Wagering

Betdragon and Xbet take the number of newly licenced online bookmakers in Australia to at least 24 since the start of 2025.

Online bookmaker Bet Right has been fined more than $13,000 for code of conduct breaches in relation to responsible gambling, while the Northern Territory government probes questions about the independence of the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission.

Betr has appointed two new directors onto its board, with experienced sports and media executive Alexi Baker among those to join.

MIXI now holds three seats on the PointsBet board after a raft of changes prompted by the Japanese company’s majority takeover of the publicly listed bookmaker.

International wagering giant Entain will divest its ownership of horses in training in New Zealand, eight months after the corporate bookmaker axed its Ladbrokes Racing Club in Australia.

This month's Waterhouse VC newsletter examines Japan's wagering paradox: how the world's third-largest economy became one of the world's largest sources of unregulated betting revenue.

Shares in the two dominant forces of the American wagering landscape plummeted by more than 10 per cent on Tuesday after key market challenger Kalshi launched a new NFL betting product.