4 February 2026
An order has been officially signed in Ireland by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, decreeing the issuance of remote and in-person betting licenses established by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI).
Indiana’s House approved a plan to relocate the Rising Star casino license through a competitive bid. Four counties could compete under a $500 million build requirement.
Social media behemoth Meta is in hot water with Australian authorities after permitting an influencer with more than 800,000 followers to advertise an illegal gambling site. Online streamer Dinah encouraged her followers to sign up to Rainbet, a crypto casino that operates outside the jurisdiction of the Australian government’s regulation.
A casino bill in South Carolina unlikely to pass after members of the house sent it back to the House Ways and Means Committee, an action that means it’s being pulled back into the budget-and-money gatekeeper’s lane for further examination.
DraftKings will test crypto-to-cash deposits in four states, converting digital assets into dollars before funding sportsbook wallets.
Governor Josh Green will add his name to a list of 41 elected officials who are calling for an end to the practice in the Pacific state. House Bill 2198 is seeking to define prediction markets and trading platforms that provide sports event contracts as illegal betting.
A caucus in the ruling Labor government in Australia is growing increasingly impatient with the delay in implementing gambling advertising reform. Calls are being made for communications and sports minister, Anika Wells, to speed up the process.
Louisiana’s HB 53 would add certain gambling offenses to the state’s racketeering statute, raising exposure for sweepstakes-style operations and their partners.
Missouri’s first month of legal sports betting hit $543m in wagers but produced only about $521k in taxes.
Turkish prosecutors froze a reported €460m in cryptocurrency and moved to seize wider assets in an illegal betting probe. The strategy targets money laundering and payment access.
