Steven Stradbrooke
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Entain among suitors for Tabcorp’s Australian betting business
UK gambling giant Entain plc is among the suitors eyeing deal for Australian operator Tabcorp's wagering & media business. → Read More
Google Play to permit real-money gambling apps in 15 more countries
Google Play app store will allow real-money gambling products in 15 additional countries as the tech giant relaxes its gambling policies. → Read More
Las Vegas Sands ‘learning, observing, talking’ about online gambling future
Las Vegas Sands reports $376m loss for final quarter of 2020, new CEO says company “learning, observing and talking" about online gambling. → Read More
Nevada casinos saw revenue tumble, profits rise in fiscal 2020
Nevada casinos saw their revenue tumble in fiscal 2020 while profits jumped nearly 41% as pandemic shutdown trimmed expenses. → Read More
China expands overseas gambling travel blacklist, still won’t say which countries
China says it's expanding its overseas gambling travel blacklist, but still won't say which nations are on the list. → Read More
China posts second straight year of negative lottery sales growth
China's lottery sales suffer second straight year of negative growth, drawn low by pandemic retail shutdowns and sports suspensions. → Read More
Entain hires new CEO, claims online gambling victory over pandemic
Entain plc hires Jette Nygaard-Andersen as its new CEO, while issuing Q4 update showing online surge more than offsetting retail decline. → Read More
MGM Resorts drops bid to acquire BetMGM partner Entain
MGM Resorts says it's given up trying to acquire its BetMGM iGaming/sports betting joint venture partner Entain plc. → Read More
Russia targets payment processor, 2020 betting traffic falls 30%
Russia blocks another payment processor from dealing with int'l firms; Russian-licensed online sports betting traffic falls 30% in 2020. → Read More
Las Vegas Sands casino titan Sheldon Adelson dead at 87
Casino pioneer Sheldon Adelson, founder of Las Vegas Sands, dies at 87 following complications from cancer treatment. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
Sands casino titan Adelson takes second leave for cancer treatment
Las Vegas Sands boss Sheldon Adelson takes second medical leave for cancer treatment, Rob Goldstein named acting CEO/chair. → Read More
Entain offers £252m for Optibet, Ninja Casino parent Enlabs
Entain plc makes £250m bid for Enlabs, parent company of Optibet, Laimz and Ninja Casino, in bid for Baltic, Ukraine expansion. → Read More
New York guv to push for mobile betting; Massachusetts fails to get it done
New York Guv. Andrew Cuomo to push for mobile betting legalization in State of the State address; Massachusetts betting push fails. → Read More
China state-sponsored hackers target online gambling with ransomware
A new report claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted five online gambling companies with ransomware. → Read More
Ontario’s online gambling revenue grows, still can’t catch provincial rivals
Ontario's provincial online gambling monopoly reports revenue up more than one-fifth to C$124m in 2019-20, but still lags BC, Quebec. → Read More
Bally’s inks Pennsylvania mini-casino deal, eyes betting, iGaming
Bally's Corp strikes deal with Ira Lubert to build Category 4 casino in Pennsylvania, where casinos reopen after second COVID lockdown. → Read More
Macau casinos slow slide in December, second year of negative growth
Macau casinos slow their gaming revenue decline in December but report second-year of negative growth in 2020. → Read More