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Kenneth Dart Stakes $692m on DraftKings While Sitting on a $4.2bn Flutter Loss
Candle Lake made a filing with the SEC on Schedule 13G regarding 28.58 million shares of DraftKings Class A stock, which is…
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ATG Q2 2026: Horse Betting Slides 7% as Casino Quietly Becomes the Real Revenue Driver
ATG reported a 4% NGR decline to SEK1.3 billion (€117.9 million) for Q2 2026 as horse racing NGR dropped 7% to SEK936…
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Australia’s Gambling Reform Bill Clears Lower House After Tougher Advertising Amendments
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured lower-house approval for his government’s gambling reform bill after negotiations with the Liberal-National Coalition. The…
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UK Gambling Ignored the Tax Hike in Q2; Regulus Says the Real Pain Starts Now
Regulus Partners analysed six major UK operators covering 66% of market revenue and found the Remote Gaming Duty doubling had no discernible…
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UK Gambling Shrugs Off 40% Tax Hike, But the Quiet Before the Storm Has a Deadline
Six operators covering 66% of UK market revenue posted Q2 growth, yet Regulus says the 40% RGD impact remains "not remotely discernible"…
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Leicester Gaming Centre Operator Fined £150,000 After Ignoring Self-Exclusion Rules and Its Own Warning
The owner of three adult gaming clubs in Leicester, Holland Park Leisure, was given a fine of £150,000 for failing to adhere…
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Evoke Shareholders Solidly Back £243m Bally’s Intralot Takeover
Evoke shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s proposed £243m acquisition by Bally’s Intralot, moving the transaction closer to completion. The vote comes…
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UAE’s Gaming and Finance Regulators Sign a Deal – Here Is What the Industry Needs to Know
The GCGRA and ADGM's FSRA formalised a cooperation framework on 14 August 2026, covering information sharing, joint supervision, and investigative assistance. This…
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Fortuna Buys TOPsport, But the €70m Bond Nobody Mentioned Is the Real Story
Fortuna Entertainment Group made an acquisition of a 70% equity stake in TOPsport on 17 August 2026, becoming its first step towards…
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FanDuel Fights Back: What Congress Really Found Inside the VIP Machine
FanDuel SVP Cory Fox told Congress on 14 August that VIP managers face stricter oversight than standard customers, not weaker. In March…
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Bally’s Intralot Posts €544m H1 as UK Tax Doubles and Evoke Shareholders Vote Yes
The BII unit of Bally's Intralot was responsible for €544.2 million in group revenues during H1 2026, as the net gaming revenues…
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A State Casino’s Name Was Stolen to Run a $55 Million Illegal Gambling Ring
There were 58 suspects in total, one Russian suspect was included who is believed to be the leader of operations in Korea…
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UKGC Research Highlights Legality Gap In Social Media Raffles
Consumers entering illegal lotteries and raffles on social media are often more concerned about whether a draw appears genuine than whether it…
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Portugal’s Online Gambling Market Surges to €651.9m Gross Revenue in H1 2026, but the Unregulated Market Won’t Give Way
The gross gaming revenue from the Portuguese online gambling market has reached its highest level ever at €651.9m during H1 2026 as…
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Grandstand Maintains 2026 Goals but Reality is Not As Simple As It Seems
Grandstand's sports data unit for businesses, named OpticOdds, is projected to be growing above 50% this year, and it became the 11th…
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Kenneth Dart’s SEK695 Bid for Evolution Is a Takeover He’s Openly Saying He Doesn’t Want to Win
Candle Lake crossed Sweden's 30% mandatory bid threshold on 24 July 2026, forcing a legal offer; its own announcement states it was…
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Dead Men’s IDs and a BRL1.1 Billion Freeze: Brazil Shuts Down Pixbet on Two Fronts
On 13 August 2026, SPA issued an order to suspend Pixbet's operation immediately, arguing that the company did not meet compulsory requirements…
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Lazio Ends Polymarket Sponsorship After Italian Regulatory Intervention
Lazio has terminated its sponsorship agreement with Polymarket after Italian regulators reaffirmed that the prediction market platform falls within the country’s gambling…
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Rank CEO Defends Nine Mecca Bingo Closures as a Second Tax Storm Gathers
Nine Mecca Bingo venues closed in FY26, leaving 41 clubs; Harris says "around 40 venues is about right" under the current tax…
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GiG Eyes 888Africa Takeover, But It’s the Juroszek Family That May Pull the Trigger
GiG is close to acquiring Evoke's 80% stake in 888Africa for between €20m and €30m, structured as 20% direct equity and the…
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