New Zealand cracks down on influencers and offshore casino over gambling ads Summary New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has fined four social media influencers and offshore operator Spinbet a combined NZ$125,000 for breaching gambling advertising rules. Individual fines ranged from NZ$15,000 to NZ$30,000, while Curacao-based Spinbet was hit with NZ$60,000 for 12 breaches. […]
CSX taps Steve Angel as CEO to drive next phase of growth Summary CSX has appointed Steve Angel as President and Chief Executive Officer effective 28 September 2025, replacing Joe Hinrichs. The Board emphasised Angel’s decades of experience leading large industrial companies and guiding major transformations — notably as CEO of Praxair and then the […]
DraftKings Lands Multi-Year Deal With NBCUniversal Summary DraftKings announced a multi-year advertising and integration partnership with NBCUniversal that will place the DraftKings brand across NBCU’s major sports broadcasts and digital assets. The agreement includes exclusive integrations and digital sponsorships spanning the NBA, NCAA football and basketball, NFL, PGA and other properties. Key upcoming placements include […]
Kalshi Surges To New High In Prediction Volume Summary Prediction platform Kalshi set consecutive all-time trading records over the weekend, with Saturday volume topping $260 million and Sunday surpassing $275 million. The weekend total reached $538 million, driven almost entirely by sports contracts — primarily football. NFL and NCAA markets dominated, and a Packers–Cowboys Sunday […]
Indian Gaming Association chair Ernie Stevens Jr. passes away Summary Ernie Stevens Jr., the long-serving chairman of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA), has died. Stevens led the IGA for more than two decades, steering efforts to advance tribal gaming and strengthen tribal sovereignty in the United States. Under his leadership the tribal gaming sector grew […]
Greece could become first EU country to automatically block minors from gambling Summary Greece is preparing to introduce automatic, device-level restrictions that would block minors from accessing online gambling and tobacco retail sites and restrict social media access for younger teens. The measure would use the government-run Kids Wallet mobile app to verify ages and […]
BMM: “We are deeply committed to transforming the performance of the industry while protecting its patrons” Summary BMM Testlabs, a four-decade-old testing and certification specialist, has sold a 60% stake to The Visualize Group (TVG) led by C.C. Melvin Ike while long-serving CEO Martin Storm remains in charge. In an interview with Yogonet, Storm explains […]
Bally’s shares plans for mixed-use casino project around A’s upcoming Las Vegas ballpark | Yogonet International Summary Las Vegas will get a new 26-acre sports and entertainment district developed by Bally’s around the Athletics’ $2bn, 33,000-seat ballpark on the former Tropicana site. The scheme — Bally’s Las Vegas — includes 500,000 sq ft of retail, […]
Visa-free Chinese tourists set to boost South Korea’s casino sector | Yogonet International Summary South Korea has launched a pilot visa-free scheme for Chinese tourist groups aimed at stimulating tourism and the wider economy. The programme, running until June 2026, lets groups of three or more visitors from mainland China stay for up to 15 […]
SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator marks a decade of global growth and trusted performance Summary SOFTSWISS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Game Aggregator this October. Launched in 2013 to simplify game integration for operators, the platform has become a core infrastructure layer for online casinos, serving clients in 24 jurisdictions with a catalogue of more […]
