iGaming Business News

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 […]

Key Points Tonybet received an AGLC iGaming licence on 13 July 2026, the same day Alberta’s regulated online gambling market officially launched, making it one of the first operators cleared to enter. Tonybet’s Ontario operations grew registrations and gross gaming revenue by 52% in 2025, with the CEO citing that compliance record as the blueprint […]

Key Points Michael Burry has purchased Flutter for $107 per share, putting 60% of a whole-position size into FLUT stock, banking on regulation of prediction markets to boost the value of sports betting shares. The London Stock Exchange will de-list Flutter on 3 August 2026, thus becoming a NYSE-only company and focusing even more on […]

Key Points Måns Svalborn, a seasoned financial executive and erstwhile CFO at Raketech Group, has been chosen to be the new CFO for Gentoo Media, joining the company in early October 2026 after the resignation of Mads Haugegaard Albrechtsen on 28 May. The new CFO will bring with him over two decades of expertise in […]

Key Points Richard Harris was confirmed as permanent CEO of Rank Group on 13 July 2026, six months after stepping in on an interim basis following John O’Reilly’s retirement. The board voted unanimously in Harris’s favour after a search run by Rank’s nominations committee with support from MWM Consulting, considering both internal and external candidates. […]

Key Points Amazon agreed to a $201M judgment without cutting a cheque, instead assigning its indemnification rights against 32 app developers to the plaintiff class. The settlement figure equals 30% of the class members’ in-app spending, calculated directly from Amazon’s own transaction records. Apple, Google, and Meta face parallel lawsuits; prior developer settlements have already […]

DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has revived its share buyback programme with an authorised budget of about PHP5.36 billion ($87 million), extending the initiative for another 12 months after shareholders urged the company to increase capital returns. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company stated that its board had approved the revival of its […]