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VGW has spent more than $1 million on political activity across several US states as the operator behind Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Casino and Global Poker faces more legal challenges to the sweepstakes casino model. The spending comes alongside much larger legal costs. New York recently secured an $8 million settlement from VGW after the company…

Nick Schulman won the $100,000 Triton Jeju II Main Event for $3,854,888, the largest tournament cash of his career. The American defeated Bernhard Binder heads up after 196 entries created a $19.6 million prize pool at Les A Casino in Jeju, South Korea. Good to Know Schulman collected $3,854,888 after a heads up deal with…

The licensed gambling market in Belgium generated €1.62 billion in gross gaming revenue during 2025, almost unchanged from the previous year. Growth online offset weaker land based results, leaving digital gambling with 59.51% of total regulated GGR. Good to Know Online gambling GGR rose 5.41% to €964.5 million. Land based GGR fell 7.17% to €656.1…

The Dutch Gambling Authority has approved the first eight follow up online gambling licences ahead of the October 2026 renewal cycle. TOTO, Bet365, Betcity and Holland Casino are among the operators cleared to remain in the regulated Netherlands online gambling market through September 2031. Good to Know Eight operators received the first Dutch online gambling…

California has extended the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians gaming compact through 2061, giving the tribe additional room for casino development. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2173 on September 14. Good to Know AB 2173 allows up to 500 additional gaming devices. The amended compact runs through December 31, 2061. The law took effect…

Great Britain gambling GGY reached £17.5 billion in the year to March 2026, with online casino growth doing most of the work. Remote betting went the other way, while the number of licensed betting shops continued to fall. Good to Know Total gambling GGY rose 4.4% to £17.5 billion. Remote casino, betting and bingo GGY…

Ohio lawmakers considering online casino legalization may use retail casino rewards to bring land based gaming companies on board. Representative Brian Stewart has discussed blocking online casino promotional credits while allowing operators to offer rewards that customers redeem at Ohio casinos and racinos. Good to Know Ohio has 11 casinos and racinos that could qualify…

Vegas Matt will become the subject of a feature film based on his path from family life to high stakes gambling and YouTube fame. Red Leaf Entertainment has started developing the project under the working title The Chop, with production targeted for 2027. Good to Know Mike Young will write and produce The Chop through…

Dabble Sports has paid AU$1,069,200 in penalties after Australian regulators found repeated failures involving BetStop, the national gambling self exclusion register. The Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Dabble failed to close 157 wagering accounts after customers registered with BetStop. The operator also sent gambling messages to people who had already chosen to self…

Philippine authorities have closed more than 8,000 merchant accounts after finding online casino payments routed through businesses presented as salons, bakeries and small stores. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas identified unusual payment patterns, including thousands of transactions as low as PHP50, around $0.80, arriving after midnight when many of the listed businesses would normally be closed.…

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against Midnite over a paid TikTok gambling ad featuring an AI generated character who appeared younger than 25. The September 16 decision shows that gambling age rules apply to fictional AI characters in the same way as real people. The ASA found that the character played a central…

A House of Lords committee has called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising in Great Britain, arguing that tighter controls would reduce gambling harm and should form part of a wider public health policy. The Liaison Committee published its follow up report on September 17. It estimates that between 1 million and 1.5 million…

New Jersey online casino revenue reached $259.3 million in August, extending a long run above $250 million even as Atlantic City casinos and sportsbooks posted weaker results. Internet gaming win increased 4.4% from August 2025, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Revenue fell 6.4% from the July record of $276.9 million but…

Entain has warned the UK government that a reported Machine Games Duty increase could add £100 million a year to retail costs and put thousands of betting shop jobs at risk. Good to Know The standard Machine Games Duty rate currently stands at 20%, while higher rate machines face 25%. The Financial Times reports that…

The Kansspelautoriteit has renewed three exclusive Lotto BV gambling licences for five years, even as a Dutch court case could still alter or end the monopoly structure behind them. Good to Know Lotto BV can continue lottery games, scratch cards and land based sports betting through 2031. The current permits expire on December 31, 2026,…