Flutter Entertainment has confirmed that as many as 100 Paddy Power betting shops in the UK and Ireland are under review, with approximately 400 jobs at risk of redundancy. The figure represents about a fifth of the operator's retail estate in the two markets. The company operates 506 Paddy Power b…
More than 1,300 employees at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts, plan to leave their posts Friday at 7 a.m. unless the resort reaches a new labor deal before then. The deadline follows Monday's expiration of contracts covering workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Loc…
The PartyPoker Anniversary Series features a $250 PKO Main Event with $500,000 Gtd.
DAZN Bet launched in Alberta in July after entering the Canadian market through Ontario, marking the sportsbook's first expansion into North America. As competition intensifies across Canada's regulated provinces, the operator is betting on brand recognition, localized products and a measured appro…
Yesterday’s (Sept. 2) blockbuster news—the NBA fining the Los Angeles Clippers US$30 million and stripping the team of five first-round draft picks while clearing the Toronto Raptors to acquire Kawhi Leonard—had surprisingly little impact on National Basketball Association (NBA) betting futures. “T…
Three weeks of tournament action await as the King's Million EPC runs September 16-October 6
Holland Casino CEO Petra de Ruiter on her journey running a state gambling monopoly through tax hikes and regulatory tightening, and why the Dutch sector teaming up to fight Meta and the black market is a hugely positive move.
GoldenRace, a leading provider of virtual sports and betting solutions, has partnered with leading African operator Bwinners to deliver its suite of virtual gaming content across key markets on the continent. The post GoldenRace and Bwinners announce partnership to extend virtual gaming reach acros…
The Powerball jackpot has almost caught up to the Mega Millions one after another drawing without a jackpot winner. The latest drawing, however, did end up awarding a Match 5 prize to a lucky player in California. Californian Matches 5, Wins $186K The latest Powerball drawing had the top prize set…
Conflicting rulings by several courts have forced New Jersey to petition the US Supreme Court to resolve the evolving fight over who should regulate prediction markets. This is the first time that the dispute has reached the country’s highest court, and a ruling could have massive implications for…
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured a preliminary injunction against prediction platform Kalshi, forcing it to cease offering sports-related prediction contracts in the state. However, this development only adds to the growing tension between prediction markets and individual states,…
Soft2Bet will bring its Player Experience Academy back to SBC Summit 2026 on September 29, focusing on strategies to improve player engagement while aligning user experience with regulatory and responsible gaming requirements. The half-day programme, now in its second year, will take place at Sala…
A Tonybet player from Wanless, Manitoba, has turned a CA$2 spin into a CA$32,195 (US$23,262.50) payout while playing Floating Dragon Megaways by Pragmatic Play. The win returned 16,097 times the original stake, making it one of Tonybet Canada’s latest five-figure slot payouts. The player had been w…
Superbrands, an independent organization for brand evaluation, has awarded NOVOMATIC the “Business Superbrand Austria” seal for the years 2026/2027. The autonomous panel of experts evaluates consumer and business brands in approximately 90 countries on the basis of a set of internationally standard…
SOFTSWISS will host its Tech Race Summit on September 10, bringing together more than 40 speakers from the iGaming and wider technology sectors, with selected sessions to be streamed live to an international audience. The one-day event, organised by SOFTSWISS, will take place in Warsaw across three…
iGaming content provider BGaming has launched its latest #Casual category title, Sugar Plinko, featuring a maximum win of x10,000. The candy-coloured new game utilises the popular Plinko gameplay mechanics of BGaming's Plinko 2. In the game, players release a ball down a pachinko board and watch it…
SBC and the Gaming Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF) have formed a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening regulatory dialogue, knowledge exchange and collaboration across Africa's gaming markets. Under the agreement, SBC will support the GRAF 2026 Conference, scheduled for Sept. 14-17 at the Joa…
Euro Games Technology (EGT) has been granted a Gaming Related Vendor License by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) of the United Arab Emirates, authorizing the company to supply its portfolio of land-based gaming solutions to licensed operators in the country. The license ma…
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| Organisation | Coverage | Website |
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