Author: Charles Shephardson

Per Widerström, Chief Executive Officer of Evoke plc, is facing mounting internal pressure over the company’s performance and could resign from his role, sources close to the matter have told GamblingNews.uk. The development comes as the William Hill and 888 parent company grapples with a deepening financial crisis and an increasingly sceptical investor base. Widerström has been at the helm of the Gibraltar-headquartered gambling group since October 2023, appointed following an extensive search process by the board, with the company at that point still operating as 888 Holdings. He arrived with credentials that looked strong on paper. He had previously…

Two of the most significant iGaming regulatory developments currently awaiting resolution sit at opposite ends of the policy spectrum but are arriving simultaneously, illustrating how divided American lawmakers remain on the question of whether online gambling should be legalised and regulated or simply prohibited with increasing force. Louisiana House Bill 53 is arguably the most extreme anti-sweepstakes measure enacted anywhere in the United States to date. The bill passed the state House by 86-11 and cleared the Senate 27-9 before being enrolled and sent to Governor Jeff Landry, who has ten days to act before it becomes law automatically. The…

Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI) has finalised its acquisition of Legend, the global digital sports and gaming media network, completing a 1.2 billion dollar deal that positions the London-based, NYSE-listed data company as the only business in the world operating simultaneously across official sports data, media, and advertising at scale. The deal, first announced in February 2026, closed this week ahead of the company’s earnings call scheduled for Thursday. The transaction structure involved 900 million dollars paid at closing, comprising 800 million in cash and 100 million in stock, with an additional earn-out of up to 300 million dollars spread across…

India’s government has brought into force a comprehensive new regulatory framework for online gaming, with the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 and its accompanying Regulation of Online Gambling Rules 2026 both taking effect on May 1. The framework establishes a centralised regulatory body, the Online Gaming Authority, and creates a formal classification system designed to separate permissible social and skill-based games from prohibited online money games. The introduction of the rules comes less than a year after India enacted a broad ban on real-money online gambling in August 2025, making this one of the most dramatic regulatory…

Brazil’s regulated online gambling industry, which only opened to licensed operators on January 1, 2025, faces an existential political threat after the legislative caucus of President Lula da Silva’s own Workers’ Party formally introduced a bill to repeal the entire legal framework and criminalise the operation of digital betting platforms across the country. Bill PL-1808/2026, submitted by PT deputy Pedro Uczai and backed by 68 members of the governing party, would repeal all laws and provisions governing online betting introduced under the Bets Law — the regulatory regime that launched Brazil’s licensed market last year — and would mandate internet…

The rise of prediction market platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket is triggering a fundamental restructuring of valuations across the US online gaming sector, with sports betting giants DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment losing significant market capitalisation as investors price in the threat of cannibalisation while iGaming-focused operators command a growing premium for their insulation from the disruption. DraftKings has already launched its own prediction market product, DraftKings Predictions, which is available across 38 states and offers event contracts on sports, economic indicators, and global benchmarks through a partnership with CME Group. CEO Jason Robins described prediction markets as the most exciting…

The Lawro prediction for this weekend carries added weight on the back of a Premier League matchweek that features two of the most consequential fixtures of the entire 2025-26 season, with both the title race and European places up for grabs across Sunday’s schedule. Matchweek 33 on Sunday 19 April serves up Everton v Liverpool at 14:00 and Manchester City v Arsenal at 16:30, a double-header of enormous significance at both ends of the table. Lawro Prediction For This Weekend: The Fixtures That Matter Mark Lawrenson, known universally across British football media as Lawro, built his reputation over more than…

One of the most frequently asked questions among new casino players concerns the mechanics of card collection during a hand, and the question of whether you are allowed more than 2 cards in blackjack is one with a nuanced answer that depends entirely on which rules apply at the specific table being played. The core answer is yes — in the vast majority of blackjack games, players are entirely permitted to receive as many additional cards as they wish during a single hand, provided they have not busted by exceeding a total of 21 and have not chosen to stand,…

The slot machine odds for 777 represent one of the most searched topics in casino gaming, tied to the enduring cultural status of the triple seven combination as the definitive symbol of a jackpot win. Understanding what that combination actually pays — and how likely it is to appear — requires separating the mythology from the mathematics. The Mathematics Behind Slot Machine Odds for 777 Slot machines use Random Number Generators, commonly referred to as RNGs, which ensure each spin produces a random and unpredictable result, meaning no spin is influenced by the outcome of the one before it. The…

The United States iGaming sector enters the second quarter of 2026 in an interesting posture — generating record revenues in the eight states where online casino games are legal, while legislative efforts to expand that footprint continue to stall in several key markets that were widely expected to move this year. As of April 2026, only Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maine, and West Virginia permit real-money online casino gaming, a number that has barely changed despite years of advocacy and the obvious fiscal incentive for state governments facing budget pressures. Virginia is the most high-profile recent…