The Italian association CNI appealed to institutions to hear small businesses in the amusement-machine sector, according to its note. CNI proposed a 69% payout and 20% PREU for AWP machines, saying this would leave 11% for the supply chain before specified deductions.
The proposed payout and PREU levels would affect the share available to AWP operators and venues.
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Reportedly, Susquehanna International Group and Castle Technologies are developing bespoke hedging approaches using prediction markets for small businesses. Businesses purchase contracts linked to events that could increase expenses or interrupt operations, receiving payouts when those events occur.
Reportedly, Dutch online gambling trade body VNLOK urged policymakers to recognise the scale of illegal gambling ahead of a parliamentary debate. The House of Representatives will consider possible reforms on 3 September that could introduce additional restrictions for licensed operators.
Senator Erika Stefani’s bill was published in the Italian Senate, proposing exemptions from certain administrative requirements for historic gaming machines used free of charge. The proposal covers specified cultural, educational and public events and does not include minimum-distance rules for sensitive locations.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said a federal judge approved its settlement with Horseshoe Casino Baltimore and Caesars Entertainment on 3 November. The agreement provides former dealer Quann Massey with $130,000 in compensatory and punitive damages and $20,000 in back pay, payable within 30 days, and requires three years of workplace monitoring; it is not an admission of wrongdoing.
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Kalshi’s requests for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in its Nevada case, leaving the ruling dissolving the preliminary injunction against Nevada gaming regulators in place. Kalshi has 90 days to petition the US Supreme Court; the sports-event contract ban remains in effect in Nevada, and the company says the ruling exposes it to civil and criminal liability.
On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit turned down Kalshi's request to have the case reconsidered by the panel or by the full court. No judge asked for a full-court vote. The panel was unanimous in declining to rehear the matter, per the decision.