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Full regulation doesn’t kill offshore but cuts it by more than half, Blask data show
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Legalization in the United States does not eliminate offshore gambling activity but dramatically reduces it. According to Blask’s 2025 U.S. iGaming landscape analysis, fully regulated states offering both online casino and sports betting see offshore market share drop to approximately 38% on average. By contrast, betting-only states average around 74% offshore share, while unregulated states…

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Smarkets Files for CFTC License to Enter U.S. Prediction Markets
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Smarkets, one of the UK’s leading prediction markets, has filed for a license with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), marking its formal entry into the U.S. prediction markets space. Built on nearly two decades of technology development and approximately $50 billion in lifetime trading volume, the company is bringing a genuinely different model…

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GeoComply Launches Unified Identity Platform for Brazil
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GeoComply has launched a unified identity platform for Brazil, bringing KYC verification, anti-fraud intelligence, and geolocation compliance together in a single value package designed specifically for the country’s regulated iGaming market. “Brazil is one of the most complex and fast-moving regulated markets in the world, and operators there are dealing with challenges that off-the-shelf solutions…

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GREY2K USA Worldwide and Animal Wellness Action Celebrate House Agriculture Committee Passage of a Ban on Greyhound Racing in America
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  GREY2K USA Worldwide and Animal Wellness Action celebrated the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s adoption of the Greyhound Protection Act, H.R. 5017, by amendment into H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, also known as the Farm Bill. The legislation will prohibit dog racing nationwide, bar US gamblers from betting on…

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REEVO’s Aggregation Platform Secures Official Certification in Peru
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REEVO, the iGaming aggregation powerhouse, has announced that its aggregation platform has received official certification in Peru, enabling operators in the region to seamlessly integrate a wide range of premium third-party content through a single, high-performance API connection. With this certification in place, Peruvian operators can now: • Launch faster with a single API, robust…

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Florida: Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Seizure of Over 500 Gambling Machines in Large-Scale, Multi-County Illegal Gaming Crackdown
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  Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the results of a two-day sting operation targeting illegal gaming operations. The operation spanned Volusia, Brevard, Duval, and Flagler counties, resulting in the seizure of 525 illegal machines and $190,000 in illicit proceeds across 39 locations, according to preliminary operation results. “Unlawful gambling operations often play a role…

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Xpoint gains Massachusetts vendor license as North American expansion accelerates
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Xpoint, a leading geolocation and compliance technology company, has officially been granted a vendor license to enter the regulated sports betting market in Massachusetts. The move marks the latest strategic milestone in the company’s rapid North American expansion, reinforcing its position as a primary provider of essential gaming infrastructure. Xpoint’s market-leading geolocation solution is now…

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PointsBet Canada to Contest Proposed 5-Day Suspension by AGCO
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  PointsBet Canada confirmed it will request a hearing before the independent Licence Appeal Tribunal to contest the Notice of Proposed Order issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) on February 12, 2026, proposing a five-day suspension of its operator registration. PointsBet claims that the proposed sanction overemphasized an isolated incident that…

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