Virginia Lottery Board to review Boyd Gaming and Pamunkey Tribe’s Norfolk casino licence | Yogonet International Summary The Virginia Lottery Board will review Boyd Gaming and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s application for an operator licence for the planned Norfolk waterfront casino on 29 October — the final step inside the five‑year window required by state […]
EU lawmakers target online platforms over child safety and gaming features Article Date: 2025-10-21T06:20:15+00:00 Summary Members of the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) voted 32–5, with nine abstentions, to back a report urging tougher EU-wide protections for minors online and stronger enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The proposals include […]
Playtech and Evolution face off over smear campaign accusations Summary Evolution has publicly accused Playtech (via its subsidiary Playtech Software Limited) of commissioning private intelligence firm Black Cube to produce a 2021 report that Evolution says was a “defamatory smear campaign” intended to damage its business for anti-competitive reasons. The dispute centres on a Black […]
InPlay Seeks to Pioneer a New Type of Betting Market Summary InPlay Global Inc. is moving to create what it calls the world’s first regulated marketplace for “Performance Securities” — tradable instruments tied to the real-time performance of professional and collegiate sports teams. The company has hired industry veteran Troy Kane as president and COO […]
Playtech Exposed as the Mystery Client Behind the Damaging Evolution Report Summary A New Jersey court filing has identified Playtech as the anonymous client that commissioned the controversial 2021 Black Cube report aimed at discrediting live casino operator Evolution. The report accused Evolution of supplying products to blacklisted jurisdictions; those claims were later shown to […]
Veikkaus Prepares for Dozens of Job Cuts Ahead of Upcoming Gambling Reform Summary Finland’s state-owned gambling operator Veikkaus has announced organisational changes that could lead to up to 31 job losses as it prepares for a liberalised, multi-licence gambling market. The company also plans to create 22–28 new roles to bolster competitiveness and align its […]
Tokyo Stock Exchange Initiative on Cost of Capital and Stock Price Conscious Management Summary The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) launched a Request in March 2023 asking Prime and Standard Market companies to pursue “management that is conscious of the cost of capital and stock price.” The move complements market restructuring in April 2022 and targets […]
The Next Era of Sustainability Leadership: CEO Survey Shows the Business Case is Now Summary The 2025 UN Global Compact–Accenture CEO Study, reviewed in this Mayer Brown memorandum, signals that sustainability has shifted from a moral or reputational concern to a central business imperative. Based on responses from nearly 2,000 CEOs across 128 countries, the […]
Could EU’s Valencia decision energise Malta Bill 55 claims? Summary The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Valencia’s tightened gambling rules — including a 500-metre exclusion zone between venues and a freeze on new licences — are compatible with EU law, provided they are legitimate, proportionate and backed by domestic […]
Kraken acquires Small Exchange to launch US-regulated derivatives platform | Yogonet International Summary Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has completed a $100 million purchase of Small Exchange, a CFTC-licensed Designated Contract Market (DCM) acquired from IG Group. The deal gives Kraken a federally regulated US foothold for derivatives trading, enabling a single platform to offer spot, futures […]
