The International Gaming Standards Association added Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council and Focal Research Consultants as partner members, according to the association. RGC works on safer-gambling standards, while Focal Research focuses on gambling-risk detection and player support.
IGSA’s partner network gains organisations focused on safer-gambling standards, risk detection and player support.
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The Responsible Gambling Council has published the first of six Sector Signals reports, finding that regulators in four markets are converging on the same four levers. The report examines a shift towards mandatory player protection measures.
Gaming Laboratories International vice-president Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes joined a panel in São Paulo on regulation of B2B suppliers in Brazil's betting market, according to the report. The discussion covered regulatory expectations, tax implications and the effects of rules on the sector's structure.
iGaming Ontario introduced its BetGuard central self-exclusion system for the province’s licensed gambling websites, according to the report. The system was not yet operational; the report said it would allow users to exclude themselves from 82 licensed websites through one platform. Ontario operators would have to display BetGuard and block access and communications for centrally excluded users, among other requirements described by the AGCO.
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.