CoinPoker launched a new software client and mobile app in March 2026, alongside the signing of Abby Merk and Alejandro ‘Papo MC’ Lococo as ambassadors. The company also introduced new game formats and features, with more than 7,000 players online on launch day, according to the report.
The launch combines a software update with new ambassador partnerships and a reported peak of more than 7,000 players online.
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Cardiff Crown Court sentenced Noor Rassam and Panayiotis Karayiannis on 2 October after they admitted possessing and transferring criminal property linked to poker operations in Cardiff. Each received a three-year prison term suspended for three years; investigators identified about £384,000 in third-party payments between them from August 2022 to February 2024.
Brightstar Lottery said its wholly owned subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions signed a two-year extension with the New York State Gaming Commission. The agreement lets Brightstar continue supplying lottery technology and services in New York. Chief operating officer Scott Gunn said the company would keep meeting its contractual obligations and supporting the New York Lottery's results for public schools.
Brightstar Lottery PLC announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation, has signed a two-year extension with the New York State Gaming Commission, the body responsible for the functions and activities of the New York Lottery.
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.