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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.Read the storyPhoto: © SBC NewsSBC 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.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
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.Read the story- SBC News
SOFTSWISS 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.Read the story Photo: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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.Read the storyPhoto: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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.Read the storyPhoto: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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%.Read the storyPhoto: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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.Read the storyPhoto: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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.Read the storyPhoto: © igamingtodayigamingtoday
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.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
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%.Read the storyPhoto: © GamblingNewsGamblingNews
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.Read the story