Italy’s gambling regulator, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), could soon oversee esports venues under a new proposal in the country’s 2027 budget bill. According to the proposed legislation, LAN gaming halls would fall under a licensing and taxation regime administered by the ADM. However,…
Allwyn has agreed a deal for Kambi Group to power its sportsbook technology. The deal will see Kambi grant Allwyn a “perpetual, global license to its sportsbook source code”, while providing associated services and trading services to the Greek multinational. It is expected to increase Kambi’s oper…
Cubeia, the Sweden-based iGaming software solutions provider, has partnered with QTech Games to host an exclusive Executive Golf event in Marbella, where footballing legends Henrik Larsson and Johan Mjällby will take to the course alongside senior figures from across the online casino industry. Cel…
SiGMA has moved its flagship European event from November to May from next year.
On Monday (9), Justice Luiz Fux of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided to suspend all proceedings concerning the operation of betting companies until the Court reaches a final […] O post Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee prepares hearing on betting ban apareceu primeiro em iGaming B…
Leading global sports platform and gaming giant Fanatics has partnered with American Express to create a credit card that generates FanCash, Fanatics’ loyalty currency, which can then be used across the company’s platform for authentic apparel, trading cards, collectibles, tickets, and more. Fanati…
€50m deal will see Allwyn use Kambi’s source code, following an abandoned deal for Novibet.
Rumors are swirling on social media that the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment by Tilman Fertitta may come with an immediate focus on debt-scaling through the sale of properties that the business may consider to not worth keeping. Among the cited names by various social media accounts, including…
Texas lawmakers seeking to authorize casinos and sports betting are wasting no time leveraging their perceived post-midterm odds boost. Less than a week after Democrats won the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s offices and flipped the state House, a bill has been filed for the 2027 session to le…
Former NBA player Jontay Porter’s gambling addiction may have run deeper than many realized. Recent revelations reveal how an obsession with wagering led to a ruined career, public disgrace, and suicidal thoughts. While Porter has pulled himself up and steered his life back on track, his story show…
With quadrangular places on the line, Colombia’s league produced the year’s highest day of betting search. Almost all of the extra demand went to the brand whose name the league carries. Search demand for betting brands in Colombia rose 21% week over week in November 2–8, according to Blask Index (…
Australia’s biggest race day pushed betting search to its highest level of the spring. The demand went almost entirely to locally licensed brands. Blask Index for betting brands in Australia rose 34% week over week in November 2–8, according to Blask Index (a brand search demand metric built from G…
Prediction markets traded more in October than in any month before, and most of that volume went through Kalshi. US search demand followed, ending a lead Polymarket had held since May 2024. Kalshi held 51.8% of BAP (brand accumulated power, a brand’s share of search demand among tracked prediction…
ONJN the Gambling Office of Romania has convened its Consultative Council to discuss gambling reforms, as the regulator faces pressure to address inconsistent rules and rebuild confidence in its oversight. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 18 November at 11:00. Its agenda covers addiction t…
MGM National Harbor has announced that it is bringing Chris Gumiela on as its new president and chief operating officer of one of the group’s most profitable properties. Gumiela is no chance hire, as he has spent his entire professional life working his way up in the company. Trusted MGM Veteran to…
The AI-native market intelligence platform opens its dataset through a chat: ask about any market, brand or game and see the data behind each answer Blask, the AI-native iGaming market intelligence platform, has launched Ask Blask, an AI assistant with access to the full Blask dataset on iGaming ma…
Bally’s Intralot’s acquisition of evoke will not be completed before the year is out, as the operator confirmed in its Q3 results that the deal is set to go through further regulatory approvals which will conclude in Q1 2027. Amid ongoing deliberations around the takeover of the William Hill owner,…
April Laithwaite, a certified problem gambling counsellor with CMHA Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services, spoke to CBC.ca, discussing the toll that gambling has been taking on young men and boys, aged 13 to 24. Problem Gambling Counsellor Speaks about How Youth Are Getting Hooked on Gam…
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