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Market data, revenue figures, illegal-market estimates and the stories that cut across regulation and corporate coverage.
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.
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.
New Jersey's online casino market accelerated in June 2026, with internet gaming win outpacing every prior comparable month on record, while sports wagering gross revenue suffered its sharpest year-on-year decline of 2026 as punter-friendly outcomes in the NBA Finals and FIFA World Cup games ate into operator margins.
A clutch of sell-side notes published in late July and early August 2026 reveals four distinct storylines shaping investor sentiment across the global gaming sector: Churchill Downs pursuing a regional asset sale, MGM anchored by a $48.30 takeover offer, Sportradar absorbing a €9 million FX headwind, and Macau lagging its own recent recovery pace after a soft World Cup and a disruptive typhoon.
The American Gaming Association's full-year Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker confirms the U.S. regulated market has posted its strongest result on record, with iGaming's $10.74 billion haul and a $18.09 billion tax contribution redefining the scale of state-licensed gambling. The AGA used the announcement to sharpen its attack on prediction markets, estimating they have already diverted more than $500 million in potential sports betting tax revenue.
Leading operators implement machine learning to detect high-risk players in real-time, reducing affordability breaches by 40% while maintaining player retention. New compliance tools from DraftKings, FanDuel reshape operator margins.
NHS Wales will launch a specialist gambling treatment service and the Wales Gambling Helpline on 1 April 2026, bringing gambling harm support into mainstream healthcare with NHS led referral, treatment and aftercare funded through the statutory gambling levy.
The Malta Gaming Authority has published a thematic review of self exclusion practices after mystery shopping tests across 20 licensees found delays, cross brand weaknesses, and shortcomings in limit setting prompts and Reality Check controls, with remediation required and enforcement escalated where needed.
Nevada's casinos generated $1.35 billion in November, driven by strong local demand that offset a rare decline on the Las Vegas Strip and falling tourist numbers.
The Pasig City Regional Trial Court has found former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and several co-accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of orchestrating a network
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reported that the state's iGaming operators achieved an all-time revenue record in October, driving the
United States - Regulated online casino platforms across the United States delivered an unprecedented performance in March 2025, collectively generating a new