
After six years, the Australian Million Poker Championship, once regarded as the benchmark event in the Asia-Pacific poker scene, has finally rung the opening bell again at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The 2026 season officially kicked off on April 24 and will continue until May 10, spanning 17 da

When Fiona Hickey decided to leave her deeply cultivated position at Betting Jobs in 2019, after nine years, to join Push Gaming as a supplier-side novice with no experience, almost everyone around her cast puzzled looks. She gave up a well-paid, stable director position, voluntarily accepted a sign

The Nevada Gaming Commission played two distinctly different cards at the same meeting on Thursday. On one hand, California illegal gambler Matthew Bowyer was unanimously voted onto the gaming blacklist, becoming the 39th person on the list; on the other hand, 80-year-old Las Vegas veteran performer

On April 16, U.S. President Trump made a surprise appearance in Las Vegas to support a policy that allows casino workers to receive the largest tax refund checks in history. This was his first visit to the Silver State's gambling city since taking office in January last year, promoting the "Tip Exem

UK pool betting operator Tote Group made a significant personnel announcement on Monday. Former Rank Group CEO John O'Reilly will officially join the board as a non-executive director on May 1. O'Reilly, a veteran of the gambling industry with over thirty years of experience at Ladbrokes, William Hi

International gaming technology giant IGT recently announced a major personnel appointment: former Aristocrat Chief Marketing Officer Mark Vardley will serve as the President of IGT's land-based gaming business, pending full regulatory approval. During his tenure at Aristocrat, Vardley built an indu

Two Australian investigative shows recently turned their cameras on a disturbing phenomenon: two former Australian Football League players are openly using their social media influence to promote an offshore illegal online casino. Former Brisbane Lions player Mitch Robinson and Rhys Mathieson have b

The Hong Kong-listed gaming operator Pasacino Holdings recently announced a personnel change, declaring that Wong Oi Wai will replace Law Kwok Tai as the company's Chief Financial Officer, effective from April 24. Law Kwok Tai's resignation is not limited to the CFO position, but also includes the

MGM Resorts International CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle recently posted a significant update on LinkedIn. During his recent visits to Macau and Beijing, he met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, with Xu Qifang, Deputy Director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, also pre

Forbes Malaysia's Top 50 Richest List for 2026 was recently unveiled, with the gaming industry emerging as a force that cannot be ignored. Lim Kok Thay, the helmsman of Genting Group, ranks 15th with a fortune of $1.65 billion, while the family of the late founder of Golden World Holdings, Chen Li K

Global rapper Tyga has recently officially joined the high-level VIP community of the cryptocurrency gambling platform 1win, a news that, after days of speculation on social media, was finally officially announced through 1win's official channels on X and Telegram. The pre-event hype chain was quite

The 2026 NBA playoffs are set to kick off this weekend, but the Los Angeles Lakers have already taken a significant off-court hit. According to court documents unsealed this week, former Lakers volunteer assistant coach and LeBron James' teammate during his Cleveland Cavaliers days, Damon Jones, is

UK veteran online bingo operator Tombola recently underwent a major overhaul of its Arcade product line. The company, based in Sunderland and part of the Flutter Entertainment group, officially launched the Arcade 2.0 version, with two core selling points: all new games are exclusively developed by

Hong Kong-listed Century Entertainment International recently welcomed the return of a familiar face. The company announced in its latest notice that 78-year-old Macau gaming veteran Wu Wenxin will take over as Executive Director, Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of the Nomination Committee, rep

UK gambling operator Rank Group has delivered a quarterly report card that has been well received by the market. For the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026, the group's comparable net gambling revenue grew by 5% to 205.4 million pounds, with nine-month cumulative revenue reaching 625.2 milli

Australia is tightening the reins on gambling advertising, but Tom Waterhouse of Waterhouse VC has raised a spine-chilling question for regulators—will this restriction push more players towards illegal offshore platforms? His logic is straightforward: for every dollar earned by a legal operator, mo