DExit: Reincorporation Data Seem to Support the Hype Summary Analysis Group’s review shows a clear uptick in reincorporation activity away from Delaware after the Delaware Court of Chancery’s January 2024 decision on Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package. Media attention and Google searches spiked in early 2024 and have remained above pre-2024 levels. For large public […]
Corporate Citizenship in Transition: Lessons from 2025, Planning for 2026 Summary This report, based on a survey of over 80 corporate citizenship and philanthropy leaders at US and multinational firms, reviews how corporate giving and citizenship programmes performed in 2025 and outlines what leaders are prioritising for 2026 in the face of economic uncertainty, new […]
Iran-Linked Hackers Target Europe With New Malware Summary Check Point Software warns that an Iran-linked cyber-espionage group tracked as “Nimbus Manticore” (overlapping with UNC1549/Smoke Sandstorm) has broadened operations into Western Europe. The campaign targets defence manufacturing, telecommunications and aviation firms in Denmark, Portugal and Sweden using updated implants — MiniJunk (a persistent, obfuscated backdoor) and […]
Macau court dismisses LT Game patent claims against Light & Wonder subsidiaries as infamous 13-year legal dispute nears conclusion Summary Macau’s Judicial Court of First Instance has rejected LT Game’s patent claims against subsidiaries of Light & Wonder in a ruling dated 30 July 2025 (published 22 September 2025). The court found that the two […]
Thai Senate to review and oppose Entertainment Complex Bill today Summary The Thai Senate is meeting to deliberate a special panel report that opposes the legalisation of casino gaming within proposed entertainment complexes. Senate Speaker Mongkol Surasajja confirmed the session will go ahead despite the bill having been removed from the House agenda in July […]
Manhattan shut out of New York casino race as Freedom Plaza is voted down Summary Freedom Plaza — a proposed $11 billion development by Soloviev Group and Mohegan Gaming on 1st Avenue near the UN — was rejected by its Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in a 2-4 vote, falling short of the two-thirds majority required […]
Workers’ Responses to CSR Decoupling in Garment Supply Chains: A Hirschmanian Perspective Summary This paper uses Hirschman’s exit–voice–loyalty (EVL) model, extended to include neglect and cynicism (EVLNC), to explain how garment factory workers in Vietnam respond to CSR policy–practice gaps (decoupling). Based on 40 qualitative interviews (25 workers, 15 stakeholders) and supplementary data, the authors […]
What drives the rising fiscal burden on Europe’s iGaming sector? Summary European governments are increasingly targeting the online gambling sector with higher taxes as a quick way to boost public revenues amid weak growth and strained budgets. The trend spans mature markets such as the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, to Eastern and tier-2 markets […]
Wynn Resorts’ UAE casino to open in March 2027 Summary Wynn Al Marjan is on track to open in March 2027, delivering the UAE’s first integrated casino resort, CEO Abdulla Al Abdouli said. The $5.1 billion, 70-storey development had reached the 61st floor in August and will feature more than 1,500 hotel rooms, an ultra-exclusive […]
Allwyn buys majority stake in PrizePicks for $2.5bn Summary Allwyn International AG is acquiring a 62.3% stake in PrizePicks — the leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator in North America — for $1.6bn up front. The deal includes performance-based consideration that could push the implied enterprise value up to $4.15bn if agreed targets are met […]
