iGaming Finance News

Key Points BoyleSports has signed a three-year title partnership with NIFL covering the Premiership, Championship and Women’s Premiership, the league’s first deal valued above £1 million. The bookmaker had been NIFL’s Official Betting Partner since December 2025 and will now have brand presence across kit, scoreboards, broadcast highlights and digital content. A responsible gambling awareness […]

Key Points Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated that the company was in preliminary stages of talking about its IPO, however, an IPO would not take place in 2026, but in 2027 or 2028,” as per the sources. The news comes following the increase in the value of Kalshi from $2 billion in June 2025 to […]

Key Points Entain has agreed to sell a 20% stake in Entain CEE to joint venture partner EMMA Capital for approximately €425m, valuing the business at €2.1bn. Through a separate voting agreement, EMMA Capital will assume majority control of Entain CEE, absorbing the voting rights attached to the Juroszek family’s 10% holding. Entain has confirmed […]

The Swiss Federal Casino Commission has reported a decline in casino revenue for 2025, during a year of transition for the regulated gambling sector.  According to the ESBK’s annual report, Swiss casinos generated gross gaming revenue of CHF878.5 million ($1.08 billion) in 2025. The total was 2.1% lower than the CHF898 million recorded in 2024.  […]

Estonia’s decision to reduce online gambling tax has not produced the wave of new operators policymakers that was expected. The reform, approved by the Riigikogu last year, was designed to make the country more attractive to international online gambling companies. Under the plan, the tax on online gambling will fall in stages from six per […]

Key Points The Dutch gambling levy went up from 30.5% to 34.2% in January 2025, followed by another increase to 37.8% in January 2026; however, only €2m extra was collected against a target of €108m for 2025. A shrinking tax base driven by new player protection rules, deposit limits, and advertising restrictions offset the gains […]

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 […]

SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached an in-principle settlement with South Australia’s Commissioner for Liquor and Gambling over compliance failures at its Adelaide casino. Under the agreement dated 19 June, SkyCity will pay A$21m in three equal instalments. The first A$7m payment is due within 28 days, while the other instalments must be paid within one […]

The global slot machine industry is preparing for a new growth cycle, with forecasts suggesting the sector could be worth $18.71 billion by 2030. According to estimates from The Business Research Company, the market was valued at $11.42 billion in 2025 with a projected compound annual growth rate of 10.5% over the next five years.  […]

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a €3.1 million fine on Costa Rica-based operator Chestoption Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada for offering online gambling services to Dutch consumers without a licence. According to the regulator, players in the Netherlands were able to register accounts, deposit funds and access casino games through three websites operated by […]