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IG Group acquires Underdog for $1.3 billion in prediction markets play
IG Group is buying Underdog for up to $1.3 billion, betting that the startup’s swift pivot from daily fantasy sports to prediction markets last year will unlock far more value than its original pick’em and best ball games ever could.
Buckshot Roulette Creator Launches Horror Party Game Machine Party
Mike Klubnika, the developer behind 2023’s surprise hit Buckshot Roulette, has released Machine Party, a multiplayer party game that replaces traditional minigame consequences with brutal deaths and body horror.
Federal Judge Pauses Lawsuit Alleging Drake Used Stake to Inflate Streaming Numbers
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit alleging Drake and streamer Adin Ross used the online casino platform Stake.us to fund bot activity that artificially inflated Drake’s music streams, ruling that plaintiffs must first arbitrate claims against the casino.
ITV launches horse racing odds comparison app after failed casino platform attempt
British broadcaster ITV has launched ITV OddsFinder, a horse racing odds comparison app that aggregates real-time prices from licensed UK bookmakers, marking the network’s return to the betting space months after shutting down its short-lived ITV Win casino platform.
ThrillTech wins Greek iGaming licence to launch ThrillPots jackpot product
ThrillTech has secured a Category A1 Manufacturer’s Licence from Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission, becoming the first specialist iGaming jackpot provider licensed in the country. The approval allows the company to offer its ThrillPots side-bet jackpot product to regulated operators in the Greek market.
New York sues Kalshi for $36bn over alleged unlicensed gambling operation
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued prediction market platform Kalshi for $36 billion, alleging the company ran an illegal gambling operation in the state and exposed users under 21 to financial harm.
Boomer’s Sportsbook marks one-year anniversary, expands to downtown Las Vegas
Boomer’s Sportsbook, Nevada’s only independent sportsbook operator, celebrated its one-year anniversary Saturday, reaching 16 approved locations faster than planned. CEO Joe Asher is now seeking approval to expand into downtown Las Vegas.
George Santos settles CFTC probe with $35,000 fine over Kalshi State of the Union trades
Former Congressman George Santos has agreed to pay more than $35,000 and accept a three-year trading ban to settle federal allegations that he manipulated prediction markets on Kalshi by gaming a contract tied to his own attendance at this year’s State of the Union address.
Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Allwyn’s UK National Lottery licence
The UK Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by The New Lottery Company and Northern & Shell to challenge Allwyn’s award of the fourth National Lottery licence, ending their legal efforts to overturn a High Court decision from earlier this year.