Lega Calcio Serie A announced the TRUE DATA campaign to promote authorised use of official competition data, starting with the second matchday of the 2026/27 season. The league said commercial use of its official data requires a licence and that the campaign will use stadium-screen video and a television graphic before matches.
Betting operators using Serie A data commercially face the league’s stated licensing requirement.
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Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) criticised Lega Serie A’s True Data campaign, saying its message could confuse consumers about the safety and legality of licensed betting. ADM said it would seek to have the campaign stopped through the appropriate channels. A report said no talks were under way and the advertisement continued to air.
Italy’s ADM said it would seek to stop Lega Serie A’s “True Data” campaign, which it considers misleading about the security of state-authorised sports bets. The agency said the campaign could amount to indirect gambling promotion and risk confusing customers about legal and illegal betting; it maintains that licensed operators’ bets are certified and supervised by ADM.
It was reported that Dario Durigan reiterated support for tobacco-style controls on betting. He advocated greater transaction data sharing, advertising restrictions and higher taxation to discourage excessive consumption.
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.