William Hill Could Put the Lock on 200 Shops in the UK Summary William Hill is preparing to close up to 200 UK betting shops as parent company Evoke wrestles with heavy debt and the prospect of higher gambling taxes in the forthcoming Budget. The closures could affect roughly one in ten of William Hill’s […]
Austria Parting with Gambling Monopoly, with New Framework Looming Summary Austria is moving towards liberalising its online casino market as the state monopoly held by Casinos Austria is expected to end at the close of 2025. While no final law has been passed, major political parties (ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos) are debating a new regulated […]
Prediction markets weren’t at G2E. Here’s why they dominated gaming industry discussions Summary The 2025 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) was dominated not by new slot machines but by debate over prediction markets — chiefly Kalshi — and their challenge to state and tribal-regulated sports betting. Industry leaders, regulators and lawmakers voiced concern that federally regulated […]
American Gaming Association and Indian Gaming Association honour the legacy of Ernie Stevens Jr. Summary The American Gaming Association and the Indian Gaming Association held a remembrance at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas to honour the late Chairman Ernest L. “Ernie” Stevens, Jr., who died on 26 September 2025. The tribute, titled “Remembering […]
California Bans Sweepstakes Casinos Starting 2026 Summary Assembly Bill 831 passed the California legislature unanimously and was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. From 1 January 2026, sweepstakes casinos — platforms that typically use virtual coins and have operated in a legal grey area — will be banned across the state. The California Nations Indian Gaming […]
SOFTSWISS opens waitlist for iGaming Trends 2026, the industry’s defining playbook for the year ahead Summary SOFTSWISS has opened a waitlist for iGaming Trends 2026, the fourth edition of its flagship industry report produced with NEXT.io. The report — due for release on 3 November — builds on last year’s success (iGaming Trends 2025 had […]
California Judge Throws Out Tribal Casinos’ Lawsuit Against Cardrooms Summary San Francisco-area Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Lauri Damrell has dismissed a suit brought by California tribes under Senate Bill 549 that sought a state-court ruling on whether commercial cardrooms illegally offer banked, Las Vegas-style games such as blackjack and pai gow poker. Judge Damrell […]
Q&A: IGA Acting Chairman David Bean calls prediction markets biggest threat to tribal gaming Summary David Bean, acting chair of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and member of the Puyallup Tribe, says prediction markets — which offer sports wagering outside state and tribal regulatory frameworks under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — are among the […]
Macau operators to leverage newly proposed Hengqin connectivity to expand revenue sources: analyst Summary Morningstar senior equity analyst Jennifer Song says casino operators in Macau are likely to use proposed new cross-border corridors linking Hengqin with Taipa and Coloane to broaden revenue streams and investment reach. The Guangdong–Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone’s draft spatial plan — […]
NBA event at Macau’s Venetian draws massive crowds | AGB Summary Macau’s Venetian saw huge crowds over the weekend as the recently renovated Cotai Arena hosted an NBA showcase, starting with a Friday game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns that went to overtime and attracted about 14,000 fans. The weekend included a […]
