Articles by Arijit Roul
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New Jersey Hits 30 Online Casinos While Lawmakers Push Tax on Prediction Markets
Three new online casino platforms, namely Vegas Club Casino, Ember Casino, and Betinia Casino, pushed New Jersey's total from 27 to 30…
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SEGG Drops Lottery.com Courier Model as $596bn Global Race Begins
SEGG Media's board approved the full transition of Lottery.com to an affiliate-only platform on 27 July 2026, ending its courier-based ticket sales…
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Lottomatica’s Online Arm Is Now Carrying the Entire Business, and the Margin Numbers Prove It
The EBITDA margin for online EBITDA of Lottomatica rose to 57.9% in the first half of 2026, from 54.1% seen in the…
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Star Entertainment Cuts Q4 EBITDA Loss 70% as Sydney Hits Record Revenue Lows
The EBITDA loss of Star Entertainment’s Q4 FY26 was reduced by 70% to A$8 million, but revenue of Sydney casino still stands…
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Flutter Cuts Its Last London Tie — But Wall Street Has Not Forgiven the US Bet
Flutter's shares stop trading on the LSE on 31 July 2026, ending a listed lineage dating back to Paddy Power's float in…
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Coral’s 100-Year Wait Ends at St Andrew’s, But the Real Story Is What Drove Entain There
For the 2026/27 season, Coral becomes Birmingham City’s main sponsor, marking the first instance of a front-of-shirt sponsorship for the 100-year-old betting…
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bet365 Scores and Juventus: The Infotainment Deal Exposing Italy’s Broken Betting Ban
bet365 Scores has been appointed Juventus's official sports infotainment partner, mirroring the legal framework used in its earlier SSC Napoli arrangement. Italy's…
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Italian Authorities Shut Down Illegal Betting Centres in Sicily as Reform Stalemate Deepens
ADM and Guardia di Finanza inspected 14 venues across Agrigento, shutting two illegal betting centres and imposing fines exceeding €20,000. Seized terminals…
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Nevada Clears Fertitta Executives, But the Real Caesars Deal Story Is What Nobody’s Saying
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved Fertitta CFO Richard Liem and general counsel Steven Scheinthal on 23 July 2026, the most concrete…
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Boyd Gaming Raises Online Guidance Despite Profit Drop — What the Q2 Numbers Don’t Tell You
Boyd Interactive growth pushed management to raise full-year online EBITDAR guidance by $5m to a $35m-$40m range, even as reported online revenue…
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Fiercely Debated AI Technology: Svenska Spel Reports Record Profits Amidst Heavy Criticism
Spelberoendes Riksförbund accused the operator of placing profit above its responsible gambling mandate; Svenska Spel rejected the charge outright. Since April 2026,…
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Evolution Nearly Lost Its UK Licence. A £4.75m Settlement Is What Kept It
Suspension of Evolution's UK licence was actively considered by the Gambling Commission before the £4.75m settlement was finalised. Five Evolution live casino…
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Polymarket Takes France to Court After ANJ Pulls the Plug on Its Website
The ANJ in France banned Polymarket's complete website on 16 July 2026 due to illegal gambling promotion and a risk of €100,000…
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Netflix’s First Gambling Advertising Hire Exposes a Platform at a Crossroads
Netflix has brought on Ian Hunter, who worked with Stars Group for seven years and was previously with Snap Inc., to oversee…
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Lottoland’s Gibraltar Jobs Under Threat as UK Tax Hikes and EU Court Ruling Pile Pressure on Operator
The chief executive officer of Lottoland, Nigel Birrell, announced that there was only a redundancy consultation in the Gibraltar office without revealing…
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Australia’s Gambling Reform Bill: Bigger Than It Looks, But Still Not Enough
Labor's Gambling Reform Bill stops short of a full advertising ban but introduces sweeping restrictions on how operators promote their services. Legal…
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Australia’s Pension Funds Are Quietly Bankrolling Gambling With $14.8bn of Your Super Funds
According to a SustainoMetric report in July 2026 on behalf of Alliance for Gambling Reform, the 20 largest Australian super funds have…
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Play971 Locks in IGT and Endorphina Deals, Signalling How Fast the UAE’s Only Licensed Gaming Platform Is Moving
On 21 July 2026, Play971 entered into content agreements with IGT and Endorphina, adding the IGT PlayDigital games such as Blackjack, Cleopatra,…
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Settlement Money Leaves the Sector: UKGC’s Consolidated Fund Decision Sparks Funding Fears
Meta Title UKGC Settlement Rule Sparks Gambling Funding Fears Meta Description The UKGC now sends regulatory settlement payments to the Treasury, ending…
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Gambling.com Group Is Dead. Meet Grandstand, the Company That Replaced It
Gambling.com Group officially became Grandstand Limited on 23 July 2026, switching its Nasdaq ticker from GAMB to GRSD. The company now spans…