All The Latests News About Online Gambling

The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas, will open again on May 26 at 9 a.m., two months after a state raid shut down the poker room. Good to Know The Lodge Card Club was raided in March by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. A Williamson County Grand Jury later found too little evidence…

Okada Manila posted weaker first-quarter gaming revenue from a year earlier, while parent company Universal Entertainment Corp warned that the Philippine casino market remains under pressure. Good to Know Okada Manila Q1 casino GGR fell 17.2% year-on-year to nearly PHP6.47 billion. VIP revenue dropped 19% after a lower win rate. Tiger Resort and PhilWeb have…

Belgium online gambling has grown sharply since 2018, even after the country placed strict limits on advertising by licensed private operators. Good to Know Sciensano found 14.8% of Belgians now gamble online, up from 7.9% in 2018. 52.6% of Belgians still see gambling ads at least once a week. BAGO says lottery advertising and illegal…

A former federal prosecutor in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to identity theft after prosecutors said she used stolen identities to open and profit from online gambling accounts. Good to Know Monica Dillon pleaded guilty to five counts of identity theft. Prosecutors said the conduct ran from January 2021 to January 2023. No online gambling…

The UK has opened a new independent research centre focused on gambling-related harm, with levy funding set aside for evidence, prevention, and policy work. Good to Know The Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre will receive £22.1 million for 2025-2026. UKRI will fund the centre through 20% of the statutory Gambling Levy. Universities of Glasgow,…

New York online casino legalization appears set to wait another year, with Sen. Joseph Addabbo saying the proposal lacks the support needed before the June 4 session deadline. Good to Know New York lawmakers are not expected to vote on online casino gaming before June 4. Sen. Joseph Addabbo said Gov. Kathy Hochul remains the…

Okada Manila has taken another step into digital gaming through Okada Play, a new online platform launched with Philippines-listed gaming technology provider PhilWeb Corp. Good to Know Okada Play runs on PhilWeb online gaming platform. Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc operates Okada Manila. The launch follows the partnership announcement made in March. Okada Play…

France has a new problem gambling detection tool, and early results show a far wider risk group than operators currently report. Good to Know ANJ found about 600,000 players with a high probability of excessive gambling. Around 300,000 were classed as manifestly excessive gamblers. Flagged players generated about €1.2 billion in online gambling GGR. The…

A South Plainfield player turned a tiny jackpot add-on into a seven-figure online casino win at Hard Rock Bet Casino in New Jersey. Good to Know Deborah S. won $1,942,272.47 on Bag the Swag Hold & Win. She played $1 spins with 20 cents going toward the jackpot pool. The payout became the first seven-figure…

Dana White has asked President Donald Trump to support a change to the new gambling tax deduction rule, arguing that the policy hurts bettors, Nevada workers, and the legal betting market. Good to Know Bettors can now deduct only 90% of gambling losses against winnings. The rule took effect on Jan. 1 after being added…

AI tools already help gambling companies manage fraud checks, customer contact, marketing, safer gambling alerts, and compliance work. Malta now wants that use to come with clearer guardrails. Good to Know The MGA draft charter focuses on responsible AI use in gambling. The framework is voluntary and does not replace existing law. Operators, suppliers, and…

NorthStar Gaming now has two separate realities in play. Its Ontario betting brand remains open, while trading in the parent company securities has been stopped in Canada. Good to Know NorthStar Bets still accepts sports betting and online casino wagers in Ontario. The OSC order targets NorthStar Gaming securities, not the betting platform. The filing…

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd reported higher first half profit for the period ended March 31, 2026, with growth helped by gaming revenue, cost control, and a litigation settlement already flagged to investors. Good to Know NPATA rose 8.4% to AUD794.0 million, or 16.3% on a constant currency basis. EBITDA from continuing operations reached AUD1.32 billion. The…

Illinois casinos generated $181 million in April 2026, up 11.3% year over year, with newer properties doing much of the work behind the statewide increase. Good to Know Illinois has 17 licensed casinos, and 13 reported annual revenue growth in April. Slots produced $138.7 million, while table games added $42.3 million. Ballys plans to open…

The New York State Gaming Commission has started its “Avoid Risky Bets” campaign to warn residents about illegal online gambling sites and unregulated betting platforms. Good to Know New York says online casinos, offshore gambling sites, sweepstakes casinos, and prediction markets are illegal. Legal online options include licensed sports betting, horse racing ADW, fantasy sports,…