Prediction
Genius Sports launches Prediction.com comparison site built on $1.2bn Legend deal
Genius Sports launched Prediction.com, showing data from 11 prediction market apps alongside live sports data. Its Legend unit built the site.
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Prediction· Data
Kalshi and Polymarket account for 1.33m of 2.8m NFL betting app downloads in Week 2
Sensor Tower data quoted by Citizens put Week 2 downloads at 2.8m, up 28% year over year; Polymarket and Kalshi lead DraftKings and FanDuel over two weeks.
Operators
Evolution sets up US-focused slot studio Spinning Whale, first game due in November
Spinning Whale joins five other Evolution slot studios, and its games will be distributed exclusively through the group's One Stop Shop.
Operators
People Inc withdraws $18bn MGM Resorts offer as MGM stays independent
People Inc dropped its $48.30-per-share bid for the 73% of MGM it does not own on 23 September; reports then pointed to a possible reverse approach by MGM.
Prediction
Ohio reportedly orders 10 prediction market firms to stop sports contracts by 16 October
Yogonet reports the Ohio commission has told 10 prediction market operators and brokers to end sports event contracts by 16 October.
Prediction
Ninth Circuit backs two tribes against Kalshi sports contracts on tribal land
The appeals court held that two tribes are likely to show Kalshi's sports event contracts violate IGRA when users trade from reservations, and remanded.
Prediction
Texas Senate hearing: AGA and Kalshi testify on prediction markets
The 15 September Texas Senate State Affairs hearing on prediction markets heard from the AGA's Tres York and Kalshi's Robert DeNault.
AI & Tech
SOFTSWISS report: 52% of industry professionals name AI top 2027 trend
The fifth SOFTSWISS iGaming Trends Report says 52% of surveyed industry professionals named AI the leading macrotrend for 2027.
Operators
Ex-Superbet CRO Adam Shaw launches UK sports prize draw platform on £500k seed
The Big Leagues offers paid prize draws and free-to-play prediction games, and is seeking brand, sports and charity partners after a £500k seed round.
Telegram
TikTok Shop limits random team card breaks to its own Surprise Sets tool
The 31 August update to TikTok Shop's gambling policy bars external randomisation tools for team breaks as Surprise Sets spread beyond cards.
Payments
Pay.io launches non-custodial crypto gateway for B2B iGaming operators
The platform comes as a service with a payment gateway, merchant console and cashier interface, and is also available through Hub88's HubMarket.
Prediction
Polymarket keeps lead in US prediction-market search as Kalshi narrows gap
Blask data for January to August 2026 shows Polymarket at 57.8% of branded search, down from 74.3%, while Kalshi's trading volume remains far higher.
AI & Tech
Kambi reports zero downtime as AI traded World Cup, over 100 million bets
Supplier says the platform handled pricing through settlement for the tournament, with an 18% operator trading margin and Bet Builder volumes up on 2022.
Telegram
Sportsbooks Move Group-Chat Betting In-App as FanDuel and DraftKings Add Social Tools
FanDuel and DraftKings now let bettors see, copy and discuss wagers inside their apps, which lifts engagement but raises responsible gambling questions.
Regulation· Data
Pennsylvania self-exclusions rise 18% to above 30,000 as gambling revenue tops $7bn
Board figures show exclusions up 18% in the latest fiscal year, while online revenue rose 18% and in-person casino revenue slipped 0.5%.
Prediction
AGA, tribal leaders and casino CEOs target prediction markets at G2E
The AGA said it is on “wartime footing” as tribal leaders and Caesars and MGM chiefs joined the attack; no prediction market firms spoke.
Regulation
Two Cardiff men get suspended three-year sentences over Splott poker games
Noor Rassam and Panayiotis Karayiannis admitted proceeds-of-crime offences over a Splott poker operation; a follow-up hearing is set for April 2027.
Regulation
Spelinspektionen temporarily revokes Charm Entertainment's casino licence
The regulator ordered the land-based casino operator to stop at once, citing two filed 2023 annual reports and executives charged in a related case.
Operators
Informa to buy ICE organiser Clarion from Blackstone
Blackstone exits after nine years as the London-listed events group adds ICE and iGB, and plans to separate Taylor & Francis.
Regulation
Brazil's SPA sets wind-down rules for former betting operators, data due 7 October
Ordinance 3,005/2026 requires former licensees to settle financial obligations by 15 December 2026 and report any contact changes within 48 hours.
Regulation· Data
AGCO fines theScore.Bet $200,000 over cash-out offers it did not honour
Ontario's regulator says two cash-out offers on a $1,000 parlay, worth about $380,000 and nearly $100,000, could not be delivered as shown to the player.
Regulation
Brazil bans fixed-odds betting and its advertising under MP 1.394
The measure prohibits betting advertising in any format or form of remuneration, and operator licences end 30 days after publication.
