Business & M&A

AffPapa is excited to announce that Aleph Holding is joining the AffPapa Conference Cancun 2026 as a Panel Sponsor and will also be exhibiting at booth №3. Aleph Holding is a global digital advertising company that helps businesses connect with major digital platforms and reach audiences in local m…

President Donald Trump welcomed tourism leaders to the White House on Wednesday (Sept. 2), with several of the casino industry’s biggest players among those at the table. Trump met with the US Travel Association, led by Geoff Freeman, who previously headed the American Gaming Association (AGA), alo…

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) announced that, with the assistance of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR (“the Macau CLO”), GEG and Lui Che Woo Family Charitable Foundation will jointly donate MOP10 million to support relief and recovery efforts following the d…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In this article, iGaming industry consultant Ron Mendelson of Fast Offshore explores the key factors operators should consider when choosing an iGaming licensing jurisdiction, from regulatory credibility and market access to banking, taxation and long-term business strategy. Selecting the right iGa…

HIPTHER will bring together iGaming, compliance, technology and regulatory leaders to Warsaw on October 27-28 for two days of discussions on the changing landscape of regulated digital industries across Europe. The HIPTHER Warsaw Summit 2026 will take place at the InterContinental Warsaw by IHG, wi…

Playson, the accomplished digital entertainment supplier, has signed a global distribution deal with PlugNPlay, a leading aggregation platform, bringing its award-winning titles to regulated markets. Under the agreement, operators with access to PlugNPlay’s curated online casino portfolio can now i…

Evenbeter (formerly EvenBet Gaming), a leading B2B developer of online gaming solutions, together with international recruitment agency Headshot, has announced the launch of a major joint project – an independent industry study titled “The State of iGaming Teams 2026–2027: Why People Stay. Why They…

Promotional spending by Macau casino operators is likely to remain elevated in the second half of 2026 amid intense competition for higher-spending customers, says CBRE Equity Research. The Macau market “competitive environment remains intense, particularly for higher-spending premium customers,” w…

BETBY has published “10 World Cup Insights for the Next 10 Months of Football,” an in-depth analysis exploring how football betting habits evolved between the 2022 and 2026 World Cups, and detailing the actionable takeaways for sportsbooks in the current season. The post BETBY unveils 10 strategic…