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August 21, 2025
India Passes Bill To Promote Esports While Banning Online Gambling
India’s parliament passed the Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Bill on Thursday, which will promote esports in the country while outlawing online gambling. The Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house,…
September 4, 2025
Brazilian Bill Proposes Tighter Rules on Online Gambling
A bill introduced in the Brazilian Senate proposes a sweeping range of restrictions on online gambling, including esports in the country. Senator Humberto Costa’s PL 3,754/2025 proposes: Raising the minimum…
September 4, 2025
Google Allows Betting Ads In Missouri As State Gets Set For Sports and Esports Betting
Google began allowing gambling to feature on Google Ads in Missouri from August 15 in preparation for the state’s sports and esports betting market opening later this year. Google updated…
September 4, 2025
Circa Sports Raises Minimum Bet to $10 In Response to Illinois Betting Tax
Circa Sports has announced that it will implement a $10 minimum bet in Illinois from September 1 in response to the tax on betting in the state. This may deter…
September 4, 2025
Betby Expands Esports Portfolio, Adding eKabbadi, ‘Nothing is Impossible’
Sports betting solutions provider Betby has added three more sports to its expanding esports portfolio, including eVolleyball, eBoxing, and the world’s first, eKabbadi. Betby announced the new titles on the…
September 4, 2025
Philippine Department of Interior Bans Government Staff From Esports Wagering
The Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has banned staff and local government officials from online gambling, including esports. The ban is in place with immediate effect…
September 4, 2025
Entain Targets Brazil and US for Growth Amid UK Tax Rise Concerns
Global sports betting and gaming group Entain reported its H1 results on Tuesday, beating expectations with total EBITDA up 32%. Total net gaming revenue (NGR), including the company’s 50% share…
September 4, 2025
Better Collective to Report Esports As Separate Business Segment In Upcoming Q2 Earnings
Better Collective has announced that it will report esports as a standalone business segment from this quarter onwards, as it increases its focus on the growing area. The Danish-based affiliate…
September 4, 2025
DraftKings Q2 Reports Big User Drop Despite Revenue Climb
DraftKings is continuing its climb in the sports betting industry with a massive Q2 revenue boost, but the available pool of new bettors may be slowly drying out. On August…
September 4, 2025
Bayes Esports Insolvency Leaves GRID Dominant in Esports Data
Esports data provider Bayes Esports is possibly shutting down, which leaves GRID Esports with nearly total control over the industry’s data. On August 6, 2025, The Esports Advocate reported that…