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Over 20 luxury hotels in Macau – all housed within casino resort complexes – appear to have sold out their rooms for at least five nights of the upcoming National Day holiday period, also known as the October Golden Week. For residents of the Chinese mainland the break covers seven days this time,…

Electronic table games specialist Interblock is targeting the autumn Golden Week holiday period for the Asian debut of its “Free Fall Roulette” product at three casino properties in Macau. Vincent Tang, Interblock’s vice president of sales for Asia Pacific, confirmed to GGRAsia that Free Fall Roule…

Singapore is to enact new casino regulations to prescribe electronic credits as casino chips. Additionally, “new wagering instruments may also be prescribed in future,” should the city-state’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) “assess them to be suitable”. That is according to a Monday update fro…

Gaming technology business IGT says Jamie Knight (pictured) will assume the role of chief studios officer on January 1, 2027, with responsibility to “drive innovation in game mechanics and mathematical modelling” for the firm’s products, according to a Monday announcement. She succeeds Jean Vennema…

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) will leverage its worldwide testing, certification, and advisory capabilities at SBC Summit Lisbon, positioning stand #B238 as a hub for operators and suppliers navigating fast‑moving markets in Latin America, Europe and beyond. The post GLI highlights path t…

IGT taps Jamie Knight to succeed retiring Jean Venneman as chief studios officer, overseeing game design and content from January 2027. The post IGT appoints Jamie Knight to lead game design and studio operations first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

If there’s a National Football League (NFL) betting trend emerging after Week 2, it’s this: bet against the Miami Dolphins, regardless of the spread, and back the Buffalo Bills – particularly the over, according to Bob Scucci, vice-president of Race and Sports Operations, Boyd Gaming Corp. “Two of…

Minnesota energy regulators have cleared the way for a tribal casino to fire up a massive solar array after ruling that its electric utility acted unlawfully by threatening to pull the plug on the property, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted un…

The government of Laos, one of the world’s few remaining one-party Communist states, is still chasing more than $5 million from the American businessmen behind a casino venture that descended into a bitter legal battle more than a decade ago. A US appeals court last week gave Laos another chance to…

Developed in partnership with the Malta Digital Innovation Authority, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has published a new “AI Gaming Charter,” which aims to encourage gambling operators who use AI to do so ethically. What Does the Charter’s Research Say? The charter follows an MGA study examining…

VGW, the company behind Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Casino, and Global Poker, has increased its political spending in Alabama, donating $100,000 to US Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s gubernatorial campaign. The state marks another jurisdiction where sweepstakes regulations could change. However, Tuberville ha…

Gambling giant DraftKings has petitioned the US Patent and Trademark Office to challenge US Patent No. 12,406,284, held by Interactive Games LLC. This development follows a lawsuit by global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, accusing DraftKings of violating patents allegedly belonging to i…

Pragmatic Play has released Freya 1000, another mythology-themed slot game that will send players on a journey across lands that never thaw. With Freya’s blessing, those wishing to brave the cold can claim prizes of up to 10,000x. Freya 1000 Metrics A Frigid Realm of Icy Rewards Awaits Freya 1000 i…

Bingo operators have warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that a proposed increase in gambling tax on slot machines could lead to venue closures and job losses across the UK. The Prime Minister and Chancellor are reportedly considering doubling machine games duty on slot machines from 20% to 40% in n…

Boyd Gaming Corp. has sold the site of the former Eastside Cannery property in the eastern Las Vegas Valley for $28.8 million, following approval of plans to develop a 279-lot residential subdivision on the plot, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Clark County commissioners last month approved…

The Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) has granted the first eight follow-up licences to online gambling operators, allowing them to continue operating in the Netherlands for another five years. The licences will run from October 2026 through September 2031. The first licences issued when online gambli…