News
November/December 2026
NZ attracts 11 licence applications Online Gaming
Te Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in New Zealand has published a list of 11 companies that have progressed to the next round for online gaming licences. Te applicants have now been invited to apply for one of the 15 licenses available under New Zealand’s Online Casino Gambling Act 2026 for a price of US$8.4m. Te companies are Baytree Interactive
(Betway), Christchurch Online NZ , One Casino, Playvia Gaming (NZ) (Entain), Rock Swift Group, Rush Entertainment, Skill On Net, SkyCity NZ Online NO1, SkyCity NZ Online NO2, Stake New Zealand and TAB New Zealand. Te online licence applications must provide a business plan and marketing strategies as well as outline consumer protection.
Kalshi partners with four tribes Prediction Markets
Four additional tribal nations are entering prediction markets with Kalshi, joining a growing number of tribes turning to federally regulated event contracts as a new source of revenue. Te Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
(Oklahoma) is launching PokkeTrades; the Greenville Rancheria (California) is launching Greenville; the Kletsel Economic Development Authority (KEDA), the economic development arm of the federally recognized Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation (California), is launching Sovereign Edge; and the Alturas Indian Rancheria (California) is launching AIR Markets, Inc. Each is an independent prediction market app powered
Van Lambaart to exit Casinos Austria Operator News
Austrian media has reported that Erwin van Lambaart will be leaving his position as CEO of Casinos Austria in March of next year when his contract runs out. Reports claim the departure has been was confirmed with an official statement by supervisory board chairman Robert Zadrazil. Andreas Bierwirth, who is already a member of the board of directors of the gambling group, is considered a possible successor. According to Zadrazil, van Lambaart’s decision
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Te Department of Internal Affairs said: “Te
auction determined who has won the right to apply for an online casino gambling licence. Successful participation in the auction does not guarantee that a licence will be granted, and all successful entities must now proceed through a detailed application and assessment process before any licensing decisions are made.” SkyCity CEO Jason Walbridge said: “We are
excited to have been successful in the auction to apply for two licences and to be taking the next step towards entering the online casino gambling market in New Zealand”
Okada Manila rollercoaster results Operator News
Whilst mass-market table revenue increased in the third quarter, a downturn in VIP revenue at Okada Manila in the Philippines has seen EBITDA fall by 47 per cent over the last nine months. Te group’s owner, Tiger Resorts, revealed that the casino generated a 0.9 per cent year-on- year increase in GGR in Q3, with mass-market table games revenue increasing by 20 per cent to PHP3.01bn (US$47.8m). Mass table drop increased by 5.4 per cent to US$143m. Te operator was hit, though, by a fall in VIP table games, down 21.4 per cent year-on-year to US$18m.
the brand, the marketing, the application, and the relationship with users. Kalshi operates the exchange layer beneath each platform under federal regulation, providing the matching, clearing, custody, and market surveillance that every trade depends on, much like a payments processor that sits underneath a bank’s app without owning the bank. “More tribes are recognizing that federally
by Kalshi. Te apps share the same ownership model. In each case, the tribe owns the app and controls the customer-facing part of the business:
was announced internally in September with a succession process initiated in by the two main shareholders Allwyn and ÖBAG. Bierwirth has been a member of the three-member board of Casinos Austria as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) since October 2025. He previously held management positions at Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Magenta Telekom. He is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Do&Co and a member of the Board of Finnair. Van Lambaart has led Casinos Austria since 2022, having joined from his previous role as chief executive officer at Holland Casino.
regulated prediction markets offer a real path to new, sustainable revenue,” said Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour (pictured). “Prediction markets and Tribal economic development don’t have to be at odds. Tey can grow together. Each of these tribes owns its platform, its brand, and its relationship with customers, backed by the liquidity of a unified, nationwide exchange.”
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