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Brazil – Brazil’s President delays sports betting rules due to falling popularity in polls
Brazil’s sports betting decree which had been scheduled for this month has been delayed. According to local daily O Globo, President Jai Bolsonaro held a meeting with conservative legislator Marco Feliciano, which led to the decision to delay the decree. Brazil will have presidential elections in October and the main opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula…
UK – Refreshed brand identity and new games drive strong Playson performance at ICE London 2022
Fast-growing digital entertainment supplier Playson enjoyed one of its most successful appearances at ICE London, including increased footfall and demand for meetings as a result of its ever-expanding content portfolio. The return of one of the industry’s biggest trade conferences provided Playson with an opportunity to showcase its refreshed brand identity, signalling the company’s ambitions…
Japan – Wakayama throws in the towel on its casino bid
Plans to develop an Integrated Resort casino in Wakayama have now ended following a vote in Wakayama Prefectural Assembly committee by 18 votes in favor, 22 votes against with Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka saying it was ‘a bitter blow.’ It leaves only Nagasaki and Osaka in the bidding for two of the three casinos licences…
UK – Rank revises its EBIT range for year end
British betting operator Rank Group has slashed its previously guided EBIT range of £55m to £65m for the year ending 30 June 2022 to a range of £47m to £55m. Rank’s UK venues (Grosvenor and Mecca) were closed for the entirety of Q3 2020/21. Its Enracha venues in Spain were open for part of the…
US – Beau Rivage unveils Mississippi Gulf Coast’s first Buffalo Zone
Casino players across South Mississippi have a new reason to cheer “Buffalooooo!” as Aristocrat Gaming and MGM Resorts International’s Beau Rivage Resort & Casino announce the opening of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s first ‘Buffalo Zone.’ Located on the resort’s casino floor at the base of the convention level escalators, the new 1,500-square-foot ‘Buffalo Zone’ is dedicated exclusively…
Spain – Codere puts forward liquidation plan to stay afloat until reopenings
Spanish gambling giant Codere has reached an agreement with creditors to invest €225m, giving it breathing space until its businesses fully reopen following the COVID closures. The agreement however sees creditors take control of Codere’s operating business in a restructuring deal that will see Codere move into liquidation. Shares in the operator fell by 12…
