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DraftKings buys Railbird: a federally regulated bridge into prediction markets
DraftKings has acquired Railbird Technologies and its CFTC-designated exchange, Railbird Exchange, in a move that drags the US sportsbook wars onto a new board: federally regulated prediction markets. The company says it will launch DraftKings Predictions , a mobile app that lets customers trade event contracts on real-world outcomes in finance, culture and entertainment “in the coming months.” Financial terms were not disclosed. Deal timing. DraftKings announced the transa


Designing for Constraint: Paulo Gonçalves on the Future of Product, AI, and Responsible UX
As the global iGaming market matures, the distance between innovation and iteration has never been thinner. Operators and studios ship faster, collect more data, and speak endlessly of “AI transformation,” yet many of the products that reach players feel strangely interchangeable. Paulo Gonçalves, Chief Product Officer at Logifuture, argues that the next wave of progress will come not from scale but from constraint — from learning to design inside the tightening bands of regu


The Invisible Sportsbook — Why Usability (Not Odds) Becomes the Next Moat
When odds and promos converge, the last moat is comprehension. The operators who compress time‑to‑confidence, not time‑to‑click, will own intent, trust, and margin. If odds and promos are commodities, what exactly are you competing on? Here’s the uncomfortable answer: time to confidence. Not time to click. Not time to bet. The operators that turn a visitor’s half‑formed intent into “I know what I’m doing and why” will own the only durable spread left in a market where prices


The Slot as a Service: Systems, Guardrails, and the End of Feature Bloat
As maths converge and IP costs climb, the durable edge in slots won’t be one more mechanic or a louder lobby. It will be the quiet competence of service design: telemetry-literate live-ops, truthful disclosures, and personalisation that’s visible to regulators and legible to players. Picture the next road-map review. Content costs are up; licenced IP is inflating; feature sets are heavier than last year and somehow harder to explain. The team can still ship faster, but the qu


Boyd Gaming discloses employee-data exfiltration after cyberattack; operations unaffected
On 23 September 2025, Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) filed an SEC Form 8-K stating an “unauthorized third party” accessed internal IT systems...


Norsk Rikstoto’s spending-limit bug: 836 customers, NOK 4m in bets slipped past controls
Norsk Rikstoto has disclosed a programming error that let 836 customers place bets above their self-set spending limits across...


Fortuna Entertainment Group CTO Vladimir Klein to depart
Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) Chief Technology Officer Vladimir Klein will leave at the end of September 2025 after 4½ years in the...


Guide to Choosing the Right LLM for the Gambling Industry in 2025
The era of “let’s try an LLM” is over. In 2025, model choice shapes RG outcomes, AML throughput, margins—and the conversation you’ll have...


Better Collective’s Playbook bets on AI to own the “last click” in sports wagering
Better Collective’s latest product, Playbook, signals more than a technical upgrade—it’s a strategic bet on controlling the critical...


Mexico’s 50% Gaming Tax Proposal: What It Really Means and How Operators May Pivot
Mexico’s latest fiscal proposal places the gambling sector under close scrutiny. The 2026 Economic Package, now before Congress, includes...


P2P wagering platform Slips adds AI-powered prediction markets
Slips is making a bold play at the intersection of peer-to-peer betting, prediction markets, and AI. The Los Angeles startup has unveiled...


LiveScore × X × xAI: wiring real-time social into the sportsbook
LiveScore Group has inked a “transformational” partnership with X and xAI to fuse real-time social signals with its media and betting...


Lottomart’s £360k UK settlement: a technical and governance audit trail for the whole market
Lottomart operator Maple International Ventures will pay a £360,000 regulatory settlement after a UKGC compliance assessment and section...


Simon Temple on Bet Builders: Speed, Cashout, and Risk
The Bet Builder has rapidly shifted from a niche feature to a core battleground in the sportsbook experience, with operators racing to...


"CTO in Focus" Daniel Whiteley, Bede Gaming
From fintech to immersive media to betting, Daniel Whiteley has built his career in industries where milliseconds matter and trust is...


UAE’s Vendor Licensing Wave: Building the Tech Stack for Wynn Al Marjan
The UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) has shifted gears, fast-tracking vendor approvals as Wynn Al Marjan’s...


Operator Profile: Boyd Gaming Corp
This company profile (as of Aug 2025) covers Boyd Gaming Corporation, a casino and digital gaming operator with 28 properties across 10...


Operator Profile: Bally's Corp
This company profile (as of Aug 2025) covers Bally’s Corporation, an omni-channel gaming and entertainment operator spanning 19 U.S....


Operator Profile: Kindred Group PLC
This company profile (as of Aug 2025) covers Kindred Group PLC , one of Europe’s largest online gambling operators and a pioneer in...


Operator Profie: Betsson AB
This company profile (As of Aug 2025) examines Betsson AB’s evolution into one of the most profitable and resilient online gaming groups...


Operator Profile: DraftKings Inc
This company profile (as of Aug 2025) covers DraftKings Inc., the only U.S.-based, vertically integrated real-money gaming powerhouse....


"CTO in Focus" Nemanja Maric, Fincore
In this edition of CTO in Focus, Gaming Eminence sits down with Nemanja Maric , CTO of Fincore , to discuss his journey through the tech...


"CTO in Focus" Julian Wheeler, SIS
In this CTO in Focus interview, Julian Wheeler , Chief Technology Officer at SIS , reflects on the complexities of leading technical...


Kalshi × xAI: How Elon Musk’s Grok Is About to Rewire Regulated Prediction Markets—and Rattle Sportsbooks
In an unprecedented move that could redefine how Americans engage with real-money forecasting, Kalshi and Elon Musk’s xAI are fusing...
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