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Four armed, masked robbers steal $4,000 from woman in Live! Casino Philadelphia parking garage
Four masked, armed men took a woman's purse containing $4,000 in the Live! Casino garage in South Philadelphia shortly before midnight Thursday. A stabbing in the same garage the day before is not believed to be linked.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
Danish regulator launches 'Casino in the Children's Room' campaign on gambling-like mechanics in video games
Spillemyndigheden has begun a campaign urging parents to talk to their children about loot boxes and other gambling-like features in video games. It starts on October 26 and directs people to the StyrPåSpillet.dk platform.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
Scientific Games wins two Gaming Intelligence North America Awards for lottery and iLottery games
Scientific Games took Lottery Game of the Year and iLottery Game of the Year at the 2026 Gaming Intelligence North America Awards, for titles built with the Massachusetts State Lottery and the Pennsylvania Lottery.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
Mega Millions jackpot rises to $443M after Friday drawing produces no top-prize or Match 5 winners
No ticket matched all six numbers in the October 23 Mega Millions drawing, so the jackpot has grown from $433 million to $443 million. The next drawing is on October 27.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
Powerball jackpot rises to $687M after no top-prize winner in Saturday's drawing
No ticket matched all six numbers in the October 24 Powerball drawing, lifting the jackpot to $687 million for Monday. Thirty players won tier-three prizes, but there were no Match 5 winners.Read the storyPhoto: © European GamingEuropean Gaming
Gaming Corps signs content deal with Veikkaus ahead of Finland's July 2027 market opening
Swedish studio Gaming Corps has agreed a content partnership with Finnish state operator Veikkaus, starting with its slots catalogue. The deal comes as Finland prepares to move from a monopoly to a licence-based market on 1 July 2027.Read the storyPhoto: © iGaming BusinessiGaming Business
UK APPG backs petition to remove gambling advertising from football as pressure for tighter limits grows
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Reform has backed a petition to 10 Downing Street urging the government to end gambling advertising in football, as the House of Lords committee also calls for a wider ban.Read the storyPhoto: © iGaming BusinessiGaming Business
Istanbul prosecutors pursue case over seven-second live odds delay that allegedly cost bookmakers TL12 million
Prosecutors in Istanbul allege a Spordata data analyst delayed live odds by about seven seconds so associates could bet with knowledge of real scores, causing TL12 million ($241,144) in losses. Eight further suspects now face proceedings.Read the story- SBC News
Lula's re-election leaves Brazil's regulated betting sector reliant on Congress and the Supreme Court
Lula da Silva won a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote, and his announced reversal of the 2024 Bets Law now hangs over Brazil's licensed operators. Their hopes rest on Congress and the Supreme Court, while Regulus Partners expects the sector to stay in limbo.Read the story Photo: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
Aloplay names Styliana Kalogreadou Chief Business Development Officer to support international expansion
B2B iGaming technology and managed services provider Aloplay has appointed Styliana Kalogreadou as CBDO. She brings more than 11 years of sector experience and will lead global business development.Read the story- SBC News
Tether.bet owner reportedly used falsified documents to obtain Curaçao gambling licence, probe finds
An investigation by Democracy for Sale, followed up by The Times, found that the defunct Tether.bet's apparent owner submitted fake documents to secure a Curaçao licence. Cottrell's lawyers deny he had any involvement with the operator.Read the story Photo: © SBC NewsSBC News
SOFTSWISS executive outlines fixed-odds prediction market strategy and sportsbook mobile redesign
Anton Lishchuk of SOFTSWISS says a fixed-odds model lets licensed operators enter prediction markets using existing sportsbook infrastructure. He also discussed the provider's redesigned mobile sportsbook layout.Read the story