MGM and Osaka’s Integrated Resort Venture: A Calculated Risk in Japan’s Emerging Casino Market
MGM Japan's Ed Bowers discusses the risks and potential rewards of introducing casino gambling to Japan, as the company prepares to launch the country's first integrated resort.
The invisible battle for match data
The rights behind every odds update have become a strategic asset.
What the next licensing wave means for esports
Three regulators are drafting rules that treat esports betting as its own category.
Inside the supplier stack behind a single odds update
Four companies touch a price before it reaches a player. Each takes a margin.
Tier-two organisations are running out of runway
Consolidation talk is louder than it has been since 2022, and this time the maths supports it.
Who actually owns the official data designation
A look at the contracts behind the phrase operators advertise.
Media rights are the only line growing faster than costs
What the last three league deals tell us about where value is accruing.
The consolidation case, in numbers
Cost bases, runway and the arithmetic behind merger conversations.
Integrity units are hiring — quietly
Match-fixing investigations are moving in-house across two major circuits.
Integrity monitoring is becoming a product
The vendors selling surveillance to leagues and books alike.
