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Thunderspin releases Illuminati Party, a 3x3 slot with four jackpots and 4,000x max win
Thunderspin has launched Illuminati Party, a conspiracy and rave-themed 3x3 slot with five paylines, a 96% RTP and four fixed jackpots. The game is optimized for desktop and mobile and offers a Buy Bonus option.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Greensboro woman wins $100,000 on NC Education Lottery MAX-A-MILLION scratch-off
The North Carolina Education Lottery says Sarah Caldwell of Greensboro won a $100,000 second-tier prize on a $30 MAX-A-MILLION ticket. She took home $72,018 after taxes.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
GiG Software Q3 revenue falls 12% to EUR 8.5M as loss widens, 888AFRICA stake completed
GiG Software reported lower third-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA and a wider net loss, while cash rose. The B2B iGaming provider reiterated its 2026 guidance and highlighted its 80% stake in 888AFRICA.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Chile's online gambling bill faces ban and lottery-only counterproposals in Senate
President Kast's government wants a licensed private online market in Chile, while two Senate proposals would either bar private operators entirely or limit online gambling to the two existing lotteries.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Pennsylvania licensing issue could delay Bally's Intralot acquisition of Evoke
Evoke's legacy B2B contract with Caesars in Pennsylvania conflicts with state licensing rules affecting Bally's Corporation. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board must decide whether to accept a proposed workaround or require a longer review.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
New York September gambling data: online sports betting handle up 41% as land-based revenue dips
New York Gaming Commission figures show online sportsbook handle rose to $2.4 billion in September, while land-based gross gaming revenue slipped 7% from August to $184 million.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Casino.net study: nearly all UK casino brands now set bonus wagering at or below the 10x cap
A Casino.net Research Lab snapshot finds 115 of 117 UK-trading brands stating wagering requirements sit at or under 10x, nine months after the UKGC cap took effect. Free spins have increasingly replaced cash bonuses.GamblingGamblingNewsUK Chancellor raises Machine Games Duty from 20% to 25% in 2026 budget to fund high street relief
UK Chancellor John Healey confirmed a five-point increase in Machine Games Duty on higher-stakes machines to 25%. The revenue helps pay for business rates relief for high street firms, with pubs and seaside arcades protected.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Dallas Player Wins $1.14M Dragon Link Grand Jackpot at Choctaw Casino in Durant
A Texas visitor to Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant won a $1.14 million Dragon Link grand jackpot on October 26, the first top prize paid by the game since it debuted at the Oklahoma property in April 2026.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © CoinDesk
DTCC launches tokenization service for 34 securities on Canton Network and private Besu chain
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has gone live with a tokenization service for select stocks, ETFs and Treasuries. Twenty participants, including major banks, have signed agreements to use it.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © GamblingNews
Mega Millions Tuesday Draw Has No Jackpot Winner, Prize Rises to $463M for Friday
No ticket matched all six numbers in the October 27 Mega Millions drawing, so the jackpot grows to an estimated $463 million for Friday. Six players won up to $30,000 by matching four white numbers and the Mega Ball.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Kalshi Sues Louisiana Over Gambling Laws It Says Target Prediction Markets
Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop Louisiana from enforcing two new gambling laws against its sports event contracts. The platform argues that federal commodities law pre-empts the state's authority.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © CoinDesk
JPMorgan, Coca-Cola and Dell Object to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Trading Plan
Seven more companies have opted out of the OKXICE joint venture's tokenized stock trading plan, bringing disclosed objections to 33. Nearly half of the 62 originally proposed companies have now declined to take part.CryptoCoinDeskSpain requires gambling operators to match player accounts to payment method owners
Spain's Ministry of Consumption has issued Real Decreto 813/2026, obliging licensed operators to verify that account holders own the payment methods they use, following a 12% rise in identity fraud complaints in 2025.GamblingSBC NewsSwedish trade body BOS urges gambling regulator to adopt supervision methods used by other agencies
The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling wants Spelinspektionen to align its sanctions and AML supervision with practices at the financial regulator, the schools inspectorate and a county board. BOS says the changes would be more proportionate and risk-based.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © CoinDesk
Fed decision, dissent and inflation comments seen as key drivers for bitcoin and crypto markets
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates at 3.75%–4% while markets watch for dissent and Chair Kevin Warsh's remarks. The outcome could move the dollar and, in turn, bitcoin and other digital assets.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
XRP Ledger developers test zero-XRP wallets to simplify stablecoin payment applications
A proposal submitted Oct. 15 would let an existing XRP Ledger account create a new one and cover its reserve, so wallets could hold no XRP. The change still depends on a sponsorship amendment that lacks validator support.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © iGaming Business
ASA rules affiliate's betting ad shown to users searching for self-exclusion help was irresponsible
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint against affiliate Optival Ltd after a paid search ad for betting sites appeared for the query "self-exclusion bookies". The ASA found the company's controls were not robust enough.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © GamblingNews
Turkey jails four over alleged live betting fraud based on seven-second data delay
Four people are in pretrial detention in Turkey over an alleged scheme in which a Spordata analyst delayed live score entries by about seven seconds. Prosecutors cite losses of roughly 12 million TRY.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © iGaming Business
Federal Court orders Star Entertainment to pay AU$260 million over AML/CTF breaches
Australia's Federal Court has imposed a AU$260 million penalty on The Star Entertainment Group for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing failures. Justice Moore took earlier penalties and licence restrictions into account.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © CoinDesk
Google previews Multi-Party Compute custody system for banks handling crypto and tokenized assets
Google is showing a private-preview custody product built on multi-party computation at its first digital assets symposium in New York. Commercial availability is planned for early 2027, and pricing has not been disclosed.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
DBS survey: 88% of large firms use or pilot tokenized money for payments and cash management
A DBS-commissioned EY survey of 422 finance leaders found 88% of large companies run live deployments or pilots of tokenized money, with stablecoins the most widely used instrument at 63%.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © European Gaming
Booming Games creates Chief of Sales role and appoints Ally McIvor
Malta-based slot supplier Booming Games has appointed Ally McIvor as Chief of Sales, a position it has never had before. She will lead the sales department and report to Chief Commercial Officer Michael Waterfield.GamblingEuropean Gamingbet365 and Betfair explain how they price Man Utd manager markets amid integrity concerns
Traders at bet365 and Betfair told SBC News that manager markets are priced largely on opinion and media monitoring, with markets suspended when several journalists report the same development.GamblingSBC News