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

RegulatoryJun 15

Dominican Republic Bill Would Restructure National Lottery as Independent Gambling Regulator

A Senate bill from Senator Pedro Tineo would turn the Dominican National Lottery into an autonomous regulator over casinos, betting and lotteries, ending split oversight just as a DOP 40-50 billion fiscal package eyes gambling for fresh tax revenue. Whether consolidation lands before the tax will decide if either works.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryJun 15

Swedish Court Overturns SEK8 Million Spelinspektionen Fine Against LeoVegas Subsidiary Roar Vegas

A Swedish court has torn up Spelinspektionen's SEK8 million fine against LeoVegas's Roar Vegas, ruling the regulator never proved a duty-of-care breach. Coming weeks after the Svenska Spel reversal, it signals that Sweden's responsible-gambling enforcement model may be unenforceable until the rules are rewritten.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJun 15

Netherlands Plans Near-Total Online Gambling Ad Ban and Drops Age-21 Proposal in Five-Year Harm Strategy

The Dutch cabinet has dropped its plan to raise the online slots age to 21 and instead bet its five-year strategy on a near-total ad ban and a market-wide deposit cap. The gamble: deepen protection inside the licensed market without pushing players, and their money, to the black market.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

RegulatoryJun 11

Veikkaus Introduces Age-Based Loss Checkpoints but Drops Annual Limit for Over-25s

Veikkaus has tightened gambling loss checkpoints for under-25s but scrapped the annual limit for older players, days before Finland's monopoly opens to licensed competition. The carve-out for its highest-spending customers exposes the tension between safer gambling and defending market share ahead of 2027.

Antonina Tupikova

2 min read

Sports BettingJun 10

Flutter International CEO Warns Illegal Market Could Outpace Legal World Cup Betting

$60 billion in legal wagers, and potentially more flowing through the black market. Flutter International chief executive Dan Taylor has used the eve of the 2026 World Cup to deliver one of the industry's clearest warnings yet about the scale of the offshore threat.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryJun 8

Finland Receives 50 Licence Applications Ahead of 2027 iGaming Launch

Finland has drawn roughly 50 licence applications since its window opened in March, already matching the ceiling industry observers projected for the entire market and reached more than a year before the 1 July 2027 launch that ends Veikkaus's monopoly. Officials say most applicants are foreign, while operators await detail on advertising, bonusing and enforcement.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

M&AJun 5

Evoke Agrees €281 Million Takeover by Bally's Intralot After UK Tax Crisis

Four years after 888 Holdings, now Evoke, agreed to pay £2.2 billion for William Hill's international assets, the company has agreed an all-share takeover by Bally's Intralot worth about £243.1 million (€281 million). A November 2025 Budget tax shock forced the board's hand.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

RegulatoryJun 3

EGBA Backs New European Standard for Identifying Gambling Harm Markers

Europe now has its first common technical framework for detecting risky gambling behaviour. The new EN 18144 standard, published by CEN and backed by the EGBA, gives operators a shared methodology that could reshape how player protection works across the continent.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read

Press ReleaseJun 2

Casino Guru Awards 2026: Winners and Industry Leaders Reflect on a Night of Celebration, Impact, and Inspiration

Following the successful conclusion of the Casino Guru Awards 2026, winners, sponsors, and industry leaders have shared their reflections on an evening that celebrated excellence, responsibility, innovation, and positive change across the global iGaming industry.

Liam O'Brien

2 min read

RegulatoryJun 2

EU Eyes €11 Billion Annual Tax on Online Gambling, Big Tech and Crypto

Brussels has shared early estimates suggesting new EU-level taxes on online gambling, big tech and crypto could raise close to €11 billion a year for the 2028 to 2034 budget. A 3% levy on gambling net turnover could yield around €1.9 billion annually, though the figures are analytical options, not law, and any bloc-wide tax needs unanimous Member State approval.

Antonina Tupikova

3 min read