Two giants in the online gambling industry are engaged in an explosive legal battle involving an alleged “smear campaign.” On Tuesday, Evolution AB — a Swedish developer of online gambling software and technology valued at about $15 billion USD — said that its rival Playtech was behind false allegations that Evolution was doing business in…

Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a lawmaker in Mexico filed a draft bill to make the country more attractive to the online gambling industry. The proposed law would expand sports betting in Mexico. In early October 2025, federal lawmaker Ricardo Mejía Berdeja presented his proposal to the Chamber of Deputies of the National…

A former Pennsylvania business owner was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison on Wednesday for fraud related to funding his sports gambling. Louis Belletieri, a 44-year-old former title agent, used more than $6 million of client funds for gambling between 2020 and 2023. Court documents did not mention the sportsbooks that allegedly took Belletieri for…

A powerful new voice has joined the fight against online gambling harm in the U.S. A new organization called Family and Friends of Gamblers (FFOG) has officially launched to bring comprehensive public health regulation to the vast online gambling industry. In 2024, the U.S. sports betting industry had $13.7 billion in revenue, up from $11.04…