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Bacta, the UK trade body for low-stakes entertainment, has posted a letter co-signed by 120 independent businesses demanding that Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey retain the Machine Games Duty (MGD) at 20%. Healey will announce the country’s budget tomorrow, 28 October, with a hike in MGD ha…

BC Game introduces Ali “Ako” Muhanned as CEO, marking a new chapter in his longstanding involvement in the business. Ako sets out priorities for player trust, international growth and a closer connection between leadership and the BC Game community. BC Game, the global online casino and sports-bett…

Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Malik Beasley, indicted by U.S. prosecutors in June for his alleged participation in a gambling scheme, is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice (DoJ), according to the Associated Press. Beasley’s attorney told AP they were n…

The Monday Powerball drawing has been another one without a jackpot winner. To say that it has been an uneventful drawing, however, would be untrue, since it saw two Match 5 and multiple tier-three wins. Powerball Players in Florida and Georgia Win Big The Monday Powerball drawing provided players…

Poker rooms are adapting to a new style of dealing cards called “slide dealing,” with the change now coming to the Strip in Las Vegas, as The Venetian has become the second property to adopt the practice. Previously, South Point announced that its dealers would adopt the practice. Pitch Dealing Giv…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has agreed deals with Kalshi and Polymarket, firmly making the jump into the prediction markets scene. A set of agreements were announced yesterday, forming a comprehensive framework for NBA-related prediction markets. The deal also includes an extension to…

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a passenger on board a United flight from Las Vegas to New Jersey. The incident took place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, and the police were able to confirm the passenger’s identity by Monday, when the LVMPD announced the arrest. Just Banter or…

The Malta Gaming Authority has published the findings of a Thematic Review examining how Authorised Persons identify, assess and escalate…

A full day of business activities, trade exhibition, and industry insights will take place on Wednesday, November 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., during GAT Expo Santo Domingo 2026, bringing together leading suppliers, operators, and executives from the gaming industry at the Renaissance Santo Do…

Rules are evolving, payment habits are shifting and operators are raising the bar for the suppliers they back across Asia’s gaming markets. SPiCE International 2026, the Strategic Platform for iGaming Conference & Exhibition, puts those changes on the table for its third edition on 12 – 13 November…

Games Global and its exclusive studio partner, High Limit Studio, have released Fivefold the Gold™, a 5×3 slot set in an enchanted Irish countryside, bringing together Lucky Levels™, multiple Free Spins features and Wheel Bonus action. Building on the Lucky Levels™ feature, new elements are gradual…

This was supposed to be the year the Pittsburgh Steelers fell off. It was supposed to be the reckoning for them. Future Hall of Fame head coach Mike Tomlin, who remarkably never had a losing season in a generation at the helm there, moved on to the broadcast booth (at least temporarily) and they ra…

Discussions in the build up to the unveiling of the UK budget by Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey,, has now seen the topic of employment walk arm-in-arm with the much more niche one of gambling tax. An increase in gaming taxes, specifically the Machine Games Duty (MGD), is widely expected.…

RubyPlay, a provider of premium content and platform-level engagement tools for the global iGaming industry, has announced that B2Tech is the first client to combine RubyPlay content and Splash Tech’s real-money jackpots. This follows the completion of RubyPlay’s acquisition of the engagement techn…

During the week of October 20-26, 2026, most publicly traded gambling stocks recorded gains with Rush Street Interactive, Accel Entertainment and DraftKings among the strongest performers. Flutter Entertainment edged up 0.11% despite continued disruption from Brazil’s ongoing betting ban and restru…

Artificial intelligence is changing the way that iGaming companies are run and the current revolution in technology will continue to reshape the industry in the months and years to come. Amid this technological change, BetConstruct AI’s Chief AI Officer Mushegh Khachatryan tells SBC News how the co…

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A middle school teacher from New Jersey has been fired after being accused of helping steal $1,250 from a man during a sexual encounter at an Atlantic City casino hotel. Amanda Crafts, 35, denies involvement in the alleged robbery, and her attorney said she was unaware of any arrangement involving…