VGW HOLDINGS LIMITED
Location
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Founded
2010-11-04
Website
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2025-07-07 (smebusinessreview.com)
Regulation of Sweepstakes-based Gambling Models Across US Gathers Pace
Several states have proposed legislation regarding sweepstakes, a topic of controversy among lawmakers.
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2025-06-29 (afr.com)
Escalante goes best and final in $3.2b bid for his gambling biz VGW
The Perth billionaire wants to buy out minority shareholders at Virtual Gaming Worlds, his online gambling business.
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2025-06-19 (esportsinsider.com)
VGW and sweepstakes operators face an unprecedented crackdown across the US
VGW and sweepstakes casino operators face regulatory crackdowns and new state bans across the US, reshaping the online gaming landscape.
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2025-06-11 (afr.com)
Billionaires Laurence Escalante and Sam Arnaout are taking liberties with corporate regulator ASIC
The Perth entrepreneur's attempt to wrestle back total control of VGW should have been a bit more obvious were its disclosures made in time.
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2025-06-06 (thewest.com.au)
Superannuation wealth tax 'a threat' to funding of new unicorns as Escalante moves to mop up VGW |
The Federal Government's proposed earnings hit on superannuation balances over $3 million has been described as a threat to the emergence of new unicorns such as WA-based gaming group Virtual Gaming Worlds.
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2025-06-04 (casinoreports.com)
Escalante Seeking 100% Ownership Of VGW
VGW founder and CEO Laurence Escalante is looking to buy out shareholders as a means of obtaining full ownership of his company.
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2025-06-02 (5star.media)
VGW founder bids $1 billion to take over full ownership – Finance News
Laurence Escalante is seeking to take control of Virtual Gaming Worlds, the online gambling business he founded and turned into a global player, by buying out smaller investors in a deal valuing the company at $3.2 billion. Escalante already owns 70 per cent of Virtual Gaming Worlds, and has grown his fortune by pioneering the […]
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2025-06-02 (gamblingnews.com)
Escalante Seeks Full Control of $3.2B VGW Empire
Laurence Escalante has offered to buy out VGW investors, aiming to take full ownership amid U.S. regulatory pressure and investor tension.
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2025-05-26 (igamingtoday.com)
VGW Ceases Sweepstakes Operations in New York Following Regulatory Changes | .com - News, insights and Slots review
VGW Holdings, one of the biggest sweepstakes gaming operators in the US, continues to lose ground in the country as it announces plans to cease its sweepstakes operations in New York.
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2025-05-22 (easyreadernews.com)
Ryan Seacrest Slapped With Gambling Ad Lawsuit - Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- Popular television and radio personality Ryan Seacrest has been hit with a lawsuit for his promotional activities for a gambling company. A California
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2025-05-21 (casinocitytimes.com)
VGW launches Social Gaming Leadership Alliance as founding partner
The U.S.-based organization launched this week and aims to ensure key stakeholders are well informed about the growing online social games industry, including free-to-play, casino-themed games that leverage sweepstakes promotions.
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2025-05-20 (casinoreports.com)
New Social/Sweeptakes Trade Group Launches, This Time With VGW Involved
The SGLA announced its establishment Tuesday, and included among its members is VGW, the overall largest operator in the space.
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