SOFTSWISS has taken another step in strengthening its long-running collaboration with Google, expanding a partnership that has helped licensed iGaming operators improve compliant advertising and long-term market stability across more than 40 regulated jurisdictions. First launched in August 2024 as a 360-degree initiative, the effort has now developed into a broadened phase focused on making Google’s policy requirements more actionable for brands...
The upcoming introduction of Sri Lanka’s Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, No. 17 of 2025, signals one of the most significant restructurings of the nation’s gaming oversight in decades. Following a gazette issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, authorities have confirmed that the legislation will become operational on December 1. With this shift, the country moves toward a unified regulatory framework intended to...
The American Gaming Association’s Board of Directors has selected Delaware North Chief Executive Officer Louis “Lou” M. Jacobs to take over as its next chairman, marking a major leadership transition for the industry’s top trade organization. Jacobs, who has spent decades helping guide the family-founded hospitality and entertainment company, will officially assume the two-year AGA chairmanship in January 2026. He...
The atmosphere of frantic bargain hunting has been transformed into an online slot experience with Booming Games’ new release, Black Friday Cart Craze. Drawing inspiration from the rush and unpredictability of one of the busiest shopping days in the United States, the developer introduces a fast-paced, animation-rich title centered on overflowing shopping carts, escalating bonuses, and the playful mayhem associated with Black...
The world’s gaming industry is undergoing a paradigm shift due to mobile technology and the number of gamblers is estimated to multiply by millions by the end of the decade as innovation, convenience and trust drive people to join the market. Statista (2025) projects “In the Gambling market, the number of users is expected to amount to 5.1 million users...
Illinois’ sports betting industry experienced a pronounced drop in wagering volume this September, marking the first full month under the state’s newly implemented per-wager tax. Data from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) and statements from industry groups show that bettors placed five million fewer bets compared to September 2024, amounting to about a 15% year-over-year decline in total wagers. According...
India’s real-money gaming industry has entered one of its most turbulent periods yet, with sweeping financial losses and thousands of job cuts continuing to mount nearly three months after Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA). Although the legislation received unusually swift approval—moving from cabinet clearance to presidential assent in under four days—the government has not...
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., one of the Philippines’ dominant eGames operators, has taken a major step toward expanding its presence beyond digital entertainment by securing rights that could give it control of International Entertainment Corp (IEC), the parent company of New Coast Hotel Manila. Through a recent Subscription Agreement valued at HK$1.6 billion, the company aims to integrate online innovation with an established...
Concerns over the integrity of U.S. professional sports have intensified following the federal indictments of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, prompting a direct request for answers from members of Congress. Lawmakers from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has oversight authority over major sports leagues, reached out to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred with a letter...
The two most prominent US sports betting platforms, FanDuel and DraftKings, have officially stepped away from the American Gaming Association as both companies advance into the rapidly expanding world of prediction markets. Their departures follow months of emerging tension over how sports-related event contracts should be regulated, particularly as the operators laid out their intentions in recent Q3 earnings reports. Industry Rift...