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• MGM and Osaka: what selection as a resort partner meant in 2021

  Illustrative photo: osaka castle moat with the osaka business park towers behind. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_Castle_Outer_Moat_and_Osaka_Business_Park,_November_2016.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Continent 8 in Gibraltar: the 2021 public-cloud expansion explained

  Illustrative photo: aerial view of the rock of gibraltar and the town below. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Ekki3, CC BY 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Gibraltar_with_light_aircraft_Cessna_172.jpg )

• Cotai in context: a place, not a single casino

  Illustrative photo: taipa and coloane skyline with the lotus bridge, seen from macau tower. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Whhalbert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taipa,_Coloane,_Lotus_Bridge_from_Macau_Tower.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Evolution’s 2021 Gonzo launch: live presentation, virtual reality and acquired IP

  Illustrative photo: cardboard virtual reality viewer seen from the side. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Pinguinguy, CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_cardboard_sideview.jpg )

• Flutter’s first quarter of 2021: reading the numbers before the headline

  Illustrative photo: close-up of a pile of coins. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Cory Denton from Saskatoon, CC BY 2.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macro_Coin_(14486258579 ).jpg)

• Genius Sports and DraftKings: the layers in a 2021 data agreement

  Illustrative photo: empty football stadium stand and pitch. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Fasach Nua at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Windsor_Park_football_stadium_-_Empty.JPG )

• Aspire Global’s BuyWin launch: the German-market response described in 2021

  Illustrative photo: frankfurt am main skyline above the river main. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Christian Wolf (www.c-w-design.de), CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_Frankfurt_am_Main_2015.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Grupo Cordialito and Pragmatic Play: the three-part 2021 agreement

  Illustrative photo: caracas skyline with el ávila mountain. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Flauta, CC BY-SA 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caracas_skyline_and_Avila_mountain_from_my_penthouse.JPG ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Habanero and Betway Ghana: keeping regional expansion claims precise

  Illustrative photo: accra skyline in ghana. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Synth85, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Accra_Skyline_-_Ghana.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• A licence number is a starting point. Here is what to check next.

  Illustration, AI-generated. Not a real product or event.

  Illustration (AI-generated). No third-party photo licence.

• How to read a gambling-industry announcement

  Illustrative photo: stack of folded newspapers. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: African Studies Centre Leiden, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ASC_Leiden_-_Library_-_South_African_newspaper_stack_of_Die_Burger_-_2012.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Macao’s January 2022 casino bill: what the Executive Council proposed

  Illustrative photo: nam van lake area of the macao peninsula seen from above. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Kabacchi, CC BY 2.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nam_Van_Lake_-_Macau.jpg )

• Macao’s November 2021 policy address: a policy agenda was not a tender notice

  Illustrative photo: macao government headquarters building. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Abasaa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macau_Government_Headquarters_01.JPG )

• Ohio’s vaccine lottery: what the 2021 million-dollar drawings were for

  Illustration, AI-generated. Not a vaccine product, brand or Ohio lottery draw photograph.

  Illustration (AI-generated). No third-party photo licence.

• Slotbox and iSoftBet: reading the 2021 distribution deal

  Illustration, AI-generated. Not a real product or event.

  Illustration (AI-generated). No third-party photo licence.

• Sporttrade’s 2022 access deals: an agreement is not a launch

  Illustrative photo: new orleans skyline seen from the mississippi river. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Orleans_skyline_from_the_Mississippi_River.JPG ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Apuesta Total’s September 2021 supplier deal in Peru

  Illustrative photo: cliffs and pacific coastline of lima, peru. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Checo890, CC BY-SA 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coast_of_Lima_Peru.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Playtech and Casinò Lugano: understanding the 2021 Swiss4Win agreement

  Illustrative photo: lake lugano waterfront with monte brè. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Roy Egloff, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CH.TI.Lugano_Lake-Lugano_Monte-Br%C3%A8_2021-04-17_16x9-R_16384x9216.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Pragmatic Play in November 2021: a Lithuanian agreement and a Mexican event

  Illustrative photo: vilnius cityscape in autumn. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Alessandro Ambrosetti, CC BY 2.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vilnius_skyline_-_Oct_14,_2019.jpg )

• El Inmejorable’s 2021 content announcement: reading mixed launch language

  Illustration, AI-generated. Not a photograph of Venezuela, El Inmejorable or any reported event.

  Illustration (AI-generated). No third-party photo licence.

• BetVictor’s 2021 bingo launch: announcement versus availability

  Illustrative photo: numbered bingo balls in a drum. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: elizaIO, CC BY-SA 2.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bingo_balls_in_bingo_drum.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• What return to player can tell you — and what it cannot

  Illustrative photo: two dice on a wooden table. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Sankar 1995, CC BY-SA 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dice_on_the_table_six_and_five.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Blueprint joined SOFTSWISS’s aggregator in 2021: what the record supports

  Illustration, AI-generated. Not a real product or event.

  Illustration (AI-generated). No third-party photo licence.

• Dynamite Strike and Greenlogic: a 2022 co-development announcement

  Illustrative photo: amsterdam canal houses on the damrak at blue hour. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_reflection_of_canal_houses_at_blue_hour_in_Damrak_Amsterdam_the_Netherlands.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Dominican lottery oversight: what the 2022 reform proposal actually said

  Illustrative photo: santo domingo skyline, dominican republic. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: BigFalo at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Santo_Domingo_Skyline.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Marina Bay Sands in 2021: the casino closure and its limits

  Illustrative photo: marina bay waterfront in singapore with the artscience museum. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArtScience_Museum,_Marina_Bay_Sands,_Singapore.jpg ) Derivative: cropped and resized under the same CC BY-SA licence.

• Yokohama’s 2021 resort proposals: bids followed by withdrawal

  Illustrative photo: minato mirai skyline in yokohama at night. Not a photo of the reported event.

  Photo: Justin Taylor, CC BY 2.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minato_Mirai_-_Yokohama_Skyline_March_2025.jpg )

Published 8 November 2026