
Recently, the Gauteng Gambling Board in South Africa has been embroiled in a governance crisis triggered by a legal audit. On Monday, the MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development in Gauteng officially announced the dismissal of CEO Karabo Mbele and the suspension of Chief Fina

htmlAt the G2E Asia exhibition held at the Venetian Macao, Stanley Ho's youngest son, Mario Ho, made a significant appeal to the senior levels of Macau's gaming industry. In his keynote speech, he stated that Macau must strengthen its sports culture to reach the new generation of players. The thirt

The list of suspects in the American gambling scandal added a new, notable face this week, not an athlete or casino mogul, but a former federal prosecutor who once handled white-collar crime prosecutions. Monica Dillon served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of West Virginia fo

The Brooklyn Federal Court's plea hearing this week was paused less than 48 hours before it was set to commence. Marves Ferli, identified by prosecutors as a ringleader in the college basketball point-shaving scandal, was scheduled to formally plead guilty on Tuesday, but Magistrate Judge Joseph Mar

An unfinished White House ballroom is bringing the political context of two gambling capitals back into the public eye. Last October, the White House released a list of 37 donors who provided funding for this approximately $250 million, about 90,000 square feet new building, among which Hard Rock In

After more than thirty years in the gambling industry, the founder of Bulgarian supplier Pateplay, Papazki, decided to hand over the company's steering wheel to a new generation of leaders. Last August, he promoted the then Chief Product Officer Alexandrov to CEO, completing a carefully rehearsed le

The West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong recently issued a verdict on the largest football match-fixing case in recent years. Three defendants were convicted of bribery to manipulate matches and conspiracy to defraud, sounding a serious integrity alarm for football in Hong Kong and Asia. Brian Fok, a 32-

The Integrity Department of the Australian Football League recently initiated an investigation into a team manager of the Gold Coast Suns, focusing on his association with a betting company that was heavily fined by the Victorian gambling regulatory authority for illegally inducing community footbal

Japan's first integrated resort joint venture company's governance structure has officially been established. On May 1, 2026, the Orix Group announced the appointment of Nobuki Watanabe, the Executive Officer of its infrastructure business division, as the representative director and chairman of MGM

After a six-year hiatus, the Australian Million Poker Championship returned to the Melbourne Crown Casino, marking its comeback with record-breaking numbers. From April 24 to May 10, spanning over two and a half weeks, the opening event broke the previous record of 1,752 participants with a staggeri

America's largest online sports betting brand FanDuel officially welcomed a major leadership change on May 6. Flutter Entertainment announced on Wednesday, along with the release of its first-quarter financial report, that Amy Howe, who has been the CEO of FanDuel for over five years, will step down

Finland's state-owned gambling monopoly Veikkaus recently announced a key personnel appointment. Ilkka Kosola, the current CFO of the global technology company Reaktor Group, will officially take over the financial helm of Veikkaus in September 2026, responsible for leading the company through the s

The 2026 Kentucky Derby concluded with a shocking historical breakthrough. The underdog horse Gold Tempo, with odds of twenty-three to one, surged from the back of the pack on the final stretch and narrowly defeated the favorite horse Renegade, earning trainer Cheri Devaux the first female champions

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution on Thursday by voice vote, officially banning all current senators and their staff from participating in market prediction trading. Initiated by Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, the ban, which takes effect immediately, lists predict

At the hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court this Monday, Terry Rozier's legal team originally tried to convince the judge to dismiss the charges of alleged gambling fraud, but unexpectedly received a heavy blow from the prosecution. Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin Farrell revealed in court that investi

While the British gambling industry is cutting marketing and closing shops under the pressure of a 40% remote gambling tax, Betfred made a decision that revitalized the entire horse racing world. This veteran British bookmaker announced that it will reintroduce a £2 million Triple Crown bonus befor