Every day, operators, suppliers, regulators, and courts in the gambling industry generate massive amounts of information, from financial reports to legal proceedings, from policy updates to product announcements. The ratio of noise to truly critical information is severely unbalanced, leading to th
In the sports betting industry, "Expected Value (EV)" is often considered a concept biased towards players. However, understanding EV merely as a tool used by expert players to win money actually underestimates its impact on platform growth, user satisfaction, and product design.From the perspective
The internationalization of the NBA has welcomed new dynamics! Next year in golden October, the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, two teams well-known to Chinese fans, will travel across the seas to perform two preseason games in succession at The Venetian Arena in Macau, China. This is not only
Global lottery operator Brightstar Lottery and international gaming technology company Scientific Games recently announced that they have successfully signed a 15-year franchise agreement with the government of São Paulo State, Brazil. Under the agreement, the two parties will jointly establish a jo
Recently, the Judiciary Police of Macau announced a case of counterfeit casino chip fraud, arresting four mainland men who allegedly used fake chips to swindle about 270,000 Hong Kong dollars from gamblers. Interestingly, although three gamblers were duped, the involved casino did not lose money—it
Welcome to the first weekend report of 2026, iGB has sorted out the industry news you may have missed over the past few days. At the beginning of the year, the global iGaming market has been very active: Banijay completed the clearance of shares in Bet-at-home, Playnetic welcomed a new CEO, and Kam
Recently, the long-established British betting operator Betfred released its 78-week financial report ending March 2025, with a net profit of 112.6 million pounds, successfully turning a loss into a profit. What kind of report card has this unusual financial report, spanning different cycles, handed
If you ask a seasoned casino player, the most "long-lived" game in online casinos is probably not slot machines, but poker.Whether offline or online, poker has always been one of the few game types that keeps players coming back and staying for a long time. Even if they lose everything today, they c
Facing an aging rate as high as 32.7%, Hokkaido, Japan, is trying an unprecedented social experiment. The local government recently launched the "Vibrant Community" pilot program, introducing strictly regulated small-scale gambling facilities into community nursing centers, not to encourage gambling
Recently, a major news came from the Middle East fintech circle: Dubai-based startup NisaTech successfully completed a $140 million Series B funding round, becoming a "unicorn" company in the region. What is even more noteworthy is that this is the first gambling tech company in the Middle East led
Brazil's Ministry of Finance recently launched a draft proposal for sports betting tax reform, which has stirred up a lot of controversy. The core of the proposal is to unify the currently varying state tax rates of 18% to 27% into a dual-layer structure of federal collection of 12% + local collecti
Recently, the Southeast Asian gambling industry has taken a novel step in the digitalization of customer service. The well-known operator Resorts World in Singapore has officially launched a multilingual AI emotional recognition customer service system named Harmony. This system is not just a simple
Macau's gaming industry is undergoing a profound transformation under the new licensing system. A recent peer-reviewed study published in "Global Gaming and Tourism Research" revealed a key trend: compared to pre-pandemic 2019, casino operators' revenues have not fully recovered, but their spending
J.P. Morgan recently released a report that provides a clear roadmap for the future trend of Macau's gaming industry. The report predicts that by 2026, Macau's overall gaming gross revenue (GGR) will grow by 5% to 6%, which seems moderate, but the structural changes behind it are more noteworthy—the
Located in Jeju Island, South Korea, the Jeju Dream Tower delivered an impressive report card in 2025. According to the consolidated financial statements released by the operator, Lotte Tour Development Company, the integrated resort's casino sales last year achieved a remarkable leap, with annual p
Macau's tourism industry delivered a stellar report card in 2025. According to preliminary data released by the Macau Public Security Police Force, the total number of inbound tourists last year reached 40.06 million, not only a 14.7% increase year-over-year but also surpassing the pre-pandemic peak
