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New England’s Grand Island Casino received a swatting attempt and falsified bomb threat, sparking an investigation from local police.
On Sunday (January 11), the Grand Island Casino in New England received a call that claimed multiple bombs had been placed throughout the location. The casino reported this to the Grand Island Police Department, who discovered after an investigation that it was a swatting call.
Officers responded to the scene and found no explosive devices or firearms, although the location and surrounding facilities were cleared as a precaution. Together with casino security, the authorities determined the threat was false, with evidence from casino security video and on-site verification.
According to the police department’s report, investigators later determined that the anonymous caller used a third-party system to mimic another phone number.
“There is no active risk to the public,” reads the police statement. “The Grand Island Police Department takes all reported threats seriously and will continue to investigate incidents of swatting, which divert emergency resources and can place the public and first responders at risk. Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Grand Island Police Department.”
What is swatting?
Swatting refers to prank calls or reports of threats to a location, such as a fake bomb threat or report that there are dangerous or illicit materials at that location. The goal is to get police authorities or sometimes even a SWAT team to respond to that address, at the expense of whoever is living or working there.
The trend has been popular on live-streams, with people swatting streamers’ addresses while they’re live on stream, so they can watch as authorities raid the location.
In this case, the disruption was caused not only to the Grand Island Casino but also to the surrounding facilities that also needed to be cleared. This is the second report of a false bomb threat happening to a casino so far in 2026.
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Bragg Gaming has extended its Player Account Management (PAM) agreement with Entain for BetCity.nl for another five months.
The extension means that the Dutch market operator, BetCity.nl, will continue to use Bragg’s proprietary PAM platform until May 31, 2026. The operator currently offers exclusive and aggregated online casino content, and sports betting delivery products in the Netherlands using the platform.
While the five-month extension secures the short-term partnership, the press release notes that there is “no assurance that any such new agreements will occur” from June onwards.

Bragg is pleased to announce the extension of its existing PAM agreement with Entain Plc, one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, for https://t.co/LuF90xwLQh, a leading Dutch market operator.
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— Bragg Gaming (@Bragg_Gaming) January 9, 2026

“We’re proud of Bragg’s role in the launch and subsequent successful growth of BetCity.nl, which has become a market leading online sports betting and casino operator in the Netherlands, built on the Bragg PAM, and acquired by Entain in 2023,” said Matevž Mazij, Bragg Chief Executive Officer. “After the acquisition, we agreed to work with the BetCity.nl team on a potential migration of the brand to Entain’s proprietary platform.
“The latest PAM extension agreement is intended to support that, and while it is premature to predict what our partnership with BetCity.nl and Entain will look like over the longer-term, we are pleased to report that we expect this to materially contribute to reported revenues as regular services and migration services are delivered over the next few months.”
The bigger picture at Bragg and Entain
This comes after a strong year for Entain financially, hampered only by needing to set aside funds for potential fines. 2025 saw the company invest in its sportsbook features, although those aren’t yet available in the Netherlands.
Bragg also largely reported strong financial results in 2025. However, 2026 has begun with the company cutting 12% of its workforce in a push towards utilizing AI. Whether that’s a sign of financial difficulty or simple restructuring is not yet clear.
Featured image: Bragg / Entain
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