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Nevada Introduces Changes to Gaming Salon Regulations, Despite Loophole Concerns

Nevada Introduces Changes to Gaming Salon Regulations, Despite Loophole Concerns

The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has approved minor amendments to the local gaming salon regulations, despite one member’s concerns that this could create a potential loophole. The changes effectively restrict previously introduced regulations to gamblers only. Non-Gamblers Will No Longer Have to…

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WSOP Online Fall Schedule Published

WSOP Online Fall Schedule Published

The WSOP Online 2026 fall schedule has officially been revealed by Caesars Entertainment, offering poker players across the country a chance to compete for coveted championship titles. The upcoming domestic series is scheduled to begin on September 27 and will run through November 8, giving partici…

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RMG Names Ex-National Lottery CEO Nigel Railton as Chair

RMG Names Ex-National Lottery CEO Nigel Railton as Chair

Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the holding company responsible for media and data rights for a host of horse racing destinations, announced the appointment of a new chairman. The one up to the task is the experienced Nigel Railton, who has spent years as the CEO of the previous National Lottery cust…

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Netherlands Renews Eight Online Gaming Operators’ Licenses

Netherlands Renews Eight Online Gaming Operators’ Licenses

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit/KSA) announced that it has issued the first set of follow-up licenses. A total of eight gaming companies have had their licenses renewed so far. KSA Issues New Licenses to Eight Companies For reference, the first set of online gambling licenses in the…

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Perform Mystical Rituals in Pragmatic Play’s Coven Rising

Perform Mystical Rituals in Pragmatic Play’s Coven Rising

Pragmatic Play has released Coven Rising, an unorthodox 1-4-7-6-7-6-7-4-1 slot where players assume the role of witches casting forbidden spells. As mystical runes appear across the reels, witches activate special powers that can determine whether the ritual is a success. Coven Rising Metrics The C…

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California’s Governor Has Signed Several Bills Concerning Tribal Gambling

California’s Governor Has Signed Several Bills Concerning Tribal Gambling

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2173, Assembly Bill 2539, Senate Bill 542, and Senate Bill 1235, all of which concern various Tribal gaming agreements. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act requires Tribal lands to operate through compacts negotiated between tribes and states…

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Anonymous $1.35B Mega Millions Winner to Drop NDA Lawsuit Against Ex-Partner

Anonymous $1.35B Mega Millions Winner to Drop NDA Lawsuit Against Ex-Partner

An anonymous man who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in 2023 and later sued his ex-partner, alleging she violated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by telling her family about the win, is now about to drop the case, or he’ll likely have to reveal his identity. What Led to the Lawsuit? Re…

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Collapsed Shadow Bank Boss Gambled Millions amid Fraud Accusations

Collapsed Shadow Bank Boss Gambled Millions amid Fraud Accusations

Former Market Financial Solutions (MFS) chief executive Paresh Raja is under renewed scrutiny over his spending habits. Recent reports reveal that he frequently engaged in high-stakes gambling at two casinos in Mayfair, UK, before his shadow bank collapsed. However, these allegations are not necess…

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Nevada Unemployment Rate Drops as Vegas Adds 7,000 New Jobs

Nevada Unemployment Rate Drops as Vegas Adds 7,000 New Jobs

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell in August, causing steady gains in the state’s labor market. Despite the recent slowdown in Las Vegas’ recovery, the city remains a central employment hub thanks to the constant influx of tourists. Rising job numbers could also reflect increased confidence by busines…

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Macquarie: Prediction Market ‘Taker’ Volume to Reach $190B in 2026

Macquarie: Prediction Market ‘Taker’ Volume to Reach $190B in 2026

Prediction market volume attributable to “takers” — largely a cohort of recreational and retail traders – is forecast to reach $190 billion this year. That estimate arrives courtesy of Macquarie and is well ahead of the research firm’s previous estimate of $169 billion in 2026 taker volume. Takers…

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Skillz Objects to Papaya Chapter 15 Petition in Federal Bankruptcy Court

Skillz Objects to Papaya Chapter 15 Petition in Federal Bankruptcy Court

Skillz has contested Papaya Gaming’s Chapter 15 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, alleging that the petition lacks standing because the foreign-based debtor’s business operations are based almost exclusively in the United States and its primary creditor is a U.S.-bas…

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Evoplay unveils 3 Flaming Clovers packed with epic jackpots

Evoplay unveils 3 Flaming Clovers packed with epic jackpots

Ivan Kravchuk, CEO at Evoplay, said: “3 Flaming Clovers takes a familiar lucky-symbol theme and gives it a distinctly Evoplay twist through its three interconnected boosters. ” The post Evoplay unveils 3 Flaming Clovers packed with epic jackpots first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gamin…

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Sportsbooks to Handle 80% of NFL Bets, More Than 3x Prediction Market Volume

Sportsbooks to Handle 80% of NFL Bets, More Than 3x Prediction Market Volume

For all the hoopla surrounding prediction markets and expectations that the industry will eat away at sportsbooks’ NFL handle this season, the old guard industry is expected to control nearly 80% of pro football wagers this year. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) estimates that bettors will plunk down…

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Bally’s Intralot-evoke takeover on schedule as both shareholder votes cleared

Bally’s Intralot-evoke takeover on schedule as both shareholder votes cleared

Bally’s Intralot’s acquisition of William Hill and 888 parent company evoke is well on track after the Greek-American company’s shareholders overwhelmingly supported the move. The Athens-listed company held its annual general meeting on 17 September, where the plan to purchase evoke for 52p per sha…

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Illinois Duo Arrested as Gaming Parlor Burglary Wave Sweeps State

Illinois Duo Arrested as Gaming Parlor Burglary Wave Sweeps State

Two Illinois men accused of ripping ATMs and cash boxes from gaming businesses have been arrested, as authorities across the state grapple with a wave of burglaries targeting video gambling machines. Reese A. Heckman, 34, of Decatur, and Travis R. Ziemer, 28, of Macon, are accused of a series of br…

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SBC Summit’s African Gaming Forum to focus on market development

SBC Summit’s African Gaming Forum to focus on market development

The African Gaming Forum will bring together regulators, operators, suppliers and industry leaders to examine the future of gaming across Africa’s key markets. The post SBC Summit’s African Gaming Forum to focus on market development first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

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