iGaming Industry News

Breaking news, analysis, and insights from the global iGaming industry

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

RegulatoryJul 31

Turkey Escalates War on Illegal Betting, Blaming Cryptocurrency for $40bn Black Market

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi escalates crackdown on unlicensed gambling, blaming digital payments and organised crime for illegal betting's explosive growth. Turkey's annual black-market betting reaches $40 billion.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

CorporateJul 30

Rush Street Interactive Posts Record Q2 as Casino-First Strategy Drives 46% Revenue Growth

The BetRivers operator lifted second-quarter revenue 46% to a record $393.8 million and raised its full-year guidance, as an online-casino-led approach and a 58% jump in active users drove record profit.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Sports BettingJul 29

France Topped World Cup Betting as Pre-Match Wagers Held 63% of Turnover, DATA.BET Finds

A post-tournament review from B2B supplier DATA.BET offers one of the first detailed reads on how the first 48-team World Cup was actually bet: France drew the most interest, in-play held a steady share, and the knockout rounds outweighed a much larger group stage.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Prediction MarketsJul 24

Kalshi Settles With Nevada, Agreeing Full Geofencing by August

Kalshi has agreed to wall off Nevada users through GeoComply by 12 August or face a $120,000-per-day fine, settling with the state's regulator to avert a contempt proceeding. The deal follows eight test purchases investigators made from inside the state despite the platform's existing blocks.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Sports BettingJul 24

Group of Copenhagen Flags Seven Suspicious World Cup Betting Cases, Contradicting FIFA

A Council of Europe-backed integrity body says it identified seven possible betting irregularities across the 2026 World Cup's 104 matches, days after FIFA's own task force reported finding none. The group cautions that its findings are not proof of match-fixing.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJul 23

Pennsylvania Tops $7 Billion in Annual Gaming Revenue for the First Time, Led by Online Casino

The state's licensed operators generated just over $7 billion in the fiscal year to 30 June 2026, a first for Pennsylvania, with online casino revenue up 18.42% carrying the market even as June's monthly total slipped.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJul 23

UK Gambling Commission Confirms Operator Settlement Money Will Go to the Treasury

Money paid by operators to settle regulatory cases will now flow into the government's Consolidated Fund for discretionary use, rather than being ring-fenced for gambling-harm work, a decision that lands just months after the charity GambleAware wound down.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

CorporateJul 22

Kambi Returns to Growth on Record World Cup Quarter and Raises Full-Year Guidance

A record World Cup drove Kambi's second-quarter revenue up 13.5% and more than doubled its adjusted earnings, prompting the sportsbook supplier to lift its full-year profit guidance.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJul 21

US House Subcommittee Holds First Hearing on Sports Prediction Markets as Kalshi Lobbying Spend Surges

A House Agriculture subcommittee has put customer protection and market integrity in sports-event prediction markets on the congressional record for the first time, arriving just as Kalshi's federal lobbying spend approaches a record $990,000 for the opening half of 2026.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

M&AJul 21

Evolution Terminates $85m Galaxy Gaming Merger and Owes a $5.2m Break Fee

Evolution has walked away from its roughly $85 million takeover of Galaxy Gaming after two gaming regulatory approvals failed to arrive by the deadline, triggering a $5.23 million termination fee payable within two business days.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read