iGaming Business News

Key Points The potential value of Veikkaus could reach up to €4.5 billion as Finland gets ready to lift the country’s monopoly on online gambling and license third parties from 1 July 2027, sparking new debates regarding either the partial or complete privatisation of the state-owned firm. Political parties have been unable to agree upon […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup could become the largest betting event in US soccer history, according to new projections from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG). The research firm estimates online sports betting handle for the tournament could reach $2.82bn, almost three times higher than its estimated $900m to $1bn handle during the 2022 World Cup. […]

France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has published new guidelines outlining how gambling operators should apply General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements when handling player information. The 59-page document was developed in collaboration with the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) and applies to all licensed gambling operators in France. This includes online […]

Austria’s Finance Ministry has finalised a draft gambling law to end the country’s online casino monopoly and open the market to multiple licensed operators. According to a leaked draft obtained by iGB, “several providers will be able to offer online gambling in Austria in future” under a “strictly regulated licensing system”. The ministry believes the […]

Key Points People Inc has put forward an $18 billion cash proposal to acquire MGM Resorts International. The offer values shares at $48.30 each for stock it does not already own, while aiming to take the casino company private after remaining its largest shareholder for years. The proposal comes as MGM reports strong business results, […]

Key Points Across the window of 1 October 2025 to 20 May 2026, a staggering 717,425 gambling URLs and social media links were pulled offline in Thailand. Before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, 309 betting websites have been flagged by officials for sharper enforcement action. Crypto wallets, PayPal accounts, company-registered banking, and foreign middlemen […]

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has partnered with idPair to introduce a unified self-exclusion system, strengthening responsible gambling measures across the territory. From next month, residents will be able to voluntarily exclude themselves from a range of regulated gambling activities through a single registration process. The system will cover casinos, sports betting and other licensed […]

Gentoo Media Chief Financial Officer Mads Haugegaard Albrechtsen has resigned from the company as the affiliate business prepares for its next stage of development. Albrechtsen joined Gentoo during a period of significant change and played a key role in managing the company’s finances through the 2024 separation from GiG. He also helped oversee the strategic […]

A new study has uncovered the scale of illegal gambling advertising reaching Dutch users through Meta platforms since March 2026. The research, conducted by XY Legal Solutions in partnership with industry body VNLOK, analysed publicly available data from Meta’s Ad Library between 1 and 31 March 2026. Using eight Dutch language gambling search terms like […]

Key Points Allwyn has finished its legal move from Luxembourg to Switzerland, bringing its registered office into the same country as its headquarters in Lucerne after shareholders approved the change in May 2026. This relocation marks the last stage of Allwyn’s merger with OPAP. The transaction closed in March 2026 and formed one of the […]