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Regulating the Game has confirmed Stephen Dametto, Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission, as a speaker for 2027, joining a group of senior regulatory, law enforcement and financial intelligence leaders drawn from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The seventh edition of the conference will be held from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 March 2027 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Organizers describe the 2027 speaker program as built around the pressures now bearing on regulated markets, chief among them the scale and persistence of illegal supply and the financial crime that moves through licensed channels. Law…

iGaming content provider BGaming is launching five new Halloween-themed games this October. The titles will join BGaming’s tailor-made Halloween games collection. This new themed promotional set follows in the footsteps of the studio’s previous holiday-themed offerings. This includes last year’s Halloween release, as well as Xmas, Oktoberfest, Valentine’s Day, and Chinese New Year sets released over the last 12 months.  Each set delivers a range of games that celebrate an upcoming event or holiday while highlighting BGaming’s three gaming worlds. It provides operating partners with products that meet customer demand during some of the busiest times of the year.  This year’s…

In this article, Oksana Izmailova, CHRO at RedCore, explores how the company uses employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) surveys to encourage honest feedback, identify workplace challenges, and turn employee insights into concrete changes that support business growth. If you ask a specialist what they would like to change about their job, you can probably predict the answers in advance: twice the salary, a shorter working week, and better breakfasts. Of course, I’m exaggerating. But this is exactly where one of the main challenges of any survey lies: how do you ask questions in a way that gives you not just…

The ongoing legal battle regarding a possible SCOTUS Kalshi hearing reached a milestone, as national gaming regulators formally urged the United States Supreme Court to resolve a growing jurisdictional fight. State regulators have filed supporting briefs backing New Jersey in asking the highest court in the nation to determine whether federal commodities law preempts local oversight of sports event contracts. State regulatory agencies maintain that prediction platforms offering wagers on sports results act as unlicensed sportsbooks, evading consumer protections, integrity controls, and minimum age limits established by individual state legislatures. The International Association of Gaming Regulators and the North American…

Prediction markets have become one of the most closely watched areas of the betting industry, with operators weighing how to add the format while keeping the user experience familiar and straightforward. During last week’s SBC Summit, Yogonet spoke with Susanna Sargsyan, Senior Business Development Manager at DATA.BET, about the company’s recent move into prediction markets, the demand it is seeing from operators, and how the product fits alongside traditional sports and esports betting. Sargsyan also discussed DATA.BET’s API and iFrame integration options, the different needs of sportsbook, platform and casino operators, and the company’s plans to expand further in Latin America and Africa. What are…

Operator expectations are becoming more specific as suppliers expand into new regulated markets, with greater focus on localization, performance, and the kind of support providers can offer beyond the initial integration. Speaking with Yogonet during SBC Summit, Rachel Pien, Business Development Manager at FA CHAI Gaming, discussed how those expectations are shaping its conversations with operators, the importance of adapting games to local player preferences, and the role experimentation continues to play in its development strategy. The company also showcased Power of Vikings for the first time, while discussing the performance of its recent releases, its expansion beyond Asia and…

Betano, Kaizen Gaming’s online sports betting and gaming brand, has been named an Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2028 as part of a renewed partnership between UEFA and Kaizen Gaming. The agreement was announced at a signing ceremony at the Kaizen Campus in Athens, attended by UEFA General Secretary Theodoros Theodoridis and UEFA Marketing Director Guy Laurent Epstein, alongside Kaizen Gaming Co-Founder and CEO George Daskalakis and Chief Commercial Officer Julio Iglesias Hernando. The partnership brings Betano back to UEFA’s flagship men’s national team competition after it became the first iGaming brand to sponsor UEFA EURO in 2024. The collaboration…

Uncertainty surrounding Brazil’s gambling market dominated discussions at this year’s SBC Summit in Lisbon, with operators and suppliers weighing the implications of the latest regulatory developments for their businesses. For platform providers, the situation has added another concern to an already challenging operating environment marked by rising costs, pressure on margins and increasingly demanding customers. Speaking to Yogonet on the sidelines of the event, Steven Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer at Comtrade Gaming, discussed the impact of developments in Brazil, including the potential consequences for the black market and operators’ expansion plans elsewhere in Latin America. He also addressed the growing…

Bloomberry Resorts Corp., operator of Solaire Resort Entertainment City and Solaire Resort Quezon City in the Philippines, has launched OnlyFun.PH, a digital platform integrating regulated online gaming with livestreamed entertainment and interactive content hosted by digital creators. Introduced on October 8 as part of the company’s FUNaloMAX portfolio, the new service allows users to participate in gaming activities while watching live broadcasts and interacting with hosts and other viewers through a single platform. Bloomberry described OnlyFun.PH as the first regulated platform of its kind in the Philippines to bring together online gaming, livestreaming and creator-led entertainment. The company said the…

Operator expectations are becoming more specific as suppliers expand into new regulated markets, with greater focus on localization, performance, and the kind of support providers can offer beyond the initial integration. Speaking with Yogonet during SBC Summit, Rachel Pien, Business Development Manager for LatAm and Europe at FA CHAI Gaming, discussed how those expectations are shaping its conversations with operators, the importance of adapting games to local player preferences, and the role experimentation continues to play in its development strategy. The company also showcased Power of Vikings for the first time, while discussing the performance of its recent releases, its expansion…

Stake Brasil has secured a partial preliminary injunction from a federal court in São Paulo allowing it to continue operating its licensed betting platform until October 25, 2026, while its legal challenge to Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 remains unresolved. The 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo ruled that Stake’s authorisation would remain valid until that date, prohibiting authorities from blocking or redirecting its stake.bet.br website or imposing sanctions for operations conducted in compliance with the court’s conditions. Federal Judge Cristiane Farias Rodrigues dos Santos signed the decision, partially granting Stake’s request to suspend the provisional measure. The operator had…

Social casino brand LoneStar Casino is operating a pop-up activation at Oria’s on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas, across both weekends of the Austin City Limits festival this October. The company has also put branded pedicabs on the city’s streets, and these will run until midnight on festival days and remain in Austin through the end of the month. The pop-up is open from noon to 7 p.m. on October 2 and October 3, and again on October 9 and October 10. According to the company, the venue gives festivalgoers a place to stop, cool off, and eat before…

FanDuel has restored a 50-cent transaction fee on qualifying wagers in Illinois to cover the state’s per-wager tax, which charges operators 50 cents per bet after their first 20 million qualified online wagers. Under Illinois law, operators pay 25 cents on each of the first 20 million qualified online bets that customers make during the relevant period, and the rate rises to 50 cents for all further bets. FanDuel entered the highest tax rate once it surpassed the 20 million-wager threshold, and the company then introduced the 50-cent transaction charge on eligible bets to cover that expense. The American digital…

Here’s a twist we didn’t see coming: People’s proposed buyout of MGM Resorts fell through. However, recent developments indicate potential takeover talks involving the companies may have completely flipped. In the same week that Barry Diller’s People Inc rescinded an $18 billion offer to acquire the remaining shares in MGM that it does not already own, reports have surfaced that the tables could be turning. Sources close to the matter suggest that MGM may now be considering a takeover bid for People Inc instead. From a market perspective, the rescinded offer and the potential shift in dynamics have proven favourable…

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has approved an initial revision to remove references to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) from a gaming regulation and replace them with Nevada-specific problem-gambling resources. The proposal comes about two months after the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling severed ties with the NCPG over its partnership with prediction market platform  Kalshi. The revision to Regulation 5.170(2) updates the problem-gambling helpline number and assistance information to direct people to a Nevada nonprofit organisation. “The updated reference will initially direct those who need help to receive Nevada-specific information for referral sources,” said Cahn Lengsavath, Chief…

Maverick Gaming co-founder Eric Persson is in the process of reacquiring two casinos in Elko, Nevada, in a move aimed at keeping the properties open after the properties warned of possible closure by November 30. Persson, a Las Vegas professional poker player, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he is acquiring the Maverick Casino Hotel and the Gold Country Inn and Casino. The transaction is expected to be completed within three weeks, although its financial terms have not been disclosed. Nevada gaming regulators are monitoring the deal. Two Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices filed with the Nevada Department of…