Gambling Commission closes Advisory Board for Safer Gambling Summary Great Britain’s Gambling Commission has announced it will close the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) after the body “completed its original remit”. Set up in 2008, the ABSG spent 17 years advising the regulator on reducing gambling harms and helped embed lived-experience voices in regulation, […]
Blask x NEXT.io: Nepal’s iGaming market crashes amid unrest Summary iGaming interest in Nepal plunged after the government ordered the blocking of 26 major social platforms on 4 September, triggering nationwide protests, curfews and platform outages. The daily Blask Index for Nepal fell ~74% — from 26.3k on 2 September to 6.6k on 9 September […]
The Hidden C-Suite Risk Of AI Failures Summary Insurers are increasingly adding broad “AI exclusions” to liability policies that can bar coverage for claims “based upon, attributable to, arising out of, or related to” any use of artificial intelligence. These exclusions — often drafted to cover third‑party AI as well as an insured’s own systems […]
The Political Economy of Global Stock Exchange Competition Summary This article, based on a paper by Curtis J. Milhaupt and Wolf‑Georg Ringe, argues that the conventional “race for IPOs” framing of exchange rivalry is incomplete. Exchanges now function as strategic assets at the nexus of commercial aims, national policy and geopolitical rivalry. IPO competition remains […]
Triton CEO Andy Wong Talks About Building Poker’s Most Prestigious High-Stakes Tour Summary Andy Wong, CEO and co-founder of Triton Poker, discusses how the tour became the world’s premier high-stakes poker brand. Drawing on his media and esports background, Wong explains the rationale behind creating a premium, spectator-friendly platform that brought elite games out of […]
Exxon’s Auto-Voting Plan: Implications for Shareholder Activism and Considerations for Companies Summary The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action response saying it will not recommend enforcement action against Exxon’s proposed auto-voting scheme for retail holders. Under the plan, retail shareholders (including those holding through brokers, banks or plan administrators) can opt in to […]
Sportingtech and NEXT.io launch landmark report on Mexico’s iGaming market Summary NEXT.io and Sportingtech have released “iGaming Market in Focus: Mexico”, a detailed report examining Mexico’s rapidly evolving iGaming sector. The research highlights a pivotal moment: online gaming gross gaming revenue (GGR) is projected to overtake land-based revenue for the first time in 2025. The […]
EGBA calls for support for landmark European Safer Gambling Standard Summary The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is urging national standardisation delegates to approve a European standard on markers of harm in online gambling at the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The vote closes on 25 September 2025 and follows EGBA’s proposal to CEN […]
Casino chips are included in ‘no tax on tips’, which benefits Nevada workers Summary The U.S. Treasury issued guidance confirming that casino chips count as qualified tips under the new “no tax on tips” policy. That means tips received as tangible chips — along with cash, checks, card payments, gift cards and certain electronic payments […]
The Hidden C-Suite Risk Of AI Failures Summary Insurers are increasingly inserting broad AI exclusions into liability policies (E&O, cyber, D&O and professional liability). These exclusions frequently bar coverage for claims “based upon, attributable to, arising out of, or related to” any use of artificial intelligence — including third-party or vendor AI — and may […]
