Casino.org named Michael Owen its exclusive UK and Ireland affiliate ambassador for 2026. The company said Owen will appear across its digital channels, sharing football and betting insight and safer gambling guidance.
The partnership puts a public figure in Casino.org's UK and Ireland marketing and safer gambling content.
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NorthStar Gaming said Michael Moskowitz immediately left his roles as chief executive and board chair, and appointed Corey Goodman interim CEO. The board named Dean MacDonald chair, while Barry Shafran resigned as a director; NorthStar said it would announce another independent director after completing its selection.
Macau Legend Development said revised bank-loan arrangements have extended repayment periods on two facilities to 2030, and that it has begun repayments under the new terms. As of 31 October 2026, HK$1.96 billion remained outstanding on a HK$2.3 billion term facility; the company said HK$4.5 million had been repaid.
Macau Legend Development has begun repaying bank loans under revised arrangements as it works to address the issues behind its auditor’s disclaimer of opinion, the company said. Further steps may still be necessary to resolve those issues.
Sega Sammy Holdings reported profit attributable to parent-company owners of JPY10.9 billion for the six months to 30 September 2026, up 299% year on year. Gaming segment sales nearly doubled to JPY16.3 billion, while the segment’s loss widened after GAN and Stakelogic were included in the results.
Sega Sammy Holdings returned to profit attributable to owners of the parent in the six months ended 30 September 2026, reporting JPY10.9 billion, up 299% from a year earlier, after a JPY7 billion loss in the six-month period through March.
France's competition authority has approved Banijay's planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions. The review, the authority's first of a gambling transaction spanning online and land-based operations, focused mainly on poker and concluded that the deal was unlikely to restrict competition. The authority said its assessment did not account for possible future legalisation of online casino games.
Wynn Resorts expects its Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah to open in September 2027, according to chief executive Craig Billings. The company expects to decide around February 2027 how the resort will launch; handovers to its operations team are due to begin in early 2027, with full control expected in late July.
Chief Executive Craig Billings said on the earnings call that the Ras Al Khaimah resort is still due to open in September 2027.