Leaked 40% Gambling Levy Sends Shockwaves Through the Industry Summary An accidental early release of documents from the UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) revealed plans to overhaul gambling taxation, with remote gaming duty set to rise from 21% to 40% from April 2026. The leak also confirms abolition of the 10% bingo duty and […]
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Valued Near $1B in Major Recapitalization Summary Rush Street Gaming’s affiliate, Rivers Enterprise Borrower, LLC, has completed a recapitalisation that places Rivers Casino Pittsburgh at an enterprise value of approximately $991 million and makes the affiliate the sole owner of the Pittsburgh casino and hotel on the Ohio River. The recapitalisation included […]
Spain Fines 32 Gaming Operators for Various Violations Summary Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 has imposed fines totalling more than EUR 33 million on 32 gambling operators after intensified enforcement in 2025. Six foreign, unlicensed operators received very serious sanctions of EUR 5 million each plus enforced domain shutdowns. The […]
Turkish Soccer Club Left Without Players Following Mass Gambling Scandal Summary Ağrı Spor, a fourth-tier Turkish football club, says it has been left without a senior squad after 17 players were suspended amid a wide-ranging gambling probe. The suspensions follow nationwide action by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), which has suspended more than 1,000 players […]
New Study Says AI Helps Workers and Creates More Warehouse Roles Article Date: 26 November 2025 Article URL: https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ai-is-helping-warehouse-jobs-grow Summary A new survey from Mecalux and the MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab — based on responses from more than 2,000 logistics leaders across 21 countries — finds AI and automation are now widespread in warehouses […]
Three Freight Fraud Trends Every Carrier Should Watch Summary Truckstop’s 2025 review finds freight fraud is getting smarter and harder to spot. After examining nearly 50,000 entities this year, the company highlights three accelerating trends: convincing identity fraud (including AI-generated IDs and photos), a rise in spoofed communications (emails and phone calls designed to impersonate […]
Rail Leaders Split on $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Summary The proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) — which would join roughly 50,000 route miles across 43 states and create the US’s first coast-to-coast freight railroad — was the focus of debate at the RailTrends conference in New York. […]
Pay clarity will challenge the heart of workplace culture Summary The article examines the cultural implications of rising pay transparency initiatives, focusing on the upcoming EU Pay Transparency Directive and its likely ripple effects for UK employers with European staff. While data shows pay transparency can boost trust, competitiveness and performance, the deeper challenge for […]
Federal judge in Nevada reverses a key court win for Kalshi prediction markets Summary A US district judge in Nevada, Andrew Gordon, has dissolved a preliminary injunction that earlier blocked Nevada regulators from treating Kalshi’s sports-event contracts as unlawful gambling. Gordon rejected Kalshi’s argument that its Commodity Futures Trading Commission registration pre-empts state oversight, saying […]
Unprecedented OBR leak confirms UK gambling tax increase Summary The UK Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) leak reveals steep gambling tax rises announced in the autumn budget. From April 2026 remote gaming duty will jump from 21% to 40% and bingo duty (currently 10%) will be abolished. A new general betting duty for remote betting […]
