Lawmakers in Brazil are thinking about a much tougher approach to gambling advertising. On 2 September, the Committee on Science and Technology of the Brazilian Senate adopted PL 2,470/2026 which might seriously restrict the advertising activities of licensed betting companies as well as their sponsorship and promotion in order to attract clients. The proposal would […]
Lottomatica Group and Spanish gambling company CIRSA have agreed to a merger between the companies in which Lottomatica will combine with CIRSA through an all-share merger in which CIRSA will be absorbed into Lottomatica. The merger was announced on 2 September 2026 and it is intended as a cross-border merger between two big European gambling […]
According to new analysis from Forsyth Barr, SkyCity Entertainment should consider selling its Adelaide casino, advice which comes after it was revealed that the Australian casino giant generated an estimated AU$420 million in cumulative cash losses over 25 years. The New Zealand investment firm’s analysts Paul Laxton Koraua and Andy Bowley said SkyCity could come […]
ELK Studios has released Grizzly Stampede, a brand-new online pokie that’s designed around transforming Stampede symbols, multiplier wilds, and a max win of up to 50,000x your bet. The game’s designed around a five-reel, four-row layout. ELK, being ELK, hasn’t just incorporated a standard ways-to-win mechanic kit. Instead, they’ve decided to centre the gameplay around […]
New Zealand’s Powerball jackpot has now grown to NZ$25 after nobody managed to match all six Lotto numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s nightly draw. The NZ$23 million Powerball First Division prize went unclaimed on the 29th of August, and this continues a run of rollovers that’s seen the jackpot increase pretty steadily throughout the […]
SkyCity Entertainment has confirmed that it received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a special situations fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management in May 2026. The conditional, non-binding proposal offered NZ$0.70 cash per SkyCity share, while a separate unnamed party proposed an implied price of NZ$0.75 per share. SkyCity’s board unanimously rejected both proposals after deciding […]
Play’n GO introduced a new slot called Viking Runecraft 1000 where players can enjoy a grid game inspired by Norse mythology with Heimdall, Freya and Thor as main characters. It includes the features of scatter pays, cascading wins and a progressive multiplier system. As mentioned on the official game page of Play’n GO, Viking Runecraft […]
Some of the biggest names in the online gambling industry are set to apply for a place in New Zealand’s upcoming regulated casino market, and Stake, Entain and Australian operator Dabble have all now been linked with the licensing process – which came after the deadline for expressions of interest which closed on the 14th […]
SkyCity Entertainment Group could cut between 200 and 250 predominantly New Zealand-based corporate and back-of-house roles as part of a major cost-reduction programme unveiled alongside its FY26 results. The casino operator said its group-wide reset is designed to target around NZ$30 million in realised benefits during FY27, which is then set to increase to NZ$70 […]
SkyCity Hamilton has applied to New Zealand’s Gambling Commission to renew the casino venue licence for its Victoria Street property, with approval allowing the casino to remain at the site for another 15 years. The Commission’s public renewal page confirms it received the application from SkyCity Hamilton Limited for the casino at 346 Victoria Street, […]
Nolimit City has announced its new Outsourced 2: Balkan Engineering slot, which is the sequel to the previously developed construction-themed slot game Outsourced. According to the official Nolimit City website, the Outsourced 2: Balkan Engineering slot was released on 18 August 2026. It is played using a 5×5 reels setup with an RTP of 96.04%, […]
New Zealand’s Powerball jackpot has climbed to NZ$15 million for Wednesday night after Powerball First Division went unclaimed in Saturday’s 15 August draw. The draw did, however, manage to create two major winners: one Lotto First Division ticket won NZ$1 million, while a separate Strike Four ticket collected NZ$700,000. Lotto NZ also reported 18 Lotto […]
As the expression of interest window for New Zealand’s online casino licences closed at 11.59pm on 14 August 2026, one potential contender was given permission at the eleventh hour – TAB NZ. The Department of Internal Affairs confirmed it had reassessed its interpretation of the legislation and now considers that there are, in fact, no […]
A failed self-exclusion has put New Zealand’s sketchy responsible gambling safeguards back in the spotlight after a self-described problem gambler told the NZ Herald his attempt to shut himself out of TAB betting did not block him out as he’d expected. The man, who used a pseudonym, arrived from India back in 2022 and lost […]
Pragmatic Play has started its August release schedule with Jade Legends, a dragon-inspired slot that was released on 3 August 2026. It does away with some of the studio’s more typical Egyptian and Greek themes for ancient Chinese mythology, and the game is played on a 7×7 grid that uses cluster pays rather than traditional […]
