Business & M&A

Wade Howk (pictured in a file photo) says he is departing as chief operating officer (COO) at South Korea casino complex Inspire Entertainment Resort, per a social media update. Inspire, a property with foreigner-only casino at Incheon near Seoul’s main airport, is controlled by Bain Capital. In hi…

Wynn Resorts has completed a $900 million senior notes issue, extending debt maturity to 2035 while refinancing 2027 Las Vegas notes. The post Wynn completes $900M notes issue to refinance Las Vegas debt first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Leveraging insights from five editions of its iGaming Trends Report, SOFTSWISS will lead an expert panel at SBC Summit Lisbon exploring how the industry's enduring and fading trends should shape future business strategies. The post SOFTSWISS to explore five years of iGaming trends at SBC Summit 202…

Konami Gaming has announced that Shane Thompson, its director of sales, corporate accounts, has been named to the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40 Class of 2027 by Global Gaming Business and The Innovation Group. The post Konami’s Shane Thompson selected for Emerging Leaders of Gaming Class o…

At SBC Summit 2026, GR8_TECH will showcase GREAT, its latest champion solution, offering operators a proven route to market with a three-week launch, 99.99% uptime and first-year break-even achieved in live LATAM operations. The post GR8_TECH to showcase GREAT_WHITE LABEL solution for LatAm at SBC…

President Trump’s money managers conducted more than 1,100 equity transactions in July, including a modest sale of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) stock. The president’s most recent financial disclosure indicates his financial representatives bought and sold between $79 million and $270 million…

Operators already localize language, currencies, payments, sports, games, and promotions. But true localization also means ensuring the product performs well across various conditions, devices, networks, and markets. The post How speed and geo-specificity create a stronger market advantage: GR8_TEC…

A cyberattack disclosed last week by the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) was carried out by a self-proclaimed “white hat” hacker who previously breached the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) systems. Berlin-based Lilith Wittmann, 30, said on social media Tuesday (September 22) that she and her collabor…

According to a study conducted by Gaming Compliance International (GCI) on behalf of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, unregulated online gambling in the European Union generated over EUR 90 billion (about $103 billion) in gross gambling revenue (GGR) last year. This equates to almost 75% of the re…

AI and sports data company FX1 has teamed up with sports intelligence firm Twenty First Group to launch a new combat sports betting solution aimed at sportsbooks and prediction market platforms. Officials Talk About the Deal FX1 founder and CEO Damien Dau said that while combat sports have long att…

Vicky Foxcroft will make her first public appearance as the UK’s new gambling minister during the upcoming Labor Party annual conference. Her attendance will likely renew pressure on the government to implement new gambling legislation. The conference will be a fresh opportunity to hear whether her…

Gibraltar gambling commissioner Andrew Lyman remains optimistic regarding the region’s status as a leading gambling hub despite the broader challenges facing licensed operators. While Lyman has been critical of regulatory shifts in jurisdictions like the UK, he was confident that recent layoffs at…

Caesars Entertainment has become the latest Sin City casino operator to join the Vegas 5-Day Sale. Customers who are planning a stay in Las Vegas can therefore capitalize on major discounts. Caesars Wants Customers to Make the Most Out of Their Journeys Vegas 5-Day Sale is an initiative by the Las…

Today is the day on which Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) investors are voting on the proposed $17.6 billion takeover floated by Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment Inc. (FEI), but prior to the meeting, a party believed to be an investor in the casino giant issued a demand letter requestin…

SiGMA World 2026 will bring 65 regulators and representatives of regulatory authorities to Rome in November, with more than 30,000 delegates expected to attend the four-day summit focused on regulated gaming. The event will take place from Nov. 2 to 5 at Fiera di Roma under the theme “Advancing Reg…

Rapper 50 Cent will unveil a casino version of an underground New York street dice game at this year’s G2E, held at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2026. The Queens-born mogul (real name: Curtis Jackson) has partnered with U.K.-based gaming manufacturer TCSJOHNHUXLEY to develop…

Basketball icon Michael Jordan, football journalist Fabrizio Romano, UFC star Charles Oliveira, Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl and DraftKings Co-Founder and CEO Jason Robins are among the major figures from sport and gaming scheduled to appear on SBC Summit’s Super Stage in Lisbon this Se…

Polymarket is lobbying regulators in Europe and the UK to be regulated as a financial services firm rather than a gambling company, as it seeks to expand internationally. The New York-based company has been meeting regulators in London, Brussels, and across the EU to argue that its contracts should…