Marina Bay Sands abandons standard hold calculations on rolling baccarat as theoretical rates hit new heights Summary Las Vegas Sands has changed how it calculates expected hold on rolling baccarat at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) after smart-table data showed theoretical rates reaching 4.2% in 3Q25. The company reported a steady climb in expected hold over […]
Las Vegas Sands on the rise in 3Q25 as stunning Singapore run continues, Macau resorts show sequential improvement Summary Las Vegas Sands (LVS) posted strong 3Q25 results with net revenues of US$3.33bn, up 24.3% year-on-year and 4.7% quarter-on-quarter. Marina Bay Sands (MBS) again led the group, generating US$1.44bn in net revenues (including US$1.07bn in casino […]
AI Can Develop Harmful Gambling Behaviour, Recent Study Finds Summary A team at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology tested advanced LLMs (OpenAI’s GPT-4o-mini and GPT-4.1-mini, Google’s Gemini-2.5-Flash, and Anthropic’s Claude-3.5-Haiku) in a simulated slot-machine environment. Each model began with $100 and repeatedly chose whether to bet or quit on a game with negative […]
Las Vegas Sands executives hail “unprecedented” Singapore performance, vow Macau turnaround | AGB Summary Las Vegas Sands (LVS) reported sharply divergent Q3 2025 results: Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore produced an “unprecedented” quarter while the Macau portfolio showed steady improvement but remains behind company targets. MBS delivered $743m in quarterly EBITDA and is on […]
NBA Athletes and Coach Arrested for Alleged Ties to Illegal Poker & Insider Betting Summary Federal authorities have arrested three well-known figures in connection with large-scale illegal gambling operations. The arrests, part of “Operation Nothing But Bet” and “Operation Zen Diagram,” name Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and […]
Missouri Approves 10 Operators For Dec. 1 Sports Betting Start Summary Missouri regulators issued temporary sports betting licences to 10 operators on 23 October 2025, positioning those firms to launch when statewide online sports betting goes live at midnight on 1 December. Operators still must get internal controls and house rules signed off before they […]
Ex-Mossad Operatives Linked to Covert Campaign Against Evolution Summary New Jersey court filings allege that ex-Mossad operatives working for private intelligence firm Black Cube were hired by London-listed Playtech to run a covert investigation into Swedish gaming group Evolution. Playtech reportedly paid about £1.8 million for a report accusing Evolution of operating in banned and […]
NBA Player, Coach Arrested In Separate Gambling Scandals Summary Federal authorities announced the arrest of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups as part of two unsealed indictments tied to overlapping illegal gambling and sports-rigging schemes. The FBI and DOJ say roughly 34 people across 11 states were charged after […]
NCAA will allow college athletes to bet on professional sports starting Nov. 1 Summary The NCAA approved a rule change that permits college athletes and athletic-department staff to place bets on professional sports. The change — signed off by Division I, II and III councils — takes effect on 1 November 2025. The move does […]
Who are Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones? A look at arrested NBA player and coaches Summary Punchy: Three well-known NBA figures — Portland coach Chauncey Billups, Miami guard Terry Rozier and former Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones — were arrested in connection with a federal probe into illegal sports betting and rigged high-stakes poker […]
