iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Under its old name, ‘Playzones Programme’, this project aims to fix unbalanced access to physical activities and sports areas by paying for community-led facility spaces. Extra money and support came from the Football Foundation, Premier League, Professional Footballers Association, and Birmingham City Council. Because of this, the Kaizen Foundation will help create an extra 350 […]

Market value increased by 1.9% from Q2 2024 according to the national regulator. This value also came 5.9% above the previous quarter’s results, based on official data. Commercial online gambling, which means online casino and sports betting, made up the largest share in total revenue. Revenue in online casino and sports betting saw a 1.4% […]

The Democratic Party of Korea has renewed its efforts to tackle controversial in-game monetisation practices, reintroducing a bill that targets randomised reward systems widely used in online games. Party floor leader Kim Byung-kee has submitted a proposed amendment to the Game Industry Promotion Act, which specifically seeks to outlaw “complete gacha” systems. These mechanics require […]

Malaysian police have arrested 328 individuals following a sweeping crackdown on illegal gambling across the country. The two-day operation, code-named Op Dadu Mega, was conducted on 30 and 31 August by the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in collaboration with state-level enforcement teams.  According to authorities, the coordinated raids targeted nearly 400 premises suspected of […]

Evoplay has expanded its footprint in the Canadian market through a new partnership with Caesars Entertainment. The agreement marks a major step forward in the studio’s North American growth strategy, following its initial entry into Ontario earlier this year. Under the collaboration, 20 of Evoplay’s top-performing titles have been integrated into Caesars Palace Online Casino, […]

New local casino site Kassuuu combines Finnish slang, traditions, and entertainment for players first. Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE), High Roller Technologies, listed on NYSE as ROLR, operates the online casino brands High Roller and Fruta, and today has revealed Kassuuu for the Finnish market. Finland slang brings the name, where Kassu […]

The government chose to keep the 19 percent VAT rate on online gambling. This decision affects the online gambling sector as a permanent part of the tax reform. Fecoljuegos, which is the Colombian Federation of Gambling Entrepreneurs, stated the decision is based on a misunderstanding of how stakes in online gambling really work. According to […]

Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR said on Tuesday its National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP) holds more than 560,000 names. Most of these names are elected officials, PAGCOR confirmed after admitting an international hacking group accessed the data. However, PAGCOR denied the group’s claim that the NDRP is full of names belonging to addicted gamblers. Hack […]

Pragmatic Play has confirmed it will no longer license games to US sweepstake operators. The supplier stated that the decision was made in light of regulatory developments and evolving legislation. This move will see its titles removed from sweepstake platforms in every state where they are available, regardless of whether restrictions have already been applied. […]

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has expanded the remit of its advertising code to cover non-paid-for online marketing, such as social media, by licensed operators. The update means companies without a registered business address in the United Kingdom must comply with CAP Code standards when targeting UK players. Previously, the CAP Code applied primarily […]