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Gaming revenue in Macau has slowed for four consecutive months, but Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Patrick Dumont isn’t worried. Speaking recently with Bloomberg at The Venetian Macau, Dumont said the world’s largest gambling firm by market capitalization remains bullish on the Chinese gambling h…

The number of gaming-related crimes reported in Macau rose 12.3 percent year-on-year to an aggregate of 1,951 cases during the first nine months of this year, led by double-digit percent increase in cases of fraud and unlicensed money exchange for gambling purposes. That is according to the latest…

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), via GiG Software Plc, has finalized the purchase of 80% of 888AFRICA, a betting and gaming company operating in Africa. The transaction closed once the preconditions stated in the share purchase deal of September 28 were fulfilled. 888AFRICA holds licenses in Angola a…

Sky Betting and Gaming’s (SBG) new Managing Director has told SBC News that he intends to “make the most” of parent company Flutter Entertainment’s global reach. Neil Banbury took on the leadership role on Thursday 29 September, and confirmed his new position to the global betting and gaming indust…

Nevada lawmakers are once again striving to restore the full federal tax deduction for gambling losses. Still, the effort remains unresolved more than a year after Congress approved a change that could leave some gamblers paying taxes even when they break even. A Matter of Fairness Democratic Rep.…

Florida billionaire developer Jeffrey Soffer has submitted plans to replace Big Easy Casino in Hallandale Beach with a new gambling and entertainment complex. The proposal would add new gaming facilities, restaurants, bars and live entertainment to the existing property on North Federal Highway. Ha…

The next iteration of the Oscars will take place on March 14th, 2027, and anticipation is building ahead of the 99th Academy Awards. Preliminary voting is scheduled for December 7th, 2026, while the final nominations will be revealed in the New Year on January 21st. Polymarket’s Oscars’ prediction…

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) was approved to test online casino games in New Zealand. GLI will offer independent testing and compliance services for regulated online gambling market. The approval also lets GLI help the providers and operators who want to enter the market. The testing lab…

The Philippines is likely to reach its target of at least 6.4 milion international visitor arrivals this year, despite high fuel prices and airfares, indicated the country’s Secretary of Tourism, Dita Angara-Mathay. “I was really super anxious about the fuel prices” and “the accompanying higher air…

Macau’s gaming sector filed 2,968 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in the first nine months of this year, up circa 7.9 percent year-on-year. That is according to an update from the Financial Intelligence Office of the city’s Unitary Police Service. Gaming-sector STRs accounted for 71.7 percent…

Macau recorded 1,951 gaming-related crimes in 9M26, up 12.3% year-on-year, as fraud and illegal currency-exchange cases increased. The post Macau gaming-related crime rises 12.3% in first nine months first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

The Macau government collected just over MOP74.56 billion (US$9.22 billion) in fiscal revenue from gaming in the first nine months of 2026, according to the latest data released by the city’s Financial Services Bureau. The figure was up 5.9 percent from the prior-year period. The September figure f…

Macau casino operators filed 2,968 suspicious transaction reports in the first nine months of 2026, up 7.9 percent year-on-year. The post Macau casino suspicious transaction reports rise 7.9% in first nine months of 2026 first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

October could prove crucial regarding whether Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) would be able to meet the government’s 2026 target figure of MOP236 billion (US$29.20 billion), said on Saturday the city’s leader, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai (pictured). Mr Sam noted Macau’s monthly GGR had expe…

Global casino operator and plantations business Malaysia’s Genting Bhd is proposing a renounceable rights issue of new ordinary shares in the group to raise gross proceeds of approximately MYR1.25 billion (US$306.1 million), according to a Friday filing to Bursa Malaysia. The group said the issue p…

Bloomberry Resorts Corp., operator of Solaire Resort Entertainment City and Solaire Resort Quezon City in the Philippines, has launched OnlyFun.PH, a digital platform integrating regulated online gaming with livestreamed entertainment and interactive content hosted by digital creators. Introduced o…

Zitro Digital, the online division of gaming supplier Zitro, has partnered with Betmaster.pe to expand its presence in Peru’s regulated iGaming market. Under the agreement, Zitro Digital’s full online portfolio is now live on Betmaster.pe, giving players access to games based on Zitro’s land-based…

BetMGM has been named the Most Trusted Online Casino Brand in America in the 2026 BrandSpark American Trust Study, conducted in partnership with Newsweek. The recognition is based on an independent survey of more than 35,000 U.S. consumers that measures trust across hundreds of brands and categorie…