Tribes: Sweepstakes the latest threat to sovereignty, exclusivity
“This falls squarely on the tribes again,” Victor Rocha, editor of Pechanga.net, said during his weekly webinar on Wednesday (16 October). “If they don’t react, no one will. We thought it was over,...
View ArticleBell Two: Star Sydney hit with fine but keeps its licence, for now
In its release, the NICC said that Star will be fined AU$15m (US$10m/£7.7m/€9.2m). It will also be subject to “a suite of directions and licence conditions” as a result of the inquiry, which was...
View ArticleEntain revenue rises 8% in Q3 as group is “back to where it’s meant to be”...
Publishing a trading update with preliminary Q3 results, figures show growth across almost all areas of the business – backing up an earlier update released in September. The 8% net gaming revenue...
View ArticleDouble-digit digital and venues growth drives revenue up 12% at Rank in Q1
Net gaming revenue in the three months to 30 September hit £197.5m (€236.4m/$256.6m). This is comfortably clear of the £179.6m that Rank posted in Q1 of last year. Detailing the increase in a trading...
View ArticleKindred on course to meet full-year guidance despite Q3 slipping 10%
Kindred reported total group revenue of £294.5m (€352.2m/$382.3m) in Q3 across all markets and verticals, up 3.7% from the £283.9m accumulated in the same period of last year. However on a...
View ArticlePremier Lotteries tech issue leaves Irish National Lottery prizes unclaimed
As reported by RTE, the tech issue – a third-party software update that impacted Premier Lotteries – took place in 2022. RNL said it may have contributed to 394 National Lottery prizes, worth up to...
View ArticleEsportes da Sorte and Reals added to SPA list of approved operators in Brazil
The inclusion of Esportes da Sorte owner Esportes Gaming Brazil and Reals takes the tally of operators approved to continue doing business during the transition period to 98, with 217 brands now...
View ArticleWill Northern Marianas gamble on another IR?
South Korea’s IH Group says it is redeveloping a country club in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and will reopen it next year as an integrated resort (IR) with casino. But...
View ArticleAGCO fines NorthStar Gaming CA$30,000 for geolocation fail
Wagering and igaming platforms in Ontario are required to use geolocation services to ensure customers are located within the province. In August 2021 the Canadian government announced it was...
View ArticleMacau criminalises illegal money exchanges
As expected this week, the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) passed legislation making it a crime to run an unlicensed currency exchange. The amended Law on Combating Gambling Crimes passed on 16...
View ArticleDigital growth pushes year-to-date revenue to €2.10bn at FDJ
Publishing figures for the nine months to September, FDJ said revenue amounted to €2.01bn (£1.67bn/$2.18bn). This includes lottery, sports betting and igaming operations, as well as international and...
View ArticleMelco, John Keells open City of Dreams Sri Lanka
On 15 October, Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka opened in the capital of Colombo. The 687-room hotel constitutes Phase 1 of a larger $1.2bn (£921.7m/€1.107bn) integrated resort (IR). Melco...
View ArticleEvoke revenues rebound in Q3 in first growth period since Q1 2022
Evoke said this was the first quarter of year-over-year growth since Q1 2022, supported by market share gains in its core international markets of Italy, Spain, Denmark and Romania. The group said...
View ArticleBlokDance faces €840,000 KSA fine over illegal gambling in the Netherlands
A KSA-led investigation found BlokDance has been operating gambling in the Netherlands without the relevant licence. This, the regulator said, is classed as illegal and it could take further action....
View ArticleIreland passes Gambling Regulation Bill, law to be enacted “within the year”
The Gambling Regulation Bill was first introduced to Dáil Éireann on 2 December 2022, with the aim of establishing a gambling regulator and modernising regulations, including new methods to safeguard...
View ArticleEntain expect Brazil growth to level out following legal market launch
Entain reported 48% year-on-year revenue growth in Brazil in its Q3 trading update, doing so for the second straight quarter having also achieved that figure in Q2. Chief financial officer Rob Wood...
View ArticleNew Jersey smashes igaming revenue record again in September
Total gambling revenue across online and retail in New Jersey hit $558.3m (£428.2m/€515.2m) in September. This is 7.1% ahead of last year and 0.6% more than August this year, according to the New...
View ArticlePennsylvania: sports betting and igaming growth offset land-based decline in...
Revenue for September was $505.9m (£387.9m/€466.5m), according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). This surpasses last year’s total but falls 3.7% short of August this year. Sports...
View ArticleState of the Union: Industry, CFG fight over cannibalisation, Bally Bet...
iDEA report refutes previous NJ economic impact study The iDevelopment and Economic Association (iDEA Growth) this week released a report that refutes a 2023 study about the economic impact of online...
View ArticleSanborn arrested on new fraud charge as Concord Casino saga continues to spiral
Sanborn, a former state senator, was arrested Wednesday (16 October) on a theft by deception charge. When applying for Covid relief funds in 2020, he reportedly misrepresented the casino’s gross...
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