HMRC tribunal ruling confirms duty owed on free spins Summary The First-tier Tribunal has backed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a dispute with Jumpman Gaming Ltd, confirming that certain free spins awarded as prizes in promotional offers are subject to remote gaming duty (RGD). The case centred on a “Mega Reel” promotion and assessments […]
Allwyn to acquire majority stake in PrizePicks at $2.5bn valuation Summary Allwyn International will buy a 62.3% majority stake in PrizePicks, valuing the North American daily fantasy sports operator at at least $2.5bn. The deal includes an initial $1.6bn cash payment and potential performance-related payouts that could lift the implied valuation above $4bn by 2029. […]
SBS Makes History by Allowing Players to Block Gambling Ads Summary SBS, Australia’s hybrid-funded public broadcaster, has become the first broadcaster globally to let viewers block gambling adverts on its on-demand service. The change is part of SBS’s Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) drive and lets users opt out of specific ad categories, including gambling. […]
Ike Haxton Breaks Triton Curse to Win First Title at 34th Final Table Summary Isaac “Ike” Haxton finally landed his first Triton Poker title at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II, winning the $100K Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event and taking home $2,789,000. After 64 cashes and 34 final-table appearances on the Triton/SHR circuit, […]
Louisiana Hands Meta a Tax Break and Power for Its Biggest Data Center Summary Louisiana regulators fast-tracked approval for three natural-gas turbines and a $550m transmission line to feed Meta’s planned 4-million-square-foot data centre in Richland Parish — a facility expected to need more than 2GW of power. Entergy Louisiana will operate the plants; Meta […]
Borderlands 4 review: Chaos, consequence, and a franchise reborn Summary Borderlands 4 arrives as a reinvention of the looter‑shooter formula — bigger, darker and more frenetic. The game moves the series to an interconnected open world called Kairos with four distinct regions full of secrets, varied biomes and fresh traversal tools like a grappling hook […]
Safaricom just completed M-PESA’s biggest upgrade in a decade, but will partners plug in? Summary Safaricom has completed its largest M-PESA core migration since localising the platform a decade ago, finishing a three-hour cutover and restoring services early on Monday. The upgrade — dubbed Fintech 2.0 — moves M-PESA to a cloud-native, microservices architecture hosted […]
Nada Shaheen on why large African companies will die if they ignore startups Summary GB Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Egypt’s GB Corp, led by Nada Shaheen. The group — with nearly a century in car manufacturing, financing and related services across multiple African and Middle Eastern markets — has begun using CVC […]
This missing tech is why Nigeria’s grid keeps collapsing Summary Nigeria’s national grid collapsed again on 10 September 2025 — the third full-system failure this year. Experts point to an ageing, radial transmission network, chronic underinvestment, and a continuing absence of key stabilising technology as the root causes. Chief among the missing pieces is SCADA […]
Australian broadcaster SBS makes gambling ad opt-out permanent Summary Australia’s public broadcaster SBS will permanently let viewers of its digital streaming service opt out of certain ad categories, including gambling. Following a 2024 trial that cut advertising-related complaints by 45%, the opt-out will be rolled out across SBS On Demand from 2026 as part of […]
