Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Man Who Killed Poker Player Susie Zhao Summary The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear the final appeal of Jeffery Bernard Morris, who was convicted in 2022 of first-degree premeditated murder and sexual assault in the killing of poker player and commentator Susie Zhao. Morris was sentenced to […]
DExit: Reincorporation Data Seem to Support the Hype Summary Interest in companies leaving Delaware (“DExit”) rose sharply after the Delaware Court of Chancery invalidated Elon Musk’s 2024 Tesla pay package. Analysis Group reviewed SEC filings to track reincorporations among public firms with market capitalisations above $250m and found a clear increase in departures from Delaware […]
Political support growing for UK gambling tax hike Summary Punchy take: Political momentum is building behind a significant rise in gambling taxes ahead of the November Budget — and it could hit the most harmful products hardest. Deputy Labour leadership hopeful Lucy Powell told The Guardian she backs hiking taxes on gambling companies to help […]
Australia told to address gambling policy flaws Summary The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) has released the National Gambling Prevalence Study Pilot (2024), warning that existing gambling policy is failing to limit harm and calling for a public-health approach. The report finds Australians lose an estimated $32 billion a year to legal gambling and that […]
SBC Summit 2025 Concludes as the Largest and Most International Edition Yet Summary The SBC Summit 2025 in Lisbon closed as the biggest edition yet, drawing more than 30,000 delegates from 150 countries and delivering 20% year-on-year growth. The event featured over 700 exhibitors and sponsors, 550+ speakers and an expanded footprint of 135,000m² across […]
ASA: William Hill voucher could incentivise irresponsible play Summary The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against William Hill relating to a £5 voucher issued from a fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) in a shop on 3 April 2025. The voucher could only be redeemed later the same day during a limited time window, […]
Sweden deepens Gambling Act text to combat black market Summary The Swedish government has published memorandum Ds 2025:23 proposing substantial changes to the Gambling Act 2018 (Spellagen 2018:1138). Prepared by Marcus Isgren at the request of Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman, the proposals move the legal test from whether an operator targets Sweden to […]
Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Man Who Killed Poker Player Susie Zhao Summary The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the final appeal from Jeffery Bernard Morris, the man convicted in 2022 of the first-degree premeditated murder and sexual assault of poker player and commentator Susie Zhao. Morris was sentenced to life without parole […]
2025 Proxy Season Review: Compensation-Related Matters Summary Say-on-pay and equity plan votes remained broadly supportive in H1 2025, with average shareholder backing near 90% for S&P 500 and roughly 91% for Russell 3000 companies. The number of failed say-on-pay votes rose only marginally from the ten-year low in H1 2024. ISS recommendations continued to move […]
Corporate Citizenship in Transition: Lessons from 2025, Planning for 2026 Summary This report, based on a survey of more than 80 corporate citizenship and philanthropy leaders at US and multinational firms, outlines how corporate giving evolved in 2025 and what companies are planning for 2026. It finds that budgets largely held steady but face new […]
