
New Zealand Banks Block Casino Transactions as Players Seek Alternatives
Reports of casino payment blocks by major New Zealand banks are prompting players to look at alternative funding methods for online gambling accounts.

Reports of casino payment blocks by major New Zealand banks are prompting players to look at alternative funding methods for online gambling accounts.

Macau posted its strongest May GGR since 2019, hitting $2.8B and beating analyst forecasts as holiday traffic and premium-mass demand soared.

People, which already owns 26.1 percent of MGM Resorts, offered about 10.6 percent per share more than MGM’s current share value.

Ontario's iGaming market hit $405.4M in revenue in April 2026, up 29.4% year-on-year, with 1.265M active accounts and shifting segment trends.
The previous record of $1.04 billion was set in Dec. 2025, while April marked the fourth time in the last five months that combined revenue hit 10 figures.
Katz claimed that iGaming legalization was not only a possibility, but a simple waiting game until lawmakers pass the necessary legislation.
Fitch downgraded SJM Holdings to B+, citing satellite casino closures, Grand Lisboa Palace underperformance, and leverage well above its 5.0x threshold.
PAGCOR remitted PHP5.67 billion to the National Treasury, representing 50% of its 2025 net income and bringing cumulative remittances to PHP29.9B since 2022.
FanDuel and BetMGM led all operators in productivity during April, producing nearly twice as much as the third-place operator, DraftKings.