iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Gaming tables are planned to move to other SJM casinos, and staff members will get reassigned or considered first for jobs inside the company. Key Points: Casino Grandview will finish business at exactly 23:59 pm on 30 July 2025. Gaming tables from this place will shift to other SJM casinos. Local workers will be kept […]

The player explained they had lost access to withdrawals after earning prize funds. Key Points: One player reported winning BR169,000 ($44,000) on a betting platform but faced blocks when trying to withdraw. A public notice was announced by the court after failing to find the betting company. The company, MCR 73 Investimento LTDA, received a […]

Boyd Gaming posted $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, a 6.9% increase. This marks its first billion-dollar quarter and builds on the $991.6 million reported in Q1. Net income rose 7.5% to $150.4 million, while adjusted EBITDAR increased 4.1% to $329.4 million. Online operations boomed, with revenue rising 33.2% to $173.1 […]

In a campaign to eliminate illegal gambling across Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has arrested more than 2,500 individuals in under two months. The intensified crackdown took place between June 2 and July 23. It targeted unlicensed betting activities including cockfighting, jueteng, bingo, and numbers-based lotteries.  A total of 2,573 suspects […]

A new bill has been proposed seeking to centralise gambling regulation across Nigeria and is now facing mounting opposition from state governments and the Federation of State Gaming Regulators of Nigeria (FSGRN). The Central Gambling Bill has already passed its Third Reading in the National Assembly, with the aim to unify control of all gambling […]

PrizePicks received gaming licences to operate in both Maine and Puerto Rico. Key Points PrizePicks started operating with a new license in Maine. The company has become the first daily fantasy sports operator with a license in Puerto Rico. When ‘Arena’ launches in Puerto Rico, PrizePicks will cover 47 US jurisdictions. No daily fantasy sports […]

That figure was higher than the same month last year, but less than the record seen in May. Non-adjusted gross gaming revenue stood at 27.9% more compared with the $240 million reported in June last year. The number went down by 9.2% compared with the $338 million from May 2025. iGaming Ontario shared that online […]

EA Entertainment and Sports Ltd. reported that HanzBet, one of its licensed brands, will cease business in Brazil starting July 31st. Founder Eduardo Peres stated that the company is running things in a real operational dictatorship. “We did not have any say in the brand closure or in decisions, as we were fully removed from […]

Share repurchases exceed $800m while Macau results stabilise following soft Q1. Key Points Net revenue grew 15.2% year on year to $3.18bn. Net income went up 22.4% to $519m which was a result of record performance in Singapore. $800m in common stock repurchased, bringing total since Q4 2023 to $3.5bn Las Vegas Sands showed a […]

North Korea’s Samhung Electronic Wallet smartphone app started giving people access to lottery tickets on mobile with jackpots in the tens of millions of North Korean won. People who use the app can purchase number-based lottery tickets similar to South Korea’s “Lotto.” The app also offers sports betting options, such as “Sports Toto,” where participants […]