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Macau GGR Falls 10% in October for Fifth Straight Year-on-Year Decline
Macau's gross gaming revenue fell 10% year-on-year to MOP$21.68 billion ($2.68 billion) in October 2026, DICJ data showed, marking a fifth consecutive month of annual decline even as Golden Week drove a 20% month-on-month rebound.
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Paraguay Senate Weighs Bill to Replace CONAJZAR With Autonomous Regulator DINAJZAR
Paraguay's Senate has begun examining a 72-article government bill that would scrap CONAJZAR in favour of an autonomous regulator, DINAJZAR, funded by a 5% cut of gambling revenues and armed with a new online licensing regime offering 26 permits.
Imagine Live Signs First Belgium and Netherlands Operator Deal With Gaming1
Live casino supplier Imagine Live has agreed a content partnership with Belgian operator group Gaming1, marking its first operator agreement in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Italy’s Draft 2027 Budget Would Double AWP Stakes and Prizes, Lift PREU by One Point
The Relazione Illustrativa to Italy's draft Manovra 2027 sets out a wide-ranging overhaul of machine gaming: AWP stakes and prizes doubled for the first time since 2006, a one-point PREU increase offset by a tax break for higher-payout machines, new rules for no-cash-prize devices and a first regulatory framework for LAN gaming rooms.
Poker Sites Tighten Controls After WIRED Investigation Into Malware Hidden in Multi-Tabling Tools
An investigation published by WIRED has detailed a malware operation distributed through the popular multi-tabling applications Jurojin and IntuitiveTables, prompting GGPoker to ban third-party poker software and other operators to refund affected players.
Dutch Regulator Issues Binding Instruction to Endorphina Over Games on Illegal Sites
The Kansspelautoriteit has concluded that Endorphina's Maltese and Cypriot entities failed to take adequate measures to keep their games off gambling sites operating illegally in the Netherlands, and has issued a binding instruction under the Dutch facilitation provision.
The Treasury Is Now the Gambling Regulator — And Italy’s Budget Shows What That Costs
Italy's draft 2027 budget banks €1,155m from machine measures on the explicit assumption that adapted AWPs turn over 30% more. Across Italy, the UK and Brazil, the decisive gambling choices of this cycle were made by finance ministries and cabinets — and harm policy is becoming a residual of the fiscal forecast.
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