iGaming Business News

Key Points Cirsa has taken a majority stake in Slots del Sol, its first move into Paraguay’s newly opened gambling market. Paraguay’s gambling sector posted a record PYG215.9bn in 2025, a 22.9% rise year-on-year, after the state monopoly was scrapped. The acquisition is cash-funded and lands after Cirsa’s €500m bond placement and a record Q1 […]

Key Points Merkur Group has agreed to acquire White Hat Studios for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. The deal covers only the studios division; the White Hat Gaming platform and white label business remain under existing ownership. The acquisition follows Merkur’s completion of its Gaming Arts purchase in Nevada and extends the group’s […]

Key Points VS Technology Limited, a wholly owned Playtech subsidiary acquired through Gaming Technology Solutions in 2009, has been added to the GCGRA’s licensed vendor register as the 23rd approved gaming-related supplier in the UAE. The GCGRA has not disclosed the licence issue date, licence number, or specific products covered, maintaining its characteristic opacity around […]

Key Points The Financial Bill of Nepal for 2026-27 will increase the yearly royalty of mini casinos from NPR 15 million to NPR 30 million, while the royalty for the full casino will be increased from NPR 50 million to NPR 55 million. The mini casinos business directly employs 4,500 to 5,000 individuals, while thousands […]

Key Points Rank Group proposed a settlement of £5m for the UK Gambling Commission on 20 May 2026, following non-compliance with the regulatory guidelines in Grosvenor Casinos from November 2024 to May 2025. The company expects an underlying operating profit of at least £76m for FY26, which is higher than analysts’ forecast of £68.2m, with […]

Key Points Judge Aquilina extended the sports contract ban and set 12 August as Kalshi’s hard geofencing deadline, with fines of $500,000 per day from 13 August. The CFTC stepped in on 15 July to block Kalshi from cancelling Michigan trades, directly contradicting the state court’s order and leaving Kalshi caught between two regulators. Kalshi’s […]

Germany has increased the maximum stake limits for licensed online slot machines for the first time since launching its legal gambling market. The changes took effect on 1 July 2026, replacing the previous flat €1-per-spin cap with a tiered structure based on a player’s age and gambling behaviour. The €1 maximum stake is in place […]

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order banning government employees from using confidential information to trade on prediction markets or sharing non-public information with relatives, friends, business associates or third parties for financial gain. The order follows the expansion of prediction markets across the United States to improve ethics standards within Arizona’s executive […]

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas has been fined $7.2 million for failing to curb the gambling activities of convicted bookmaker Matthew Bowyer. This penalty is part of a wider enforcement campaign by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), which imposed a combined $34 million in settlements on casino operators during 2025. Resorts World Las Vegas […]

Key Points Gibraltar published the world’s first standalone prediction markets regulatory framework on 13 July 2026, under the Gibraltar Gambling Act 2025. Two operators, ADI Predictstreet and WagerWire, have already received licences under the new regime. Nine European gambling regulators launched a coordinated crackdown on unlicensed prediction market operators in June 2026, placing Gibraltar at […]