A US federal appeals court uphold ruling that 1961 Wire Act applies only to sports betting, not other forms of online gambling.
Spain’s gambling sector loses ground in Q2 e-Com report
Spain's gambling and betting sector slips in country's Q2 e-commerce report; lower-tier sports to get betting tax kickbacks.
500.com sees Bitcoin mining as way to dig out of deep financial hole
Former Chinese online lottery operator 500.com buys $14.4m worth of Bitcoin mining machines to replace non-existent revenue streams.
Entain CEO Shay Segev quitting, claims not related to MGM takeover bid
UK gambling operator Entain says CEO Shay Segev quitting to take co-CEO role at sports streaming platform DAZN.
Las Vegas Sands throws hat into US sports betting ring
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands is reportedly having early discussions with sports betting technology providers.
Finland keeping Veikkaus gambling monopoly, okaying new B2B unit
Finland says it's sticking with its state-run Veikkaus gambling monopoly, while okaying the firm to launch a new B2B subsidiary.
Dutch regulator slaps €600k penalty on Curacao betting site
The Netherlands gambling regulator imposes €600k penalty on two Curacao-licensed sites offering services to Dutch punters, including minors.
UK medical journal: gambling a ‘public health predicament’
The Lancet medical journal calls gambling “an urgent, neglected, understudied, and worsening public health predicament.”
More MGM casino layoffs as Vegas unemployment rate soars
MGM Resorts to furlough 140 Vegas casino managers as city posts highest unemployment rate among US cities over 1m people.