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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has given seven licensed mobile sportsbooks until Nov. 3 to explain how they use artificial intelligence, algorithms and automated decision-making. The Oct. 9 directive examines whether these systems shape marketing, customer engagement and responsible-gaming controls, including whether betting losses or other…
Each state has sued prediction market operators to block them from operating within their jurisdictions. Sports-event contracts are not available in Nevada and Michigan. Due to…
The director of a Florida gambling addiction helpline has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for stealing $1.4 million from a former employer to…
A lucky Las Vegas local turned a $50 slot machine bet into a $5,066,400.83 win at Aria on Oct. 14, 2026. The jackpot was on Dragon…
Underdog has sued Tennessee in federal court after the state issued a cease-and-desist letter over the company’s event-contract exchange, asking a judge to block enforcement of…
An slot player in Las Vegas had a lucky hit on a slot machine Friday that every gambler dreams about. The jackpot hit at Aria …
Over the summer, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan articulated on a closely-watched Netflix documentary why the 2024 US Presidential Election served as an inflection point for the…
