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    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      News in-depthCyber Security
      MGM hack followed failed bid to rig slot machines, ‘Scattered Spider’ group claims

      Person claiming to represent cybercriminals explains techniques used to evade detection by casino resort company

      Patrons play slot machines inside the MGM Resorts International Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      The Big Read
      The dark side of the US sports betting boom

      Americans have bet $245bn on sporting events since restrictions were loosened in 2018. But many fear a surge in gambling addiction is coming

      A person with their face in shadow sits hunched over against a background of sports betting sites logos
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      LexWalt Disney Co
      Disney/Penn Entertainment: House of Mouse goes all-in on sports betting Premium content

      Disney’s reputational gamble has just begun

      Montage featuring NFL players and Bob Iger
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Disney’s ESPN moves into US sports betting with $2bn Penn deal

      Cable network agrees tie-up with casino and online gambling group that displaces Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Sportsbook

      The ESPN logo
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      India’s fantasy sports sector fears new tax will kill real-money games

      Government body proposes 28% levy on casinos, horseracing and skill-based online gaming

      Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad bats during an Indian Premier League cricket match
    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      FT MagazineOliver Roeder
      Poker is booming again. What’s different this time?

      The World Series of Poker’s Main Event, a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold ’em tournament, drew a record 10,043 entrants this month

    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Inside BusinessMichael Pooler
      Betting scandal deals blow to Brazilian football’s development

      The growing influence of sports gambling has spurred calls for a better legal framework for the industry

      A man uses the gambling website Bet365 on a smartphone
    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      888 Holdings PLC
      Investor group including Kenny Alexander takes punt on 888

      Former GVC chief joins vehicle buying stake in UK gambling group it sees as undervalued

      William Hill  betting shop sign
    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Sport
      Ten Chinese snooker players banned over match-fixing

      Sport’s governing body bars Liang Wenbo and Li Hang for life and suspends eight others for up to five years

      Snooker players Liang Wenbo and Li Hang
    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      ‘There needs to be a health warning’: How crypto trading can lead to addiction

      Debate over whether sector should come under scope of financial services or be treated like gambling

      A close-up of someone using a smartphone with a graph in the background
    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Entain PLC
      Entain expects ‘substantial’ fine for misconduct at former Turkish betting business

      Probe by UK tax authority to focus on bribery at gambling group’s old subsidiary

      Inside view of a Ladbrokes shop
    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      OutlookPatti Waldmeir
      America’s horse deaths bode ill for the sport of kings

      Even enthusiasts like me wonder if thoroughbred racing will survive much longer in the US

      Mage, left, the winning horse in the Kentucky Derby this month
    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Travel & leisure industry
      Macau casinos mount comeback as mass-market players return

      Galaxy Entertainment says net revenue has recovered to more than half its pre-pandemic figures

      The Galaxy Macau casino and hotel
    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Janet O'Sullivan
      The government should raise the stakes when it comes to gambling

      Despite some positive proposals, there are significant omissions on advertising and compensation for victims

      Picture of a person’s hand tapping away at a gambling app on their mobile phone while their arm rests on a newpaper open at gambling adverts
    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      UK sets out biggest shake-up of gambling industry since 2005

      MPs and campaigners welcome major curbs on online betting but say they could go further

      A smartphone user accesses the William Hill gambling website on their phone and a laptop
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast24 min listen
      FT Weekend: The secret gamblers using AI to hack horse racing

      Is horse racing at risk? FT Weekend goes to a Miami racetrack to find out

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Inside BusinessPrimrose Riordan
      An overdue reckoning for Macau’s casinos

      The falling of a gambling kingpin has raised questions about the industry reliance on ‘junket’ operators

      A croupier counts the chips at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau
    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      LexEntain PLC
      Entain: waiting for the US pay-off Premium content

      The UK-listed group’s 50/50 venture with BetMGM should start to pay off from 2025 onwards

      A Ladbrokes betting shop showing slot machines
    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      News in-depthFootball
      How English football became hooked on gambling

      Despite a new clampdown on sponsorship the betting industry remains entrenched in every level of the game

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      Premier League
      Premier League to phase out shirt-front gambling sponsorships

      Clubs will be permitted to make fresh deals until ban kicks in at end of 2025-26 season

      Jarrod Bowen of West Ham and Conor Coady of Everton during a Premier League match in January
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Stake.com: the Aussie gambling minnow that made it big on crypto

      Business founded in 2017 has grown almost unnoticed to become the world’s seventh largest gambling group

      Montage including Stake.com logo
    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      William Hill PLC
      William Hill hit with record £19.2mn fine

      Gambling group dodges losing licence after swiftly improving consumer protection and money-laundering controls

      People walks past a William Hill betting shop
    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Travel & leisure industry
      MGM China leads casino operator recovery in Macau

      Market share increases and share price more than doubles as gamblers return to the table

      The MGM Grand Macau casino
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Austrian gamblers struggle to recoup money lost on ‘illegal’ betting sites

      Gaming groups face thousands of claims after ruling they contravene federal monopoly

      888 logo
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      UK gambling groups braced for sweeping reforms to protect customers

      Long-delayed white paper expected to try to curb football sponsorship and ban VIP packages on betting sites

      Everton, sponsored by betting company Stake.com, battle Premier League rivals Leeds United, backed by online gaming brand SBOTOP
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