On the eve of a new National Hockey League (NHL) season, DraftKings Inc. announced a new partnership with NHL on Prime, becoming the exclusive sportsbook and online casino integration sponsor of Wednesday Night Hockey. The deal covers the 2026-27 regular season games and select Stanley Cup playoff…
Macau received 512,041 visitors during a four-day period marking the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Chinese-mainland festive period in late September. The average daily stood at just above 128,000, per an update given by Macau’s Public Security Police, the agency responsible for monitoring the city’s immig…
Gavin Isaacs, a 25-year veteran of C-level leadership roles in the gaming industry, has joined the board of technology testing and cybersecurity consultancy Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) as an adviser. The news was given in a Monday statement from GLI. His official appointment is subject…
Gaming technology business IGT unveiled its new brand identity, including a new logo (pictured), on Monday. “The new brand signals the organisation’s transformation, and commitment to operators and players”, it said in a press release. The presentation of the new brand identity coincided with the 2…
The Visualize Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of eCOGRA, a leading provider of testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) services to the regulated gaming industry. The post Visualize unites BMM Testlabs and eCOGRA to create global gaming TICC leader first app…
Australian casino giant Crown Resorts is suing an insurer it claims should help cover an A$72.5 million shareholder class-action settlement linked to its money laundering and governance scandals. Crown filed the lawsuit against RiverStone International in the Supreme Court of Victoria, accusing the…
Spectrum Gaming Group has announced the appointment of Tim Miller, former Executive Director of the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and founder of GamReg Consulting, as an independent Senior Regulatory Advisor. The post Spectrum Gaming Group appoints former UKGC executive director Tim Miller as…
Philippines-listed online gaming operator DigiPlus Interactive Corp says Brazil’s newly-announced ban on online gaming and sports betting is unlikely to have a material impact on the group, less than three months after it relaunched operations in the Latin American country. In a statement sent to G…
Aristocrat Gaming received three honors at the 2026 Global Gaming Awards Americas, including Class 2 Land-Based Supplier of the Year, Class 3 Land-Based Supplier of the Year and Slot of the Year for MONOPOLY Big Board Bucks™. The post Aristocrat Gaming secures Class 2, Class 3 and Slot of the Year…
IGT made waves on opening day of the 2026 Global Gaming Expo (G2E), rolling out a bold new corporate identity. IGT, formed through the merger of International Game Technology and Everi Holdings in July 2025, unveiled its new logo on Day 1 of the G2E in Las Vegas. The London-headquartered gaming man…
WONDR NATION, an online gaming and entertainment company owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN), has unveiled a new partnership with EWAGERS, a skill-based, real-money esports wagering platform. The deal will see the two companies bring skill-based esports wagering solutions to gamin…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has written to five of the world’s biggest online platforms to demand they stop advertising sweepstakes casinos to state residents. Uthmeier sent near-identical letters to Google (which owns YouTube), Meta (Facebook), Reddit, Snap (Snapchat), and TikTok on Se…
This weekend, BetMGM opened a retail sportsbook at Tailgate Beach Club, the sports-centric pool dayclub at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Eligible guests can now bet at an outdoor window inside a converted cabana without leaving the pool deck. Tailgate opened in May on the former Daylight Beach Cl…
Oxford researchers tested how AI systems would cheat during a simulated game of blackjack to determine some of the risks posed by AI. As it turned out, AI agents were able to successfully code their communication during the game, allowing them to gain an advantage. Two AI Agents Counted Cards Durin…
Arizona’s attorney general, Kris Mayes, has petitioned the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an earlier ruling that barred the state from pursuing legal action against prediction platform Kalshi. Mayes argues that a similar Nevada case confirmed that states can regulate sports-related pre…
Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier has sent letters to Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap, and TikTok, asking about advertisements for online sweepstakes casinos that his office claims are operating illegally in the state. Uthmeier has given the companies until October 23 to disclose the measures th…
The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and other fraternal and social organizations in Pennsylvania are calling on state lawmakers in Harrisburg to protect charitable gaming. Uniting as PlayPA for Charity, the nonprofits are seeking the authorization of electronic pull-tabs in the wak…
The partnership has already proved highly fruitful over the past five years.
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| Organisation | Coverage | Website |
|---|---|---|
| GamCare | UK and Europe | gamcare.org.uk |
| GambleAware | UK and Europe | gambleaware.org |
| Gambling Therapy | International | gamblingtherapy.org |
| GamStop | United Kingdom | gamstop.co.uk |
| Gamblers Anonymous | International | gamblersanonymous.org |
| Gordon Moody | UK and Europe | gordonmoody.org.uk |