Across Canada
BUSINESS
Bally’s May Sell Las Vegas Ballpark Project as Cash Crunch Bites
ENFORCEMENT
Florida AG Sues Stake, VGW and Payment Firms Over Sweepstakes Casinos
ENFORCEMENT
Report: 95% of Pirated World Cup Streams Carried Unregulated Betting Ads
REGULATION
FIFA World Cup Prediction Market Partner Faces Questions Over Abu Dhabi Royal Ties
ANALYSIS
Gallup Poll Shows Fewer Americans Gambling — But Prediction Markets Muddy the Numbers
REGULATION
Novig Posts $125M in First-Week Trading as It Sues Five States Over Jurisdiction
Bally’s May Sell Las Vegas Ballpark Project as Cash Crunch Bites
An unnamed buyer wants Bally’s 26-acre Las Vegas site by the A’s new ballpark, as the operator scrambles for cash across its casino projects.
Florida escalates its sweepstakes-casino crackdown, suing Stake and VGW plus payment processors, alleging illegal online gambling under state law.
GCI says illegal streams logged 174 billion views during the 2026 World Cup, with most carrying ads for offshore gambling operators.
ADI Predictstreet denied royal family links, but corporate filings tie it to IHC, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an investigation found.
A new Gallup survey finds gambling participation down sharply since 2016, but researchers say phone polling may be missing sports betting and prediction-market activity.
Canadian market data · Q2 2026
Total wagers, Q2
C$25.1B
Gaming revenue
C$914M
Live operators
51
Active player accounts
1.4M
Latest
Updated hourlyThe CFTC-regulated sports exchange topped $125M in its debut week while fighting New York, Massachusetts and three other states over gambling law claims.
A Connecticut judge denied Kalshi's injunction bid, questioning CFTC power, as new geofencing deadlines and a White House meeting loom this week.
HB 2711 would add consumer safeguards for sports event contracts in Pennsylvania, but skips licensing or taxation as Kalshi fights states in court.
A new SEC filing shows Caesars rejected Carl Icahn’s $34-a-share bid over financing gaps, citing Tilman Fertitta’s $17.6B deal as more certain.
By province
13 jurisdictions, 13 rulebooks
ON
Open market
51 operators live under iGaming Ontario
AB
Launching 2027
First private licences issued this month
BC
Crown monopoly
PlayNow keeps exclusive online rights
QC
Under review
Loto-Québec consults on opening up
ATL
Crown monopoly
Atlantic Lottery online growth flattens
More news
Aug 16
Twenty-eight Chicago alderpersons demand Bally’s honour its host agreement after the operator paused non-gaming work, citing a video terminal dispute.
Aug 15
A top New York assemblymember says online casino legalization remains distant, underscoring how slowly U.S. iGaming expansion compares with Ontario’s open market.
Aug 15
Kalshi lost in Connecticut and Washington state courts this week as the CFTC took the unusual step of ordering it to keep operating in New York.
Aug 14
Baltimore alleges Kalshi, Polymarket and partner apps ran unlicensed sports wagering, deepening North America's prediction-market legal fight.
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