Star Entertainment’s suspended licence and the Bally’s rescue
In September 2022, an independent inquiry led by Adam Bell KC found Star Entertainment Group unsuitable to hold a casino…
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Boardroom Papers
Before you sign: the questions a board needs answered on gambling M&A
Gambling M&A carries a specific kind of risk that a generalist due diligence process is not built to catch, because…
Self-exclusion registers: why the UK stayed split when Europe unified
A self-exclusion register lets a player lock themselves out of gambling for a fixed period, and the design question every…
Prediction markets are winning some states and losing others.
To: Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Leads, US Licensed Sportsbook Operators
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
Five major Nevada gaming operators have been hit by serious cyberattacks since September 2023: MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, Boyd Gaming,…
MGM Resorts’ ransomware attack and the cost of not paying
MGM Resorts International disclosed on 12 September 2023 that it had identified a cybersecurity issue affecting systems across its US…
AI in affordability decisioning: the governance questions to ask first
A growing number of operators are moving, or are being asked by regulators to consider moving, from fixed rule-based affordability…
Gambling levies: four funding models, four different bets on fairness
A problem gambling levy is the mechanism a jurisdiction uses to make operators pay for the research, prevention and treatment…
UK financial risk assessments have thresholds, but no start date
To: Compliance and Risk Directors, UK Licensed Operators