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GiG CFO Phil Richards steps down after 2 years

GiG CFO Phil Richards steps down after 2 years

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) chief financial officer Phil Richards has left the company after two-and-a-half years in the role. On 2 November, he posted on LinkedIn announcing his departure and confirming that he left GiG in October. He wrote in a LinkedIn post: After two and a half years as CFO o…

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Death of Father Spurs Calls for UK National Lottery to be Added to Exclusion List

Death of Father Spurs Calls for UK National Lottery to be Added to Exclusion List

The death of a father who took his life after gambling excessively on the lottery has prompted a call from a coroner to have the National Lottery in the United Kingdom added to the list of websites and services that people are excluded from when opting out of gambling. Man Who Spent His Banking Acc…

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Spinomenal ignites the reels with 3 Lucky Firecrackers

Spinomenal ignites the reels with 3 Lucky Firecrackers

Leading iGaming content provider Spinomenal has lit the fuse on 3 Lucky Firecrackers, a 5×3 slot inspired by the colour and excitement of a Lunar New Year celebration. The game plays out beneath a violet night sky, where clouds drift past and three bundles of firecrackers hang above the reels in gr…

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PG Soft awakens a golden legend with new Azteca Legacy slot

PG Soft awakens a golden legend with new Azteca Legacy slot

PG Soft, a world-class digital mobile games company, is inviting players into an ancient jungle temple with its latest release, Azteca Legacy. Azteca Legacy is a 7-reel video slot featuring 4-Corner Sync Symbols and free spins with Wild symbols and increasing multipliers. Five or more matching symb…

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Texas Police Bust $2M Illegal Gambling Dens

Texas Police Bust $2M Illegal Gambling Dens

The Galveston Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit conducted 21 search-and-arrest warrants across the county on Thursday, October 29, resulting in the bust of an illegal gambling network. According to police statements and local reporting, the police were able to seize electronic eight-liner m…

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Symplify launches Insights to give CRM teams complete communications visibility

Symplify launches Insights to give CRM teams complete communications visibility

Symplify, the Stockholm-based market leader in CRM and AI cloud solutions, has launched Symplify Insights, a new add-on that gives CRM teams complete visibility into communication performance through clear dashboards integrated into the Symplify platform. Symplify Insights brings together communica…

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Elderly Golf-Betting Gang Accused of Drugging Opponent to Steal $52K

Elderly Golf-Betting Gang Accused of Drugging Opponent to Steal $52K

Three elderly South Korean gamblers allegedly spiked a golf opponent’s coffee with sleeping pills to sabotage his performance. The group then collected 75 million won (about $52,000) after he lost the match, police said Sunday (Nov. 1). The suspects, aged in their 60s and 70s, allegedly spent month…

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Gambling Market Stocks Snapshot: Oct 27-Nov 2, 2026

Gambling Market Stocks Snapshot: Oct 27-Nov 2, 2026

This week’s market was mixed with Flutter Entertainment and Churchill Downs leading the large-cap group, while Rush Street Interactive recorded the steepest decline among the major operators despite reporting strong Q3 revenue growth. The key point of this week’s market analyze was RSI’s contrastin…

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Analyst: MGM Voting Agreement Could Pave the Way for Future Sale

Analyst: MGM Voting Agreement Could Pave the Way for Future Sale

An amended voting agreement between MGM Resorts International and Barry Diller’s People Inc. could make it easier for the casino operator to pursue a future sale, while placing its Macau business, MGM China, in focus in any potential change-of-control transaction. “Event Risk” Warning CreditSights…

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DragonBet CEO: “we don’t want to be another generic bookmaker”

DragonBet CEO: “we don’t want to be another generic bookmaker”

DragonBet’s Co-Founder, David Lovell, is confident that the bookmaker has crafted itself a “genuinely competitive product” to stand out in a highly competitive and challenging market. The Wales-focused operator, which agreed a deal with the BVGroup last month to migrate onto the platform, joins sev…

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Hungary FM hijacks CEO appointment of Szerencsejáték Zrt

Hungary FM hijacks CEO appointment of Szerencsejáték Zrt

András Kármán, Hungary’s Finance Minister, has appointed Zoltán Sólyom as the new Chief Executive of state-owned gambling group Szerencsejáték Zrt. The appointment is yet to be confirmed by the government gazette but was announced via Kármán’s Facebook page on 27 October. Szerencsejáték Zrt has bee…

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Canada First Nation launches first-ever indigenous prediction markets framework

Canada First Nation launches first-ever indigenous prediction markets framework

A First Nation community in New Brunswick, Canada has become the latest jurisdiction to set up its own prediction markets regulations, perhaps taking a cue from Gibraltar over in Europe. The Tobique First Nation, which has a population of less than 3,000 community members according to a 2025 census…

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No to Sports Betting Abuse: NCAA Joins Initiative to Protect College Athletes

No to Sports Betting Abuse: NCAA Joins Initiative to Protect College Athletes

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has taken one more step in the battle against online harassment by joining the Bad Actor Program in its latest attempt to keep athletes safe and properly protected. First Sports Governing Body to Join Bad Actor The program, joined by Fanatics at t…

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PointsBet year-on-year revenue falls 16%

PointsBet year-on-year revenue falls 16%

PointsBet has announced a drop of 16% in revenues compared to the previous year for the first half of its FY2027, mainly due to poor results in Australia’s Sports betting operations. The revenue for the first half of FY2027 from April to September 2026 stands at A$112.7 million as compared to A$134…

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Coolbet announces 131 potential job cuts in Estonia

Coolbet announces 131 potential job cuts in Estonia

Estonian operator Coolbet has launched a collective redundancy process at its Tallinn headquarters with putting 131 positions at risk. The proposed cuts could affect VG Estonia OÜ, a Coolbet group company and have been reported to Estonia’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (Töötukassa). Coolbet CEO Toma…

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