Business & M&A

B2B sportsbook supplier BETBY has released a detailed report into betting behaviours between the 2022 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, offering operators a look into how consumer expectations have changed in time for this football season. Alongside presenting all the numbers, the ‘10 World Cup Insights…

Pragmatic Play has announced a massive collaboration with acclaimed actor and superstar comedian Kevin Hart for a groundbreaking live casino event. The post Pragmatic Play teams up with Kevin Hart for exclusive live casino experience first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Blask, the AI-native iGaming analytics platform, is getting ready to launch a new capability: tracking where operator brands appear on affiliate sites, day by day, and logging proof. Ahead of the public launch, The Gamblest sat down with CEO & Co-founder Max Tesla to talk about why affiliate placem…

Pennsylvania lawmakers now have another proposal that could decide the fate of skill games across the Commonwealth. Two new bills aim to turn a court-imposed deadline that will end skill games into an opportunity to overhaul Pennsylvania’s gambling tax system. This move promises to benefit homeowne…

More than 1,000 union workers at Encore Boston Harbor say they’ll walk off the job on Friday, Sept. 4, unless they reach a new contract with the luxury casino resort. The collective bargaining contracts for roughly 1,350 housekeepers, cooks, servers, bartenders, slot attendants, reservationists, an…

Lottomatica's proposed merger with Cirsa would create the world's second largest list gaming operator by EBITDA. (Image: Shutterstock). The post Lottomatica, Cirsa Agree Merger to Create Global Gaming Giant appeared first on Casino.org.

Returning for its second year on 29 September at SBC Summit 2026, Soft2Bet’s industry-focused educational programme will examine how balancing user satisfaction with regulatory compliance can elevate the player experience, promote sustainable growth, and reinforce responsible gaming. The post Soft2…

It’s clear that Josh Giddey is the face of the Chicago Bulls franchise. The do-it-all playmaker is coming off of a career-best season in which he averaged 17.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game. The 23-year-old guard turned in that season after signing a four-year, $100 million contract…

iGaming aggregator Infingame has highlighted the growing demand for self-service analytics among casino operators, as product and commercial teams look for faster access to performance data without relying on manual reports, external BI teams or supplier-side requests. As casino portfolios become l…

Prediction market operator Kalshi has agreed to work with brokerage and financial infrastructure company Alpaca to distribute its event contracts to international users, pending approval from local regulators in each market. Under the arrangement, individuals and businesses that rely on Alpaca's br…

Tottenham Hotspur has added a new regional betting partner to its commercial roster, signing VSbet to a three-year agreement covering the Asian market. The sports betting and iGaming operator becomes the club's Official Regional Betting Partner in Asia, with activity directed at supporters aged 18…

betPARX Casino & Sportsbook has partnered with Philadelphia sports bar chain Chickie's & Pete's in a season-long deal that will offer customers exclusive casino and sportsbook promotions through the betPARX app. The partnership covers all 18 Chickie's & Pete's locations across the Philadelphia regi…

Wynn Palace has become the first hotel in Macau to be included on The World’s 50 Best Hotels extended 51-100 list, ranking No. 96 in the 2026 edition. The post Wynn Palace becomes first Macau hotel named on World’s 50 Best Hotels extended list first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming…

Mozzartbet Group will cease operating under its Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licence from 1 October 2026. The decision will see the international betting operator discontinue Mozzart.com, which has operated under Mozzartbet Malta Limited’s MGA licence since March 2019. A notification of the closure…

Kalshi is certainly not going to let politicians betting on themselves slide, not even in the case of a House of Representatives hopeful who thought she was too small to even register on the platform’s anti-fraud radar. Well, she was wrong, and this type of lawmaker would probably not always mean t…

What makes a good sports betting affiliate program Before picking a sportsbook affiliate program, you should review all the terms carefully. Some programs pay fast and fair, others bury you in fine print about carryover, holding periods, and active player quotas. And sometimes you only find out abo…

Oklahoma tribes continue to fret over the looming threat of prediction markets at a time when a legal tug-of-war between gaming regulators and platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket continues. Tribal Nations Speak About Looming Prediction Markets Threat While the suspense builds up, representative…

Lottomatica Group has informed the Borsa Milan that it intends to merge with CIRSA Enterprises through an all-share transaction. A prospectus issued to Milan investors this morning detailed Lottomatica’s plans to lead the combination of the businesses and establish outright market leadership in Ita…