Macau is pushing to transform from a gambling-dependent destination to a comprehensive tourism and leisure destination, aiming to emulate Las Vegas, but the transformation is constrained by multiple factors and is full of challenges. According to the gaming concession agreement, the six major operat
After Hasbro's licensed MONOPOLY GO! raised the ceiling of social gambling games, this track has become lively again.Many manufacturers began to try to replicate the "Slot + Social + Management" model, but the products that really scaled up are still few and far between—intense competition for user
Macau Legend Development has completed its legal registration migration from the Cayman Islands to Bermuda, simultaneously advancing governance and capital structure adjustments, with the core goal of offsetting accumulated losses through accounting profits. Relevant Macau gaming enterprise complia
Arena Racing Company has successfully obtained regulatory approval from the UAE General Commercial Gambling Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), becoming a compliant gambling supplier in the region, able to provide horse racing related products and services to licensed operators. This marks a further impro
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has officially joined the American Gaming Association (AGA) to oppose the platforms that offer prediction markets for sports-related contracts. As a key figure who pushed for the legalization of sports betting in the US, he believes these platforms circumve
FanDuel has partnered with the world-leading derivatives exchange CME Group to launch the independent prediction market application FanDuel Predicts, which has been launched in five states in the United States and will gradually expand. This move marks FanDuel's departure from traditional sports bet
DraftKings attempted to revoke MLB-related bets worth $93,413.7 due to an internal configuration error, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) unanimously rejected this, ruling that the operator must fully pay out the winnings. This incident exposed vulnerabilities in the sports betting platf
Brazil officially launched online gambling regulation on January 1, 2025, ending years of market chaos, and now it has been a full year since the regulation took effect. During this period, licensed operators quickly adapted to compliance requirements, and the market size has steadily expanded, but
The Russian State Duma (lower house) has passed the gambling self-exclusion bill, aimed at addressing gambling addiction issues. The bill is expected to officially take effect on September 1, 2026, pending approval by the upper house and signature by the president. Related cross-border gambling play
Bet365 achieved revenue growth in the fiscal year 2024-25 (ending March 30, 2025), but faced a group loss due to a strategic shift towards compliant markets. The group's sports and gaming revenue increased by 9% year-on-year to 4.036 billion GBP, but the cost of compliance transformation and market
MGM China Holdings Limited announces major senior personnel changes, effective from Friday, with Kenneth Xiaofeng Feng appointed as CEO, Han Tian as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Antonio Menano promoted to Chief Legal Officer, aiming to strengthen leadership in the Macau market. Informa
If outsourcing sports betting to Kambi was a rational strategic compromise for Glitnor, then the absence of the third pillar—Affiliate Marketing in the "Trinity" strategy is a structural flaw that Glitnor has yet to fix.Ironically, this gap did not originate from market conditions, but is intricate
"Huiwang", which had previously suspended some market operations due to compliance issues, has been approved for a payment license under the new brand "H-Pay" and is set to re-enter the Southeast Asian market after completing brand restructuring and compliance upgrades. This upgrade focuses on syste
39 states and the District of Columbia in the United States have legalized sports betting, but illegal gambling activities continue unabated. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has repeatedly issued public warnings, reminding bettors to be wary of the multiple risks of illegal platforms and t
The Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nevada, has officially reopened its poker room, a facility that had been closed for five years and is making a comeback post-pandemic, coinciding with the resort's 24th anniversary, bringing back the classic offline poker experience for local players and t
After Soo Kim, the chairman of the American gaming company Bally’s, took over as the chairman of Australia's Star Entertainment Group, he planned a deep structural reform, including dismantling the central corporate structure and strengthening property-level management to alleviate the group's long
