Why bookie for Ohtani interpreter received a lighter sentence than feds recommended Summary Matt Bowyer, a prominent illegal bookmaker linked to Ippei Mizuhara (Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter), was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.6m in restitution. The sentence is shorter than the 15 months prosecutors recommended, […]
Freedom Plaza dreams big, Manhattan residents want all it offers – except a casino Summary Freedom Plaza is an ambitious $11bn mixed-use proposal from Soloviev Group and Mohegan Gaming to redevelop a 6.7-acre site on Manhattan’s East Side into hotels, residences, nearly five acres of park, a “Museum of Democracy” and a casino. The project […]
Mobile Premier League to cut 60% of workforce after India iGaming ban Summary Mobile Premier League (MPL) is set to reduce around 60% of its workforce after the Indian government pushed through a national ban on paid online gaming (iGaming). The bill, introduced in August and given presidential assent on 22 August, outlaws games where […]
Norsk Tipping handed NOK46 million penalty over Eurojackpot and Lotto errors Summary The Norwegian Lottery and Foundation Authority (Lottstift) has approved a NOK46 million fine for state-owned operator Norsk Tipping after finding a long-running technical error affected Eurojackpot “extra” and Lotto “super” draws. The fault, present since 2015, gave cooperative players a higher chance of […]
ASA amends gambling advertising rules to close non-UK ‘loophole’ Summary The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has extended the scope of the CAP Code so that, from 1 September 2025, gambling operators licenced to serve the UK must follow the same advertising and marketing rules regardless of where they are registered. The amendment brings non-paid-for […]
Celebrity gambling ads heavily influencing children, GambleAware survey says Summary GambleAware has released research — compiled by Social Finance and Sherbert Research — showing children and young people in Great Britain are being exposed to gambling content at “unprecedented levels.” The findings come from two surveys: one of 634 pupils across schools in the South […]
The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences From Firm and Worker Surveys Summary This paper, by Bartik, Cullen, Glaeser, Luca and Stanton and published in the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, uses surveys of small business owners and employees to track how remote work changed after COVID-19. The authors report three […]
Family firm heterogeneity and innovation: The role of firm origin and family involvement Summary Article Date: 16 Jun 2025Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472778.2025.2510478?af=RArticle Image: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCoverImage?journalCode=ujbm20 This study examines how the origin of family firms—whether “born” family firms or those formed via privatisation of state-owned enterprises (SOE-transformed)—affects innovation investment and efficiency in emerging economies. Using institutional logics theory, […]
Hybrid Clouds Provide a Practical Approach to Post-Quantum Migration Summary The article explains a pragmatic path for organisations to begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by leveraging hybrid-cloud architectures. It highlights that upgrading TLS on on-premises systems — primarily by moving to OpenSSL 3.5+ which supports PQC hybrid key exchanges — can provide quantum-resistant in-transit […]
Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam Summary Japan, South Korea and the United States held a joint forum in Tokyo to address an expanding North Korean scheme that poses as legitimate IT workers to infiltrate organisations, steal data, and generate revenue for the DPRK. The countries issued advisories and the […]
