Australian Fortune Teller Believed to Have Laundered Money at Star Sydney Summary An Australian woman identified by the initials A.P., a self-styled fortune teller and feng shui master, has been arrested by New South Wales Police amid allegations she was part of a multi-million-dollar criminal syndicate. Authorities allege she encouraged clients to take large gambling […]
Why Infingame says operators aren’t ready for what’s coming Summary Infingame COO Dmytro Kryvorchuk explains how the company is preparing to outpace industry turbulence by prioritising operational discipline, regulatory readiness and new revenue formats. The firm is focussed on becoming a scalable global aggregator, leaning into regulated markets (with Brazil a major testbed) and turning […]
Aftershock: How the UK tax hike is recasting Gibraltar’s iGaming economy Summary The UK Chancellor announced a sharp rise in Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) — from 21% to 40% by April 2026 — and an increase in online betting duty from 15% to 25% by 2027. Gibraltar, where online gaming represents roughly 30% of GDP […]
India’s gaming industry levels up with data protection reforms Summary India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is reshaping the fast-growing gaming sector as the country surpasses 500 million gamers. The law tightens consent requirements, enforces data minimisation, raises safeguards for children’s data and increases compliance duties for large platforms designated as Significant Data Fiduciaries. […]
Citizens: Prediction markets annual revenue could reach $10bn by 2030 Summary Citizens’ new report finds prediction markets shifting from retail speculation towards institutional adoption, estimating current revenues near a $2bn run rate and projecting that annual revenue could exceed $10bn by 2030 as institutional capital flows in. Monthly trading volumes are around $10bn across leading […]
Reinvent or rust: The learning leader’s guide to AI maturity Summary Learning and development (L&D) sits at a crossroads: stay a reactive cost centre that produces courses or reinvent as a strategic driver of capability and competitive advantage. The article introduces an AI maturity model with five phases (Ad Hoc → Transformational) to help learning […]
Escaping Reality Via Gambling Leads to Addiction Summary Researchers have updated the Gambling Motives Questionnaire to a new GMQ-R-27 that explicitly includes “escapism” as a motive for gambling. The study, published in Comprehensive Psychiatry and involving Université de Montréal psychologist Prof. Beáta Bőthe, finds that using gambling to escape daily worries, stress and negative emotions […]
SJM shareholders approve L’Arc Hotel acquisition ahead of regulatory deadline | AGB Summary SJM Holdings has won near-unanimous shareholder approval to acquire 100% of Arc of Triumph Development Company Limited, owner of L’Arc Hotel and its casino/facilities in Macau. The extraordinary general meeting on 15 December passed the resolution by poll with more than 99.9% […]
New Study Shows Nevada Residents More Likely to Develop Gambling Addiction Summary A UNLV study finds that around 15% of Nevada residents have a gambling problem — about 7.5 times the US national average of 2%. Some 65% of residents reported gambling in the past year, and of those, 21% fall into the ‘most severe […]
US Gambling Tax Change Leads Erik Seidel to Consider Cutting Back on Poker Summary A recent change to US gambling tax rules — part of President Donald Trump’s economic plan — will limit deductions on gambling losses to 90% of annual losses instead of allowing full deductions. The rule takes effect in 2026 and has […]
