An Australian former financial advisor, currently serving a prison sentence, recently took the gambling giants Sportsbet, Tabcorp, and Entain to Federal Court. He accused these companies of not only failing to check the source of his substantial funds while he was addicted to gambling but also encou
Recently, the international rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded the long-term credit rating of Australian gaming giant Aristocrat Leisure to BBB. This upgrade is mainly due to the company's strengthened balance sheet, continuous expansion of its digital business, and solid leadership in the field o
Don't get excited just yet, this is still just an "idea". U.S. President Trump recently expressed to reporters on Air Force One that he is considering whether to cancel the federal income tax on gambling profits. This statement suddenly pushed the topic of U.S. gambling taxation, a professional issu
Located in Clark, Philippines, the Hann Casino Resort is set to unveil its major expansion project "The Canyon" this Friday. This brand-new multi-level entertainment area will significantly enhance the resort's gaming capacity and introduce a new immersive design and dining concept, directly respond
A $700 million large-scale casino resort project in Vallejo, California, recently encountered major trouble. The U.S. Department of the Interior sent a letter to the Scotts Valley Pomos tribe in early December, stating that the gambling qualification decision granted in January "may be based on a le
In Poland, a draft regulation targeting "loot boxes" in video games is pushing this long-controversial gray area into the spotlight. The recent amendment submitted to the parliament attempts for the first time to officially classify the mechanism of paying for random virtual items as a "virtual good
The chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Tengco, has recently been caught in a whirlwind of public opinion as his family business was exposed to have obtained several large government contracts after his appointment, raising questions of a conflict of inter
Among all social platforms, Instagram is one of the most private ones. You can't promote yourself to a strange audience on IG like you can on YouTube or TikTok through keywords. IG lacks content search capabilities and a strong public domain traffic pool.The reason why there is still a large amount
Finnish game provider Fennica Gaming recently announced that its range of online casino games has officially launched in Quebec, Canada. This means that players in Quebec can now experience the content brought by Fennica Gaming through the province's only legal online gaming platform—Loto-Québec's d
Recently, the leaders of Fairfax County, Virginia, were once again divided over the casino issue. The County Board of Supervisors, just before the state legislature reconvened in January, narrowly passed a formal letter of opposition with a slim majority of 5 to 4, adding it to the 2026 legislative
Vietnam's casino industry has recently received clear signals of policy relaxation. The Ministry of Finance has issued an impact assessment report on a new decree draft aimed at revising and replacing the 2017 casino management regulations. The core change is to simplify the process for Vietnamese c
Global gambling giant Entain is about to undergo a significant financial leadership transition. Rob Wood, who has served the company for 13 years as the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will step down in March next year, with his position to be taken over by Michael Snape, who has extensive fina
The chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently admitted that the total gaming revenue (GGR) for the third quarter of this year saw a slight decline, but this is a direct result of the industry's enhanced consumer protection and compliance efforts. In his view, this
2025 was a tumultuous autumn for the American sports betting industry, with a series of scandals involving athletes, bookmakers, and casinos from the beginning to the end of the year, pushing old issues such as sports integrity and regulatory effectiveness back into the spotlight. From the massive t
Brazil has taken a landmark step in the field of responsible gambling. Its gambling regulatory authority (SPA) has recently launched a national self-exclusion platform, allowing players who feel the need to control their gambling to voluntarily request to be excluded from all licensed gambling websi
Just a few weeks after the UK government announced its autumn budget, gambling giant Evoke (which owns well-known brands such as William Hill and 888) dropped a "bombshell" on the London Stock Exchange: announcing a comprehensive strategic review, and even considering the sale of the entire group or
