
Despite some disappointing data in December, Macau's gaming industry actually performed quite well throughout 2025. According to the latest report from Citigroup, Macau's gross gaming revenue in December 2025 was 20.888 billion Macau patacas, achieving a 15% year-over-year growth and recovering to a

In the construction of integrated resorts in Japan, the government has introduced a unique ticket tax system, simply put, each gambler must pay an entrance fee of 2,000 yen (approximately 118 yuan). This design is not only to limit entry, but more importantly, it tries to find a balance between stim

At the beginning of 2026, the Spanish gambling regulatory authority dropped a "shock bomb" on the market. On January 2, the regulatory authority officially approved three brand-new online sports betting operating licenses, which were awarded to the local giant Cirsa and two international platforms—U

At the rapidly evolving intersection of U.S. finance and gambling, the prediction market platform Kalshi is making waves with its unique "event contract" model. Users can "bet" on future events such as sports games and election outcomes, and the platform has easily surpassed the $1 billion mark in c

When it comes to effective regulation of online gambling, the Spanish model is often used as a textbook example by various countries. Since the key reform in 2015, this country has successfully steered a chaotic market back on track, providing insights for global regulators. What has been the journe

Recently, Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States has introduced a new rule due to a scandal involving the manipulation of individual pitch outcomes, causing quite a stir in both the gambling and sports industries. Simply put, future bets on individual pitch outcomes, such as betting on pit

As the wave of cryptocurrency sweeps across the globe, the online gambling industry has quickly embraced this new technology. However, this integration, while bringing efficiency and innovation, has also put global regulators in a dilemma: how to find a balance between encouraging technological prog

The gambling industry is an important source of fiscal revenue in many parts of the world, but how the money is spent after it is collected is a real test of a government's wisdom and governance capabilities. From Japan, where the ticket tax is fully invested in public welfare, to Macau, where gamb

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has officially announced that from New Year's Day 2026, the tax standards for the country's casinos and gambling industry will undergo significant adjustments. This change is based on the Gambling Tax Amendment Act No. 25 of 2025, aimed at revising th

Recently, the police in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, launched a successful joint law enforcement operation in the famous tourist city of Nha Trang, successfully dismantling a cross-border online gambling network controlled by a foreign gang. During the operation, the police simultaneously raided fiv
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