Macau Casino Security Staff Arrested Over Extortion Case

Macau authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with an alleged extortion operation involving casino security employees accused of collecting payments from individuals suspected of committing offenses inside a Cotai gaming venue. The Judiciary Police (PJ) said the group allegedly obtained at least HK$1.4 million from around 30 people between March 2025 and July 2026 by offering […]

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Macau Casino Security Staff Arrested Over Extortion Case

Macau authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with an alleged extortion operation involving casino security employees accused of collecting payments from individuals suspected of committing offenses inside a Cotai gaming venue. The Judiciary Police (PJ) said the group allegedly obtained at least HK$1.4 million from around 30 people between March 2025 and July 2026 by offering […]

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New Zealand Greyhound Racing Ends After Final Meeting

Commercial greyhound racing in New Zealand has ended, with the final race meeting held at Hatrick Raceway in Whanganui before a nationwide ban took effect on August 1. The last official race was scheduled for 6:55pm local time on July 31, bringing an end to a sport that had operated commercially in the country for nearly eight […]

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New Zealand Greyhound Racing Ends After Final Meeting

Commercial greyhound racing in New Zealand has ended, with the final race meeting held at Hatrick Raceway in Whanganui before a nationwide ban took effect on August 1. The last official race was scheduled for 6:55pm local time on July 31, bringing an end to a sport that had operated commercially in the country for nearly eight […]

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Iowa’s $275 Million Cedar Crossing Casino To Open Mid-November

Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will open in mid-November, several weeks earlier than originally planned. The $275 million project, described as the largest casino investment in Iowa, had initially targeted a later opening date. Developers from Peninsula Pacific Entertainment credited construction progress, local partnerships and favorable conditions for allowing the facility […]

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IG Group Expands U.S. Presence With $1.3B Underdog Deal

IG Group has agreed to acquire U.S.-based daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator Underdog in a transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, marking one of the largest deals to date in the emerging prediction markets sector. The agreement gives the UK-listed trading and investing company a significantly larger presence in the United States […]

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IG Group Expands U.S. Presence With $1.3B Underdog Deal

IG Group has agreed to acquire U.S.-based daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator Underdog in a transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, marking one of the largest deals to date in the emerging prediction markets sector. The agreement gives the UK-listed trading and investing company a significantly larger presence in the United States […]

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IG Group Expands U.S. Presence With $1.3B Underdog Deal

IG Group has agreed to acquire U.S.-based daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator Underdog in a transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, marking one of the largest deals to date in the emerging prediction markets sector. The agreement gives the UK-listed trading and investing company a significantly larger presence in the United States […]

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IG Group Expands U.S. Presence With $1.3B Underdog Deal

IG Group has agreed to acquire U.S.-based daily fantasy sports and prediction markets operator Underdog in a transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, marking one of the largest deals to date in the emerging prediction markets sector. The agreement gives the UK-listed trading and investing company a significantly larger presence in the United States […]

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Robinhood Q2 Revenue Reaches Record as Event Contracts Grow

Robinhood reported its strongest quarterly revenue to date in the second quarter of 2026, with prediction markets becoming a larger source of revenue than cryptocurrency trading for the first time in the company’s history. The trading platform posted total net revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, representing a 32% increase from a year earlier. […]

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