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El Salvador's lottery body plans reform to take over licensing of land-based casinos and gaming halls
The head of El Salvador's National Charity Lottery says it is drafting a reform of its Organic Law so it can license and supervise land-based casinos, gaming halls and equipment suppliers, replacing municipal permits.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © iGaming Business
ANJL seeks renewed dialogue with re-elected Lula over Brazil's betting ban
Brazil's gaming association ANJL congratulated Lula on his re-election and offered to restore dialogue on Provisional Measure 1,394, which revoked all betting licences. It says fighting illegal operators should be the priority.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © iGaming Business
Queensland extends The Star Gold Coast licence suspension deadline to March 2027
Queensland has pushed back the suspension deadline for The Star Gold Coast's casino licence to 31 March 2027, giving the operator six more months to finish remediation under close supervision. The Star Sydney's suspension runs to June 2027.GamblingiGaming BusinessBetConstruct AI executive outlines personalisation, AI agents and fraud detection for iGaming operators
BetConstruct AI's Chief AI Officer Mushegh Khachatryan told SBC News how the company applies AI to personalisation, operator chat agents and risk detection, citing turnover gains of around 10-15% in mature deployments.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Canada's Bill S-211 would set path to national gambling advertising standards for sports broadcasts
Canadian lawmakers are weighing Bill S-211, which would start a process for national gambling ad standards. Ontario, Alberta and the Canadian Gaming Association oppose federal involvement, while health groups back the bill.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Bernstein sees Robinhood prediction market revenue reaching $1.7B by 2028, ahead of crypto trading
Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani expects Robinhood's event contracts to generate $1.7 billion in 2028, overtaking crypto trading. He also forecasts Coinbase will earn $2 billion from event contracts and derivatives that year.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © SBC News
Sky Bet runs 'Kane You Believe It?' out-of-home campaign after Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or win
Flutter-owned Sky Bet has launched a digital out-of-home campaign in central London after England captain Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or. It adds to the bookmaker's football-led marketing this season.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © iGaming Business
UK industry split on whether reported 5% Machine Games Duty rise is a win ahead of budget
The Times reports the UK chancellor has settled on a 5% rise in Machine Games Duty, far below the 20-point increase floated earlier. Operators and advisers say it still carries costs, with closures and compliance risks expected.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © SBC News
Opinion piece tests MP Peter Bedford's claims against the UK Gambling Commission
An SBC News opinion column examines three allegations by Mid Leicestershire MP Peter Bedford against the Gambling Commission, covering lobbying funding, the statutory levy and problem gambling survey data, and argues the evidence offered is thin.GamblingSBC NewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
Honoré Gaming adds ThrillTech's ThrillPots jackpot product for operators in Africa and Latin America
Honoré Gaming has partnered with ThrillTech to offer the player-funded ThrillPots jackpot solution to operators on its platform in Africa and Latin America through a single integration.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © CoinDesk
Ethereum merges Glamsterdam fix for bug that could misdirect staking deposits to builders
Ethereum developers merged a change to the Glamsterdam upgrade after a researcher showed that pending validator deposits could be credited to a builder using the same public key. No losses have been reported, and the Hoodi test launch was postponed.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © CoinDesk
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposes ending automatic funding for community grants program
Sean Bowe has drafted a Zcash proposal to stop the automatic ZEC allocation to Zcash Community Grants, arguing its treasury of roughly $125 million already covers years of spending. The change would need a network rules update.CryptoCoinDeskPhoto: © igamingtoday
Jeju Dream Tower could raise table count to 216 from 2027, iM Securities says
Brokerage iM Securities says Jeju Dream Tower may expand from 170 to 216 gaming tables from 2027, adding gaming floors. Lotte Tour Development declined to comment, so the plan is not company-confirmed.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © igamingtoday
Hokkaido reportedly will not bid for an integrated resort in Japan's 2027 application window
Hokkaido Shimbun reports the prefecture has internally decided to skip the 2027 IR application period, saying it cannot meet the deadline. The prefecture is said to remain interested in an integrated resort, with 2030 floated as a possible later round.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © GamblingNews
VGW reportedly still operating in Arizona two years after cease-and-desist order from state regulators
An Arizona Republic investigation says VGW, the company behind Chumba Casino, Global Poker and LuckyLand Slots, still operates in Arizona after a November 2024 cease-and-desist order. The Department of Gaming says it is assessing possible enforcement action.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
IAGR to run first Illegitimate Gambling Awareness Week from Nov. 9 to 13 with licence-check tool
The International Association of Gaming Regulators will hold its first Illegitimate Gambling Awareness Week, urging consumers to verify an operator's licence before playing. A free tool, CheckBeforeYouPlay.org, is due to launch on November 9.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © GamblingNews
BCSlots and Eilers & Krejcik Gaming partner to combine player feedback with slot performance data
Brian Christopher's BCSlots and Eilers & Krejcik Gaming have signed a strategic partnership to pair machine-level data with player surveys. A joint research report and a player-voted award at the EKG Slot Awards Show are planned.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
BGaming releases Hot Rocket Mega Potz, a 6-reel slot with four X-Potz bonus levels and 6,030x max win
BGaming has added Hot Rocket Mega Potz to its Hot Rocket franchise. The slot has 4,096 paylines, a 94.15% RTP, five jackpots and four bonus games triggered by rocket tokens.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © igamingtoday
ACT introduces bill for cashless pokies, ATM ban and cut to 1,000 machines by 2045
The ACT government has put a bill before the Legislative Assembly requiring account-based play on all poker machines, banning ATMs in venues with gaming machines and cutting machine numbers to 1,000 by 2045.GamblingigamingtodayPhoto: © iGaming Business
Lula's upset in Brazil prompts debate over prediction market accuracy, though experts urge caution
Lula's come-from-behind win over Flávio Bolsonaro left Polymarket traders with sizeable gains and losses. Analysts say the result does not point to a systemic flaw in prediction markets, citing Brazil's thin market and unreliable polling.GamblingiGaming BusinessPhoto: © GamblingNews
Four armed, masked robbers steal $4,000 from woman in Live! Casino Philadelphia parking garage
Four masked, armed men took a woman's purse containing $4,000 in the Live! Casino garage in South Philadelphia shortly before midnight Thursday. A stabbing in the same garage the day before is not believed to be linked.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Danish regulator launches 'Casino in the Children's Room' campaign on gambling-like mechanics in video games
Spillemyndigheden has begun a campaign urging parents to talk to their children about loot boxes and other gambling-like features in video games. It starts on October 26 and directs people to the StyrPåSpillet.dk platform.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © GamblingNews
Scientific Games wins two Gaming Intelligence North America Awards for lottery and iLottery games
Scientific Games took Lottery Game of the Year and iLottery Game of the Year at the 2026 Gaming Intelligence North America Awards, for titles built with the Massachusetts State Lottery and the Pennsylvania Lottery.GamblingGamblingNewsPhoto: © CoinDesk
Bitmine resumes share buybacks after 10-week pause while adding 10,452 ETH
Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine bought back 2.04 million of its shares for about $45.9 million last week and added 10,452 ETH, bringing its holdings to 4.95% of total supply, close to its 5% target.CryptoCoinDesk