Casino and gambling Industry News & Business Insights

MGM Springfield Casino Causes Dispute
Grant MitchellBy: Grant Mitchell

Springfield Wants to Go Public with MGM Casino Dispute

The dispute relates to Springfield’s claims that MGM did not fulfill the obligations it promised when it opened the property in 2018.
A person holds a smartphone sideways with both hands and taps the start screen of a mobile game
Lucas DunnBy: Lucas Dunn

Alberta's Legal iGaming Market Hits 50 Sites After Deadline

Gray-market giants Super Group, Apollo and Stake have gone legal in Alberta, pushing the regulated iGaming market from 22 sites at launch to 50.
By: Paul Skidmore

MGD hike threat exposes divisions across gambling’s high street

A threatened doubling of machine games duty has prompted warnings of widespread closures. But disagreements over bookmakers and arcades could weaken the industry’s response.
By: Paul Skidmore

Bet365 operators lose appeal against SEK44m Swedish penalties

Two companies operating Bet365 in Sweden have lost their appeals against warnings and combined penalties of SEK44 million for player protection failures.
By: Paul Skidmore

France’s €11.5bn sports betting market draws ANJ scrutiny

France’s online sports betting market generated €11.5bn in stakes in 2025, but new ANJ analysis raises questions about the players driving certain betting markets.
Doherty Silenced by Casino Contract
Grant MitchellBy: Grant Mitchell

YouTuber Fooled by Crypto Casino Who Paid Him to Be Quiet

Doherty evidently agreed to a deal without the company without realizing they intended to enforce their stipulations, which prevent him from posting online.
Feds Sanction Mexican Casino-Linked Racetrack
Grant MitchellBy: Grant Mitchell

U.S. Feds Sanction Mexican Cartel Casino-Linked Racetrack

The Treasury Department claimed that Club La Molienda operated a betting ring in collaboration with Casino Centenario, a casino in Nuevo Laredo.
PAGCOR's Casino Filipino Angeles in Pampanga, with large sculptures of Filipino figures above its entrance
Lucas DunnBy: Lucas Dunn

PAGCOR Expects Casino Filipino Exit Ruling This Month

PAGCOR CEO Alejandro Tengco says a GCG recommendation on decoupling Casino Filipino will arrive in October, with losses expected at ₱7 billion ($112 million).
A hand writes the word "Amendment" in blue marker and underlines it, representing the amendments filed to Brazil's betting ban.
Lucas DunnBy: Lucas Dunn

Brazil Betting Ban Faces Pushback With 99 Amendments

Lawmakers filed 99 amendments to Brazil's betting ban, and Centrão members plan to push a sports betting carve-out after the Oct. 25 presidential runoff.
Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru, with the Peruvian flag flying above its neoclassical facade under a blue sky
Lucas DunnBy: Lucas Dunn

Peru Weighs 5% Betting Tax as Chile Tests Offshore VAT

A Peruvian bill would quintuple the betting consumption tax to 5%, while Chile's first quarterly VAT payments from offshore platforms fall due this month.