Portugal’s government has put forward a short-term solution that sees casino license extensions in three main gaming areas, which in turn allows current operators to maintain their casinos until the country sorts out a public tender issue that has been put on hold. Portugal confirmed short-term casino contracts because the country was still waiting to […]
Japan IR MGM Osaka Set to Host 6,000 Gaming Machines
January 8, 2026MGM Osaka will be Japan’s first integrated resort to open its doors. The centrepiece is a 27-story tower, and it’s paired with a massive casino, 23,293 square meters packed with 470 gaming tables and 6,400 electronic gaming machines. This comes straight from architectural documents shared with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Japan is building a casino resort, […]
Xtremepush Buys Scrimmage to Create One Loyalty Platform
January 8, 2026Xtremepush just acquired Scrimmage, a U.S. loyalty platform, as part of their push to roll out what they call the industry’s first unified loyalty, CRM, and gamification solution. Xtremepush bought Scrimmage in a move made to speed release for XP Loyalty. This new product will place a loyalty engine inside Xtremepush’s current data setup. By […]
Casino.org has brought in former football star Michael Owen as their Exclusive UK and Ireland Affiliate Ambassador for 2026. Michael Owen Joins Casino.org as Brand Ambassador Following International Growth We confirmed the news in a press release from London on January 5, 2026, along with updates about the company expanding into both regions. The announcement […]
Venezuela Bets Lift Polymarket Activity
January 7, 2026Polymarket, operating as a blockchain-based prediction platform, attracted attention again as users reacted with mixed emotions to markets on political and military events. In the last week of December, several markets opened on the possibility of a military conflict and political collapse in Venezuela, and this brought fear into trading spaces. The markets allowed bets […]
DraftKings Partners with Mindway AI for Responsible Gambling
January 7, 2026Mindway AI is teaming up with DraftKings to bring its responsible gaming tools, including the Gamalyze experience, right into the DraftKings Responsible Gaming Centre. DraftKings Partners with Mindway AI to Strengthen Responsible Gambling Efforts DraftKings announced a partnership with Mindway AI to support responsible gambling, and the news brings a sense of care and duty […]
Operators will see a step-by-step rise in tax which will reach 13% in 2026, 14% in 2027 and 15% in 2028. Brazilian gambling sector is now preparing for higher taxes in the coming years, and this decision brings mixed reactions across the market. A new law approved by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva increases […]
Macau Shuts All Satellite Casinos after Two Decades
January 6, 2026Macau has now closed every satellite casino, and people feel shocked as a long period in the city’s gaming sector has come to a full stop. The last action took place when Landmark Casino ended work at midnight on 1 January 2026, which created a strong reaction among many local workers. With this moment, the […]
Stake and Drake Targeted in New Virginia Class Action
January 6, 2026Stake’s online gaming platform, which has been a big hit in the US, is being sucked into a new class action lawsuit, along with Canadian rapper Drake, a buddy of the brand for a long time. On 31 December, a federal class-action lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia with clear claims that […]
Rocket, a crypto app experimenting with what it calls “redistribution markets,” just pulled in $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This raise puts Rocket alongside a handful of other young crypto startups that managed to land early-stage funding as the year wrapped up. Investors clearly haven’t lost their appetite for novel ideas in the space, even […]
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