iGaming Industry News

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S&P Says Genting Is One Downgrade From Fallen Angel, a Day After Fitch

3 min read•Sep 8

Regulatory

Two Black-Market Studies Land in a Day: €12bn in Europe, $50bn Worldwide

3 min read•Sep 8

Interviews

Håvard Lehn: Esports Has Been Poorly Run and iGaming Has Paid the Bills

7 min read•Sep 4

Latest News

GeneralAug 13

Missouri Casino Revenue Rises 5.4% to $176.8m in July

Twelve of Missouri's 13 licensed casinos posted year-over-year gains in July, with slots and table games both growing, though the state has no online casino channel to amplify the trend the way neighbouring markets have.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

CorporateAug 13

Entain Publishes Interim Results as UK Growth and BetMGM Momentum Build

Entain has published its interim results for the first half of 2025, with the FTSE-listed operator pointing to momentum in its UK and Irish retail business and continued progress at its BetMGM joint venture in the United States. The results arrive at a sensitive moment for the group, which is navigating a shifting UK regulatory landscape and a period of strategic repositioning following several years of turbulence.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateAug 13

Rank Group Posts 21% Underlying Profit Growth as UK Tax Impact Contained

Rank Group has delivered a standout set of full-year results against a difficult backdrop for UK-listed operators, growing underlying like-for-like net gaming revenue 6% to £834.1 million and lifting underlying profit by 21%. The figures suggest the Grosvenor and Mecca owner has absorbed the initial impact of the tax hikes that have rattled rivals.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

M&AAug 13

Tabcorp Acquires BetMakers for AU$283m to Overhaul Legacy Technology Stack

Tabcorp has struck a AU$283 million deal to buy cloud-native platform BetMakers, with executives telling analysts it was the cheapest, fastest, and lowest-risk path to modernising a technology estate built on ageing on-premises infrastructure. Annual cost synergies of up to AU$30 million are projected within two years.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Prediction MarketsAug 13

Nevada Problem Gambling Council Quits National Body Over Kalshi Deal

The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling is set to terminate its affiliate membership with the National Council on Problem Gambling this month, citing a fundamental disagreement over the NCPG's two-year partnership with Kalshi. Michigan's gaming regulator has already walked, and other state councils are said to be weighing the same step.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

GeneralAug 13

Illinois Casinos Post 15% July Revenue Growth on Land-Based Transitions

Illinois casino revenue climbed to $192.7 million in July, its strongest year-over-year performance in recent months, with two Hollywood Casino properties delivering triple- and double-digit gains after completing moves from riverboat to land-based formats. Neighbouring Iowa tells a contrasting story, with aggregate revenue falling 6% as most of its 19 casinos shed ground.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Press ReleaseAug 13

St8 and Endorphina Sponsor iGaming Real Talk's iGB LIVE London Series

iGaming Real Talk has announced the sixth edition of Real Roadshow 2026, with 11 full-length podcasts and more than 35 short-form videos recorded on the iGB LIVE London expo floor.

Antonina Tupikova

1 min read

Prediction MarketsAug 12

CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Trading, Pre-empting New York's $36 Billion Suit

The federal derivatives regulator has ordered a prediction market to stay open in the state trying to shut it down, and it did so before any court has ruled on the motion.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Prediction MarketsAug 11

Connecticut Judge Rejects Kalshi's Entire Legal Theory: 'At Bottom, They Are Sports Wagers'

A Connecticut federal judge has rejected both halves of Kalshi's legal theory in a single order, finding its sports contracts are not swaps and that federal commodities law would not displace state gambling powers even if they were. The pause Kalshi has held since December is gone.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateAug 10

Tabcorp Returns With A$267m BetMakers Deal Six Months After Talks Collapsed

Tabcorp has signed a binding scheme of arrangement for the wagering technology group it walked away from in February, and it is paying a 41% premium to get it. The price of the delay is written into the terms.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read