Business & M&A

Vyking Ventures, the investment arm of Vyking, has become an investor in Dopamine Sports Ventures, the specialist early-stage and growth fund for sports technology, backing its mission to identify and support category-winning companies across the sector. The investment reinforces Vyking Ventures’ c…

High stakes gambling site Tether.bet has closed down amid scrutiny around its use by George Cottrell, a prominent supporter of outspoken UK politician Nigel Farage. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Cottrell – or his support for the Reform UK party leader and newly re-elected MP for Cla…

The federal gaming regulator of the UAE was established in 2023 and has since granted licences to both iGaming and land-based operators.

The Atlanta Falcons are in big trouble. Their preseason debut under new head coach Kevin Stefanski and new front-office exec Matt Ryan was a total disaster—but that isn’t even the main point. Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who has no love lost for the Falcons from spending most of his career coach…

Velvix presented its vision for AI-driven transformation at the AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026, demonstrating how the company is leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline workflows, accelerate development cycles, and build an AI-first culture across its organization. The post Velvix details practi…

Fortuna's acquisition marks its entrance into the Lithuanian gambling market, which saw a growth of 16.8% in the first half of 2026 year-on-year.

Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) has completed its acquisition of TOPsport, advancing its commercial interests in the Baltics. Last March, FEG declared to markets that it had agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in TOPsport. The deal that would see the CEE and Balkan gambling group take a podium…

Digital operations drove Bally’s Intralot’s H1 performance, although higher UK gaming duties weighed heavily on Q2 profitability.

QTech Games CEO Philip Doftvik said: “It’s another boost for our platform to integrate more premium content from Slot Mart. Their library is constantly growing and evolving, with high-quality graphics, engaging gameplay and distinctive features that support the growth of our broad gaming portfolio.…

Velipekka Nummikoski will leave Veikkaus after 14 years, ending an executive tenure within the leadership ranks of Finland’s state-owned gambling firm. Veikkaus’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer joined the gambling monopoly before the establishment of the current Veikkaus and will leave as the state-…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Scottie Scheffler won for the first time since January — this time by eight strokes — in the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. That has the No. 1 golfer in the world and the FedEx Cup Standings as the heav…

DigiPlus Interactive Corp, a provider of online gambling services in the Philippines and holder of licences in South Africa and for Brazil, has appointed Teneo as its “strategic advisor”, it said in a Monday statement. Teneo is a United States-based firm providing consultancy services to chief exec…

SBC Summit has partnered with BettingStartups to strengthen its support for early-stage betting and gaming companies, with the collaboration spanning both the Startup Hub and the SBC First Pitch competition. As part of the partnership, BettingStartups will serve as the official host of the Startup…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The 2026 Ballon d’Or announcment is months away, but you can make a surging run in the prediction markets right now. The FIFA World Cup shook up the Ballon d’Or odds on Kalshi as goals flew in, superstars sho…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt plans to step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family. And that means a certain West Wing Briefing Room role is currently up for grabs. It…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Another summer of backstabbing is officially underway, because Big Brother is back on our screens and in our lives! The Big Brother prediction market has already started to back a handful of contestants, but…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Before dropping three straight to the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays had won nine straight games. Even with the modest losing streak, Tampa has a firm hold on the AL East, leading the…

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The U.S.-Iran prediction markets are as volatile as Donald Trump's mood: one minute, the chance of a ceasefire is good, the next the POTUS is calling the Iranians "cuckoo". Your job is to sail the narrow stra…