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SiGMA World will return to Rome for a second consecutive year, with more than 30,000 delegates expected at the international conference as discussions focus on the future of Italy's regulated gambling sector and emerging technologies. The event will take place at Fiera Roma from November 2 to 5 and…

MGM Resorts is investing $107 million to renovate more than 2,000 guestrooms and suites in the Borgata’s original hotel tower. Borgata has been the market leader in Atlantic City for more than a decade. Las Vegas-based MGM wants to keep it that way, allocating $107 million to update and modernize t…

In an age where it seems every sector is starting to become overrun by the presence of technology, data and AI, it would make sense for the practice of safer gambling to go down the same route. And while those factors absolutely play a part in operators helping to reduce gambling harms, BOYLE Sport…

Oregon has indicted the founder of a non-profit organization seeking to provide relief to people in devastated areas. According to the allegations, the man appropriated charity money to fuel his gambling habits. Brook’s Charity Sought to Provide Relief to People in Devastated Areas A Lincoln County…

Fanatics Sports & Casino has revealed that it has updated its app, offering a unified sports-betting-gaming-and-prediction-market experience, incorporating event contracts into its app. Fanatics Sports & Casino Introduces Event Contracts as Part of Single App The news follows the acquisition of a r…

One of the UK’s new challenger betting brands, betTOM, has continued its marketing spree in the English Football League (EFL), announcing deals with Burnley FC and Stockport County. This week’s deals follow an announcement last week which saw the operator become the Official Betting Partner of EFL…

Maltese casino tycoon Yorgen Fenech was sensationally acquitted of involvement in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Wednesday (September 3). A jury in Valletta, Malta’s capital, found Fenech not guilty by an eight-to-one majority on charges of complicity in murder and cr…

Union workers at Encore Boston Harbor walked off the job today (Sept. 4) after contract negotiations with the luxury casino resort stalled. Teamsters Local 25 and Unite Here Local 26 represent more than 1,300 employees at the Wynn Resorts property located in Everett across the Mystic River from dow…

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Sports sponsorships in the global betting and gaming industry never sleep. This week alone has already produced some huge deals, which will be seen by millions of sports fans around the world. This edition of Sponsor Spotlight takes a look at a week congested with carefully targeted partnerships th…

Singapore’s collection of betting taxes – comprising gambling duties and casino tax – increased by 11.9 percent year-on-year to about SGD3.6 billion (US$2.8 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The figure was disclosed in the latest annual report from the Inland Revenue Authority of Si…

Casino and tourism industry executives urged U.S. President Donald Trump to take a more active role in reversing the decline in international travel, warning that weaker visitation is weighing on Las Vegas and other major gaming destinations despite a temporary boost from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. M…

The National Football League has sent a new letter to prediction market operators, including Kalshi and Polymarket, calling on them to stop listing certain sports-event contracts tied to NFL games. The letter, obtained by ABC News, was sent Thursday, one week before the start of the 2026 regular se…

South Florida Motorsports (SFM) and Hard Rock International have signed a new multi-year naming rights agreement that will rename the Miami event to the Formula 1 Hard Rock Miami Grand Prix, the companies announced on Tuesday. The partnership takes effect with the race's sixth edition, scheduled fo…

Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel and Palms Casino Resort have won six top rankings in the 2026 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. Yaamava' was named Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas, Best Casino Hotel, Best Casino Restaurant, Best Casino for Slots, and Best Players Club. Palms won Best…

Brothers Jackson James Dubois, 22, of Fargo, and Delton Robledo Dubois, 20, of West Fargo, North Dakota, are charged with helping to orchestrate an armed robbery of a private poker game last month, holding six men at gunpoint. Dubois Brothers Accused of Robbing Poker Players The two young men were…

Wohl & Fruchter LLP has renewed its investigation into the proposed $17.6 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment by Fertitta Entertainment after a regulatory filing disclosed a higher takeover offer from the Icahn Group. The proposed transaction values Caesars at $31 per share in cash. Howeve…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas has enhanced its casino offerings by opening a redesigned High Limit Slots lounge. This new space contains more machines and a choice of high-jackpot titles from Aristocrat Gaming. The High Limit Slots lounge opened on September 2, raising the number of high-jackpot machines…