World News.Week 17

🔎🇦🇺 Australian footballers under fire over illegal casino promotion

Former Brisbane Lions players Mitch Robinson and Rhys Mathieson promoted the unlicensed Vegastars on social media and ran a giveaway worth ~$ 3.6K (Nine Network).

💸 Fines from ACMA: up to $ 42.6K for promotion, up to $ 1.77M for links. Read more

🏏🇹🇹 Arena365 signs Nicholas Pooran

The former West Indies captain and Indian Premier League star has been announced as an ambassador. The cricket wave in iGaming is gaining momentum! Read more

👍🇮🇹 Polymarket becomes title sponsor of Lazio

The prediction market platform signed a deal worth over $ 22M until the 2027/28 season (+ option). Logo debut — April 18 vs Napoli. Read more

👍🇫🇷 Weather scandal in Paris: hairdryer vs Polymarket

Météo-France filed a police report: a hacker allegedly heated a sensor at Charles de Gaulle Airport using a battery-powered hairdryer. Temperature spikes on April 6 (18:30, +4−6°C up to 22.5°C) and April 15 (21:30, up to 21.9°C) brought traders $ 14K + $ 20K on “high temperature” contracts.

🌡 The sensor was near a road; the second incident occurred after sunset. Platforms introduced geo-blocking for France (illegal jurisdiction). Read more