Business & M&A

Gaming equipment supplier AGS has introduced a new video slot cabinet family called Glō (pictured), with its first model due to make its public debut in September at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. The Glō UR43 cabinet features a 43-inch 4K portrait dis…

Slot-machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd reported a profit after tax of AUD1.1 million (US$787,883) for the first half of 2026, down 77.6 percent from the prior-year period. Revenue for the six months to June 30 fell 23.4 percent year-on-year to AUD116.5 million, the Australia-listed firm s…

Gaming Laboratories International LLC (GLI) says it has been officially listed by the Uzbekistan regulatory agency responsible for gaming as an accepted testing and certification laboratory in the country. The recognition by the National Agency of Perspective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan…

Wynn Al Marjan Island, the casino resort under construction in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has given details on what it calls the “Townhomes”, a new accommodation offering at the complex’s Enclave boutique hotel. The Townhomes (pictured) will range from 630 square metres (6,78…

SJM may not resume dividends until 2028 as high leverage and limited market share growth slow deleveraging, CLSA says. The post SJM dividends may not return until 2028 amid ‘no quick fix’ for debt: CLSA first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Ainsworth Game Technology’s net profit attributable to shareholders fell 78 percent year-on-year to AU$1.1 million ($780,000) in the first half of 2026, as weaker North American machine sales weighed on […] The post Ainsworth 1H26 net profit drops 78% amid North America downturn first appeared on A…

QTech Games has entered into a new partnership with GoldenRace, bringing the supplier’s acclaimed portfolio of virtual sports, numbers games, crash titles and slots to its extensive network of operator partners. The post QTech Games strengthens platform with GoldenRace’s virtual portfolio first app…

Downtown’s Plaza Casino just opened its new high limit room. Yes, it’s aspirational, meaning the player for whom this room was created isn’t exactly the typical Plaza customer. At least not yet. The new high limit room is in the space that was previously Brightside Breakfast & Burgers. It’s right o…

As has been widely documented, Novig’s sports-focused prediction market, which rolled out nationwide earlier this month, is off to a fast start. So much so that average daily volume on the platform is already surpassing turnover on rival exchanges, such as Rothera and Underdog. That’s noteworthy be…

Bally’s recently filed a 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but Citizens analysts Jordan Bender and Isabelle Slavin have argued that the operator’s current pipeline of projects is ambitious. Citizen Analysts Warn About Bally’s Somewhat Precarious Position According to the analy…

SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited has finally responded to media speculation about a potential takeover of the company. In its release, the company confirmed that it has rejected two such offers. Two Companies Sought to Acquire SkyCity According to the official announcement, SkyCity had indeed be…

ProphetX is teaming up with EDGE Markets, a financial technology (fintech) company catering to sports bettors and prediction market traders, to permit users of the platform to deposit as much as $1 million per day. ProphetX, which is bolstering its business-to-business (B2B) footprint, was once a s…

Dolly Parton, the Tennessee‑born singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist whose voice, wit and generosity shaped American culture for more than six decades, died Tuesday (Aug. 25) at 80. Her death closes the book on one of the most influential careers in country music history and leaves fans he…

Don’t bet on Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) partnering with Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) or coming to that company’s rescue on the Las Vegas Strip. Following a post by Vital Vegas and Casino.org reporting indicating that Boyd is rumored to be a potential replacement for Bally’s in developing the Strip site that w…

AI is discussed in all industries today, but it doesn’t actually make a real difference in every business. In this interview, Dmytro Sorysh, AI Domain Product Officer at RedCore, breaks this down through specific cases, explains where the line between automation and human decision-making lies, and…

A report from the Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) identifies five key pressures facing the future of Atlantic City and the nine casino resorts that drive the local economy. The ACEA, a nonprofit economic development corporation established in 2017 for business attraction, retention, and ma…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, now a strategic advisor to the American Gaming Association (AGA), believes Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig lied to President Trump about the regulator’s legal tussles with states on the prediction market issue. Selig was appo…

Atlantic City's nine casinos saw their operating profits decline by 9.3% to $162.4 million in the second quarter, with a Stockton University analyst calling it "a clear trend" of the city's casinos becoming less profitable. Including online-only Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, the dec…