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EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Feb. 3, 2023. The centerpiece of Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum in downtown Las Vegas is a wine cabinet advertised as “The World’s Mos…

Svenska Spel has backed the simplification of its business structure and focus on core brands as it fulfils its remit as Sweden’s state-owned gambling operator. Q3 trading broadly reflected management’s expectations, with commercial efforts centred on Oddset, Lotto and Triss. Higher spending on bra…

Zitro has introduced two new game titles, Royal and Scarab, to its CONCEPT cabinet through the Hammy Heist game series. The games feature three hamsters — green, blue and red — that work together to trigger the Royal/Scarab Heist Bonus Link. A level-up mechanic allows the Bonus Link to start at dif…

Tonybet is running its Trick or Treat Tournament from 26 October to 1 November, offering casino players in Canada a C$23,000 (US$16,391) prize pool, with cash bonuses and Bonus Spins for 220 leaderboard finishers. The tournament uses the operator’s X-Multi format, which ranks players based on the m…

Crypto casino BetFury has integrated Swapped Connect, a deposit tool that lets players fund their accounts in a few clicks, in a similar way to how card payments work. The integration is now live on the platform and removes the manual wallet-address step, which tends to make standard crypto deposit…

A game that performs well at one online casino may struggle to attract players at another, even within the same market. For suppliers such as 1spin4win, understanding these differences has become an important part of deciding which titles to recommend and how they should be promoted. Speaking to Yo…

Macau’s six casino operators have committed a combined MOP9 billion (US$1.11 billion) to a local government-backed investment fund created to support the city’s economic diversification. The contributions from the casino firms will count towards their concession-related investment obligations, acco…

At the start of September, SkyCity Entertainment Group announced it had completed the sale of its Auckland properties, in alignment with its ongoing asset monetization program. Now, the group is getting ready to get in touch with potential buyers looking to acquire the entire business, while contin…

The Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a record EUR 37 million ($44.4 million) fine on EOD Code SRL for allegedly providing online gambling to players in the Netherlands without a license. Largest Penalty So Far The penalty is the largest ever issued by the regulator for illegal gambling op…

Latvia’s Budget and Finance Committee introduces its long-delayed gambling reform package for first parliamentary reading. The proposals will raise the minimum gambling age to 21 and introduce stricter player-monitoring requirements. The committee endorsed the amendments in principle on October 21,…

There is “no clear near-term inflection point” in either Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) or sector profitability, and investors might have underestimated the weakness in gaming demand. So suggested brokerage China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Ltd (CICC), in a resea…

Betsson reported record revenue of €326.5 million in Q3of 2026, up 10% year-on-year, as casino growth and strong performance in Latin America offset weaker sportsbook margins and declining B2B licensing income. Higher gaming taxes and payment costs weighed on profitability, with operating profit fa…

The sportsbook and casino operator now sponsors all three of snooker’s top global tournaments.

The Massachusetts casino Encore Boston Harbor saw a steep drop in gaming revenue in September, as a strike by about 1,350 workers continued to affect the property. The slowdown also has taken a bite out of state tax revenue, prompting gambling regulators to underscore the financial impact of the co…

Philippine casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp’s online gaming platform FUNaloMAX has launched a year-end promotional campaign with a stated prize pool of PHP30 million (US$472,961), as the group seeks to expand its digital gaming business. The campaign started on October 17 and runs until Dece…

A boss at gaming equipment maker LT Game Ltd has told GGRAsia the firm hopes to add some “casual games” to its “House of Play” product. This month LT Game received Macau regulatory approval on an expanded game library for House of Play, as well as for the firm’s electronic game product “Kam Pek Par…

Buenas PH, a licensed online casino brand in the Philippines, has launched an initiative featuring digital creators and influencers that encourages the public to mix screen time with real-life sport and exercise. The “creator-led sports and wellness campaign” began with a “Buenas Battle of the Stre…

South Korean casino resort operator Kangwon Land Inc has organised a fourth blood donation campaign this year, in cooperation with the Gangwon Blood Centre of the Korean Red Cross. The initiative involved employees of Kangwon Land Inc, staff from partner companies, and local residents, according to…