September marks the start of the active autumn season: traffic volumes and competition increase, while teams begin preparing for Q4. In the latest edition of N1 Insights, experts from N1 Partners and this issue’s special guest, Yaroslav Babych, Advisor at investment fund MONOLIT, share their observ…
Bally’s Corporation has appointed President George Papanier as Interim Chief Financial Officer following Mira Mircheva’s resignation from the role for personal reasons. Mircheva’s resignation as Executive Vice President and CFO was effective on Friday. She will remain with the company through 30 Se…
Fitch downgraded Genting as heavy casino expansion spending in New York and Singapore is expected to keep leverage elevated for three years. The post Fitch downgrades Genting Berhad amid heavy New York, Singapore casino capex first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
Intro.community Inc. has confirmed a board and investor lineup from across iGaming, sports media, and Nordic banking, ahead of opening its professional network more widely this autumn on an invite-only basis. The company has appointed former LCKY Group, Microgaming, NYX Gaming Group and Solance exe…
Hungary is reviewing the future of the Supervisory Authority of Regulated Activities (SZTFH), opening the possibility that the autonomous body responsible for gambling oversight could be abolished and its functions transferred to government-controlled institutions. A government resolution published…
Hard Rock Bet has been named Best Operator 2026 – North America at the inaugural SiGMA North America Awards. The award was presented on September 1 at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City as part of the 2026 SiGMA North America summit. Hard Rock Bet earned the top honor over a shortlist featuring several…
ORIX says the MGM Osaka integrated resort is backed by long-term demand and capable of generating stable cash flows over time. The post Orix sees MGM Osaka as long-term, stable cash-flow asset first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
The High Court of the Republic of Singapore has ruled that a foreign casino cannot collect gambling debts through its justice system. The landmark decision makes Singaporeans immune from having an international casino demand repayment of gambling debts through the Singapore court system. Justice Ph…
TIGCasino has strengthened its casino technology portfolio across platform development, content aggregation, custom game engineering, white-label deployment, and Telegram-based gaming infrastructure, expanding the technology models available to operators building, launching, or scaling online casin…
Hokkaido has advanced its IR framework, seeking relaxed facility rules while stopping short of committing to Japan’s 2027 bid round. The post Hokkaido advances IR framework, seeks relaxed facility rules first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
The past week showed a mixed trend for the iGaming industry, with a significant difference between the downturns in large-cap companies and some gains registered by small-cap players. While the two big names in the sector, Flutter Entertainment and DraftKings showed weak performance, some smaller c…
Cambodia will suspend online betting operations run from casino premises nationwide starting in October. The post Cambodia to suspend casino-based online betting from October first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
US-based sports firm Underdog is set to shut down its fantasy sports operations in seven states as it looks to be shifting towards a prioritisation of its prediction market operations. Underdog, which entered into an agreement in late July to be acquired by UK-based FTSE 100 fintech IG Group, will…
Gamblers love to say they were “so close.” Casinos love that gamblers love to say they were “so close.” And neuroscience loves explaining why that feeling is complete nonsense. Let’s start with the classic slot‑machine heartbreak: Reel one shows a bar.Reel two shows a bar.Reel three shows… a remind…
FIRST.bet has become the exclusive sportsbook technology partner of game aggregator Alea to grow the latter’s product offering. The deal will see FIRST’stier-one sportsbook tech focusing on localisation, trading and player engagement being delivered to Alea’s partnership network. Alea has opted for…
Underdog has chosen to surrender its licenses to operate daily fantasy sports (DFS) in seven states rather than retreat from prediction markets. The move comes after state regulators told the New York-based company that its federally regulated prediction platform was incompatible with its state-lic…
The Alberta entry represents another important step in Games Global’s broader strategy in North America, where it has already gained significant traction through tier-one operator partnerships across Ontario and regulated US states. The post Games Global strengthens North America presence with Albe…
New research presented at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ 2026 International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking has examined why conventional measures such as house edge and variance do not always capture the full risk profile of blackjack. Chase McCloskey presented “Skewness, Kurtosis, Omeg…
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