iGaming Companies & Market Data

Key Points BR-DGE raised £10m on 30 June 2026, with Bettor Capital joining as a new backer alongside the company’s existing Scotland-based family office investor. Platform volumes have grown 15-fold in under two years; monthly transactions are on course to exceed 100 million before year-end. Perry Blacher, a University of Cambridge and Harvard graduate with […]

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 Malik Beasley and Ed Davis, who played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA), have been charged with multiple crimes, including bribery of sporting events and money laundering conspiracy among others on 29 June 2026. It is claimed that Beasley tampered with his performance on court in four different matches in the […]

Key Points Croatia’s gambling social fund has jumped from €130m to €214m for 2026, the largest distribution since the country began earmarking sector proceeds for public programmes. Chief State Treasurer Danijela Stepić confirmed the allocation, with €144m drawn from live 2026 gambling revenues and €70m rolled over from unspent 2025 funds. The move is the […]

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) believes the country’s regulated betting market has delivered better outcomes than the years without formal oversight. Speaking during the “Future of Betting in Brazil” panel, SPA Deputy Secretary for Betting Monitoring and Supervision Carlos Renato Xavier reviewed the first full year of regulation as a positive step for […]

Australia’s communications regulator has expanded its enforcement campaign against illegal offshore gambling. The body is directing internet service providers to block access to 12 additional unlicensed gambling and affiliate marketing websites. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said the action follows investigations that found the websites were operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling […]

Kalshi is seeking a valuation of over $40 billion to make it more valuable than every listed gambling company globally, ahead of a potential public listing next year. The New York-based company was valued at $22 billion in early May, making it the largest business in the prediction markets sector.  If it secures fresh investment, […]

Key Points Light & Wonder launched Galeforce Studio in Sofia, Bulgaria on 26 June 2026, targeting faster game development for regulated EMEA markets. Rob Procter, SVP of Game Design, called it “a pivotal moment” for the company’s iGaming division, citing scale, talent, and creative capacity as the core drivers. The move comes as CEO Matt […]

Key Points Five startups will present their ideas in person in the Product Innovation Showcase Stage during SBC Summit, on 1st October 2026, with the submission deadline being on 24th July. The total prize money is more than €89,400, including media, compliance, legal, data, brand services, and booth at SBC Summit 2027. In 2025, the […]

Key Points The UK Gambling Commission has ordered Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited, the company behind Betfred.com, to pay £900,000 in lieu of a financial penalty over social responsibility failures. A seven-day gap built into Betfred’s safer gambling review process meant one customer lost £17,900 in 24 hours after being flagged, with no further action taken. This […]