🎲 Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup | Week 42 (Oct 8 – Oct 14, 2025)
Gaming Americas
All the recent news about the online and land-based gambling industry in South, North, and Latin America.
Weekly Highlights
From billion-euro acquisitions and major G2E showcases to cross-market partnerships and compliance milestones, here’s your one-scroll digest of this week’s top headlines across the Americas.
🔥 Top Story of the Week
Bally’s Corporation and Intralot Complete €2.7 Billion Acquisition Deal Bally’s Corporation and Intralot S.A. have finalized the acquisition of Bally’s International Interactive Business for €2.7 billion, creating a global iGaming and lottery powerhouse with expanded reach across multiple regulated markets.
📊 Market & Business Updates
• Everi enters a seven-year strategic partnership with Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) for financial technology services across gaming operations.
• Detroit casinos report $98.9 million in September revenue, reflecting stable post-summer performance.
• Maryland casinos generated $151.5 million in September revenue from slots and table games.
• Scientific Games completes a major systems conversion to power Lotto New Zealand’s retail and digital future.
• Play Alberta strengthens its regulated iGaming offering with new high-caliber additions from Calgary-based partners.
🌎 Regional Spotlight
🇺🇸 United States
• The Orlando Magic × Hard Rock Bet: new partnership makes Hard Rock Bet the team’s official sportsbook.
• Trustly × Acres: launch of a plug-and-play cashless gaming solution delivering instant, Pay-by-Bank experiences.
• California Gambling Control Commission releases its October 2025 agenda, reviewing new licensing and suitability applications.
• Medallia × Choctaw Nation launches a new omnichannel experience strategy for player engagement.
🇨🇦 Canada
• CasinoCanada announces five new affiliate partnerships, expanding its content and brand network nationwide.
• Rivalry Corp. closes the first tranche of private placement to support product innovation and market expansion.
• AGCO updates its Lottery Licence Policy Manual to align with evolving responsible gaming frameworks.
🌎 Latin America
• Coljuegos grants a concession for Keno, introducing an innovative draw-based game to the Colombian market.
• NOVOMATIC Gaming Colombia unveils Magic Games Premium HD Edition 5 at GAT Bogotá 2025.
• LEON celebrates one year in Tanzania with a new brand ambassador partnership featuring Simon Msuva.
🗣️ Voices & Leadership
• GLI appoints Sally Wong as Client Services Director, enhancing regional operations and client relations.
• Rick Ross × Bitfortune.com: the hip-hop icon expands his business empire with a new crypto iGaming partnership.
• Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) wins its fifth G&L Transformation Award for its AI-driven Chatalytics platform.
🧩 Innovation & Technology
🏆 Awards & Recognition
• IGT wins Casino Services Supplier of the Year and Digital Product of the Year at the 2025 Global Gaming Awards Americas.
• CT Gaming celebrates partnership success at its G2E 2025 Luncheon.
• G2E Las Vegas marks 25 years as gaming’s premier global event, highlighting innovation, inclusion, and leadership.
📅 Events to Watch
• G2E Las Vegas — Oct 6–9, 2025
• BCLC New Horizons in Safer Gambling Conference — Nov 2–4, 2026
That’s a wrap for Week 42, where global expansion, AI-driven innovation, and strategic partnerships continued to reshape the gaming landscape.
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