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Key Moments: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced plans to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket, marking a major institutional endorsement for prediction markets. During the 2025 New York City mayoral election, more than $429 million was traded on Polymarket, reflecting a significant shift toward real-money event forecasting. New York’s proposed ORACLE Act (A9251) would enforce broad restrictions on prediction markets, including bans on key contracts and steep penalties for violations. Industry Evolution: From Betting to Information Trading For years, the gambling industry has sought to uncover new arenas for…

Key Moments: Peter & Sons has entered into a strategic partnership with Nordplay Group to strengthen its presence in the Nordic region. Players on Nordplay Group platforms will be among the first to access new December releases from Peter & Sons, including Bad Santa and Barbarossa: Dragon Empire. This collaboration follows Peter & Sons’ entry into additional regulated European markets such as the UK, Italy, and the Netherlands. Strategic Alliance Enhances Regional Position Peter & Sons, recognized for its innovative gaming content, has broadened its operations in the Nordic gaming…

Key Moments: The Dutch Lottery has finalized its full acquisition of Lotify, a platform specializing in organizing fundraising lotteries and competitions. Lotify has provided services for sports associations, clubs, charities, events, and businesses, offering a turnkey solution that satisfies all regulatory requirements. Since 2021, the Dutch Lottery has held a majority stake in Lotify prior to this complete integration. Acquisition Overview The Dutch Lottery (Nederlandse Loterij) has completed the full purchase of Lotify, further enhancing its role as a provider of innovative and responsible games of chance. Lotify’s operations cater…

Key Moments: The Florida Gaming Control Commission and local authorities confiscated 20 slot machines, two coin pushers, and over $25,000 from three Port Orange businesses last week. Lawmakers are considering House Bill 189 to introduce penalties for those involved in rigged sports wagering. Only a limited number of Miami-Dade and Broward pari-mutuel venues and Seminole Tribe casinos are legally permitted to offer slots in Florida. Major Seizures Signal Aggressive Stance on Unauthorized Gambling Regulators in Florida ramped up their efforts against illegal gambling with a significant operation in Port Orange…

Key Moments: Authorities from multiple Lithuanian agencies have agreed to collaborate to bolster enforcement against unlicensed gambling websites. The Gambling Supervisory Authority has blacklisted nearly 2,000 gambling domains, but new unauthorized sites continue to surface rapidly. A regulation introduced on May 1 restricts card payments to only those gambling operators included on the regulator’s white list. Joint Agency Response to the Unlicensed Gambling Challenge State organizations in Lithuania, including the National Cybersecurity Centre, the Gambling Supervisory Authority, the Consumer Rights Protection Service, the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control,…

Key Moments: Atucha Strategic Advisory, led by Ramiro Atucha, entered into a partnership with End2End as Board Advisor End2End supports over 500,000 simultaneous players across major regulated jurisdictions This marks Atucha Strategic Advisory’s second publicly announced client, following Immensity New Strategic Partnership Announced On November 25, 2025, Atucha Strategic Advisory revealed its new partnership with End2End, a provider of multiplayer bingo and lottery technology operating in Buenos Aires and Miami. Additionally, the announcement signals a strengthening of its global advisory network. Through this collaboration, Ramiro Atucha will join End2End’s board…

Key Moments: Oddin.gg has secured the number one position in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe for the second year in a row as of November 25, 2025 The company’s unified esports betting solutions and in-house technology continue to fuel rapid growth Oddin.gg is expanding with new products and increased geographic certifications in Brazil, the United States, and Canada Oddin.gg’s Consecutive Deloitte Fast 50 Achievement Oddin.gg, an esports technology provider based in the Czech Republic, has once again achieved the leading spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central…

Key Moments: November recorded higher-than-expected gaming activity, extending post-Golden Week momentum in Macau Macau’s gross gaming revenue for the first ten months of 2025 reached MOP 205.4 billion, already ninety percent of the full-year government target Premium-mass and VIP segments saw notable year-on-year increases in both player numbers and average wagers in November Gaming Revenue Surpasses Analyst Forecasts Macau’s casino industry has sustained a phase of unexpectedly robust performance, with November results exceeding analyst predictions and building on October’s post-Golden Week momentum. Current indicators have bolstered optimism that the city…

Key Moments: Casino del Mar marked its 17th anniversary by announcing a USD 9.7 million renovation supported by Paulson Puerto Rico. The transformation included investments in sports betting, high-limit gaming, new slot machines, and entertainment facilities. Paulson Puerto Rico disclosed that USD 102 million has been invested or committed to broader tourism development initiatives. Comprehensive Transformation to Meet Market Demands Casino del Mar in Puerto Rico marked its 17th year by announcing a major USD 9.7 million renovation. Additionally, the project is funded by Paulson Puerto Rico. This ambitious effort…

Key Moments: Analyst estimates DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and FanDuel (NYSE: FLUT) could address a $5 billion US prediction markets opportunity Projection is split between $4.4 billion in sports-only contracts and $600 million in non-sports derivatives Analyst expects both companies to launch their prediction markets in the coming months Market Opportunity Assessment Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon reports that DraftKings and FanDuel could tap into a $5 billion total addressable market for US prediction markets. The forecast relies on $4.4 billion in sports-only event contracts and $600 million in non-sports yes/no derivatives,…