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Pennsylvania posts huge gambling revenue for January 2026
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Pennsylvania’s gambling industry has gotten the year 2026 off to a strong start, with the US state reporting better than a 10% year-over-year growth in revenue for January 2026 compared to the same month in 2025. Pennsylvania is one of the leading regulated gambling markets in the United States of America, with the state consistently generating hundreds of millions in betting tax revenues. The state offers several gaming options for …
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Gambling operators must adapt to paid partnership changes on X
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Paid partnerships on X have had great potential value for gambling operators in their marketing and advertising efforts, but the platform’s new changes will require betting operators to adjust their approach to remain in compliance. News has been circulating that social media giant X has made substantial changes to its paid partnerships requirements, notably targeting gambling ads in the process. These ads are a great way for gambling marketers to …
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New Jersey gambling, gaming revenue starts 2026 with a bang
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The US state of New Jersey set its highest annual gaming revenue mark in 2025, and the state is showing no signs of slowing down as gambling revenue numbers begin to come in for the new year of 2026. Online casinos finished strong in 2025, overtaking New Jersey land-based casinos for the first time in a state with a long-established history of physical gambling play. This trend has continued in …
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Hawaii may be the next US state for legal online sports betting
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Hawaii is looking to become the next US state to bring on legal online sports betting after the state’s House Committee on Economic Development & Technology advanced House Bill 2570. Here’s what it means for the state’s residents, and what to expect next. HB 2570, which won with a divided 5-2 vote, wants to introduce a regulated online sports betting market in Hawaii, but there remains some opposition ahead before …
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Ireland set to offer new licenses to betting operators, what’s next
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Ireland is finally creating a unified regulatory framework for gambling by authorizing the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) to offer licenses to betting operators, setting the stage for modernizing online betting in the country. Ireland has had in-person and online betting platforms for quite some time, but the country was facing an outdated framework that didn’t mesh properly with most modern platforms. This was especially evident in modern mobile …
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Missouri sees massive sports betting handle after legalization
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Sports betting platforms have finally started operations in full in the US state of Missouri after a long wait for legalization, and sportsbooks in the state have reported massive handles for the first month of that new operation. Only 11 US states remain with sports betting kept illegal, and Missouri took a secondary route when bills to bring sports betting to the state proved unable to pass. Missouri’s gambling stakeholders …
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DraftKings brings crypto deposits to select US states, here’s how
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Gambling operator DraftKings is bringing new options to bettors by introducing the option to use cryptocurrency in parts of the United States, albeit with a caveat. Here’s how it will work. Gambling using cryptocurrency has become increasingly popular in the online betting world, given its potential for play internationally and across a variety of platforms. Betting regulations in the US remain a work in progress, and that has included the …
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Regulated betting market in Brazil posts massive yearly revenue
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Brazil launched its regulated gambling market, Bets, in 2025, and the country has already recorded substantial revenue in the first yearly period of its operation. State-run lotteries were the only gambling events legally allowed in Brazil, with land-based casinos and other betting strictly illegal within the country. Brazil recently legalized betting, allowing operators to launch their services to the country’s citizens and offer their selections of games. Residents have taken …
Michigan earns record billions in online gambling, betting revenue
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The US state of Michigan has seen regulated online gambling and betting significantly increased the state’s revenue by record amounts, according to new data shared by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Commercial and tribal operators combined to generate a massive $3.8 billion in gross receipts for 2025. This was a 29.5% increase compared to 2024, reflective of the industry’s immense and ongoing growth. What’s more, about $3.1 billion of that …
Are prediction markets a real threat to online sports betting?
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Prediction markets may still be in their early days with much yet to be resolved among lawmakers and regulators, but they have already started trending among interested bettors, raising a real question over whether prediction markets are a threat to the existing growth of the sports betting sector. The online gambling industry has seen a series of major changes in recent years as online betting continues to proliferate worldwide. More …
Will online sports betting come to the state of Mississippi in 2026?
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The US state of Mississippi has been trying to legalize online sports betting for several years, but with all attempts having failed thus far, could two new bills proposed by lawmakers change things in 2026? Commercial gambling has been a part of Mississippi’s identity since the 1990s. This should be a point in support of online sports betting, but the state has been unable to advance any bill past the …
Massachusetts ends 2025 with new sports betting revenue record
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Massachusetts’ gambling revenue continued to rise throughout the year 2025, with the state’s sports betting sector performing at its strongest in December and setting new a fresh revenue record. While some US states remain indecisive about legalizing sports betting, Massachusetts introduced legal and regulated operators in 2022. The state fostered a supportive environment for the rising industry by cooperating with both tribal and commercial operators and allowing both physical and …
New Jersey set a new annual gambling revenue record in 2025
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Gambling in New Jersey surged in 2025, with operators reaching new record milestones as the state set a new annual mark for betting and gambling revenue. New Jersey’s online betting and gambling industry revenues increased over 20% in October 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. This year-over-year increase in revenues was largely attributed to a spike in betting activities in the iGaming sector as online betting continues to …
How Georgia could get legal sports betting without a vote
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The US state of Georgia has been attempting to legalize online sports betting for some time now, and interested parties in the state may have found a way to do so without a public vote, potentially speeding up the process if the effort is successful. House Bill 910 aims to authorize online sports betting in Georgia under the Georgia Lottery’s oversight. The bill was first introduced in 2025 by Representative …
When will online gambling expand in Alberta? What to know
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Alberta is one of the last major Canadian provinces without a regulated online gambling marketplace featuring private enterprises, but with things soon to change, here’s what to know about when online gambling will expand in the region. Most of the larger Canadian provinces have legalized and regulated gambling industries, with Alberta being an exception. A government-backed platform, PlayAlberta, was launched in 2020, but many players still preferr offshore and grey …
DraftKings joins in on legal sweeps debate in Maine, here’s why
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Sports betting operator DraftKings has publicly announced its support for a potential law that would change the legal status casino-style sweeps operators in Maine, pitting it directly against operators seeking to maintain a social and sweepstakes presence in the US state. Maine is the latest US state to consider legislative action against sweepstakes operators, with some lawmakers claiming that the activity featured on such platforms is too similar to real-money …
Google allows online ads for prediction markets: What to know
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Prediction markets are a rapidly emerging method of betting on real-world events, and these hot new betting opportunities will now be allowed to run ads on Google, with some caveats. Google is regularly updating its policies on betting and gambling ads to ensure better protection for its customers and that it remains in line with shifting regulations worldwide. Prediction markets are a new and trending betting mechanism that many assumed …
Online casinos now legal in US state of Maine, how they will work
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Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced she will allow LD 1164 to become law after meeting with tribal leaders who expressed support for legalizing online casinos, making online casinos legal in the US state of Maine starting in 2026. Physical and in-person gambling is already legal in Maine, but the state has no online casino platforms because they have remained illegal to date. Lawmakers had proposed multiple measures over the …
Could online sports betting become legal in Nebraska in 2026?
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Nebraska lawmakers are pushing for the state to legalize online sports betting as two bills are carried over to 2026 and are currently being active considered, but what are the odds sportsbooks actually become legal for the state’s residents? Nebraska has several live casinos that offer slots, poker, and horse racing betting opportunities, but all of the state’s legal betting is done in person. Online betting is illegal in Nebraska, …
Virginia is attempting to make iGaming, online casinos legal in 2026
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As some states across the United States see massive revenue from iGaming activity and taxes on online casinos, the state of Virginia is looking to get in on the action by potentially making online gambling legal. Del. Marcus Simon has introduced House Bill 161, which aims to authorize and regulate online gambling and gaming with oversight by the Virginia Lottery Board. This follows a similar but rocky path for such …
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