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GI North America Review: Week 35 2026 Las Vegas visitor numbers stable in H1 2026; Connecticut sues Kalshi and seeks injunction; National Football League (NFL) unveils sportsbook partners ahead of new season; Nebraska sports betting petitions confirmed for November ballot; plus the week’s other news from North America. Link to full article in the comments

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Play'n GO, 1spin4win, Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd, Pragmatic Play and BGaming. Link to full article in the comments

SCIENTIFIC GAMES has officially launched its latest multi-state SG Signature Linked Game in four US markets, with another nine state lotteries set to launch by December 1. Created in partnership with Fremantle, the Game Show Experience is an omnichannel play experience featuring themed scratch-off, Fast Play and digital games showcasing the most recognizable TV game show brands, including The Price is Right, Family Feud and Press Your Luck. Participating US lotteries for Game Show Experience currently include Iowa Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL), Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, Maryland Lottery and Gaming, Delaware Lottery, South Dakota Lottery, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, Texas Lottery, DC Office of Lottery and Gaming, Kansas Lottery, Illinois Lottery and Maine. “It’s no surprise the Game Show Experience games are performing well,” Tina Hoover, vice president of licensing for Scientific Games. Link to full article in the comments

The Canadian securities and investment regulators have provided new guidance to clarify that certain types of event contracts should not be regulated within securities and derivatives legislation. In a joint notice addressing event contracts based on sports and entertainment outcomes, their guidance clarifies that in the view of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) - Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (ACVM), these should not be regulated within securities and derivatives legislation, and that the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) does not consider it appropriate to facilitate or approve an application by their dealer members to trade these types of event contracts. The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomed the guidance, which confirms sports wagering belongs within provincial gaming regulation. “The Canadian Gaming Association welcomes today’s guidance from CSA and CIRO staff,” said CGA president & CEO Paul Burns. “It brings clarity to a question that matters a great deal to Canadian consumers, provincial governments, and the licensed gaming industry: sports wagering is sports betting, whatever the platform, and it belongs within the framework that provinces have built specifically to regulate it.” Link to full article in the comments

NorthStar Gaming has been hit with a CA$100,000 monetary penalty for alleged failures to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements in Ontario. The monetary penalty from The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) relates to a single player account between March 2024 to June 2025. “We take our AML obligations seriously and we accept responsibility for the matters identified in this Order,” said Corey Goodman, CEO of NorthStar. Link to full article in the comments

Kalshi has agreed a strategic partnership with The Weather Company to enhance its weather prediction markets. The deal will enable Kalshi to use The Weather Company’s weather data feeds as its trusted source for verifying weather-related market outcomes. The Weather Company will also incorporate Kalshi’s real-time probability data within select experiences on its flagship digital brands, The Weather Channel app and weather.com, giving consumers new ways to understand how markets are pricing weather risk. "Weather is one of the fastest-growing and most crucial categories at Kalshi because it affects everyone – from individuals and businesses to governments," said Will Brackett, head of partnerships at Kalshi. Dr. James Belanger, vice president of meteorology at The Weather Company, commented: "When weather data is used to verify outcomes in real time, accuracy and trust matter." Link to full article in the comments

Jumbo Interactive Limited has reported a 33 per cent increase in revenue to A$193.6 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2026, benefiting from strong contributions from its Dream Giveaways business. Total transaction value (TTV) rose 13 per cent to A$1,125.8 million during the year, with Australian TTV marginally higher at A$708.6 million, comprising lottery retailing TTV of A$419.8 million (-8 per cent) and Saas TTV of $288.8 million (+15 per cent). "FY26 was a defining year for Jumbo," said managing director, CEO and founder Mike Veverka. "We delivered the highest EBITDA in Jumbo’s history and took a decisive step towards becoming a diversified, international, technology-enabled lottery and prize draw company." Link to full article in the comments (Premium subscribers)

bet365 has launched its online sportsbook and casino in West Virginia, marking its 18th state launch across the United States. West Virginians will have access to bet365’s range of sports betting features, including its popular Early Payout Offer, as well as a broad selection of online casino games, its free-to-play game Daily Prize Matcher, as well as the newly launched Jackpot365. “West Virginia represents another important step in bet365’s continued expansion across North America,” said Trip Stoddard, head of development at bet365. Link to full article in the comments

BETER has expanded its footprint in the United States after securing approval to supply its esports and sports content to licensed operators in Virginia. The Vendor Registration licence from the Virginia Lottery enables the supplier to provide live data and live streams from its Setka Cup table tennis and ESportsBattle tournaments for the first time in the state. Both products have initially gone live with bet365, BETER’s long-standing operator partner. “Virginia is one of the most competitive sports betting markets on the East Coast, and reaching a tenth US state gives BETER a regulated footprint that very few fast-betting content providers can match,” said BETER CEO Gal Ehrlich. Link to full article in the comments