From Sydney to the Bronx, Bally’s Corp is a gaming enigma Summary Bally’s Corp, a Rhode Island-based operator, keeps pulling off improbable wins despite a stretched balance sheet, sprawling assets and limited corporate visibility. The company has survived through a series of complex deals: a funding agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties that stabilised Chicago […]
UK think tank reiterates call for gambling tax hike, says black market ‘unlikely to be a major threat’ Summary The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has renewed calls for a substantial rise in UK gambling taxes, proposing remote gaming duty be raised from 21% to 50%, machine games duty from 20% to 50% of […]
Africa drives 30% revenue growth for Super Group in Q2 Article Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:48:36 +0000Author: Kyle Goldsmith Summary NYSE-listed Super Group posted record revenue in Q2, with total revenue up 30% year-on-year to $579.4m. The company attributed the uplift to stronger activity across Africa, Europe and North America, while LatAm, the Middle […]
Aviator LLC responds after Spribe grounds rival in UK IP battle ahead of trial Summary Spribe won an interim injunction from the UK High Court on 31 July preventing Aviator LLC from launching a competing “Aviator” crash game in the UK while an intellectual property dispute proceeds to trial, expected in late 2026 or early […]
Philippines pension manager defends iGaming investment Summary On 7 August 2025, iGamingBusiness reported that the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) invested PHP1 billion in DigiPlus, a Philippine Stock Exchange-listed online gaming company. Senator Risa Hontiveros, who has campaigned to curb offshore and online gambling, criticised the purchase on the Senate floor, noting the shares were […]
2Q25 Earnings Slides vF Summary Penn National Gaming’s Q2 2025 investor deck highlights a broadly stable retail business, accelerating interactive (online) performance and several development milestones. Management emphasises forward-looking risks and discloses use of a non-GAAP metric (Adjusted Revenues) for its Interactive segment. Key operational notes: retail revenue was roughly flat year‑on‑year (+1% total; +4% […]
MGM Empire City touts record of tax contributions at NY casino meeting Summary MGM Empire City presented its bid to the Yonkers community advisory committee (CAC), emphasising the property’s long history in New York and its tax contributions since winning a video lottery terminal (VLT) licence. MGM is one of eight applicants competing for up […]
Celebrating new voices, fresh perspectives, bold partnerships for Women’s Month in SA Summary This piece marks the launch of a new monthly column on iGB in partnership with Women in Gaming Africa, curated by Lois Bright. Launched for South Africa’s Women’s Month, the column spotlights five prominent women across the country’s gaming sector — regulators, […]
Episode 14: Illegal gaming in Brazil and sizing crypto gambling Summary Right to the Source returns with Ed Birkin taking aim at inflated claims about illegal gambling in Brazil and disputing popular estimates of the crypto gambling market. Host Robin Harrison tries to temper the rhetoric, arguing that overstating the size of illegal play could […]
Super Group eyes crypto to cut costs in key African markets Article Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:28:01 +0000Image: Main image Summary Super Group is actively exploring crypto payments across its core African markets as a way to reduce high banking and processing costs and to attract a different segment of customers. CEO Neal Menashe […]
