Month: November 2024

LT Game demos new Black Coral software for Live Multi Game

LT Game Ltd, a Macau-based provider of gaming equipment and management technology for casinos, demonstrated on Tuesday the latest software for its Live Multi Game (LMG) product platform. The software, branded “Black Coral”, is said to feature artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and is compatible either with the company’s new slant-top SpeedWave LMG cabinet, or earlier product. Jay […]

Pagcor aims casinofilipino.com partner by 2Q25 Tengco

The Philippine gaming regulator aims to identify by “the end of the first quarter, early second quarter” of 2025, via a procurement process, a “joint venture partner” for its own online casino brand, casinofilipino.com. Such a venture might then be “going live in [the] second quarter [at] the earliest,” said Alejandro Tengco (pictured), chairman and […]

iGaming industry fines down 80pct in 2024 SOFTSWISS

Regulatory fines globally in the iGaming sector fell 79.1 percent year-on-year in 2024, to EUR82 million (US$85.9 million) from EUR406 million in 2023. That is according to an estimate in research cited by industry software expert SOFTSWISS for its ‘iGaming Trends 2025’ report. This showed “improved compliance” by the sector, but “risks remain for operators […]

Brad Crouch forced to call time on career due to degenerative injury

Brad Crouch has announced he is hanging up the boots after a 161-game career in the AFL. The former Adelaide Crows and St Kilda star has been forced to walk away from the game due to chronic knee issues. Crouch played in the 2024 season opener for the Saints against Geelong, but missed the remainder […]

Every club’s pre-season player movement for 2025

With the 2024 season in the rear-view mirror, momentum for season 2025 is already gathering speed. Ben Hunt has finally locked in his future after agreeing to rejoin the Broncos and play out the remainder of his glittering career in Brisbane. Meanwhile, the likes of Lachlan Ilias, Josh Addo-Carr and Terrell May have all secured new homes for 2025. PREDICTED ROUND […]

Channel 7 lands massive fish in footy media war

Channel 7 has announced the worst kept secret in football TV with industry giant Craig Hutchison making the move to the network. Seven’s Wednesday morning confirmation also showed its hand to rival Channel 9 as the networks prepare to go head to head in 2025. The footy media is undergoing one of its biggest shake-ups […]

Juan Martin Del Potro’s heartbreaking injury revelation

Former world number three Juan Martin Del Potro has detailed the heartbreaking toll injuries are taking on his day-to-day life. The 36-year-old played his last professional match in February 2022 after years of battling to overcome debilitating knee injuries. Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on […]

Track cyclist Matthew Richardson says his lifetime ban from Australian cycling means nothing to him

Former Australian Olympic track cyclist Matthew Richardson has dismissed his lifetime ban following his defection to ride for Great Britain as “just words on a piece of paper (that) don’t carry much weight for me”. Richardson has earnt heavy scorn after his post-Paris defection after revelations he rode for Australia at the Paris Olympics, where […]

Is a statue of a great striker a bad idea?

Is a statue of a great striker a bad idea? “A statue honoring Harry Kane has been unveiled in his hometown,” reported ‘Goal.com’ in the U.K. on the 18th (Korea time). However, despite costing £7,200 (about $12.7 million) to make, it has been called the stuff of nightmares by many, including Kane himself.” Kane moved […]