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What is the dark side of prediction markets?

Escaping gambling regulation might just be the tip of the iceberg for prediction markets as the list of social concerns continues to grow.

5 min read • Dec 30 • By Megan Elswyth

The post-advertising era? How Europe's marketing crackdown is reshaping customer acquisition

From Spain to Lithuania, gambling operators and affiliates have faced increasing marketing restrictions over the years. How are they pivoting?

8 min read • Dec 29 • By Jack Found

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 1 more

Why safeguarding lottery integrity requires new thinking

Kome Akpolo, Chief Legal Officer at the Arizona Lottery, discusses how the state lottery has enforced against bulk purchases - without a years-long regulatory process.

10 min read • Dec 24 • By Tim Poole

Legal & Regulatory Prediction Markets

Profile: Who is new CFTC Chair Michael Selig?

Michael Selig has been sworn in as the new Chair of the CFTC, with Caroline Pham departing altogether - will this alter or shore up the regulator's hands-off approach to prediction markets?

6 min read • Dec 23 • By Rory Calland

Legal & Regulatory Payments + 3 more

Digital wallets: A regulatory blind spot in Latin American betting

As banks tighten controls on gambling-related transactions, digital wallets have stepped in to fill the gap, operating in a gray area between financial regulation and gambling law.

6 min read • Dec 22 • By Milagros del Priore

Online Tribal + 1 more

Indian gaming webinar: CFTC 'has its head in the ground' with prediction markets

IGA Executive Director Jason Giles and Conference Chairman Victor Rocha hosted representatives from Better Markets and Crowell Law Firm as part of the online series.

7 min read • Dec 19 • By Kirk Geller

Marketing Online + 2 more

What happens when the creator economy and the betting sector collide?

Influencers and betting operators have one thing in common: attention. But when these two sectors collide, the result is not always a winning bet for brands, creators or regulators.

6 min read • Dec 18 • By Layla Victoria

Conferences & Exhibitions Land Based + 3 more

IGA Chairman exclusive: Prediction markets are 'unchecked, unregulated and illegal'

In part two of Global Gaming Insider's exclusive interview with Chairman David Bean, we delve further into prediction market concerns, while previewing the 2026 IGA conference.

7 min read • Dec 17 • By Kirk Geller

Financial Online + 3 more

KPMG: Taxes and operating costs as much of a threat as prediction markets

Speakers such as US Gaming Leader and Las Vegas Managing Partner Rick Arpin took part in a webcast, touching on the most prominent news in gaming and recent tax provisions.

7 min read • Dec 16 • By Kirk Geller

uk health department ignored requests from the office for statistical regulation to clarify its gambling harms costs figures

Responsible Gambling Legal & Regulatory + 1 more

Did a failure to clarify gambling costs influence the Autumn Budget?

An FOI request reveals how the UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) blanked requests from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) to clarify its figures on the costs of gambling-related harm.

7 min read • Dec 16 • By Rory Calland