Author: Maisie Morrison

TLDR Macau’s July casino revenue fell 8.4% year-on-year to $2.51 billion because of World Cup disruption. Seaport Research Partners expects August revenue to grow 4.5% year-on-year. September revenue could rise 11% year-on-year, according to Seaport. Typhoon Noul also added pressure on demand in late July. Seaport flagged risks including China’s economy and possible travel restrictions to Macau. Macau’s casino industry had a weak July. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners now expect that to change soon. The firm believes business will pick up in August and grow even faster in September. It says the slowdown was tied to the FIFA World…

TLDR Jeju Dream Tower casino revenue hit KRW51.59 billion ($36.06 million) in July, its best month of 2026. Table games brought in KRW48.91 billion, up 17.7% from a year earlier. Machine game sales jumped 76.8% from June to KRW2.69 billion. Visitor numbers reached 62,706, the second highest monthly count on record. Hotel revenue climbed to KRW8.78 billion, up 11.3% year-on-year. Lotte Tour Development reported its strongest casino sales month of 2026 in July. The revenue came from its foreigner-only casino at Jeju Dream Tower. Casino sales for the month reached KRW51.59 billion, or about $36.06 million. The company shared the…

TLDR Sportradar lowered its full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance. Q2 revenue rose 19% year-on-year to €377.8 million. The company posted a net loss of €3.5 million, reversing a €49.1 million profit from a year earlier. A foreign-exchange loss and rising costs weighed on quarterly results. Betting Technology & Solutions and Betting & Gaming Content both posted double-digit growth. Sportradar has lowered its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The change follows a second quarter with mixed results. The company now expects adjusted EBITDA between €360 million and €368 million. That is down from a prior range…

TLDR Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court will hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the country’s online betting laws The Prosecutor General’s office argues the current betting model is predatory and violates fundamental rights Justice Luiz Fux is the rapporteur assigned to lead the case Judges are reviewing data on gambling debt and consumer harm ahead of the hearing The ruling could change how Brazil’s regulated betting market operates going forward Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court will hear a case that could change the future of online betting in the country. The case questions whether the current betting laws follow the constitution.…

TLDR A new group called the Responsible iGaming Association (AGR) has formed in Chile to push for online gambling regulation. Consultancy H2 Gambling Capital projects Chile’s regulated market could reach $1.45 billion by 2030. A licensing bill passed a general vote in August 2025 but remains stuck in the Senate. Chile’s tax authority now requires foreign betting sites to register and pay Digital VAT. Local casino operators worry the tax rule may confuse the public about legality. A new industry group has formed in Chile to push lawmakers toward regulating online gambling. The group, called the Responsible iGaming Association (AGR),…

TLDR The NFL asked the CFTC to set stricter rules for sports event contracts, including a minimum trading age of 21. New York sued Kalshi for $36 billion, arguing its sports markets are illegal gambling. The New York Mets signed a deal with prediction market platform Novig one day before the state sued Kalshi. A Minnesota judge blocked the state’s ban on prediction markets, letting Kalshi and Polymarket keep operating. A Wisconsin judge ruled the state can keep enforcing gambling laws against Kalshi and four other platforms. The NFL sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week…

TLDR New Zealand’s commercial greyhound racing ban became legally binding on August 1, 2026. The final domestic greyhound races were run on July 31, one day before the ban started. TAB New Zealand is funding a NZ$60 million (about $35 million) transition program. Around 1,400 greyhounds will be rehomed through a new Greyhound Transition Agency. The closure follows legislation passed in April after reviews found high injury and death rates. New Zealand has officially ended commercial greyhound racing. The ban became legally binding on August 1, 2026, closing an industry that had operated for decades. The last domestic greyhound races…

TLDR Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a new law directing betting revenue to a federal police fund. The law gives Funapol 3% of all fixed-odds betting revenue collected in Brazil. An extra BRL 200 million from the National Treasury will also go to Funapol during 2026. The law resulted from joint work between the Ministries of Justice, Planning, and Finance. Officials say the funding will support equipment, operations, and welfare for federal police. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law in Brazil that changes how betting revenue is used in the country. The…

TLDR Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue dropped 8.4% year-on-year in July, reaching MOP20.26 billion (about US$2.51 billion). July’s revenue was up 9.4% from June, showing a rebound after a slower month. Year-to-date GGR for 2026 is still 4.4% higher than the same period last year. The FIFA World Cup, held in North America through mid-July, appears to have pulled some spending away from Macau casinos earlier in the summer. Two typhoons, Maysak and Noul, disrupted flights and ferry services in July but did not stop the monthly recovery. Macau’s casino industry saw its gross gaming revenue fall 8.4% compared to…

TLDR Codere Online reported record Q2 2026 results, with net gaming revenue of €69.4 million, up 27% year over year Spain revenue grew 25% and Mexico revenue grew 24% during the quarter The company swung to a net profit of €5.6 million from a net loss the year before Codere Online raised its full year 2026 revenue and EBITDA guidance The 2026 World Cup helped bring in close to 40,000 new customers Codere Online has released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. The company posted its best quarterly results to date. Net gaming revenue reached €69.4 million…