Suggestions for reducing match-fixing at the U.S. college level
Given yet another scandal, protecting the integrity of the games needs to be at the root of a sustainable gambling industry. Also, reaction to last week's Alberta news and 2025 was bullish for Betty.
Preventing another gambling scandal like the one that broke week alleging that 39 U.S. college basketball players on 17 teams were involved in a point-shaving scheme won’t be easy, but if the legal gambling industry is going to survive, it’s imperative changes need to be made.
That the scheme allegedly involved sizeable bribes and spreads, not props, makes it even more difficult to stop.
One thing is clear: this is about money on all sides. So, more needs to be done to address the inequities, particularly in college basketball.
First, let’s make some changes to the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules, beginning with altering them so the player doesn’t receive the money until they leave college sports entirely. While they’re playing, their tuition, housing and typical expenses get paid, but their NIL money is banked for them until after they leave the school – with bonus money if they graduate. The NIL contracts would include a clause saying the payments are null and void if the player is involved, in any fashion, with gambling. That would be an incentive to avoid temptation from bribes and also provide some time for gambling investigations to catch up.
Also, let’s treat the NIL like a pro sports contract. If a player accepts the deal, they can’t then enter the portal and transfer to somewhere else. It’s a contract with that school and team that can only be terminated if the player is cut. Jumping from school to school to chase a better deal is part of the money problem.
Let’s also make sure we pay all college players at least some NIL money when they leave school. That will slightly decrease the haves and have-nots and provide an incentive for the players to stay straight.
Yes, I realize most of the college athletes will not make a lot of money this way because they’re not high-profile enough to command the big NIL bucks, but that’s where the NCAA also needs to make a huge increase in its gambling education program – with strong emphasis on the punishments for fixing games and the increased likelihood they will get caught in a regulated and highly-monitored system. Also, make every single college athlete go through mandatory training. The average salary of a Division I football coach at a top school is nearly $4 million. Surely, there’s enough money in the system to educate all athletes. This also includes the NCAA holding firm on not allowing its athletes to place sports bets of any kind. For a minute last fall, it looked like the NCAA was going to allow its athletes to bet on pro sports. Glad they had a sober second thought on that one.
Next, let’s either limit or eliminate prop betting on college sports. They’re not needed, even if it does drive some bettors to illegal markets.
Yes, I realize a prop betting ban wouldn’t have helped in the most recent scandal where multiple players were reportedly paid to underperform. Still, no prop bets will decrease the most easily-manipulatable forms of match-fixing: the ones involving only one player.
Also, here in Canada, let’s not open Pandora’s Box. Let’s not allow betting on Canadian university sports or junior hockey. The only legal betting on Canadian sports should be those at the professional level where compensation is, generally, enough to give most players pause before accepting bribes to fix games.
Next, let’s take more advice from Sport Integrity Canada (SIC), which has a mission to reduce match-fixing. Let’s start with one of their long-held recommendations: Canada should sign on to the Macolin Convention, the multi-lateral treaty to prevent, detect, and punish match-fixing and other forms of corruption in sports. Next, let’s consult SIC about which sports are most susceptible to being fixed and avoid offering them to bettors. (Steve McAllister asked Ilkim Hincer about this issue on this week’s Gaming News Canada Show presented by Bede Gaming.)
The penalties for match-fixing should also be increased to include lifetime bans for working with any sporting organization in the country.
On the operator side, more investments must be made into technology to track suspicious bets and stop them sooner. Surely, someone betting enough on a small-level college basketball game to recoup five- or six-figure player bribes should stand out.
Same goes for regulators and sports leagues. More must be done to monitor the betting activity to protect the integrity of the games on which all of the betting is based.
There have been gambling scandals as long as there has been gambling. So adopting some or most of those suggestions won’t end match-fixing, of course. But, one day – maybe, just maybe – we believe there will be fewer.
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Reaction to regulated gaming being Alberta bound
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As first reported by Gaming News Canada some seven days ago, the (real) road to an open, regulated sports betting and gaming market in Alberta is officially open and officials in the province feeling confident about launching the new regime this year.
“The department hates it when I throw out dates,” Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally told Tom Nightingale of Canadian Gaming Business at the beginning of the week. “But the fact we’ve released the regulations tells you we’re moving fast. It’s going to be sooner rather than later. Let me just say that you won’t be asking me when in the summer.”
Added AGLC senior executive Dave Berry in a LinkedIn post last weekend: “We look forward to working with everyone, including our colleagues at the Alberta iGaming Corporation, as we drive toward an open market launch in 2026.”
And Alberta iGaming Corporation interim CEO Dan Keene hinted at a spring/summer launch during a roundtable discussion earlier this week at ICE Barcelona.
We had barely hit the Publish button on last week’s newsletter when this statement landed in our inbox from the crack communications team at the operator that includes Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid in its lineup of brand ambassadors.
“BetMGM thrives on integrating sports and casino experiences, and Alberta represents the first jurisdiction with a multi-product launch in over four years. Given our track record of success in Ontario, we are committed to delivering legal, safe, regulated sports betting and iGaming to Alberta in the coming months.” - Matt Prevost, Chief Revenue Officer
Gaming News Canada spoke Friday with Betty Canada co-founder and CEO Chavdar Dimitrov, who said his company’s plans to join the UK gaming marketplace won’t interfere with getting licensed and operating in Alberta.
“The beauty of our setup is the UK is a separate business, but it changes our Ontario roadmap a little bit,” Dimitrov said. “Alberta will be launched by our Ontario team . . . . (although) we’re looking into an Alberta office in the long term.
We literally started discussing that yesterday (last Thursday).”
Having some time to go through the AGLC rules and regulations for the past week and perusing through the reaction and coverage from other media outlets, a few things to highlight:
In Nightingale’s article, he flagged from the standards that the AGLC can “consider an applicant’s registration in another jurisdiction acceptable to AGLC where the applicant is operating in the same role or function”. As Nightingale reported, many of the operators and suppliers expected to register to operate in Alberta have been doing business in Ontario’s regulated industry for some time now.
“We’re very like-minded when it comes to the government of Ontario, we’re going down the same path, so there are opportunities to work together to make it easier for operators,” Nally told Nightingale. “We want to make it easy for them to transition to the province, to get rid of roadblocks rather than put them up.It’s our understanding that the Knowing Your Customer process can begin once an operator submits his application, pays for it, and starts the licensing process. So, we’re sure the folks responsible for marketing and advertising dollars are moving at McDavid-like speed to have campaigns at the ready.
We’ve reported ad nauseum about the glacial pace iGaming Ontario has moved at to put in place a centralized self-exclusion program (that was among the topics discussed with IC360 senior executive Ilkim Hincer on this week’s podcast). That’s been a priority of Nally and the other folks setting the rules for Alberta.
Covers senior gaming analyst Geoff Zochodne also had a reference to the self-exclusion issue on X.
We expect Nally et al will also receive a tap of ye olde Northland hockey stick for allowing land-based casinos, the majority of which are owned or operated by First Nations in the province, to potentially create branded sportsbooks at their venues. As Nally said to Nightingale: “It can be a great revenue opportunity for these land-based casinos.”
Chavdar gave the Alberta folks two thumbs-up for the framework they’ve created.
“There are some changes from Ontario but nothing that will stop us (from their plans to enter the regulated market).”
2025 a very good year for Betty’s business
The leadership at Betty took to the LinkedIn late last week to tout a “year of growth” highlighted by a tripling of net revenue and 100,000 new active players for the Ontario-licensed operator.
According to the company’s released year-end financial results, Betty saw a whopping 336% year-over-year increase in cumulative net revenue, from $51.8 million (Amarican bucks) in 2024 to $205.8 million by the end of 2025.
The results also included the impact the launch of iOS and Android apps also had on Betty’s business, from almost 100% of engagement by customers on web and desktop at the beginning to 2025, to 69% on the two apps in December.
Betty founder and group CEO Justin Park also pointed at a loyalty program makeover, a new segmentation framework and “strong brand marketing activities” that included a partnership deal with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Also from Park in a post on LinkedIn:
The team is returning ad spend within eight or nine months on a gross profit basis, which suggests there is still slack in the system for growth.
To counteract “gravity,” the team needs to move with intense urgency to constantly tap into new TAM and keep striving for a lower cost of capital.
The positive movement in Alberta adopting gaming regulation is great; however, it is not enough.
The Betty Canada team needs to prove that they can acquire and monetize increasingly diverse casual customer personas—an incredibly difficult feat, but one they have been preparing for since Day 1.
Also, Betty made/shone the light last week that one of its customers hit it bigly on a Maple Moolah Progressive Jackpot worth a little more than $2.1 million. That’s the operator’s largest-ever jackpot and the largest online casino jackpot reported in Ontario since market launch in April 2022.
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Ilkim Hincer talks Alberta and more on GNC Show
Registration is now open for Alberta’s forthcoming legal sports betting and online casino market and Ilkim Hincer, the Chair Emeritus of the Canadian Gaming Association, joined Gaming News Canada Show host Steve McAllister for a chat about it on the most recent podcast, sponsored by Bede Gaming.
Hincer is now the President, Canadian Operations & Managing Director, Global Advisory Strategy for Integrity Compliance 360. He joined gaming industry stakeholders on a call a week ago with Alberta minister Dale Nally and Alberta Gaming Liquor & Cannabis personnel. Then he joined McAllister to provide his thoughts on the next Canadian jurisdiction to join Ontario in a competitive, regulated marketplace. Hincer was also asked for an update on IC360’s partnership with DataWorks in the creation of a centralized self-exclusion program for iGaming Ontario.
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People on the Move
After a decade at 888holdings, most recently as Head of Canada for Evoke, Roi Nadler says sayonara.
Speaking of evoke, Daniel (Holy) Toledo leaves his gig as Global Performance Marketing Director – UK&I, Europe, Canada to become the company’s Director of Group Media & Performance Marketing.
And, almost eight years after co-founding Betting Hero, Jai Maw is stepping down as President but remains as Chair of the Board.
Soft2Bet, owners of the ToonieBet brand in Ontario, made some additions to the executive team over the past week with Andrew Cochrane coming on board as Chief Commercial Officer. Samuele Traversin, ex of Lottomatica and Entain, is Soft2Bet’s new Executive VP of Business Strategy and Corporate Development.
Speaking of Soft2Bet, we learned yesterday that Steve Spindler has left the company as Country Manager, Canada.
Ralitsa Georieva has been tabbed to succeed Carl Ejlertsson as Chief Executive Officer at Octoplay.
Uri Cohen is leaving Pumiki Marketing as Co-Founder and CEO to Aloplay as its new CEO. Aloplay also promotes Guy Tsur to Head of Marketing.
Aristocrat Interactive introduces Lauren Caruana as Vice President, Commercial (UK/Europe), Content & Aggregation. Sinead Edwards leaves White Hat Gaming to join Aristocrat as Vice President, Delivery – iGaming and Sport.
Andy Hendrickson has a new title at IGT: Chief Product and Technology Officer.
Dima Reiderman, formerly of Aspire Global, BtoBet and Aristocrat Interactive, is appointed Chief Commercial Officer at RubyPlay.
Chris Rowe, formerly of Konami Gaming and Aristocrat, is introduced as President of Valicy Gaming.
Michael Dugher steps down as Chair of the UK Betting and Gaming Council.
Punt promotes Michele Mongelli to Chief Commercial Officer.
AI sports technology company Personar names former Genius Sports COO Eric Stevens as its Chief Operating Officer.
Rob Painter is named Chief Customer Officer at The Jockey Club.
Former Playtech CCO John Pettit is named Executive Chair at Press Box PR.
Light & Wonder names Vaida Cirtautaite as VP, Commercial – MD Europe and UK, and Reuben Rattos has a new title: Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasury. Also, Steph Nel, formerly of Galaxy Gaming, is appointed Vice President, Table Sales. And, Leigh Clements is named Head of Studios for the Spark posse.
Zak Thomas-Akoo of NEXT.io was first to report last week that Sir Philip Davies has stepped down as Chair of Star Sports.
Devon Chase Harris departs Playmaker/Better Collective after eight years, the last two as Chief Growth Officer.
Steve Rossi, ex of PlayVS and Activision Blizzard, is hired by BLAST as Senior VP, Brand Partnerships.
Guy Greene is promoted to Chief Marketing Officer at Mohegan Digital with his responsibilities including PlayFallsViewCasino.com in Ontari-ari-ari-o.
Caesars Entertainment names Amber Herrington as Senior VP and General Manager for Harrah’s Laughlin & Tropicana Laughlin.
LeoVegas Group appoints Nicholas Bradshaw as Head of Legal – Commercial & IP.
Rob Cowdrey, ex of Super Group and Yolo Group, is named FDJ United’s Head of Corporate Development – Europe.
Paul Crisp departs Symplify to become Head of Marketing at Cubeia.
Cayla Pavolovec is out as Head of Marketing – U.S. and Canada at Bragg Gaming. And Robert Simmons is bidding adieu to his Head of Communications position.
Scott Richards is now Vice President of iGaming and International Sales at Las Vegas-based Bluberi.
Gaming industry veteran Rob Peche is the new Global Head of Sales for Kiron Interactive.
This spring, Bridget Lea will move into a new Managing Director role at the Allwyn UK arm of Allwyn Group.
Doug Rosen joins GameSquare as Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer and Paul Ioakim is promoted to Head of Agency.
David Rushe has a new title at Betfair: Head of Performance & CVM for its UK and Ireland business.
Mike Saliba, ex of Nolimit City, joins Evolution as Head of Marketing – Evolution RNG.
Kalamba Games promote Sanni Toivakka to Head of Account Management and Giovanna Cala to Head of Business Development.
Barstool Sports appoints John Schneider as Vice President, Sales.
Birgit Wimmer takes over from Dr. Bernd Oswald as Chair of Novomatic’s Supervisory Board.
Alex Peebles is the new Executive VP of Rights for Stats Perform.
Aurelia Ruetsch is appointed Secretary General of the Global Esports Federation.
Best Buy Chair David Kenny is joining the Board of Directors at Flutter Entertainment this spring.
Former U.S. political types Sean Patrick Maloney and Patrick McHenry join the Coalition for Prediction Markets as CEO/President and Senior Advisor, respectively.
Mitchell Howard, formerly of Sky Betting & Gaming, theScore and PENN Entertainment, joins Fanatics Betting & Gaming as Senior Director, Growth. Nick Hays, ex of Nike, is named Senior Data Analyst.
Better Collective elevates Craig Harman to Senior Director of Product and Operations – Paid Media.
Catena Media announces that Stephen Taylor-Matthews will step down from its Board of Directors at the end of the month.
Mark Holmes, ex of Planet Sport, is LADbible Group’s new Head of Sport and Gaming.
Olga Klymova bids adieu to Playson and joins Kendoo as Head of Account Management.
Ani Khachatryan is appointed Business Development Executive at SoftConstruct.
Gaming industry vet Adam Chernoff, ex of Jackpot Digital, Pinnacle, Covers and Yolo Group, comes on board at Legend as Senior Manager – Growth Initiatives.
Tristan Gauci joins Relax Gaming as Senior Account Manager and Malta Team Lead.
Rodrigo Coelho is named Managing Director of the Sid Lee Sport Canada agency.
Mile Davchevski has the “interim” removed from his Head of SEO title at Rhino Entertainment Group.
Denisa Csepregi joins Booming Games as Head of Customer Success.
NorthStar Gaming promotes Anirudh Subramaniam to Director of Product.
Flutter Entertainment promotes Simon O’Shea to Head of Tennis & Global Services.
Katie Briant, ex of Fast Track, is the new Head of Events for SiGMA World.
After six years, most recently as Head of Live Casino, Sabrina Demanuele says au revoir to ComeOn Group.
PA Media names Tal Gottesman as Director of Editorial Operations.
Shelley Harding Ban is named Director of Product, PAM+Platform at Playtech.
Liza Yefimova leaves BetMGM as Manager, Culture, Belonging & Experience (why is it HR types only get the coolest titles?. . .).
Harrison Rodis leaves Las Vegas Sands Corp. to join Kerma Games as Senior Product Owner, Live Casino.
Jez White, ex of GVC Group, Entain and BetComply, is named Managing Director at 2mee.
Sportingtech appoints Camilo Millon as its new Regional Director for Latin America.
DEGEN Studios appoints Reinholds Sprogis as its Senior Game Producer.
Tom Masterman, formerly of Genius Sports, ShotTracker, SharpLink Gaming and FairPlay Sports Media, is named Business Development Manager, North America.
Viktoriia Baibuz joins Veikkaus as Digital Search & Localization Analyst.
DraftKings promote PJ Esposito to National Gaming Executive.
Corina Tanasa is named Key Accounts Manager at Gambling.com Group.
Lee McCullagh has a new title at Legend: Digital PR Lead.
Kaizen Gaming promotes Sophia Voutsitsoudi to Senior Marketing Manager (Europe).
Dave Robertson joins Gamblr as a Casino Manager.
Lazar Milenkovic also lands a Casino Manager gig, this one with SiGMA World.
Niko Apostolou joins Betr as a Data Analyst.
Digitain appoints Nikloa Nenkov as Business Development Manager.
Calvin Pang joins Sportradar as Senior Operational Account Manager.
Erica Schembri is appointed Content Strategy Lead at Gambling.com.
Kelsey Remige joins FlyQuest as Senior Marketing Manager.
Dave Stratton is named Executive VP, Global Marketing at DAZN.
Jonathan Raab, ex of Playtech and The Rank Group, launches online poker business MTTDB.com.
Boxer Jack Catterall joins Behind The Gloves as a Brand Ambassador.
The National Hockey League Players’ Association promotes Devin Smith to Head of Sponsorship, North America while Catherine Faas has a new role as Director, Digital Marketing.
Chad Coleman departs Dude Perfect and is named Chief Marketing Officer of the LPGA Tour.
Simon Gordon is appointed Senior Director, Media Distribution and Global Partnerships at NBA HQ.
Michael Perrelli is promoted to Senior Director, International Communications & Media Operations.
Mathieu Boucher is the new Chief Executive Officer at Cycling Canada.
The Northern Super League promotes Daniela Passarelli to Director of Marketing & Events.
Robbie Abrahamson has a new role with Canadian Football League HQ: Senior Brand and Social Media Lead.
Michael Downey and Sophie Kostopoulos join the Board of Directors at Gymnastics Canada, replacing Lois Mackenzie and Robin Uchida whose terms have ended. Downey also becomes board Chair, as Wendy Smith steps down from the post.
Robyn Pearson departs The GIST to become the Senior Manager of Content and Community (Sports) at We Are Social.
Classified (Jobs) Information
On the Home Front
Legend is in the market for a Head of SEO.
Loto-Quebec requires a Senior Risk Management Advisor.
Pentasia is recruiting for a Mid-Senior Paid Media Manager – iGaming.
The Responsible Gaming Council has a hybrid opportunity in Toronto for a Program Analyst.
Betty is looking for a BI Developer (Marketing) to work at its Toronto HQ.
FanDuel has an opening in Toronto for a Content Marketing Senior Associate.
There’s a whole lotta employment opportunities at Legend right now.
Fanatics has a Toronto-based opportunity for a Casino Strategy & Ops Manager.
Boyd Interactive has a posting at its North York, ON., offices for a Senior Compliance Analyst.
Gaming industry veteran Meir Moses flags an opportunity with a slots provider for an Account Executive in western Canada.
Woodbine Entertainment is hiring a Manager, Horse Ownership Development.
The Responsible Gambling Council is in hiring mode for its PlaySmart Centres.
Bet99 is on the lookout for a Marketing Operations Website Coordinator.
There’s an opportunity in Canada for an Affiliate Manager.
There’s a position available at TSN/Bell Media for a Publicist.
Rugby Canada has an opening on its Board of Directors.
Golf Canada has a hybrid posting for a Senior Coordinator, Content & Community.
South of the Border
Better Collective has a remote opening for an Editor, Prediction Markets.
Delasports is currently on a hiring spree including the search for a Director of Product, Sports Betting.
In Las Vegas, Light & Wonder is seeking a Director, Product Management – Adjacent Markets and a Senior Financial Analyst.
Hard Rock Digital has an opening in Atlantic City for a Director – Operations Development, an Analyst – Regulatory Risk and a remote opportunity for a Quantitative Analyst – Sports Betting.
The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is looking for a Director of Casino Operations.
CME Group has need of a Compliance Analyst – Futures Commission Merchant.
BetMGM has a hybrid position for an Internal Auditor.
Rush Street Interactive is hiring a Technical Compliance Manager.
Paysafe has need of a Marketing Manager for its Jacksonville, Fla., offices.
OddsJam is on the lookout for a Sharp Content Creator.
Underdog Fantasy is searching for an EPD Operations Manager.
Netflix has an opportunity in LA for a Manager, Creative Production (Live, Sports Sponsorships).
Front Office Sports is in the market for a Manager, People Operations.
Red Bull is searching for a Director, Trade Marketing.
In New York, The Athletic is hiring a Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, is searching for a Vice President of Finance and Controller.
Across the Ponds
Superbet is hiring for its Serbia HQ a Vice President of Corporate Affairs.
Parimatch is in the market for a Head/Lead of Influencer Marketing (iGaming).
LeoVegas Group has an opening in Malta for a Director of RFP and AML Operations.
White Hat Studios is seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst.
Paysafe is hiring in London a Content Marketing Specialist.
Low6 is looking for a Senior Project Manager and a Sales Development Representative.
WLC is searching for a CRM Manager and a Senior Affiliate Manager.
Games Global has an opening in Malta for a Technical Success Manager.
Aristocrat is hiring a Legal Counsel – Employment for its London offices.
Flutter UK & Ireland requires a Senior Commercial Manager – Football.
FDJ United has a hybrid position available in London for a Sportsbook Supply & Offering Executive.
Light & Wonder requires a Global Events Manager.
Betty is looking for a BI Developer to join the team in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Wasserman has an opportunity the UK for a Senior Manager, Sports Partnerships, Strategy & Consulting.
Red Bull has an opening in Auckland for an Athlete Marketing Manager.
Reading and Reflection
AGCO chief operating officer Dave Phillips explained to Tom Nightingale of Canadian Gaming Business of the commission’s decision to impose a rather large fine on FanDuel. Phillips was also interviewed by Jill Dorson for a piece on InGame.com.
Quebec online publication The Suburban has a piece on the past decade of online gaming in La Belle Province.
News from Great Canadian Entertainment that Casino Nova Scotia will have a new home.
The executive director of research and policy for the UK Gambling Commission took dead aim at Meta yesterday during a panel session at ICE Barcelona with regards to advertising by illegal gaming operators.
Props (no, no, no, not the betting kind. . . ) to Pat Evans of iGaming Business for his round-the-horn look at the current state of U.S. gambling legislation.
Meanwhile, a senior executive at Paysafe says the gaming industry is preparing for a more robust adoption of cryptocurrency in regulated markets.
Buck Wargo reported for CDC Gaming on the continuing drop in airline traffic between Canada and Las Vegas.
Bragg Gaming boss Matevz Mazij sat down with Zak Thomas-Akoo of NEXT.io for an interview on his company’s future.
Some news of the M&A sort with the acquisition of Montreal hockey analytics company Sportlogiq by U.S. company Teamworks.
Good reading from Richard Schuetz for Casino Reports on sports betting sharps.
Minda Honey tinkled the keyboard for Bazaar on the impact that online sports betting has had on women.
SBC’s Jessica Welman reported on Google’s decision to begin accepting ads from prediction markets this week.
Speaking of PMs, Brant James has the deets for InGame on Robinhood’s plans to add “combo” offerings before this weekend NFL conference championship games.
Speaking of InGame, the online publication has launched a live blog to feature the latest PM news.
DAZN has a deal with prediction markets operator Polymarket around content.
Matthew Wein, writing on his Secure Stakes blogs, believes the sports world is missing the point(s) when it comes to integrity.
A report from Optimove suggests that betting activity for this NFL season fell short of the preseason projections.
High Roller Technologies had some financial dealings to announce yesterday.
ESPN’s David Purdom did some reportage on the NCAA’s request to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a stop to prediction markets offering trades on U.S. college sports.
Dan Wolken of Yahoo Sports did some opining on the latest betting shenanigans involving U.S. college basketball.
Snoop Dogg is getting into the sweepstakes casino business.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency released its latest quarterly report last week.
Aristocrat and Light & Wonder have called a truce with regards to some pending litigation in Australia and the U.S. of A.
The gentleman who founded Luminosity Gaming a decade ago has reacquired the company.
The Indian government has taken further action against illegal betting and gambling websites.
Ahead of being taken over from Bally’s Corp, Aussie business Star Entertainment Group has let go up to 40 senior staff.
Martin Bjoerck of iGaming Business has the latest on the state of Spain’s regulated gaming industry.
The efforts continue to reverse a provision in the One Big Ugly Bill that could require gamblers to pay taxes.
Glitnor Group has a new handle.
ICYMI, Bryson DeChambeau is Kalshi’s first ambassador from the wide world of sports. The PGA Tour and NFL, however, won’t allow their athletes to endorse PMs.
NPR reporter Bobby Allyn interviewed a couple of folks who left their day jobs to make money via prediction markets.
Speaking of athletes, Sportico last week released its top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2025.
Sports Illustrated announced yesterday the launch of its own FAST channel.
Fanatics is getting into the sports and entertainment media business.
And finally, if you’re new to this newsletter and prediction markets, here’s an explainer from the keyboard of The Ringer’s Brian Phillips.
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