Gambling's Borrowing Costs Have Roughly Doubled
Two gambling companies refinanced old debt in the same week of September. Brightstar Lottery swapped notes paying 2.375% for notes paying 4.875%. Wynn...
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Michigan Pushes Out Two Sports-Contract Platforms
You can bet on an American football game without using a bookmaker. You buy a financial contract that pays out if your team wins. Two firms sold those...
Macau's Third Monthly Fall Was Its Smallest
Macau, the Chinese territory that is the world's largest casino market, took MOP 21,891m from gambling in August. That is 1.2% less than August last y...
New Zealand Auctions 15 Online Casino Licences
New Zealand auctions the right to apply for its first online casino licences on 29 September. There are up to 15 lots, sold in a clock auction on the...
Waukegan's Temporary Casino Can Trade Until 2034
Full House Resorts and the city of Waukegan, Illinois, near Chicago, signed a contract amendment on 2 September. The permanent casino now has until Fe...
Brazil Can Now Freeze Accounts Over Illegal Betting
Brazil's betting regulator, part of the finance ministry in Brasília, published a new rule on 14 September. It lets the state freeze bank accounts and...
What Europe's Gambling Crackdown Would Really Cost
Gambling regulators across Europe spent this month agreeing on one thing. The illegal market is run across borders, and no single country can reach it...
The BGC's £8m Black-Market Forecast, Checked
The St Leger is a horse race, run every September at Doncaster in northern England. This year's was the 250th, on Saturday 12 September. Two days afte...
Four Now Admit Betting on Britain's Election Date
Four people in Britain have now admitted betting on the date of the 2024 general election. They knew it from inside the governing party. The charge is...
