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The company’s shares have been halted since June 26th, 2025. A July 20th supplemental filing said delays to its annual results and concerns over financial reporting controls prompted the exchange to expand its resumption guidance. Century Entertainment said resources had been reallocated to its newly established online gaming business, including its Phase IV project.

While July is still expected to post another year-on-year decline, industry checks showed average daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) of around MOP634 million over the first 19 days of the month. The figures imply full-month GGR of between MOP20.1 billion and MOP20.9 billion ($2.49 billion to $2.59 billion), representing a decline of between 5 percent and 9 percent from a year earlier.

Legal expert Sofia Linhares says UAE’s gaming market could offer a new model by combining strict regulation with tourism-led development. Macau July GGR forecast to decline 5 percent to $2.60 billion, even as casino play accelerates after the World Cup. BetHog will shut its crypto casino on July 31st and redirect resources to Sentient Studios’ AI dealer business amid operator demand. PAGCOR orders operators to strengthen AML controls after high-risk finding.

In a statement issued on July 20th, the GSC said it had recently worked with authorities in Türkiye by notifying Isle of Man-licensed operators of restrictions imposed in the country. The cooperation was intended to help Turkish authorities enforce local market-access rules and prevent Isle of Man licensees from operating unlawfully in prohibited jurisdictions. The regulator said it also provides operational support to overseas authorities seeking to take down illegal gambling websites.

Under an advisory issued on July 13th, operators must incorporate the findings of PAGCOR’s second Casino Sector Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment into their institutional risk assessments and compliance frameworks. The assessment, approved by PAGCOR’s board on June 25th, covers the period from 2021 to 2024.

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Paula Martin, who served as both group general counsel and company secretary at Star, is seeking to overturn findings made by Justice Michael Lee that she failed to adequately inform the company’s board about money laundering risks associated with Suncity, as well as issues surrounding the misuse of China UnionPay (CUP) bank cards for gambling transactions.

As iGaming platforms continue to evolve, operators increasingly face the same technology challenges as other high-load industries, including cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, cybersecurity, observability, and AI adoption. Despite this shift, the industry has had few opportunities to discuss these topics from an engineering perspective. Through this partnership, iGB, ICE and Tech Race Summit will address that need.

BetHog co-founder and chief executive Nigel Eccles BetHog co-founder and chief executive Nigel Eccles told AGB exclusively that the casino had performed broadly in line with expectations but would have required substantially more investment to become sustainably profitable. “The main factor is really the success of Sentient Studios,” Eccles said.

Authorities received 512 reports during the second month, up from 294 in the first. A total of 806 cases were recorded between May 18th and mid-July, comprising 629 reports from young gamblers and 177 from parents or guardians. The cases revealed links between underage gambling, illegal lending and theft. An 18-year-old reportedly borrowed KRW5 million ($3,500) from more than 10 illegal lenders to fund his gambling. The loans carried an annual interest rate of 200 percent.