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Higher UK gambling taxes knocked Bally’s Intralot’s Q2 adjusted EBITDA down nearly 16%, souring an otherwise record-breaking quarter for online revenue. Group revenue reached €276.1 million ($320.1 million), up 3% from Q1. Revenue had totaled €268.1 million ($310.8 million) during the first quarter…

The Ponte 16 casino closure is expected to widen Success Universe’s first-half loss by up to 70% to approximately $7.4M. The post Success Universe sees 1H26 loss widening 50–70% after Ponte 16 casino closure first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Vyking Ventures, the investment arm of Vyking, has become an investor in Dopamine Sports Ventures, the specialist early-stage and growth fund for sports technology, backing its mission to identify and support category-winning companies across the sector. The investment reinforces Vyking Ventures’ c…

High stakes gambling site Tether.bet has closed down amid scrutiny around its use by George Cottrell, a prominent supporter of outspoken UK politician Nigel Farage. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Cottrell – or his support for the Reform UK party leader and newly re-elected MP for Cla…

The federal gaming regulator of the UAE was established in 2023 and has since granted licences to both iGaming and land-based operators.

The Atlanta Falcons are in big trouble. Their preseason debut under new head coach Kevin Stefanski and new front-office exec Matt Ryan was a total disaster—but that isn’t even the main point. Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who has no love lost for the Falcons from spending most of his career coach…

Velvix presented its vision for AI-driven transformation at the AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026, demonstrating how the company is leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline workflows, accelerate development cycles, and build an AI-first culture across its organization. The post Velvix details practi…

Fortuna's acquisition marks its entrance into the Lithuanian gambling market, which saw a growth of 16.8% in the first half of 2026 year-on-year.

Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) has completed its acquisition of TOPsport, advancing its commercial interests in the Baltics. Last March, FEG declared to markets that it had agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in TOPsport. The deal that would see the CEE and Balkan gambling group take a podium…

Digital operations drove Bally’s Intralot’s H1 performance, although higher UK gaming duties weighed heavily on Q2 profitability.

QTech Games CEO Philip Doftvik said: “It’s another boost for our platform to integrate more premium content from Slot Mart. Their library is constantly growing and evolving, with high-quality graphics, engaging gameplay and distinctive features that support the growth of our broad gaming portfolio.…

Velipekka Nummikoski will leave Veikkaus after 14 years, ending an executive tenure within the leadership ranks of Finland’s state-owned gambling firm. Veikkaus’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer joined the gambling monopoly before the establishment of the current Veikkaus and will leave as the state-…

DigiPlus Interactive Corp, a provider of online gambling services in the Philippines and holder of licences in South Africa and for Brazil, has appointed Teneo as its “strategic advisor”, it said in a Monday statement. Teneo is a United States-based firm providing consultancy services to chief exec…

SBC Summit has partnered with BettingStartups to strengthen its support for early-stage betting and gaming companies, with the collaboration spanning both the Startup Hub and the SBC First Pitch competition. As part of the partnership, BettingStartups will serve as the official host of the Startup…

What is Google’s gambling advertising policy? Google’s gambling advertising policy sits under the broader Gambling and Games policy published in Google’s Ads Help Center. In short, Google permits the promotion of gambling, but only by advertisers certified by Google for the specific country they’re…

The Okada Foundation Inc, the charitable arm of Philippine casino resort Okada Manila, has donated PHP20 million (US$324,916) to the Malasakit and Bayanihan Foundation Inc. The contribution is for humanitarian relief and educational-assistance work across the country, according to a recent press re…

Casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd says that the first guests for the REM, a newly-rebranded and refurbished luxury hotel tower at the City of Dreams (CoD) casino resort in Macau, are via a “private invitation-only programme”. Melco Resorts also issued some images of the interior in…

Online gaming operators in the Philippines must direct investment in workforce training into “three critical pillars”, says Ellen Joy Almanza, managing consultant at Buenas PH, an online casino licensed by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor). They are, she said, “embedding volume-scal…