Articles by Arijit Roul
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Betty Fined C$120,000 by Ontario Regulator After Underage Accounts Sat Undetected for Two Years
The AGCO fined Betty Gaming C$120,000 after vulnerabilities in its age controls allowed 23 underage users to create accounts on Betty.ca, nine…
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BlackRock Socratically Bets On Its Entain Play, Ahead of Q3 Earnings Report
BlackRock surpassed 5.01% in Entain on 31 July as the firm bought back its shares that it had recently reduced by using…
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Super Group Makes Play for Three Licences in New Zealand
Super Group saw second-quarter revenues of $684 million, up 18% on the prior-year quarter, with profit changing from a loss of $3…
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Catena Media Lays Off Regional Sites Staff in Latest Round of Job Losses, Five Positions Made Redundant
Five positions were scrapped in August 2026 as Catena Media integrated its technology and marketing functions, with regional sites' responsibilities assumed by…
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Playtika Sets Q2 Margins High, Cuts Disney Solitaire Marketing Budget by 70% for Second Half of 2026
Second quarter 2026 revenue of $731.1 million was up 5% year-over-year, along with an increase of 23.4% in EBITDA to $206.1 million…
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Penn Entertainment Announces $32.6m Q2 Profit, but the Interactive Remake is a Distance to Go
Penn recorded a net income of $32.6m in Q2 2026 compared to a loss of $18.3m recorded in Q2 2025, due to…
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Genius Sports Beats Q2 Guidance for the Second Quarter Running — and the Real Upside Is Not Yet in the Numbers
Group revenue for the Q2 period has amounted to $195.5m, hitting the $185m guidance mark, with adjusted EBITDA amounting to $52.6m above…
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Pixbet Explores Sale as Regulatory Pressure Mounts in Brazil
Pixbet is exploring a sale after multiple regulatory suspensions and the collapse of its record Flamengo sponsorship, according to multiple sources cited…
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Flutter Reports $296M Loss in Q2 Amid Increased Costs from World Cup and UK Taxes
Flutter's adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter declined by 45% to $508 million even though the company's revenues were up by 3%…
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Wynn’s UAE Casino Costs Just Jumped $600M — A Regional War Is Half the Reason
The total project budget has risen from approximately $5.1 billion to $5.7 billion, with roughly $300 million of the $600 million increase…
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Wynn Palace’s Mass Hold Windfall Masked a Far More Complicated Q2
The mass win rate at Wynn Palace amounted to 29.7%, which is a significant improvement compared to 22.3% last year, thus making…
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Super Group Broke All Its Records in Q2 2026 Without the US Market
Revenue in Q2 2026 stood at $684m, growing by 18% YOY, exceeding analysts’ forecast of $657m; profits jumped from -$3m to $123m.…
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UK National Lottery Good Causes Funding Down by 22% as £60m per Week Target for Allwyn in Danger?
Good causes funding fell £107.7m year-on-year in Q1 2026-27; EuroMillions alone accounted for £169.9m of the total sales decline. The UKGC confirmed…
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Light & Wonder Posts 26% Profit Surge in Q2, But UK Tax Doubling Threatens iGaming in H2 2026
The company recorded net profits of $120 million, which represents a 26% rise in Q2 2026, with iGaming revenues rising by 14%…
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Brightstar Makes a Profit of $33m as Italy Lotto Settlement Paves Way for Company
Revenue fell 7% to $584m in Q2 2026, but adjusted EBITDA rose 4% to $286m as same-store sales growth and cost discipline…
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Austria Sends Gambling Overhaul to Brussels, But the Hard Part Starts Now
The Gambling Act draft from Austria was sent to the European Commission via the TRIS procedure on 4 August 2026 and the…
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Allwyn’s Digital CEO Reveals the Real Reason the Novibet Deal Collapsed, and What Comes Next
Allwyn Digital CEO Kresimir Spajic confirmed active M&A discussions are ongoing, but no deal is being forced to a deadline. The Novibet…
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Betway Signs Manchester United in Record Training Kit Deal — and the Real Story Is Africa
Manchester United have signed what is reportedly the most valuable standalone training kit deal in world football, with Betway parent Super Group,…
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Flutter Names Dan Taylor as Next CEO — What Peter Jackson Leaves Behind and What Taylor Must Fix
Dan Taylor, who became CEO and President of Flutter's International in May 2026, will replace Peter Jackson as of 1 October 2026,…
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RETAbet Secures Two SRIJ Licences in Portugal, and Its CEO Has a Sharp Warning for Spain
SRIJ issued RETAbet SRIJ Licence Nos. 033 for fixed-odds betting on sports and 034 for online slot machines via retabet.pt to start…