Google reclassifies sweepstakes casinos as gambling under ad rules | AGB Summary Google has quietly amended its global Gambling and Games Advertising Policy to explicitly exclude sweepstakes casinos from the “social casino games” category. The single-line change, published on 28 October, means sweepstakes casinos — which use dual currencies and often allow redemption for cash-like […]
The Road Ahead: SOFTSWISS 2026 Report highlights AI, Regulation, and Brand Power as key drivers Summary SOFTSWISS has published its fourth annual 2026 iGaming Trends Report (produced with NEXT.io), combining a survey of 350+ iGaming professionals with AI analysis of more than 120,000 media headlines, independent analytics from Kantar and insights from 30 SOFTSWISS experts. […]
From Panic To Profit: Cost Management That Counts Summary Amid renewed inflationary pressure, higher interest rates and tariff uncertainty, small businesses face intensifying financial strain. Gayle Jennings O’Byrne argues that survival — and eventual growth — depends on disciplined, creative cost management rather than panic cuts. Practical measures include line-by-line expense audits, renegotiating vendor and […]
Tourism businesses seek end to government shutdown stalemate Summary More than 500 travel and tourism organisations, including 12 Nevada-based businesses such as MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, have signed a letter from the U.S. Travel Association urging congressional leaders to pass a clean continuing resolution and end the […]
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Workers Make History with Union Contract Summary Workers at Rivers Casino Portsmouth have become the first casino employees in Virginia to ratify a union contract, voting 95% in favour of the deal. Represented by Teamsters Local 822, employees secured an average 15.95% salary increase, employer-paid health coverage, expanded paid leave and protections […]
Snuneymuxw Buys Two Casinos, Becomes Canada’s Biggest Indigenous Operator Summary Petroglyph Development Group (PDG), the commercial arm of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, has finalised a deal to purchase River Rock Casino Resort and Chances Maple Ridge from Great Canadian Entertainment. Coupled with earlier acquisitions of Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria, PDG becomes the largest […]
Tasmania to Consider Gambling Ad Ban in State-Owned Properties Summary Independent MPs Meg Webb (upper house) and Kristie Johnston (lower house) have moved to introduce a motion in Tasmania’s parliament to ban gambling advertising and sponsorship in all state-owned or publicly funded venues. The proposed restrictions would cover signage, digital ads, team uniforms and broadcast […]
OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon Summary OpenAI has agreed a multi-year purchase of approximately $38 billion in AWS cloud infrastructure to train models and deliver services. The arrangement deepens OpenAI’s ties to major cloud players even as it maintains multi-cloud deployments, and it sees Amazon building custom hardware stacks featuring Nvidia GB200 and […]
Brazil’s new minister backs higher taxes on betting operators as Lula seeks wider fiscal support | Yogonet International Summary Guilherme Boulos, newly appointed Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, publicly backed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s plan to raise taxes on high earners and the online betting sector. Boulos used his inauguration […]
Macau October casino revenue rises 15.9% to $3.01 billion, highest since 2019 Summary Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 15.9% year-on-year in October to MOP24.09 billion (US$3.01 billion), the highest monthly total since October 2019, according to Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) data. The result was 31.7% above September and topped the previous […]
