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A summer spike in sports betting brought a solid boost to New York’s gaming coffers in July, with revenue climbing 10.9% from June and player wagers rising in step. The numbers show a market still finding fresh momentum even in a relatively quiet sports month. Handle Rises, Hold Strong It’s not often that July—wedged between…

Light & Wonder is pulling the plug on its Nasdaq listing and heading Down Under. The gaming tech company revealed during its second-quarter earnings call that it will voluntarily delist from the US exchange by the end of November. Shares will then be traded exclusively on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). CEO Matt Wilson confirmed…

A controversial piece of legislation that ruffled feathers across the gambling industry could actually fatten the wallets of Las Vegas’s biggest casino players. MGM and Caesars see a sizeable fiscal upside—potentially hundreds of millions. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law last month, has flipped the narrative. While some regional operators bristled at…

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. is steering its future far from the glitz of Macau and closer to emerging markets with one eye firmly on debt control. Its new plan? Expand globally, but without the financial weight of owning everything outright. CEO Lawrence Ho says the company is going asset-light—focusing on partnerships, not properties. The…

A new battle is bubbling up in California’s already complicated gaming landscape. Tribal gaming operators have had enough—and they’re heading to federal court to say so. It’s not just about money. This is about sovereignty, territory, and what counts as legal wagering. Prediction markets, pushed by platforms like Kalshi and Robinhood, are now facing fierce…

Mohegan Sun didn’t wait around for a greenlight from Hollywood. Instead, it lit up its own stage — and now, its digital reality show is turning heads far beyond the casino floor. What began as a simple idea to highlight behind-the-scenes life at one of America’s largest casino resorts has evolved into a compelling series.…

It’s the end of an era for North Las Vegas. Poker Palace Casino — a longstanding neighbourhood haunt for half a century — will officially shut down operations on October 1. The closure will impact 126 employees, many of whom have spent decades with the property. Once known as Bunny’s Bar back in the early…

MGM China just posted the kind of quarter executives dream about. With revenues soaring and margins tightening, the company pulled in a record-breaking US$320 million in adjusted EBITDA during the three months ending June 2025 — its best quarterly result ever. This wasn’t just a good quarter. It was historic. With a sharp uptick in…