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A study written for the European Commission under the Digital Services Act says platform advertising systems may let unlicensed gambling operators reach users in countries where they hold no licence, with no platform check of their licensing status. Dutch regulators and operators are already pressing Meta on exactly that gap.

Marina Bay Sands took the bigger hit, with EBITDA down 21%, while Sands China's revenue rose 8.4% on the quarter and its share of Macao's mass market reached its highest since 2023. The parent still spent $950 million on its own shares, raised its 2027 dividend by 20% and took its Sands China stake to 75.56%.

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.

Grand Korea Leisure's president put a number on the Osaka threat at the National Assembly this week, then corrected it: about a quarter of its Japanese revenue, or 5% to 10% of the total. An industry study presented the same day put the hit to Korea's foreigner-only casinos far higher.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has signed a binding agreement to sell The Grand Hotel in Auckland for NZ$221 million, about $124 million, to two companies from a privately owned property group. With the office sale already settled, it says it has now raised more from asset sales than it promised shareholders, but the deal still needs Overseas Investment Office consent.

Yonhap, citing an unnamed source, says Grand Korea Leisure's marketing staff and executives have been meeting customers in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Mongolia without proper legal review, 11 years after Chinese police arrested Korean casino staff for recruiting gamblers. GKL says its staff serve existing customers and recruit no one.

The second tranche of the Casino Control (Amendment) Act took effect on 21 September: the GRA can now weigh unethical conduct and systemic control failures when deciding whether Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa remain fit to hold a licence, the two must exchange patron information for financial-crime control, and cashing out a bet after the result is known is a crime.

Takeharu Yamanaka won in 2021 on a platform of killing the city's integrated resort bid, and did. He has now stepped down over a workplace harassment finding, weeks before a special election, in a country whose prime minister supports a second round of casino licensing and whose tourism agency will take applications from May 2027.

Evolution commissioned it in 2022 to answer Black Cube, has called it exonerating, and spent months resisting its disclosure. Now that it is out, it clears Evolution of illegal practice and of operating in sanctioned countries, and separately finds significant compliance failings and games reachable from four prohibited markets. Playtech has moved first on the reading.

S&P Global has published a credit FAQ warning that Genting Bhd may not be able to defend its investment-grade rating while pursuing $10.5 billion of expansion in New York and Singapore. Fitch cut the group to the same rung on Monday. It now sits one notch above speculative grade with a negative outlook and, in S&P's words, no more buffer.

A Hong Kong default judgment against a Macau high roller cannot be enforced in Singapore because gambling debts offend the country's public policy, the High Court has ruled, even where the gambling was lawful at a licensed casino. The decision unsettles a 2004 precedent and the way Asian casinos extend credit to customers whose assets sit in Singapore.

Gambling duties and casino tax brought the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore S$3.6 billion in the year to March, growing faster than corporate income tax or stamp duty. The report does not separate the casino take from the duties, which limits what can be read into it about Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has publicly challenged new social media license requirements in Malaysia. The company warns

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has confirmed its Chairman and CEO, Rob Goldstein, has begun a planned stock sale ahead of his scheduled CEO exit in 2026. In a

The financial outlook for global casino giant Genting Group remains "under pressure," according to a new report from credit analysis firm CreditSights.

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has officially broken ground on its monumental US$8 billion expansion of Marina Bay Sands (MBS), a project that underscores the success

As Sri Lanka prepares for the high-profile launch of Melco's City of Dreams integrated resort on 2nd August, the government's attempt to rush through a new

Thailand's ambitious plan to legalize casino resorts has hit a significant roadblock, as the government officially withdrew a key legislative proposal this

The city-state of Singapore, a cornerstone of global finance, has issued a definitive statement on its commitment to financial integrity, imposing a USD 21.4

Yolo Investments has successfully completed fundraising for its flagship Fund II, hitting its €100 million target despite what were described as challenging

A coalition of civic organisations in Thailand has filed a petition demanding a national referendum on the country's controversial casino bill. Signed by

Social media platform X and Polymarket, described as the world’s largest prediction market, have announced an official partnership to integrate their data and

As Thailand considers legalising casino resorts, MGM Resorts International, a major US gaming giant, is advising lawmakers on key conditions for its potential

In a significant historical appointment, Macau has named Ng Wai Han as the new director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Her