Elite Casino Resorts said the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved its acquisition of Catfish Bend Casino and FunCity Resort in Burlington, Iowa. The company expects the transaction to close on 27 January and plans to rename Catfish Bend Casino Great River Casino Resort.
The approval allows the proposed acquisition to proceed towards closing and would expand Elite Casino Resorts’ Iowa portfolio.
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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.
Betfair will continue operating in Italy through the end of 2026, with Flutter postponing its decision on the market to 2027, according to a report citing sources inside the company. The review reportedly takes account of Italy’s remote-gambling concession costs and the timetable for technology changes set by ADM; Betfair’s Italian affiliate programme ended on 31 October 2026.
Betfair Italia will keep operating at least until the end of 2026, with a final decision on its presence in the Italian market reportedly postponed to 2027. The information was reported by Gianluca Landi, a betting exchange and sports trading expert, who said he had received confirmation from sources inside the company. According to that account, Flutter decided to maintain Betfair's operations throughout 2026 and to assess the sustainability of its Italian presence at a later stage.