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World Poker Tour restores LA Poker Classic partnership for 2027 championship
Commerce Casino’s tournament schedule will again include a WPT-branded championship alongside its longer poker series.
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Acquisitions, mergers, partnerships and commercial agreements.
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Bank of America upgrades DraftKings to Buy after 19% monthly decline
Bank of America’s upgrade highlights potentially bottoming earnings expectations and reduced prediction market cannibalisation risk for DraftKings investors.
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Caixa negotiates Corinthians sponsorship, naming rights and instant lottery
Caixa’s negotiations could establish an instant lottery arrangement with Corinthians alongside sponsorship and naming rights.
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Four tribes partner with Kalshi on prediction market apps in the USA
The partnerships give the tribes customer-facing apps while Kalshi operates the underlying exchange and settles transactions.
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Sands CEO excludes casino hotel from proposed Dallas Mavericks arena site
Space constraints rule out a casino hotel at the proposed Dallas Mavericks arena site even if Texas changes gambling laws.
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Kalshi partners with tribes as FanDuel shifts away from CME
Kalshi’s tribal partnerships and FanDuel’s continuing shift away from CME mark changes in their business relationships.
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San Manuel Investment Authority buys Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Arizona
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess acquisition expands San Manuel Investment Authority’s non-gaming property portfolio, with financial terms not officially disclosed.
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Persson moves to buy back two Elko casinos from lenders
The repurchase would keep two Elko casinos operating under Eric Persson, with the deal expected to close in weeks.
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Relax Gaming, Play'n GO and Nolimit City lead weekly games releases
Relax Gaming, Play'n GO and Nolimit City released new games, and BGaming extended its sustainability initiative to Portugal.
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Illinois casinos increase September revenue by 13% to $178.2m
Illinois’ casino revenue increase gives investors evidence of growth across its land-based casino sector.
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Slotegrator's Maksym Shtun identifies prediction markets opportunity among non-bettors
Shtun identifies people who avoid traditional betting as potential customers for prediction market products.
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Oregon sports betting falls 5% to $83.1m in September
The figures show lower betting activity alongside higher revenue in Oregon.
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Kalshi agrees prediction market partnerships with four more tribal nations
Four additional tribal agreements give tribes app ownership and customer management while Kalshi supplies exchange services.
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Wolfe Research sees Wynn Al Marjan Island exceeding revenue forecasts
Wynn's UAE project could add a new regulated gaming market to its portfolio, with Wolfe Research projecting material upside for investors.
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SOFTSWISS panel says African market entry costs exceed licensing
Operators budgeting only for licences risk underfunding certification, localisation and marketing needed to launch in African markets.
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Merkur Service & Logistics invests €20,000 in reusable shipping boxes
Reusable boxes are expected to reduce packaging waste in replacement-parts shipments.
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Lottomatica and Cirsa boards approve merger plan with 0.668 share exchange ratio
Cirsa shareholders would receive 0.668 Lottomatica shares per share under the merger plan approved by both boards.
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Betano extends UEFA partnership as official sponsor of Euro 2028
Betano’s sponsorship places the brand at Euro 2028, extending its UEFA partnership through the tournament.
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IGT launches Ring of Wealth edition for Holland Casino's 50th anniversary
The branded release extends a long supplier-operator relationship across land-based and online channels in the Dutch market.
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Mike Repole buys 1.5% stake in Churchill Downs
Repole’s acquisition adds a 1.5% shareholder to Churchill Downs following a 35% share price decline since the year’s start.
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Mynt records 3.7% payment revenue decline amid Philippine gambling restrictions
Mynt’s lower payment revenue links Philippine restrictions on gambling access through apps to reduced payment transactions.
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Macquarie forecasts growth for US online betting and iGaming operators
Macquarie forecasts growth for US online betting and iGaming operators ahead of Q3 results despite recent gambling share declines.
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Four Native American tribes plan prediction market apps with Kalshi
Four tribes’ planned Kalshi apps could extend prediction markets to smaller, remote communities, according to Kalshi.
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Ghana NLA trains retailers as lottery moves to 5,000 digital terminals
Retailers and private lotto operators must adopt digital terminals and meet the 1 October 2026 deadline or face exclusion from the licensed network.
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DATA.BET signs partnership with Africa-focused SportsDay
The SportsDay partnership supports DATA.BET’s exploration of opportunities in Africa.