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The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling in Spain (DGOJ) has confirmed that Betway Spain’s three licenses have been reissued to continue implementing the company’s blackjack, roulette and fixed-odds bets for the next three years. The renewal of the license for blackjack was on October…

Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus is once again pushing to restore the full federal tax deduction for gambling losses. She is pushing Republican leaders in the House to advance the FAIR BET Act before Congress adjourns for the year. Nevada Rep. Renews Fight Against 90% Gambling Loss Deduction Cap Tit…

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The Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) moved to freeze all the lawsuits that are challenging the ban until it rules on the measure’s constitutionality. Justice Luiz Fux a request from the Office of the Prosecutor-General (PGR), arguing that freezing the proceedings would prevent conflicting decis…

The English High Court has imposed new restrictions on the expansion of Aviator LLC’s crash game in three countries as part of it’s ongoing legal dispute with Spribe. The new ruling allows Spribe to pursue additional claims in nine international markets and reject its application to extend the case…

South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL) reported third-quarter net income of KRW6.95 billion (US$5.2 million), down 52.6 percent from a year earlier and 61.4 percent sequentially. Consolidated sales for the three months to September 30 edged up 0.3 percent year-…

Renewal work for the lobby at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino resort in Singapore will start in early January 2027 and take about 18 months to complete, says Paul Town, chief operating officer (COO) of the property, in an interview with Singapore’s Business Times. He also mentioned that the compl…

South Korean builder Shinyoung C&D says it has won a construction contract worth approximately KRW74.1 billion (US$55.1 million) for a second casino at the Kangwon Land resort in Jeongseon, Gangwon province. The contract also covers renovation of existing accommodation and leisure facilities at the…

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd says it has raised its proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) score for Genting Bhd, the parent of the Malaysia based casino resorts and plantations conglomerate, to 50, from 48. That was “largely thanks to lower resource consumption intensity, more gener…

Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd says it has extended its “long-standing commitment to community care” by donating MOP700,000 (US$86,665) to support Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society’s annual fundraising campaign, as well as the association’s wide-ranging community services. It was the 1…

South Korean casino resort operator Kangwon Land Inc says it has donated to the 22nd Black Diamond Festival and sent employee volunteers to an event at Dogye Market in Samcheok. The festival commemorates a local campaign to protect livelihoods in Dogye and promotes efforts to develop industries tha…

SJM Resorts Ltd, the Macau gaming operations unit of Hong Kong-listed casino firm SJM Holdings Ltd, has revived its white truffle charity auction, with proceeds from the event held at Grand Lisboa Palace Resort going to two local fundraising campaigns. The beneficiaries are the Charity Fund from th…

The proposed Canadian listing for assets of Winning Asia Technology Macau Ltd via a reverse takeover, can boost the business’s access to capital, build global partnerships, and help develop its gaming technology product portfolio. That is according to Winning Asia’s chief executive Alice Tang (pict…

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd has appointed its first group of employee health ambassadors as part of its annual Occupational Safety and Health Month, which runs until November 19. The ambassadors are drawn from different departments and receive training to share health information, encoura…

The Philippines has already passed the five-million international visitor mark in the year-to-date, marking a 15 percent increase compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the country’s Department of Tourism. The milestone keeps the Southeast Asian nation on course towa…

A Nov. 5 study by the Montreal Regional Public Health Department (DRSPM) and Concordia University highlighting the growing popularity of online gambling in the city underscores the need for greater clarity on the Quebec government’s plans to regulate the market ahead of its fall economic update, ac…

An Oregon woman who abused her employer’s credit card to gamble at a California casino has lost a bid to undo her guilty plea in a $300,000 embezzlement case. The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 4 that Traci Lynn Marang’s attorney had acted reasonably when he advised her to plead guilty without…

Fanatics is partnering with American Express on a namesake credit card that generates FanCash — the company’s “loyalty currency” that’s redeemable for apparel, collectibles and sports wagers. The sports apparel and gaming giant today unveiled the Fanatics American Express Card, for which prospectiv…