
iGB Podcast Episode 39 returns after iGB L!VE, with hosts Robin Harrison and Ed Birkin from H2 Gambling Capital presenting a set of figures that are embarrassing for policymakers. The Dutch gambling tax was raised twice last year and this year, with the Treasury forecasting an additional revenue of

Brazil's Ministry of Finance has just introduced new regulations on gambling advertisements, receiving its first public response from the industry. The National Association of Gambling and Lotteries issued a statement on Thursday, clearly supporting the new rules—but this "support" was followed by a

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced on Thursday that a new regulation concerning gambling advertisements will be officially published on Friday. The core change is a phrase: gambling advertisements must come with mandatory warnings from the Ministry of Finance, similar to those for cig

Since the announcement of the transaction in May, representatives from Fertitta Entertainment detailed the roadmap for the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment to regulators for the first time this week. CFO Richard Lim and Chief Legal Counsel Steven Schainthal received preliminary license approval

German lottery brokerage giant Zeal Network SE has pressed the launch button to enter the UK market. The company announced on Thursday that it has acquired 96.5% of the shares of UK prize draw operator SevenCanyon Limited—previously Zeal already held a 3.5% minority stake, and the transaction will r

The gods have made their move. Play'n GO focuses the lens on Odysseus's homeward journey, with the new game Fate's Fortune unfolding a Greek mythology-themed adventure in a compact layout of 5 reels and 10 paylines. However, the highlight of this game is not the number of reels, but the two-tier nes

Playtech conveyed a message to the market in an unusual way—In a non-periodic trading update released on Thursday, this B2B gambling technology supplier announced that the performance for the first half of 2026 "significantly exceeded market expectations," and simultaneously raised the full-year pro

The Dutch Gambling Authority announced this week a landmark ruling for the prediction market industry: the formal rejection of the appeal by Polymarket operator Adventure One QSS Inc, upholding the illegal gambling sanctions decision made in January this year. In the new ruling signed on June 23, KS

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Step into the inferno. Legion Gold and the Throne of Dead bring the mature structure of Legion Gold to a dark temple in Play'n GO's lineup—the familiar Gold Re-Spins and Mega Spins mechanics remain unchanged, but the visuals and atmosphere shift from the legion battlefield to the deeper, more somber

Show your claws, landlubbers step back! Play'n GO's popular pirate series welcomes a sequel, Crabby's Gold II, which stuffs a more cunning variable into the classic gold coin collection framework—"Doubloon or Nothing" Hold'n Spin mechanism, pushing each round's climax to a double-or-nothing gamble.T

On the dusty wilderness trail, every turn is mixed with the sound of wheels, the clashing of gold nuggets, and the ever-closer trouble. Peter & Sons' latest release, "Big Bounty Bandits: 3 Pots," throws players into a cartoon-style Western chase—diamonds, horseshoes, and stacks of heavy gold coins a

html The UK Gambling Commission had barely pressed the phased implementation button for financial risk assessment when the industry backlash hit hard. This time, the opposition was not only from the old rival, the Betting and Gaming Council, but also from legal experts, the horse racing industry, an

Over the past decade, the growth formula for online gambling has been surprisingly simple and crude: increase marketing investment, optimize customer acquisition channels, improve conversion rates, and scale up new customer acquisition. This approach may vary in specific operations across different

html A key turning point has emerged in the dispute over the AVIATOR trademark in Brazil. The Pernambuco State Court recently formally revoked the preliminary injunction previously granted to Spribe OÜ, which had restricted Aviator Studio Brasil from using the AVIATOR trademark within Brazil. Judge

html From a startup with an uncertain future to a builder of the global B2B gambling technology ecosystem, SOFTSWISS has come a long way. Founder Ivan Montik recently retraced this evolutionary journey in a rare internal dialogue, noting that the biggest change is not the size, but maintaining the f