Two Sparrows Stop Medvedev From Finishing a Winning Point at the US Open
Kate Marshal
03 September 2026
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Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player Two sparrows led to a controversial replay of a point during Daniil Medvedev’s second-round US Open match against American Sebastian Gorzny. The unusual incident occurred…
Football and Cricket Lead Betting Interest in the UAE
Kate Marshal
03 September 2026
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Play971 betting platform interface A representative of Play971, the UAE’s only licensed betting platform, has revealed which sports and types of bets are proving most popular among players in the…
€2.8 Billion Deal to Create World’s Second-Largest Gambling Company
Kate Marshal
03 September 2026
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Italian gaming group Lottomatica has agreed to acquire Spanish operator CIRSA for €2.8 billion ($3.25 billion), according to a statement published by Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). The transaction…
Ireland Ends Pub Betting Amid Anti-Money Laundering Crackdown
Kate Marshal
01 September 2026
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Sean’s Bar in Athlone — Ireland’s oldest pub, operating since 900 AD Hundreds of pubs across Ireland have stopped accepting bets from patrons following increased scrutiny by the Gambling Regulatory…
Trump Teleprompter Operator Hit With $172,000 Penalty Over Speech Bets
Kate Marshal
31 August 2026
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Gabriel Perez / Donald Trump The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a former Donald Trump teleprompter operator to pay more than $172,000 for using nonpublic information to…
International Lottery Day: One of the Earliest Known Draws Is Nearly 600 Years Old
Kate Marshal
27 August 2026
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Lottery tickets / © Shutterstock Today, August 27, marks International Lottery Day. There is no single verified explanation for why this particular date was chosen, nor is there any organization…
UK Proposes Another Tax Hike for Bookmakers to Help Households Pay Energy Bills
Kate Marshal
27 August 2026
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Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a higher tax on gaming machine revenues, including those generated by machines in betting shops.…
Virgos Top Zodiac Ranking of Lottery Millionaires in H1 2026
Kate Marshal
24 August 2026
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Among the major winners included in a study by one of Russia’s largest lottery operators covering the first half of 2026, Virgos were the most common zodiac sign. The findings…
Archaeologists Discover 450-year-old Gambling Die in Belarus
Kate Marshal
21 August 2026
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Archaeologists have discovered a unique 450-year-old gaming die in Belarus during excavations in the Vitebsk region. The find was made while studying the remains of a noble estate, SB.by reports.…
