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Louisiana Gives DraftKings a Four-Month Extension, Not a Renewal, Over AI and Shareholder Suitability

3 min read•Oct 16

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Sports Betting

Johns Hopkins Study Ties Legal Online Sports Betting to Up to 7.2% Rise in Depression and Anxiety Care

3 min read•Oct 16

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Regulatory

National Audit Office to Examine the National Lottery Licence Award as Good-Cause Payments Fall 22%

3 min read•Oct 15

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CorporateOct 19

North Fork's $725m Madera Casino Is Due to Open on 28 October as a Federal Judge Weighs Chukchansi's Challenge

Station Casinos and the North Fork Rancheria have set an opening date for their California casino while a motion to stop the gaming sits with a federal judge. The case turns on a governor's concurrence that California's courts say never had legal effect.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

M&AOct 19

The PA Agrees to Buy Racing and Sports Owner RAS Technology for A$49.8m at a 93% Premium

The UK group behind the Press Association will pay A$1.04 a share in cash for the ASX-listed racing data supplier and fold it into its Podium business. The PA's own release left the price out; RAS's filing shows the bid nearly doubles what the market thought the company was worth.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryOct 19

South Korean Police Bust Supplier Network Behind 188 Illegal Gambling Sites and KRW23 Trillion in Bets

Police in South Chungcheong say they have dismantled the top of a pyramid that bought live casino feeds and game credits from overseas game companies, built sites in minutes and leased them to operators from offices in Vietnam and Cambodia. The companies, described as operating legally abroad, are not named.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Press ReleaseOct 19

Nominations Open for the Casino Guru Awards 2027, With a New Player Protection Advocate Category

Casino Guru has opened nominations for the fifth edition of its awards, adding a Player Protection Advocate of the Year category to the line-up. Nominations close on 15 February 2027, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Malta on 26 May 2027.

Press release

2 min read

Prediction MarketsOct 19

Taiwan Blocks Kalshi and Coinbase Over Suspected Election Betting Six Weeks Before Local Polls

A New Taipei court order sought by the Criminal Investigation Bureau has taken both platforms' websites offline in Taiwan ahead of the 28 November local elections. Kalshi says it does not allow trading there, but its own market data shows open contracts on Taipei's, New Taipei's and Kaohsiung's mayoral races.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryOct 19

Comoros Calls Anjouan Gambling Licences Illegal and Asks Britain for Help, the Guardian Reports

The Comoros government says the licences sold in Anjouan's name have no legal basis, that British citizens have been identified, and that it has asked the UK for help. The Guardian links the licensing service to a London company, which denies selling gaming licences.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateOct 19

QuinnBet Moves to Kambi's Turnkey Sportsbook in a Multi-Year Deal

Kambi has signed the UK and Irish bookmaker to its full outsourced sportsbook at a time when partner migrations are shrinking its European business. The value, the term and the launch date are not disclosed, and QuinnBet's last platform move ended in a Gambling Commission finding.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateOct 19

Macau's Mass Baccarat Revenue Fell 7.9% in Q3, a Bigger Drop Than the Whole Market's

The regulator's quarterly breakdown by game shows that one product, the mass and premium-mass baccarat table, lost more revenue than Macau's casinos lost in total. VIP baccarat was flat and slots grew by almost a fifth, which is the only reason the quarter's fall stopped at 3.8%.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Sports BettingOct 19

NBA Tells Sportsbook Partners to Drop Same-Player Under Parlays, Opening Tip Bets and Low-Minute Unders

The league has used its commercial agreements, not a state rule, to strip out the bet types at the centre of the Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier cases before the 2026-27 season. Prediction markets, where it has no agreements, are untouched.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateOct 18

Catena Media's Q3 Revenue Falls 29% as It Drops Its 2026 Target and Flags a €30m to €35m Impairment

The Stockholm-listed affiliate blames generative search and falling rankings, and because more than 90% of its new customers come on cost-per-acquisition deals, the damage reached its accounts at once. Two months after finding no sign of impairment, it expects to write down €30 million to €35 million of intangible assets.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

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The Star Swings to A$12m EBITDA Profit as Chair Faults Its Treatment of VIPs

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ATG's Q3 Operating Profit Falls 10% as Its Swedish Business Shrinks and Only Denmark Grows

Antonina Tupikova3 min read

Encore Boston Harbor Revenue Falls 22% in Its First Month of Strike Action

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Macau's Six Concessionaires Commit MOP9 Billion to a Government Fund That Counts Towards Their Non-Gaming Pledges

Antonina Tupikova3 min read

Boyd Gaming's Las Vegas EBITDAR Falls 7.4% as Destination Softness Hits the Orleans and Downtown

Antonina Tupikova3 min read

Crypto

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Crypto-Gaming Giant Yolo Group to Exit Grey Markets in Major Strategic Pivot to Regulation

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US States Spent $145m of the $188m Set Aside for Problem Gambling Services in FY2025

Antonina Tupikova2 min read

Court of Appeal Overturns Spribe's May Win, Ruling English Law Decides the Effect of Georgia's Aviator Judgments

Antonina Tupikova3 min read

Illinois Casino Revenue Rises 12.7% to $178.2m in September as Hollywood Aurora Gains 81%

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New Gambling Reform Group FFOG Names Board and Courts Problem Gambling Councils as NCPG Seeks a Leader

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Dutch Study Finds All 10 AI Assistants Named Unlicensed Casinos, and Three Listed Them as Legal

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Interviews

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WiseGaming's Steven Paton: Technology, Not Geography, Decides Who Survives

Antonina Tupikova8 min read

Håvard Lehn: Esports Has Been Poorly Run and iGaming Has Paid the Bills

Antonina Tupikova7 min read

Honoré Gaming's Casanova: Europe Builds for the Exception, Not the Rule

Antonina Tupikova8 min read

Jenningsbet's Greg Knight: Media Rights, Not Tax, Will Decide Shop Survival

Antonina Tupikova6 min read

Inside The Playa's VIP Intelligence Bet: A Conversation With Gali and Viktoriia

Liam O'Brien6 min read

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Louisiana Gives DraftKings a Four-Month Extension, Not a Renewal, Over AI and Shareholder Suitability

Johns Hopkins Study Ties Legal Online Sports Betting to Up to 7.2% Rise in Depression and Anxiety Care

National Audit Office to Examine the National Lottery Licence Award as Good-Cause Payments Fall 22%

Latest News

North Fork's $725m Madera Casino Is Due to Open on 28 October as a Federal Judge Weighs Chukchansi's Challenge

The PA Agrees to Buy Racing and Sports Owner RAS Technology for A$49.8m at a 93% Premium

South Korean Police Bust Supplier Network Behind 188 Illegal Gambling Sites and KRW23 Trillion in Bets

Nominations Open for the Casino Guru Awards 2027, With a New Player Protection Advocate Category

Taiwan Blocks Kalshi and Coinbase Over Suspected Election Betting Six Weeks Before Local Polls

Comoros Calls Anjouan Gambling Licences Illegal and Asks Britain for Help, the Guardian Reports

QuinnBet Moves to Kambi's Turnkey Sportsbook in a Multi-Year Deal

Macau's Mass Baccarat Revenue Fell 7.9% in Q3, a Bigger Drop Than the Whole Market's

NBA Tells Sportsbook Partners to Drop Same-Player Under Parlays, Opening Tip Bets and Low-Minute Unders

Catena Media's Q3 Revenue Falls 29% as It Drops Its 2026 Target and Flags a €30m to €35m Impairment

Corporate

The Star Swings to A$12m EBITDA Profit as Chair Faults Its Treatment of VIPs

ATG's Q3 Operating Profit Falls 10% as Its Swedish Business Shrinks and Only Denmark Grows

Encore Boston Harbor Revenue Falls 22% in Its First Month of Strike Action

Macau's Six Concessionaires Commit MOP9 Billion to a Government Fund That Counts Towards Their Non-Gaming Pledges

Boyd Gaming's Las Vegas EBITDAR Falls 7.4% as Destination Softness Hits the Orleans and Downtown

Crypto

Three Regulators and Two Banks Start Testing for a Quantum Break

The CLARITY Act Comes Down to Seven Democrats on 15 September

A $49bn Mint That Was Worth $675,000: Inside the Sandbox Exploit

Russia Opens a Crypto Door and Caps It at 300,000 Roubles

Crypto-Gaming Giant Yolo Group to Exit Grey Markets in Major Strategic Pivot to Regulation

General

US States Spent $145m of the $188m Set Aside for Problem Gambling Services in FY2025

Court of Appeal Overturns Spribe's May Win, Ruling English Law Decides the Effect of Georgia's Aviator Judgments

Illinois Casino Revenue Rises 12.7% to $178.2m in September as Hollywood Aurora Gains 81%

New Gambling Reform Group FFOG Names Board and Courts Problem Gambling Councils as NCPG Seeks a Leader

Dutch Study Finds All 10 AI Assistants Named Unlicensed Casinos, and Three Listed Them as Legal

Interviews

WiseGaming's Steven Paton: Technology, Not Geography, Decides Who Survives

Håvard Lehn: Esports Has Been Poorly Run and iGaming Has Paid the Bills

Honoré Gaming's Casanova: Europe Builds for the Exception, Not the Rule

Jenningsbet's Greg Knight: Media Rights, Not Tax, Will Decide Shop Survival

Inside The Playa's VIP Intelligence Bet: A Conversation With Gali and Viktoriia

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