Business & M&A

Flutter Entertainment is examining the future of up to 100 Paddy Power betting outlets in the UK and Ireland, with staff fears that the equivalent of around 400 positions may be put at risk as the company deals with the effects of progressive gambling tax rises, escalating costs and toughening comp…

Sands China, Melco and SJM are donating a combined $2.5 million to support relief and reconstruction after the Gyirong mudslide. The post Sands China, Melco and SJM donate $2.5M for Gyirong mudslide relief first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Behind The Gloves has announced a new networking activation for SBC Summit Lisbon as it builds momentum for Midnight Mayhem 2027, its flagship charity boxing event scheduled to take place in Barcelona on 19 January 2027. The post Behind The Gloves unveils SBC Summit networking challenge ahead of Mi…

Electronic table game (ETG) specialist Interblock announced on Thursday the appointment of Marco Balliano (pictured) as chief operating officer and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective from September 1. In his new role, Mr Balliano is responsible for leading manufacturing…

Wynn Macau has granted 35.98 million new shares, worth about $26.2 million, to almost 95 percent of its staff to mark 20 years in Macau. The post Wynn Macau grants $26M in shares to 11,000 staff for 20th anniversary first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Macau casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd has granted nearly 36.0 million shares to more than 11,000 employees and other parties under an employee ownership scheme, as the company marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of its first property in the city, the Wynn Macau hotel-resort. The 35,975,508 sha…

Competition has a price, and in Macau it is taking a record share of casino win. CBRE says commissions, comps and other player incentives reached 20.9 percent of GGR in the second quarter, even though absolute spending eased, with elevated reinvestment continuing to squeeze margins. South Korea’s G…

Two North Dakota brothers allegedly helped orchestrate the armed robbery of a private poker game by masked gunmen who made off with cash, wallets, and cell phones. Jackson James Dubois, 22, of Fargo, and Delton Robledo Dubois, 20, of West Fargo, are each charged in Cass County District Court with r…

With the stock down nearly 9% year-to-date even as the broader real estate sector is generating upside, VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) shareholders haven’t had much to cheer about, but they received some good news late Thursday when the company announced another dividend increase. In a statement rele…

Merkur Spielbanken Beteiligungs GmbH, a subsidiary of Germany's Merkur AG, has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Société Française de Casinos (SFC), extending the company's presence in the French regulated gambling market. On August 27, Merkur signed a put option agreement wi…

Maverick Gaming will close two cardrooms in Tukwila, Washington, on November 1, eliminating 238 positions as the Kirkland-based gaming operator continues its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices filed with Washington state on August 31 identify…

FanDuel, a leading online gaming and betting company in North America, has announced the addition of new sports betting products and features, in time for the NFL season. These include a new loyalty program, bet protections in case a player sustains an injury, and in-app access to better sports int…

Italy’s Lottomatica Group has agreed to acquire Spanish gaming operator Cirsa Enterprises in an all-share merger valued at approximately €2.8 ... Continue... The post Lottomatica to Absorb Cirsa in €2.8bn Deal, Creating World’s Second-Largest Listed Gaming Group appeared first on Betting Gods.

According to Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak, Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, now a minority owner of the Raiders, has played a major role in shaping the team on the eve of a new season, including his decision Wednesday (Sept. 2) to name Kirk Cousins as his starting quarterback. “We l…

A Philippine lawmaker has filed legislation seeking to prohibit online gambling advertising, promotions, endorsements and sponsorships nationwide, with penalties including multimillion-peso fines, imprisonment and possible license revocation. House Bill No. 10982, or the proposed “Online Gambling A…

A New York law firm is renewing its scrutiny of Fertitta Entertainment Inc.’s (FEI) proposed $17.6 billion takeover of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) that values the target at $31 a share. Wohl & Fruchter, which specializes in “merger and acquisition cases, securities fraud, consumer fraud, an…

Fewer people in Las Vegas were unemployed in July than a year ago, with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that 5.4% of the labor force didn’t have a job. The unemployment rate for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas area declined from 5.9% in July 2025, but rose from 5.2% in June 2026…

Following recent, opposing rulings on prediction market cases by the Third and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, consensus is building in the investment and legal communities that it’s just a matter of time before the U.S. Supreme Court hears at least one of these cases. At least one analyst is offe…