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Lego just put up another banner year — with help from a behind-the-scenes secret weapon. The Danish company on Tuesday reported a 12% jump in revenue to 83.5 billion Danish kroner, or $12.9 billion, for fiscal year 2025. Operating profit rose 18% year over year to 22 billion Danish kroner, or $3.4 billion, the company […]
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran last Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get […]
The gap is widening between rival toy makers Hasbro and Mattel — thanks in part to a 30-year-old trading card game. The toy giants have flip-flopped dominance in the space for decades, jockeying for the most coveted master licenses to put new fan favorites — Disney princesses and “Star Wars” characters among them — on […]
In Germany, a landmark court case is unfolding, and it is one that will have great significance for the iGaming market in the country and across all of the European Union (EU). The case is C-530/24, DK v Tipico Co. Ltd, which centers around a claim for recovery of gambling losses. The premise of the […]
On January 12, the Isle of Man government renewed its commitment to the iGaming industry, despite headwinds and pressures from different directions. The message sent out was that the Isle of Man remains open for business and welcoming to the sector, in the face of challenges from changing tax landscapes in other jurisdictions and the […]
Pot Inc. has been popping the champagne corks (or, in this case, rolling some fat joints), and it’s not just to celebrate the New Year. President Trump just came to the rescue of the $60 billion industry, putting the drug in a low-level federal category in which dispensaries, farms and various weed-related products said they […]
A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film […]
New York is 3,000 miles away from the tech hub of Silicon Valley, but in recent weeks, the state has inserted itself into the center of a fierce debate around artificial intelligence regulation. A bipartisan super PAC called “Leading the Future” announced last week that it will target Alex Bores, a Democratic congressional candidate who […]
The looming delivery of the November 2025 budget has sparked a storm of speculation about the potential impact of a tax increase on Britain’s economy and gambling infrastructure. With any potential changes to taxation in a nation, there comes a sharp intake of breath from those who might lose out, and a rising chorus from […]
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” in New York, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a venture capital firm with $7 billion in […]
