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Key Points Allwyn has finished its legal move from Luxembourg to Switzerland, bringing its registered office into the same country as its headquarters in Lucerne after shareholders approved the change in May 2026. This relocation marks the last stage of Allwyn’s merger with OPAP. The transaction closed in March 2026 and formed one of the […]

Key Points Fertitta Entertainment agreed to acquire Caesars Entertainment in a $17.6bn cash-and-debt deal, offering shareholders $31 per share. Caesars adds casinos, sportsbook partnerships, digital betting, and 65 million rewards members to Fertitta’s entertainment and hospitality portfolio. The takeover could affect US sports betting regulations, Houston Rockets restrictions, and casino competition in overlapping gaming markets. […]

Key Points Manchester United have reportedly secured a £20m-per-year training kit sponsorship agreement with Betway, setting a new benchmark for football training apparel partnerships while staying outside the Premier League’s incoming gambling shirt ban. The deal arrives after United completed a full season without a training kit sponsor following the end of their £24m-per-year Tezos […]

Key Points Sportsbet selected Doug Brown as chief executive from 1 June 2026, while Barni Evans stepped into the wider position of CEO for Flutter APAC and Emerging Markets. The leadership change arrives as Sportsbet deals with slower revenue growth in Australia, stronger competition, and heavier regulatory pressure despite holding close to 45% of the […]

Key Points ASIC wants the court to impose an A$1.3 million penalty on former Star Entertainment chief Matt Bekier, alongside an eight-year ban from corporate leadership, after judges found he hid misconduct concerns from the board. The dispute focuses on Star’s dealings with Suncity, a junket group that drove A$2.1 billion in VIP gambling turnover […]

Key Points The Turkish National Lottery Administration blocked a total of 84,585 illegal gambling and betting sites in 2025. They also expanded their efforts in cracking down on streams, social media accounts, mobile applications and online foreign content providers associated with illegal gambling. The financial analysts along with law enforcement agencies also ramped up their […]

Key Points The ASA approved Betway’s Instagram campaign with Thierry Henry after deciding the former Arsenal forward now connects more with television audiences than under-18 football fans. Oddschecker had violated the advertising guidelines since it posted Instagram content related to gambling that included Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, whose fame was considered important even though […]

Key Points Indonesia moved to block Polymarket after the platform allowed users to place bets on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before his term ends in 2029. Authorities described the activity as online gambling because it involved “betting and speculation over events that are inconclusive.” Officials widened the crackdown beyond the platform itself. […]

Key Points Spain’s gambling watchdog moved to temporarily block Polymarket and Kalshi after opening formal sanction procedures against both firms. Regulators argued that the companies provided gambling services without securing the administrative approval required under Spanish law. Other concerns cited included those regarding consumer safety due to a lack of identification verification; weak measures to […]

Key Points During the week ending May 18, Kalshi controlled 70.8% of total prediction market activity. The platform handled $3.99 billion in notional trades, while Polymarket slid 15% from the previous week to $1.65 billion, pushing the gap between both firms much wider. Sports trading, alongside Kalshi’s fast-growing “Exotics” contracts built around combo-style wagers, powered […]