Commercial greyhound racing in New Zealand is finally over. The industry officially closed on the 31st of July 2026, following legislation that was passed by Parliament earlier in April. The bill was passed with support from all political parties. The actual ban came into effect on the 1st of August 2026, one day after the […]
Evolution Malta Holding Limited will (the company behind iconic live dealer games like Crazy Time and Monopoly Live, and the owner of NetEnt and Big Time Gaming) has agreed to pay a £4.75 million regulatory settlement after a UK Gambling Commission investigation found that its casino games appeared on six unlicensed websites accessible to consumers […]
New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs has closed submissions on a proposed technical interface that could give authorised third-party systems near-real-time access to data from non-casino pokie machines. Feedback on the draft standards closed at 5pm on Friday the 24th of July 2026. The initial proposal concerned the Electronic Monitoring System used for Class 4 […]
Money collected through future UK Gambling Commission regulatory settlements will now be paid directly into the government’s Consolidated Fund, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced on the 22nd of July 2026. The move follows a consultation that began in February. The Consolidated Fund receives taxation and other government income used to support public spending. […]
Two Auckland Powerball tickets have split Saturday night’s NZ$40 million jackpot, with each winner taking home a staggering NZ$20,111,111! One ticket was sold at Blockhouse Bay Postshop & Stationers, while the other was bought through MyLotto by an Auckland player, and the revelation means that the draw created two new multimillionaires from the draw that […]
Resorts World New York City has finally started work on the second phase of its US$5.5 billion integrated-resort expansion, which officially continues one of the world’s largest casino development projects currently underway. The work began on the 22nd of July, 2026, and this came less than three months after Resorts World opened its expanded live-dealer […]
Pragmatic Play has launched a new brightly-coloured slot titled Sunnydaze Asylum. The title features the story about an interesting scientific laboratory where players will play using tumbles, multiplier symbols, and Free Spins-based bonus game. According to the official Pragmatic Play games list, Sunnydaze Asylum slot was released on 27 July 2026. It has the RTP […]
ELK Studios launched Pirots 5, a new addition to its series of colorful bird-pirates. Now, the characters get inside an ancient Egyptian temple, where they are looking for their enemy, Captain Blackfeather, and the lost city of gold. According to the official website of the game, Pirots 5 was released on 23 July 2026. It […]
Play’n GO has announced it will release Temple of Three on the 28th of July 2026, introducing somewhat of a compact 3-reel slot designed around cash coins, collection symbols, and three Egyptian deity features. The game centres on three gods, each connected to a separate bonus pot. Although many players will see the 3-reel format […]
Aristocrat has brought its Lightning Link series into real-money online casino gaming with Lightning Link High Stakes, a digital version of one of their most popular franchises ever, designed around the now-iconic Hold & Spin mechanic. The new title made its online debut online on the 23rd of July 2026 through Aristocrat Interactive, the group’s […]
BGaming has launched the Chicken Fire slot. The product was developed in collaboration with LudexPlay. It is a fruit-themed slot with the themes of chickens, fruit icons, coins, and jackpots in a compact mobile-friendly design. According to the official page with BGaming games, Chicken Fire was released on 22 July 2026. The slot has a […]
Three lucky players from New Zealand have won $333,333 each after sharing the $1 million first division prize in Wednesday night’s draw. A separate ticket matched Strike 4, securing the full $400,000 jackpot and making it the largest confirmed prize from the 22 July draw. Powerball First Division was not, however, won, and its $35 […]
According to recent reports, over 481 community organisations have asked for around $3 million from the Christ Church Casinos Charitable Community Trust, despite the fund having just over $350,000 available for its 2026 distributions. The figures recently shared by organisations involved in this year’s grant process show just how large the gap is between the […]
New Zealanders deposited an estimated NZ$1.36 billion with offshore online gambling operators, according to a Department of Internal Affairs-commissioned analysis of transactions spanning October 2023 to September 2025. It’s the clearest data-led picture of the market that this week’s newly-opened license framework is designed to disrupt – and bring onshore – and the research, carried […]
Play’n GO has introduced Reactoonz Blitzways, a brand new slot where classic alien characters appear in a dark space-themed setting with dynamic reels, cluster wins and symbol cascades. The game was launched on 23 July 2026, according to the official Play’n GO slot game page. It is another title from the Reactoonz series with the […]
