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SkyCity invites takeover proposals via structured process while preparing two NZ online casino licence bids
SkyCity's board will seek proposals for the whole business through a process advised by UBS and Chapman Tripp, while the group prepares applications for two New Zealand online casino licences.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © iGaming Business
Evolution CEO calls Brazil betting ban a 'total negative' as studio stays closed pending court ruling
Evolution CEO Martin Carlesund said the industry is 'flabbergasted' by Brazil's ban on licensed betting. The supplier has shut its São Paulo studio temporarily and kept its full-year margin guidance while a Supreme Federal Court ruling is awaited.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © igamingtoday
South Africa defers final decision on 20% online gambling tax to February 2027 Budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the final design of the proposed 20% national online gambling levy will be announced in the February 2027 Budget, as consultations on its design and provincial impact continue.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © GamblingNews
Dutch regulator KSA fines EOD Code SRL record €37M for unlicensed online gambling
The Dutch Gambling Authority has imposed a €37 million fine on EOD Code SRL for offering online gambling to Dutch players without a licence. It is the largest penalty in the regulator's history.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
Six US states now share online poker liquidity under the MSIGA, with Pennsylvania the latest to join
Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania are members of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement. Pennsylvania's 2025 entry expanded the shared player pool by more than 50%, according to its regulator.Gamblingigamingtodayevoke Q3 revenue falls 7% to £406m as CEO urges UK government to avoid further gambling tax rises
evoke reported Q3 group revenue of £406m, down 7% year on year, and linked pressure on its business to higher UK gaming duties. The company says its takeover by Bally's Intralot is on track to complete in late Q4 2026 or early Q1 2027.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
Canada's Bill S-211 on sports betting advertising nears House of Commons committee vote
Bill S-211, which would require a national framework on sports betting advertising, could move to a final House of Commons reading if a committee approves it next week. Ontario and Alberta oppose the federal approach.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © iGaming Business
Namibia advances gambling reform proposals while regulator remains not fully operational
Namibia is consulting on new operator fees, a central electronic monitoring system and an online lottery licence. The minister says the Gambling Board is not yet fully operational and still has to recruit staff.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © SBC News
Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro faces gambling money laundering allegations as betting regime remains in limbo
Days before Brazil's run-off, Federal Police are probing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's ties to a lawyer linked to online gambling businesses. Lula's ban on the Bets regime leaves operators with no clear path to a return.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Encore Boston Harbor gaming revenue falls over 22% in September as workers' strike continues
Encore Boston Harbor earned $46.1M in gaming revenue in September, down more than 22% year on year, as a strike by about 1,350 workers continued. The casino's tax contribution to Massachusetts was its smallest monthly total in over five years.GamblingGamblingNewsSOFTSWISS and Servers.com executives outline infrastructure planning for iGaming market expansion
At SOFTSWISS's Tech Race Summit, Sergey Kastukevich and Nick Dvas of Servers.com discussed how regulation, data residency and cloud costs should shape an operator's international expansion plans.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
Sands China Q3 revenue rises 1.4% to $1.93bn as mass market share hits three-year high
Sands China grew third-quarter revenue 1.4% to $1.93bn and lifted its mass gaming share to 26.1%, but earnings fell year on year. Weak premium demand and low hold at The Londoner Macao weighed on results, as did softness at Marina Bay Sands.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
ACAMS analysis: Southeast Asian gaming sector exploited for fraud, money laundering and trafficking
An ACAMS moneylaundering.com analysis, citing FATF, UNODC and other bodies, says licensed casinos and illegal platforms in Southeast Asia are used to launder criminal proceeds. Crackdowns have often displaced operations rather than ended them.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
Peru betting traffic jumped during the 2026 World Cup, but only 7% of extra visits lasted, study finds
An Apuesta Legal Perú study finds World Cup-driven betting traffic in Peru fell back sharply in August and September. Traffic also concentrated among the top operators, while lawmakers propose raising the ISC rate on online betting to 5%.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
Buenos Aires Province passes school screen law, citing minors' exposure to illegal online betting
Buenos Aires Province's Legislature has approved a law regulating phone and screen use in schools, partly to limit minors' access to illegal betting sites. The IPLyC head says illegal gambling makes up about 80% of the provincial market.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
China's September lottery sales rise 27.3% to RMB67.39bn as sports lottery jumps 73.1%
China's Ministry of Finance reports September lottery sales of RMB67.389 billion ($10.04 billion), up 27.3% year on year, led by a 73.1% rise in sports lottery sales. Instant and video lottery sales fell.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
Indonesia says it removed over 4 million online gambling items from platforms since October 2024
Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said more than 4 million of 5.15 million removed digital content items were gambling-related. She also cited biometric SIM checks, completed by 31.1 million mobile users.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © GamblingNews
Las Vegas Sands Q3 revenue falls 3.5% to $3.22bn, missing analyst consensus
Las Vegas Sands reported third-quarter revenue of $3.22 billion, below the $3.32 billion consensus, as net income dropped to $352 million. The operator again ruled out iGaming and prediction markets and raised its dividend by 20%.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Decatur, Alabama police arrest five after raid on alleged illegal gambling den
Decatur police raided a home on Hoover Avenue SW on October 20, seizing gambling machines, cash and an assault rifle. Five people were arrested on gambling-related and other charges and released on bond.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © SBC News
IG Group targets UK prediction markets launch as early as Q4 2026 after applying for Gambling Commission licence
IG Group told investors at a Capital Markets Event on 22 October that it plans to launch a UK prediction markets product from Q4 2026, led by its IG Consumer arm. It applied for a Gambling Commission betting licence a week earlier.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © European Gaming
iGaming AI support rates are not comparable without shared definitions, vendor executive argues
An opinion piece from an AI player-support vendor says containment, automation and resolution figures measure different things. It calls for a common industry definition with a fixed re-contact window and per-category reporting.GamblingEuropean GamingDawn Butler named Vice Chair of UK Gambling Reform APPG as Machine Games Duty lobbying intensifies
Labour MP Dawn Butler has become Vice Chair of the Gambling Reform All-Party Parliamentary Group, as campaigners and the betting industry lobby the Chancellor ahead of next week's Budget over Machine Games Duty.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
Ohio gives gaming licensees until 30 October to cut ties with sports prediction market operators
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has told sports betting and fantasy sports licensees, and their suppliers, to stop serving prediction market operators offering sports event contracts by 30 October or risk suitability reviews and licence action.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © GamblingNews
Pennsylvania lawmakers form Problem Gambling Caucus to push new consumer safeguards
A newly formed Problem Gambling Caucus in Pennsylvania aims to advance safeguards and treat addiction as a public health issue. Priorities include protecting minors, reforming betting advertising and raising public awareness.GamblingGamblingNews