
Philippines' leading digital entertainment enterprise DigiPlus Interactive Corp welcomes a significant personnel change—Andy Tsui, who has served as president for over four years, steps down, and Ping Chen, a Chinese senior financial expert with more than twenty years of global financial experience,

Brazilian President Lula da Silva once again attacked the online gambling industry during his re-election campaign. In an interview with Brazil's national TV program "Sem Censura" (Uncensored), the Labor Party leader clearly stated: "If it were up to the president, I would propose during the campai

Austria has been late in dismantling the iGaming national monopoly—but being late is not necessarily a bad thing. After decades of endless debates and repeated setbacks, Austria has finally taken a substantial step: opening up an unlimited number of licenses to online casino operators. According to

In an exclusive interview with iGB, Alejandro Tengco, chairman of the Philippine gaming regulatory body Pagcor, revealed that he aims to achieve three major goals before his term ends on June 30, 2028: decoupling Pagcor's gaming operations from its regulatory functions, promoting comprehensive onlin

htmlAfter months of delays and revisions, the Austrian Ministry of Finance has finally finalized a draft for gambling regulation reform, aiming directly at continuing the long-standing monopoly of online casinos. According to the draft text leaked to iGB, "multiple operators will be able to offer o

Radical short sellers are reshaping the risk landscape of the iGaming industry. When the speed of market narratives far exceeds the pace of factual rebuttals, regulatory responses, and data clarification, listed gaming companies face more than just the old challenges of regulation and taxation—short

The 2025 annual report from the National Problem Gambling Helpline in the United States reveals a concerning trend—help-seekers are becoming younger and more diverse. The helpline currently handles over 31,000 calls, texts, and online chats per month, with the volume of contacts continuously rising.

With less than three weeks until the whistle blows on June 11 for the World Cup, Brazil's licensed betting market is undergoing a comprehensive stress test. This will be the first World Cup since the legalization of gambling in early 2025 in Brazil, and the first time Brazilian bettors can legally p

Jack Paul and Joey Levy co-founded the real-money gaming super app Betr, which announced this Wednesday the acquisition of the long-established brokerage Ascent Capital Management, founded over ten years ago, aiming to embed the prediction market into its app by the end of the year. This move is qui

htmlWhen the World Cup returns to the Azteca Stadium in Mexico after forty years, the Latin American betting market has also reached an unprecedented turning point. The 2026 tournament will be the first World Cup after the legalization of gambling in Brazil, allowing Brazilian bettors to legally pl

When New York City's casino market issued three commercial licenses last December, the industry's expectations were sky-high. Resorts World New York City, Bally's Bronx, and Hard Rock Metropolitan Park were the three to secure entry, with all predictions pointing to one conclusion: this would become

A quiet revolution is taking place in the African betting market on the payment front. Last November, Super Group announced the launch of the digital currency ZAR Supercoin in South Africa, pegged 1:1 with the rand, and it entered the soft testing phase in mid-April this year. This multinational com

htmlAs AI lowers the barrier to building betting models, a batch of ambitious new players are trying to squeeze into the professional gambling table. However, the problem is that the top syndicates that firmly control the global gambling market may be widening the gap. Waterhouse VC's latest observ

htmlThe Chilean gambling industry is at a delicate crossroads. The Chilean Casinos and Gaming Association (ACCJ) released its 2025 annual report on Monday, highlighting both the plight of the legal market and the expansion of the illegal market. On one hand, licensed casino revenues continue to shr

Playtech CEO Mor Weizer described the company's performance in the first four months before 2026 as an "excellent start" in a trading update released this week. The Americas segment has become the core engine of this growth momentum—with the return on investment in the US market accelerating, and th

Swedish gaming technology giant Evolution AB announced on Tuesday a stock repurchase program of up to 2 billion euros (approximately 2.3 billion US dollars), accompanied by a 300 million euros senior unsecured revolving credit arrangement, to maintain liquidity throughout the repurchase period. The