The World Cup numbers that changed my mind on prediction markets
1. Reflection For most of the last two years I treated prediction markets as a regulatory curiosity rather than a…
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Boardroom Papers
Star Entertainment’s suspended licence and the Bally’s rescue
Case Study Spotlight 1. Case Summary In September 2022, an independent inquiry led by Adam Bell KC found Star Entertainment…
Before you sign: the questions a board needs answered on gambling M&A
1. Issue Gambling M&A carries a specific kind of risk that a generalist due diligence process is not built to…
Self-exclusion registers: why the UK stayed split when Europe unified
1. Benchmark Defined A self-exclusion register lets a player lock themselves out of gambling for a fixed period, and the…
Prediction markets are winning some states and losing others.
Strategy Memo To: Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Leads, US Licensed Sportsbook Operators From: The Gaming Boardroom (TGB) Subject: Prediction…
UKGC sets financial risk assessment threshold at £5,000
The Gambling Commission has set the entry threshold for financial risk assessments at £5,000, not the £100 operators feared, but…
Responding to a customer data breach: a playbook for operators
1. Situation Defined Five major Nevada gaming operators have been hit by serious cyberattacks since September 2023: MGM Resorts, Caesars…
MGM Resorts’ ransomware attack and the cost of not paying
1. Case Summary MGM Resorts International disclosed on 12 September 2023 that it had identified a cybersecurity issue affecting systems…
AI in affordability decisioning: the governance questions to ask first
1. Issue A growing number of operators are moving, or are being asked by regulators to consider moving, from fixed…
Gambling levies: four funding models, four different bets on fairness
1. Benchmark Defined A problem gambling levy is the mechanism a jurisdiction uses to make operators pay for the research,…