Auditions Begin: Nina Gold and Denis Villeneuve Seek a Younger Bond as the Franchise Lines Up Three Portrayals for 2026–27
Amazon MGM Studios has started auditions for the next James Bond, with casting director Nina Gold leading the search and director Denis Villeneuve personally meeting shortlisted actors. The studio says…
Amazon’s $201M Settlement Shifts Financial Burden to 32 Social Casino Developers — Who Pays and How to Claim
Amazon has agreed to a proposed $201 million settlement in a November 2023 class-action over social casino app purchases on the Amazon Appstore. The headline change is straightforward: Amazon says…
Indictment Signals Coordinated NBA Insider Betting: Beasley Allegedly Altered Three 2024 Bucks Games, Davis Accused as Gatekeeper
Federal prosecutors allege a coordinated scheme that used insider NBA information to steer illegal bets, with former player Malik Beasley accused of altering his play in three 2024 Milwaukee Bucks…
XOVR’s $30M Kalshi Bet: What the ETF’s private-public mix means for retail investors
XOVR’s $30 million investment in Kalshi makes the fund’s defining feature explicit: it’s not a run‑of‑the‑mill ETF but a Nasdaq‑listed vehicle that pairs public innovation stocks with direct private stakes,…
Will Alberta’s Online Gambling Launch Motivate Other Provinces to Follow Suit?
Alberta’s 2026 iGaming Launch: When to Treat the Market as Safer — and When to Hold Back Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act (passed May 2025), sets a mid-2026 window…
Circle K asks a court to decide ownership of a $12.8M Arizona Lottery ticket after manager bought abandoned printouts
A legal fight over a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery Pick jackpot centers on whether a ticket printed and left unpaid at a Scottsdale Circle K belongs to the retailer, the…
If a sportsbook sends a celebrity Cameo to a VIP bettor: lessons from the Bryce Harper–FanDuel review
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board review of a Bryce Harper Cameo sent by a FanDuel VIP host to a high-volume bettor makes a clear point: personalized VIP outreach can change…
Bernstein’s $1 trillion prediction-market forecast depends on a legal ruling — and that will decide which platforms can scale, take deposits, or be blocked
Bernstein projects prediction-market volume will hit $1 trillion by 2030, but that outcome rests on who wins the legal fight over whether these contracts are federally regulated financial instruments or…
Not Just Legalization: D.C.’s Online Casino Bill Licenses Operators While Cracking Down on Sweepstakes Casinos
Washington D.C.’s Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026 would do two things at once: create a tightly regulated market for real‑money online casinos and impose one of the…
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Au Revior Le Cirque, Hola Bad Bunny Taqueria
Le Cirque will close after dinner service on August 23, 2026, and MGM Resorts plans a new Bellagio restaurant to open in the same space by mid‑2027. The company frames…