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German gaming supplier Merkur will return to the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), running September 28 through October 1 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, with an expanded product lineup spanning jackpot systems, new game titles, and cabinet technology. The company will occupy booths 3353 and 3650 during…

Alea has selected FIRST.bet as its exclusive sportsbook technology provider as it expands its product offering beyond game aggregation. The partnership will give Alea’s operators access to FIRST.bet’s sportsbook technology, which focuses on localisation, trading, and player engagement across differ…

SBC Summit’s Digital Marketing & CRM Academy will take delegates from agentic CRM campaigns to AI-ready advertising strategy, with sessions led by senior marketers, brand leaders and platform specialists from the likes of Meta and Google. Part of the event’s premium Education+ programme, the Academ…

The international sports media community returns to Monaco from 19–21 October for SPORTEL Monaco 2026, three days of business, innovation and high-level networking at the Grimaldi Forum. The post SPORTEL Monaco 2026: Three days of sports media, tech and marketing first appeared on Asia Gaming News…

Deal brings the platform and technology provider fully under the business design, research and consulting firm.

Social-led prediction market rolls out iOS app.

PhilWeb Corp, a Philippine-listed business-to-business (B2B) services provider for the country’s online gaming sector, and its wholly-owned subsidiary PhilWeb Capital Corp have agreed to invest an aggregate of nearly PHP4.23 billion (US$67.6 million) in JKS Tech Solutions Inc, a gaming system admin…

InsightPlay.ai has been announced as the Official AI Solutions Partner for SBC Summit 2026, expanding its collaboration with SBC through the deployment of Bruna, a voice and WhatsApp-based AI agent designed to support attendees before and during the industry's flagship event in Lisbon. The post Ins…

OKTO PAYMENTS has announced a direct integration with Yape, Peru's leading digital wallet, enabling merchants to access one of the country's most widely used payment methods through a single API connection. The post OKTO PAYMENTS unveils direct Yape connection for seamless one-click payments first…

TIGCasino has strengthened its casino technology portfolio across platform development, content aggregation, custom game engineering, white-label deployment, and Telegram-based gaming infrastructure, expanding the technology models available to operators building, launching, or scaling online casin…

Gamblers love to say they were “so close.” Casinos love that gamblers love to say they were “so close.” And neuroscience loves explaining why that feeling is complete nonsense. Let’s start with the classic slot‑machine heartbreak: Reel one shows a bar.Reel two shows a bar.Reel three shows… a remind…

New research presented at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ 2026 International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking has examined why conventional measures such as house edge and variance do not always capture the full risk profile of blackjack. Chase McCloskey presented “Skewness, Kurtosis, Omeg…

Wazdan is expanding its portfolio with Mighty Crown™: Empire of Gold and Throne of Elements™: Platinum. The new titles, Wazdan explains, represent two distinct approaches to building engagement and invite players to "pursue ancient riches before stepping into an evolving realm ruled by the elements…

SBC Summit's dedicated Western Europe track will examine regulatory pressure, technology, black-market competition and changing player behaviour across some of Europe's most mature gambling markets. The track will take place on Sept. 30 on the Global & Emerging Markets Stage, bringing together oper…

SOFTSWISS has won the Industry Innovator award for its Prediction Markets Platform at SiGMA North America 2026 in Mexico City, as the technology provider expands its offering for regulated markets. The award recognises the Prediction Markets platform, launched in April 2026 to allow operators to ad…

GR8_TECH will bring its Acceler8 Lab operator education programme to SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon, with three days of 30-minute sessions focused on operational, commercial, leadership, and technology challenges in iGaming. The programme will take place at GR8_TECH’s Champions Arena at booth C416 from…

Bruna, InsightPlay.ai’s voice and WhatsApp AI agent created for SBC, will serve as a 24/7 digital concierge for delegates while also supporting selected pre-event attendee journeys. InsightPlay.ai has been named the official AI solutions partner of SBC Summit 2026, deepening its partnership with SB…

Oops, I Did It Again The video below, posted by KSNV‑TV Las Vegas, shows a Zoox vehicle in the Arts District downtown. The car initially stopped, then proceeded down a clearly closed road marked with construction barricades. The station reported that the vehicle eventually navigated out of the rest…