pressuring sportsbook-first rivals.

James Whitfield·
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Alberta iGaming Corporation Confirms Dan Keene as Permanent CEO, Locks July 13 Market Launch Date, and Opens Interprovincial Liquidity Talks with Ontario
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Alberta iGaming Corporation Confirms Dan Keene as Permanent CEO, Locks July 13 Market Launch Date, and Opens Interprovincial Liquidity Talks with Ontario

Alberta iGaming Corporation permanently appointed Dan Keene as CEO and announced a July 13, 2026 market launch date at SBC Summit Canada — alongside the disclosure that Alberta and Ontario are working on an interprovincial player liquidity MOU that could reshape Canada's online poker and peer-to-peer gaming landscape.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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Evoke Extends Bally's Intralot Acquisition Deadline to June 8 as All-Share Combination at 50p Per Share Remains Under Negotiation
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Evoke Extends Bally's Intralot Acquisition Deadline to June 8 as All-Share Combination at 50p Per Share Remains Under Negotiation

Evoke plc extended the deadline for Bally's Intralot's potential acquisition offer by three weeks to June 8, 2026, after the original May 18 deadline arrived with no firm announcement ���� keeping alive a deal that would combine William Hill's UK operations with Bally's US casino footprint at a proposed 50p per share all-share structure.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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GiG and LuckyDays Target Alberta July 13 Launch — Operator Becomes First to Confirm Platform and Licence Strategy for Canada's Newest Regulated Market
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GiG and LuckyDays Target Alberta July 13 Launch — Operator Becomes First to Confirm Platform and Licence Strategy for Canada's Newest Regulated Market

GiG has received AGLC technology provider approval and confirmed LuckyDays will enter Alberta's iGaming market at July 13 launch — making GiG one of the first B2B platforms approved in Canada's newest regulated market and positioning LuckyDays for the same multi-province expansion model that has driven its Ontario growth.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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Flutter's LSE Exit Looks Inevitable by End of Q2 — What a London Delisting Means for European Institutional Shareholders and iGaming's Capital Markets Profile
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Flutter's LSE Exit Looks Inevitable by End of Q2 — What a London Delisting Means for European Institutional Shareholders and iGaming's Capital Markets Profile

Flutter's formal LSE delisting review — expected to conclude by end of Q2 2026 — looks likely to result in a full London exit according to analysis published May 12, completing the company's capital markets migration west and concentrating the world's largest publicly listed gambling operator entirely within the US institutional investor universe.

James Whitfield·
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PENN Q1 2026: $1.78B Revenue, ESPN Bet Officially Dead, and Online Casino Hits a Quarterly Record — A Quieter Pivot Than Expected
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PENN Q1 2026: $1.78B Revenue, ESPN Bet Officially Dead, and Online Casino Hits a Quarterly Record — A Quieter Pivot Than Expected

PENN Entertainment's Q1 2026 results confirmed the full death of ESPN Bet — rebranded across 21 states to theScore Bet after DraftKings took the ESPN partnership — while digital online casino hit a quarterly record of $70.9M (+15%), suggesting PENN's interactive business can grow on its own merits even as sportsbook brand equity resets from scratch.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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Betty Secures UKGC Licence and Targets June UK Launch — Ontario's Female-Focused iCasino Brand Becomes One of the First Canadian Operators to Enter Britain
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Betty Secures UKGC Licence and Targets June UK Launch — Ontario's Female-Focused iCasino Brand Becomes One of the First Canadian Operators to Enter Britain

Betty — the Ontario iCasino brand that tripled in size through 2025 with a female-focused product and AI-driven acquisition — has obtained a UKGC licence and confirmed a June 2026 UK launch, becoming one of the first operators born in Ontario's regulated market to enter Britain, using 23 Broadway's Atlas AI platform to replicate its Canadian growth strategy in one of the world's most competitive iGaming markets.

James Whitfield·
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DraftKings Q1 2026: $1.65B Revenue, 64% EBITDA Jump, and a $200–300M Bet on Prediction Markets — While Monthly Players Fall 4%
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DraftKings Q1 2026: $1.65B Revenue, 64% EBITDA Jump, and a $200–300M Bet on Prediction Markets — While Monthly Players Fall 4%

DraftKings beat Q1 2026 estimates with $1.65B in revenue (+17%) and a 64% EBITDA jump, but buried in the earnings call was the headline number: a $200–300M investment in prediction markets that positions DraftKings directly against Kalshi and Polymarket — even as monthly unique players fell 4% to 4.2M, signalling rising acquisition friction across the sportsbook market.

James Whitfield·
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Flutter Posts $4.3B Q1 Revenue, Ousts FanDuel CEO Amy Howe, and Signals Likely London Stock Exchange Exit — Three Seismic Moves in One Week
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Flutter Posts $4.3B Q1 Revenue, Ousts FanDuel CEO Amy Howe, and Signals Likely London Stock Exchange Exit — Three Seismic Moves in One Week

Flutter Entertainment's Q1 2026 week delivered three simultaneous shocks: group revenue of $4.3B (+17%) beat expectations, FanDuel CEO Amy Howe was ousted with a $4.37M package and replaced by legal insider Christian Genetski, and Flutter confirmed it may fully delist from the London Stock Exchange by mid-year — compressing months of strategic decision-making into a single earnings cycle.

James Whitfield·
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PokerStars Ontario Shuts Down and Merges Into FanDuel — Flutter Consolidates Its Two Canadian Poker Brands into 'PokerStars on FanDuel'
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PokerStars Ontario Shuts Down and Merges Into FanDuel — Flutter Consolidates Its Two Canadian Poker Brands into 'PokerStars on FanDuel'

PokerStars Ontario has closed its standalone platform on May 7, folding poker, casino, and sportsbook into FanDuel as 'PokerStars on FanDuel' — Flutter's consolidation of its two Canadian brands creates the province's most complete single-account gambling product while reducing Ontario's licensed operator count to 45.

Illia Lisovskyy·
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