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California is a rare exception when it comes to sports betting rules in the United States. The state does not support legal sports betting the way Nevada and New Jersey have, but this does not mean that trading on the outcomes of games is prohibited. In fact, DraftKings is betting on it, as the com…

Altenar has initiated opposition against Sportradar’s attempts to take a case related to its sports data in the courtroom in the USA and send it off to arbitration in Zurich. The case is centered around the issue of obtaining access to live data from the major sports leagues operating within the US…

A study from the University of Nottingham has highlighted the key differences in gambling sponsorship during the 2026 World Cup and 2025/26 Premier League season. The research shows that gambling brands were visible for 32.6% of YouTube highlights of Premier League games, compared to 1.5% in the Wo…

GiG Software has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in 888Africa from an evoke plc subsidiary for €16.4 million, marking the company’s return to the B2C market. The agreement, unveiled on August 26, involves €6 million of upfront payment and €10.4 million of performance-based payment. The remaining par…

Blask Index data across the World Cup markets it tracked shows Japan and South Korea posted two of the tournament's biggest iGaming demand gains. Both markets outgrew all three co-hosts by a wide margin, and neither team made a deep knockout run. The post Blask data reveals Japan and South Korea ou…

Tangam’s casino analytics software is now installed at over 300 properties worldwide, up from more than 200 a year earlier. The post Tangam Systems casino installations exceed 300 with AI reporting tool first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Moody’s Ratings expects casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd to post a 4.5-percent year-on-year increase in revenue for 2026, to US$5.4 billion, followed by further growth next year. Such improvement will be supported by expansion in Macau’s gaming market and a stable market share for…

The governor of Japan’s Wakayama prefecture says it would support any private-sector push to have an integrated resort (IR) with casino in that community. Izumi Miyazaki made the comments at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Wakayama prefecture, on the south-central coast of Japan’s main islan…

Massachusetts has had a strong run of big-prize lottery winners so far in 2026, with the state dishing out multiple million-plus rewards from across its portfolio of games. The lucky player, one Jose Valerio of Harwich, had pulled off an enviable feat, securing a $4-million payout from the Massachu…

Pro golfer Matt Gogel will have to sit out the next six months as the PGA Tour Champions has suspended the player over his alleged betting offenses. He was officially suspended on August 23, 2026 and won’t be eligible for professional or other PGA Tour golf events until February 22, 2027. Placing B…

Prediction market platform Polymarket continues to expand its portfolio of available event contracts, with the platform now adding NFL injury reports through self-certification. NFL Injury Reports Now Among Available Trades on Polymarket With the 2026 NFL season just around the corner and due to ge…

Property developer Megaworld Corp, part of Philippine conglomerate Alliance Global Group Inc, says it is accelerating the expansion of its hospitality business, targeting a portfolio of nearly 12,000 hotel rooms by 2032. The expansion encompasses Mövenpick Manila Bay Westside, a hotel linked to the…

ReferOn has been shortlisted for “Affiliate Management Platform of the Year” at the SBC Affiliate Leaders Awards 2026, a nomination that reflects ReferOn’s continued growth and its role in shaping the new standard for affiliate management. The post ReferOn nominated for “Affiliate Management Platfo…

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd’s second-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) growth was “due entirely to an easy hold comparison” with the prior-year period, says CBRE Capital Advisors Inc. SJM Holdings recorded adjusted EBITDA of HKD7…

In the Philippines’ e-gaming market, consolidation remains the order of the day. PAGCOR has ruled out reopening license applications for now, with the number of operators already down to 48 from 74 and the regulator also holding fee rates steady. Macau’s SJM may have posted a double-digit EBITDA ga…

Metropolitan Gaming has expanded its deployment of Galaxy Gaming's MONOPOLY® Blackjack Progressive across additional UK venues and into Egypt after a successful introduction at its London casinos earlier this year. The post Galaxy Gaming and Metropolitan Gaming extend MONOPOLY table games success b…

The world of casinos is endlessly fascinating, so getting our hands on a training manual for Table Games Floor Supervisors sparked more than a little glee. The Station Casinos manual offers a rare glimpse into what table games supervisors actually do, why they do it and how their decisions shape th…

PAGCOR is maintaining its e-gaming license freeze while consolidating the market and removing inactive operators. The post PAGCOR keeps e-gaming license freeze with operator count down to 48 first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.