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UK Gambling Sector Remains Healthy Despite Increased Taxes

A recent analysis by Regulus revealed that the UK’s leading gambling operators appear to have adapted to the recent tax hike without shifting much of the extra burden to customers. Despite these outward signs of stability, analysts remain cautious, maintaining a bearish outlook for the market and e…

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The Future of Bally’s Hangs in the Balance

In Friday’s Q2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bally’s Corp. admitted it was facing severe financial difficulties that could affect its future operations. The gambling giant warned investors that it might not be able to continue as a going concern due to its significant debt. To…

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Alpaca Braces for Prediction Markets Foray

Alpaca, a provider of a developer-first API for stock, options, and crypto trading, is preparing to capitalize on emerging opportunities by entering the hot prediction markets sector. To that end, the company has submitted the necessary applications in a move that would broaden its business. Alpaca…

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Evoke Shareholders Greenlight Bally’s Intralot Acquisition

Evoke announced the results of its recent general meeting, saying that an overwhelming majority of shareholders have voted in favor of the previously announced acquisition by Bally’s Intralot. As a result, the deal has moved closer to completion, despite earlier concerns about Bally’s ability to ma…

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Polymarket Testing Parlays, er Combos, Ahead of Football Season
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Polymarket Testing Parlays, er Combos, Ahead of Football Season

Polymarket U.S. is beta testing combination bets, also known as combos, ahead of the start of the 2026 football season. The prediction market operator refers to the combined contract wagers as Combinatorial Athletic Outcome Contracts, or CAOCs. Polymarket filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Co…

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Encore Boston Harbor Workers Threaten Strike Unless Casino Antes Up Benefits

Encore Boston Harbor Workers Threaten Strike Unless Casino Antes Up Benefits

Encore Boston Harbor’s operations could be impacted beginning Sept. 1 unless Wynn Resorts agrees to a new collective bargaining agreement with the property’s largest unions. Unite Here Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 tell Casino.org that they’ll conduct a strike authorization vote among their 1,350…

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NorthStar Gaming Names Corey Goodman as Permanent CEO

NorthStar Gaming Holdings announced a major C-suite change, appointing its interim chief executive officer, Corey Goodman, as its permanent CEO. The company said that it reached this decision after Goodman proved his mettle by leading the business through a period of financial and operational stabi…

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Alpaca registers with CFTC to enter prediction market sector

Alpaca registers with CFTC to enter prediction market sector

Alpaca, an API-first brokerage technology provider based in New York, has taken a key regulatory step toward entering the prediction market sector after its subsidiary, Alpaca Derivatives LLC, registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and…

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Bally’s Atlantic City appoints veteran casino exec Tom Pohlman as president
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Bally’s Atlantic City appoints veteran casino exec Tom Pohlman as president

Bally’s Atlantic City has appointed veteran casino executive Tom Pohlman as its new president. Pohlman confirmed the appointment on Monday, accepting the position after 15 years in Atlantic City’s Marina District. “Standing at the legendary intersection of Park Place and the Boardwalk, Bally’s is a…

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Popular Las Vegas Shows Closing (or Already Gone)

Popular Las Vegas Shows Closing (or Already Gone)

Several well-known Las Vegas shows are quietly closing their doors, including some big names and fan favorites. No show is safe. And in recent months, the Strip has seen a wave of cancellations as historic runs have come to an end. And if you’ve been waiting to see one of these productions, you mig…

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Couple Marries at Las Vegas Hospital When Baby Arrives Early
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Couple Marries at Las Vegas Hospital When Baby Arrives Early

A Kansas couple who traveled to Las Vegas to get married had an uninvited guest at their wedding: their baby. They were scheduled to get married on Aug. 15 at the Little White Chapel, but the universe had other plans. While sightseeing along Fremont Street the night before, the bride-to-be’s water…

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Interview: Moon Partners and PPC teams on the affiliate relationship
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Interview: Moon Partners and PPC teams on the affiliate relationship

Trust is the foundation of any working relationship, and in performance marketing doubly so. Everything changes on the fly, and in that kind of turbulence it's especially important to know you can rely on your partner. This interview with Moon Partners and PPC teams unpacks the affiliate-program-an…

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