Alpha Bank has purchased 3,152,886 of its own shares for a total consideration of approximately €14.87 million as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The purchases were carried out on Euronext Athens between 7 and 9 September 2026, with the bank paying an average price of €4.7160 per share. The buyback programme was approved by Alpha Bank shareholders at the bank’s Annual General Meeting on 26 June 2026 and was subsequently put into effect on 31 July. The largest ind

Europe’s illegal online gambling market has grown at an estimated compound annual rate of 18% since 2019 and could reach approximately €13 billion in value by the end of 2026, according to research commissioned by the European Gaming and Amusement Federation and produced by Regulus Partners and Helios. The study examined black-market online gambling activity across 28 European jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, Portu

New Zealand will begin the auction stage of its new online casino licensing process on 29 September 2026, with up to 15 licences available under the country’s newly established regulatory framework. The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) will conduct the licensing process under the Online Casino Gambling Act 2026, which established New Zealand’s first domestic licensing regime for online casino gambling. The Act came into force on 1 May 2026, with supporting regulations tak

A Brooklyn social adult daycare owner has been sentenced to 76 months in federal prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme involving approximately $64 million in fraudulent claims. Zakia Khan, 55, was sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn after previously pleading guilty in August 2025 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks. She was also ordered to pay more than $56 million