Articles by Arijit Roul
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Fanatics Lands NFL Sportsbook Deal While FanDuel and DraftKings Baulk at Genius Data Costs
The Fanatics Sportsbook and the Fanatics Casino have received the official NFL partner status through a non-exclusive and long-term partnership, the financial…
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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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Inpay Frozen Out of iGaming Growth as Danish Regulator Finds AML Failures Across Most of Its Gaming Book
Finanstilsynet found "serious violations" of Denmark's Money Laundering Act covering the majority of Inpay's iGaming customer portfolio, far beyond isolated cases. Inpay's…
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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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Allwyn UK CEO Resigns Amid Slump: What Phil Walker Is Really Walking Into?
Andria Vidler resigned from the Allwyn UK CEO position on 7 September and was replaced by Phil Walker who served as CEO…
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Albania’s Betting Rules Are Ready – So Why Is Nobody Getting a Licence Yet?
Albania's Ministry of Finance confirmed all eight implementing regulations are finalised, but the licensing competition has not officially opened. Up to 10…
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Brazil’s SPA Suspends 14 Licensed Betting Sites Over Sigap Failures and Hidden Ownership
Seven precautionary measures were issued on 14 August 2026, suspending 14 licensed sites after administrative proceedings that began in August 2025. Five…
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Veikkaus Names High5Games Tech Chief as Finland’s Gambling Monopoly Counts Its Final Months
Chris Armes, who has been serving as chief technology officer at High5Games since December 2022, has been appointed as executive vice president…
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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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South Korea Blocked Polymarket After $52M in Election Bets Caught the Wrong Attention
The Korean Communications Standards Commission of South Korea made a decision on 18 August 2026 to ban Polymarket, as its "winner-take-all" system…
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NorthStar Gaming Locks In Goodman as CEO, But Three Years of Missing Audits Are Still Waiting
Corey Goodman has been confirmed as permanent CEO of NorthStar Gaming, ending an eight-month interim period that began when Michael Moskowitz resigned…
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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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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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Australia’s Gambling Ad Register Is Real – Getting It to Work Is Another Story
The Wagering Advertising Opt-out Register, informally called "AdStop," will be managed by ACMA and paid for by a levy on licensed wagering…
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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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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…