iGaming Analysis & Insights

According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the sports betting market lost more ground in May, recording a betting handle of $545.7 million. This marks a 5.4% decline from the $576.8 million wagered last year and the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines. The figures underline how the differences in the US sports betting landscape […]

Key Points The GGL recorded €543m in virtual slots GGR for 2025, up 11% year on year, with €4.6bn in stakes, but total gambling tax revenues fell 1% to €6.9bn. Germany’s channelisation rate sits at 77% according to regulators; industry bodies and independent analysts put the true black market share far higher, particularly in online […]

Key Points The total amount of expected first-year revenue generated by iGaming in Alberta is CAD$76 million ($53 million USD); it was estimated for a competitive iGaming market in the province opening on 13 July 2026; the list of registered operators includes BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Bet365. At present, offshore casinos take as much as […]

Key Points Philippine gambling employed 38,125 people in 2024, paying the highest average annual compensation in the entire Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector at PHP688,750 per employee. Electronic and online gaming generated PHP201.12 billion in 2025, crossing 50% of total industry GGR for the first time and driving a structural shift away from floor-based roles. […]

Between January and May 2026, Brazil collected BRL5.89 billion in betting taxes, up 85.88% on the same period last year, with World Cup activity pushing monthly volumes past any pre-tournament benchmark. Klavi, a data intelligence firm, recorded BRL510 million in transfers to licensed platforms from the tournament’s opening to 25 June; one Brazil vs Scotland […]

DraftKings has taken a major step into prediction markets with the launch of DKeX, its in-house market-making division. The rollout came during the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, one of the busiest periods on the sporting calendar. However, this allows DraftKings to expand its prediction market offering before the NFL regular season returns later this […]

According to analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn, Entain’s Italian operations could become the company’s next major divestment following the sale of part of its Central and Eastern Europe business. The gambling group has agreed to sell an initial 20% stake in its CEE division, including STS and SuperSport, to joint venture partner EMMA Capital […]

Key Points Attackers planted malicious code via a compromised third-party vendor, pulling roughly $3.1 million in PUSD from at least 11 wallets and converting it all to ETH. This marks Polymarket’s second confirmed security breach within two months, with a $700,000 private key compromise having already hit the platform in May. The hack landed in […]

Key Points SEGG Media filed a $20m lawsuit in Tarrant County District Court, Texas, against short seller White Diamond Research and its principal Adam Gefvert, alleging a coordinated “short and distort” scheme following a 10 June report. White Diamond’s report accused SEGG of issuing at least 12 press releases for deals that never materialised, called […]

Key Points Several charities provisionally awarded funding from the statutory levy’s £25.4m prevention pot have still not received any money, nearly three months after the April 2026 start date. OHID’s personalised KPI-linked payment system has been identified as a key source of the delays, leaving organisations running on depleted reserves. The financial strain has forced […]