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eSports Online + 3 more

Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook launches eFootball markets via SIS Content Services

Customers will be able to wager on new eFootball events alongside Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook’s other markets.

2 min read • Feb 6 • By Megan Elswyth

Casino strike exposes pay tensions and union rifts in Buenos Aires province

Casino workers shut down venues and mobilize in Mar del Plata as rival unions clash over strategy and the growing role of private gaming operators

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria

Marketing Sports Betting

Brazilian Congress proposes image-rights payments to athletes in betting deals

Report approved by the Sports Committee suggests athletes should receive at least half of the amounts paid by betting operators for the use of their image

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria

Marketing Online + 1 more

Flutter Brazil announces Marcelo de Ciccio as new performance and SEO lead

The appointment supports Flutter Brazil’s strategy to scale digital acquisition and retention across Betnacional and Betfair.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Financial + 2 more

Finland’s €780m gambling leak: Offshore operators seize half of online spend

Approximately 50% of Finnish online gambling expenditure now flows to international instant casino operators, representing an estimated €780m in annual offshore spending, as Finland prepares to dismantle its century-old state gambling monopoly.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Jack Found

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 1 more

Malaysia: Police arrest six in multi-WhatsApp gambling scam crackdown

Operation allegedly involved false advertisements for non-existent gambling games.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Keih Ma

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 1 more

Macau: Two mainland currency exchangers arrested in casino operations

Judiciary Police seize HK$129,000 (US$16,500) in chips and cash in two separate cases.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Keih Ma

Legal & Regulatory Lottery + 1 more

Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul revives state lottery

Governor Eduardo Leite is preparing an urgent bill to relaunch Rio Grande do Sul’s state lottery.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Casino + 4 more

Choplife Gaming secures Liberian licence, expands to nine African markets

Choplife Gaming has obtained regulatory approval to operate online sports betting and casino services in Liberia, extending the pan-African gaming operator's footprint to nine countries across the continent.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Jack Found

Legal & Regulatory Marketing + 1 more

Lawmakers urges caution as Brazil advances sweeping betting ad ban

As senators move to outlaw betting advertising and sponsorships, lawmakers warn of financial fallout and legal uncertainty.

3 min read • Feb 6 • By Layla Victoria