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Top iGaming stories / Oct 30

Highlights of the day
  • MagBet’s daily roundup brings together the key industry developments from regulatory shifts and business decisions to partnerships, technology updates, and market expansion.
  • BETBY reported sportsbook and esports growth in Q3 2026, with sportsbook GGR rising 33.4% year-over-year and BETBY Games GGR increasing 32.2%.
  • Veikkaus plans to launch Viabet with Viaplay in Finland and Denmark on July 1, 2027, marking its planned international consumer gambling debut.
  • GR8_TECH is adding prediction markets to turnkey platforms, giving existing and new partners access to markets covering politics, cryptocurrency, finance, and other events.
  • Coinbase reported that its prediction markets business surpassed $200 million in annualized revenue during Q3 2026, with daily traders increasing more than 60% quarter over quarter.
  • MGM Resorts reported Q3 revenue of $4.2 billion, down 1% year over year, as CEO Bill Hornbuckle confirmed takeover talks had ended with People Inc.
  • The UK Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint against Optival over irresponsibly targeted search advertising shown to a user searching for self-exclusion information.
  • The UK government proposed Remote Gaming Duty changes covering freeplays, prizes, and tournament entries, with implementation intended from April 1, 2027.
  • Polymarket US agreed to stop offering new sports contracts in Michigan and close remaining customer positions by November 25 under a court-approved agreement.
  • California’s North Fork Rancheria has opened the $750 million North Fork casino in Madera, featuring more than 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games.
  • BC Game has renewed Colby Covington’s ambassadorship, with the former interim UFC welterweight champion returning for digital campaigns, fan activities, and combat sports content.
  • Italian Carabinieri seized property, businesses, vehicles, and financial assets worth an estimated minimum of €600,000 in an alleged illegal betting investigation involving organized crime.

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