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

RegulatoryJun 24

Kenya's Finance Act 2026 Revives a 20% Winnings Tax but Confines It to Lotteries

President William Ruto has signed a 20% winnings tax into law, but a narrow legal definition spares sports betting, which stays under the existing wallet levy. The industry had feared a broader charge that could have driven punters offshore.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJun 23

Pascal Chevremont Confirmed as ANJ President by Presidential Decree After 19-18 Assembly Vote

A presidential decree has installed Pascal Chevremont at the head of France's gambling regulator, closing a contested confirmation that cleared the National Assembly by a single vote. He inherits a mandate framed around the fight against the illegal market and the protection of vulnerable players.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJun 22

Dutch Regulator KSA Fines 711 B.V. €886,000 for Duty-of-Care Failures

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has penalised a licensed operator for failing to step in as customers lost tens of thousands of euros, part of a widening enforcement wave the regulator says will produce several more duty-of-care fines.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Press ReleaseJun 19

How Slotozilla Reflects the New Era of Responsible Gambling

Explore how Slotozilla and other casino affiliate platforms use reviews, safety checks, responsible gambling content and clearer information to support players in 2026.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryJun 19

PAGCOR Warns Philippine Gaming Revenue Could Fall Up to 19% in 2026

The Philippine regulator has cut its outlook for the year as the online segment that recently overtook land-based casinos slumps, with the chairman pointing to squeezed lower-income players and the removal of e-wallet links from gambling platforms.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Prediction MarketsJun 18

Think Tank Warns Crypto Prediction Markets Could Turn the 2026 World Cup Into a Laundering Vehicle

A new analysis argues that crypto-based [prediction markets](/glossary) operating outside traditional banking oversight could make football's biggest tournament a channel for money laundering, illicit betting and match manipulation. With global World Cup wagering estimated to exceed $50 billion, the report frames the integrity risk as structural rather than incidental.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateJun 17

Flutter Entertainment to Delist From London Stock Exchange in Full Pivot to New York

Flutter Entertainment will leave the London Stock Exchange at the start of August and trade solely on the New York Stock Exchange, formalising a shift in centre of gravity that its FanDuel-led US business had already made in substance.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

M&AJun 16

Bally's Intralot Agrees £243m All-Share Takeover of Evoke, Owner of William Hill and 888

Bally's Intralot has struck a roughly £243.1 million all-share deal for Evoke, the operator behind William Hill and 888, in a consolidation play sharpened by the steep rise in [British gambling taxes](/regulatory-map) landing over the next two years. The terms hand Evoke shareholders a 77% premium and hand the enlarged group a place among the United Kingdom's largest online operators.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Prediction MarketsJun 15

Nevada Gaming Regulator Asks Court to Hold Kalshi in Contempt Over Geofencing Compliance

Nevada's gaming regulator wants KalshiEX held in contempt, and hit with penalties of up to $120,000 a day, for letting people inside the state trade event contracts a court told it to block. The twist: federal judges have just ruled the opposite way, leaving the same product protected in one forum and prosecuted in another.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

CorporateJun 15

Flutter Confirms August 2026 London Delisting as FanDuel Drives 41% of Group Revenue

Flutter Entertainment will cancel its London listing on 3 August 2026 and trade only on the NYSE, formalising a pivot to a US business that now supplies 41% of group revenue. The exit lands amid a brutal UK tax squeeze, but Flutter's own filings suggest growth and investors, not duty rises, are what pulled it west.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read