Articles by Arijit Roul
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Winvia Agrees £19.1m Deal for The Giveaway Guys and Win Life
On 28th September 2026, Winvia entered into an asset purchase agreement to purchase The Giveaway Guys and Win Life Competitions for a…
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Gentoo Media Cuts 2026 Guidance to €92m After Brazil Betting Ban, Plans €100m Refinancing
Gentoo Media’s forecast for revenues by 2026 was lowered to €92 million, the second revision in five weeks owing to the temporary…
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Genting to Close Coventry Casino as Proposed MGD Rise Puts 850 Jobs at Risk
The Coventry casino, opened by Genting in 2012, will have to shut down following management’s conclusion that the site is no longer…
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CFTC Sends Two Rules to Define Prediction Markets as Federal Territory
The CFTC submitted two rules to the White House on 28 September; one to classify event contracts as swaps and another to…
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Brazil Betting Ban: More Than R$1.5bn in Football Revenue Now at Risk
Temporary Measure 1,394/2026 mandates the removal of all betting branding by October 5th; platforms close down on October 6th, and 85 licenses…
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Affilka H1 2026 Report: Sportsbook GGR Growth Stands Out
Affilka has handled over 2.17 billion unique visits during H1 2026, up 48.64% year-over-year, taking the total traffic number of the platform…
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Prediction Market Sports Betting Heads to Supreme Court
As of 2 October 2026, there are certiorari proceedings ongoing before the US Supreme Court by way of separate petitions for each…
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Norway Proposes Exclusive Online Poker With Norsk Tipping
Norway's Ministry of Culture and Equality published a fast-track consultation on 29 September 2026, proposing Norsk Tipping hold exclusive rights to offer…
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UK Gambling Commission Unveils New Gaming Machine Rules
Gambling Commission announces a phased regulation review on 30 September 2026 for newly introduced Category A, B, and certain C gaming machines;…
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Entain Launches BlackRush as New Zealand Casino Auction Opens
Entain soft-launched BlackRush Casino and FoxySpins under a Gibraltar licence the day after New Zealand's 29 September auction began, signalling market intent…
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Bombay Club Casino Tallinn Closes After Two Years
The Bombay Club casino in Tallinn Old Town will shut down operations on 30 September 2026, just two years after its launch,…
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4C Games Opens B2B Catalogue to Operators
4C Games has formally opened its B2B catalogue to operators and aggregators after a year of development, with partners signed across Europe…
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UK Casino Operators Eye HMRC Refund Claims After Jumpman’s £13.2m Tribunal Win
The UK Upper Tribunal reduced Jumpman Gaming's £13.2m Remote Gaming Duty assessments to zero on 25 September 2026. CMS UK tax partner…
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Sportsbooks Are Losing Users to Prediction Markets, and a New Survey Makes It Hard to Ignore
60% of consumers say prediction markets have changed how often they use traditional sportsbooks, with 35% using them less, per Fullstory's 2026…
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SkyCity Has Two Rejected Bids, a Casino to Sell, and Still No Improved Offer on the Table
On 30 September, SkyCity announced it will shortly commence a formal sale process for its Adelaide casino, led by UBS, after receiving…
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Brazil’s Betting Ban Surfaced 543 Illegal Sites, But Most Were Already There
Of 322 flagged sites with known domain purchase dates, 320 were registered before September 25; only 2 came after the ban. 38-44%…
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Georgia Is Selling the World a Gambling Licence While Telling Its Own People They Cannot Gamble
Georgia's international iGaming licence formally launched on September 28, 2026, with GISG publishing a 6% total GGR charge and MCC 7995 payment…
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Brazil’s Betting Market Files Petitions to Supreme Court While Lula Ban Timer Ticks
ANJL filed ADI 8027 and Anseja filed ADI 8024 before the Supreme Federal Court, while ANJL and IBJR submitted a joint amicus…
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Over 90 Per Cent of Gambling Ads on Facebook Illegal, Says Dutch Trade Group at Amsterdam Hearing
VNLOK documented Meta removing under 5% of flagged illegal gambling ads throughout Q4 2025, with that figure rising to only 15% by…
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US Sportsbooks Were Flatlining for Five Months – The World Cup Covered It Up
US commercial gaming revenue rose 8.6% year-on-year in July 2026, with sports betting handle surging 31.9% to $11.60 billion on the back…