Gaming Market Watchhttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/Gaming Market Watch covers the business of gambling worldwide: companies, markets, regulation and sectors, with sourced news and analysis for industry readers.en-gbSat, 17 Oct 2026 19:38:58 +0000PAGCOR app to steer players to licensed platforms before end of 2026https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/pagcor-app-licensed-platforms-2026/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/pagcor-app-licensed-platforms-2026/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:38:58 +0000GlobalPhilippine regulator PAGCOR is developing an app to help users identify licensed online gambling platforms and curb illegal sites before end of 2026.ACRPoker discloses serious software bug, sees no account compromisehttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/acrpoker-discloses-serious-software-bug/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/acrpoker-discloses-serious-software-bug/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:21:32 +0000SectorsACRPoker says a now-fixed software bug posed a potential security risk, but no evidence player accounts were compromised, PokerFuse reported.SBC Awards 2026: Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI win two eachhttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/sbc-awards-2026-winners-lisbon/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/sbc-awards-2026-winners-lisbon/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:13:25 +0000CompaniesKaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI each secured two trophies at the 13th SBC Awards in Lisbon on 1 October 2026.New Jersey Senate Panel Advances Underage Gambling Civil Fines Billhttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/new-jersey-underage-gambling-civil-fines/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/new-jersey-underage-gambling-civil-fines/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:44:28 +0000Policy & RegulationNew Jersey Senate panel unanimously advances S597 to replace underage gambling criminal penalties with civil fines funding treatment.DraftKings Shares Jump 5% After Bank of America Upgrade to Buyhttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/draftkings-bank-of-america-upgrade-buy/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/draftkings-bank-of-america-upgrade-buy/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:38:33 +0000MarketsBank of America upgraded DraftKings to Buy, kept its $27 price target and ended a year of caution over prediction-market risk.Matchbook acquires Betdaq, cutting major UK betting exchanges to fourhttps://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/matchbook-betdaq-acquisition-uk-exchanges/https://gamingmarketwatch.com/news/matchbook-betdaq-acquisition-uk-exchanges/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:34:06 +0000BusinessMatchbook has bought Dermot Desmond's Betdaq, and says the deal will deepen liquidity as the number of major UK betting exchanges falls to four.