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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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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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Dutch Regulator Fines Casino Zoetermeer €25,000 For Cruks Entry Failures
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has fined Casino Zoetermeer after two self-excluded customers were allowed into its gaming hall to place wagers.…
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Nepal’s Tourism Reform Bill Proposes Major Changes For Casino Regulation
Nepal’s lawmakers have moved into a crucial stage of the proposed overhaul of its tourism laws after submitting amendments to the Tourism…
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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…
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Hacksaw Posts 31% Revenue Jump and 82% Margin in Q2 2026, While CEO Search Drags On
Hacksaw grew Q2 revenue 31% to €59.3m, with adjusted operating profit rising equally and the 82% EBIT margin holding steady for the…
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BetHog Is Dead. The FanDuel Founders Who Built It Are Betting Everything on AI Dealers Instead
BetHog closes 31 July 2026, less than two years after launch, with players given until then to withdraw funds. Parent company redirects…
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Betsson Sets New Records for Revenue in Q2 2026, While Profitability Remains Unconvincing
The Betsson company recorded its best quarterly turnover ever at €310.2m in Q2 2026, but the operating profit decreased by 38.9% from…
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EU Court Says That Google Can Be Held Accountable for Gambling Advertisements on YouTube
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its decision on 16 July 2026, indicating that the hosting exception of Google…
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Evolution Pays £4.75m to Close UKGC Licence Review Over Unlicensed Operator Supply
Evolution agreed a £4.75m settlement with the UK Gambling Commission on 15 July 2026, closing a licence review launched in December 2024…
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ANJL Backs New Betting Advertising Rules And Enforcement Against Illegal Operators
Brazil's National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has welcomed the government's new betting advertising rules. However, it notes that stricter enforcement…
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Alliance Global Closes the Book on Genting: Newport World Resorts Is Now Fully Filipino-Owned
AGI's subsidiary NWRPI took formal ownership of Genting Hong Kong's shares in Newport World Resorts operator Travellers International Hotel Group on 15…
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ThrillTech Lands AGCO Licence, Opening Ontario’s iGaming Market to Its Side-Bet Jackpots
ThrillTech has been awarded a Gaming-Related Supplier licence by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, allowing it to offer ThrillPots to…
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Banijay and All3Media Merger Closes, Creating the World’s Largest Independent Production Company
Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have successfully closed the merger between Banijay Entertainment and All3Media to create the largest independent producer worldwide,…
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IGT Kills Its Electronic Table Games Division, and Apollo’s Fingerprints Are All Over It
IGT will end-of-life its ETG operations in 2027, exiting a segment it had been actively expanding just two years prior. The closure…
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Playtech’s Quiet UAE Entry: The Subsidiary Nobody Talked About Just Hit 23
VS Technology Limited, a wholly owned Playtech subsidiary acquired through Gaming Technology Solutions in 2009, has been added to the GCGRA's licensed…
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Nepal’s Mini Casino Royalty Doubles: Who Pays the Price When the Government Needs Cash Fast
The Financial Bill of Nepal for 2026-27 will increase the yearly royalty of mini casinos from NPR 15 million to NPR 30…
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Cirsa Snaps Up Slots del Sol Stake in Paraguay — and the Play Is Bigger Than Two Casinos
Cirsa has taken a majority stake in Slots del Sol, its first move into Paraguay's newly opened gambling market. Paraguay's gambling sector…
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Michigan Tightens the Screw on Kalshi as $500,000 Daily Fines Enter the Picture
Judge Aquilina extended the sports contract ban and set 12 August as Kalshi's hard geofencing deadline, with fines of $500,000 per day…
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Flutter Shares Jump 5.4% as Burry Bet, Dart Swap, and LSE Exit Converge into One Bullish Signal
Michael Burry has purchased Flutter for $107 per share, putting 60% of a whole-position size into FLUT stock, banking on regulation of…
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