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Netflix and MrBeast in Las Vegas, regulators on the offensive

BUSINESS AND FINANCE31 Jan 2025
5 min. read
Alex's Weekly Roundup

The world of entertainment has fixated itself on Las Vegas this week with quite a few exciting announcements coming from streaming platforms and artists – but this is not all.

MrBeast has partnered up with Resorts World Las Vegas. The MrBeast Experience will feature a three-night stay at the hotel from April 13-15 and feature a mystery bag filled with MrBeast merch. In one of the bags, one lucky guest will also be able to discover a $10,000 gift voucher.

Celebrating his recent milestone of having 150m listeners on Spotify in a single month, Bruno Mars did not miss the opportunity to joke that in the current trajectory he would soon be able to cover all his (gambling) debts.

He was making fun of the fact that in March 2024, a rumor swirled that he owed MGM Las Vegas $50m in unpaid gambling losses. That rumor had been quelled by the property and Mars, but the performer did not miss joking about the story once again.

In the meantime, Netflix has confirmed that it will be opening its Netflix BITES Vegas restaurant at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Visitors will get to enjoy authentic cuisine from some of their favorite on-screen Netflix shows – be that Stranger Things, Bridgeton or some other show entirely!

Business and finance

GeoComply has teamed up with Snaitech in Italy to provide the operator with leading compliance and fraud-prevention solutions. GeoComply, which leverages geolocation technology to protect consumers and operators in highly regulated jurisdictions, will further help enhance these processes for Snaitech.

3 Oaks Gaming has obtained a license in the United Kingdom which means that the acclaimed supplier of slot games will now present its products to players locally. This market entry marks the latest expansion move in Europe for the company.

Spinomenal has pushed farther afield with the company expanding in New Jersey, after the company obtained the necessary supplier license from the Division of Gaming Enforcement and has launched its products with a prominent local operator.

In similar news, Habanero, another acclaimed supplier of online slot games, has obtained a license to bring its unique titles to the market in Greece. The license will allow the supplier to quickly deploy its titles locally and offer audiences an ample choice of award-winning and player-centric titles.

Regulation and laws

Turkey has cracked down on more than 233,000 illegal gambling sites in the country throughout 2024. This is not the last enforcement action of a similar scale the country will undertake, Treasury and Finance Minister, Mehmet ÅžimÅŸek has cautioned, adding that Turkey will fight against illegal gambling sites that seek to victimize and harm its citizens.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has gone after another offshore bookmaker – MyBookie.ag. MyBookie.ag has been accused of offering its products to players in the Great Lakes State without the necessary licenses. The website was served with a 14-day deadline to comply with a cease-and-desist letter or face further prosecution from the AG’s office.

Hawaii has introduced a number of gambling bills that are going to seek and legalize various forms of gambling in the Aloha State. Although success is somewhat unlikely, there is building momentum for the introduction of verticals such as sports betting, and ongoing debates about land-based casinos.

Sweden has gone after Goodwin NV, an operator that the Swedish Gambling Authority has accused of operating without a license in the country.

Responsible gambling

Scientific American, a respected science publication, has published an article discussing the "dark flow" state that gamblers often experience, which can lead to gambling-related harm. The article focuses on the need for a deeper understanding of this phenomenon and calls for measures to prevent it from occurring.

The voice of the industry

Catching up with Petronela Kontos, Complaints Team Lead at Casino Guru and an internal judge for the prestigious Casino Guru Awards, Casino Guru News had the opportunity to pick her brain about the upcoming edition and what has been achieved over the past months. Kontos felt confident that the awards had significantly raised the bar for social responsibility.

Casino Guru News also had the opportunity to speak with a number of iGaming dignitaries, among whom were Armen Tatarevic, VP of Gaming at White Hat Studios, David Willis, Product Manager at Gaming Realms, Pedro Geppert, Brand & IP Director at Light & Wonder, and Javier Sacristan Franco, International Business Director at R. Franco Digital.

The discussion focused on how slots are capitalizing on film and TV nostalgia, and how the room for exciting, branded games has increased over the past years. Do not miss this insightful discussion and find out more about it here.

Clarion Gaming has celebrated the success of its ICE and iGB Affiliate events in 2025, arguing that they have set record numbers of at least 56,000 attendees across both exhibitions. A final tally of the number of attendees will be shared in February when the headcount is concluded.


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31 Jan 2025
5 min. read
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