iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Spain’s online gambling market delivered another quarter of growth in Q2 2025, with revenue rising to €410.3 million. Figures released by the Directorate General for Gambling Regulation showed an 18.5% increase at the same period last year and a 2.8% rise from the opening quarter of 2025. The regulator showed industry-wide strength with total deposits […]

The agreement makes Betby’s sportsbook and esports content integrated across more than 30 online platforms operated and managed under Broadway’s network. Key Points Betby finalises partnership with Broadway Platform to deliver sportsbook and Betby Games. Integration spans 500,000+ monthly sporting events and 8,000+ available betting markets. Partnership extends Asia-facing collaborations, including a previous link with […]

Sports.com Media signs a Letter of Intent designed to expand its overall investment strategy in the field of women’s motorsports. Key Points Sports.com Media secures a Letter of Intent for acquiring every asset belonging to Racing Women Limited. Agreement gives Sports.com Media 51% controlling stake in the newly created entity, valued at $1m. Deal covers […]

South Park’s new Wednesday night episode will highlight the crypto-backed prediction market system, weeks after featuring President Donald Trump and conservative activist Charlie Kirk. South Park’s next episode, “Conflict of Interest,” focuses on a prediction market app overtaking the children’s school. Prediction markets such as Myriad and Polymarket enable users to bet on exact words […]

Betr, a leading gaming and media company, announced a new partnership today. Basketball star Lonzo Ball and his brother, LiAngelo Ball, will join Betr as equity partners immediately. The brothers will bring their podcast to Betr Media, where it will rebrand and launch this Fall. The show is timed to coincide with the NBA season […]

In Misiones, Judge Martin López ordered the blocking of sites targeting local players illegally. Key Points Authorities identified 112 sites operating illegally in Misiones province. Legal procedures used new cross-division methods to detect and report illegal websites. The action was requested formally by the Misiones Lottery. Misiones Shuts Down 112 Illegal Gambling Websites In Misiones, […]

The company will consolidate online and land-based businesses under Yolo.com and seek two UAE B2B vendor licenses. Key Points Yolo Group will restructure to operate under a single regulated brand, Yolo.com. The group is finalising two GCGRA B2B vendor licences in the United Arab Emirates. Future expansion targets include Canada, Sweden, and Finland, focusing on […]

Generative AI chatbots are designed with safeguards to prevent harmful responses. Yet recent experiments show that those protections can break down. In early September, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini suggested bets on a college football game after being told the user had a history of problem gambling.  Sports betting is now a constant presence in […]

Former SBS chair George Savvides has urged commercial broadcasters to give online viewers the power to block gambling advertisements. He argued that Australians need stronger protection from what he described as an addictive and destructive product. Savvides also called on the Albanese government to act on a parliamentary inquiry’s recommendations for a phased ban on […]

The national gambling regulator in Ireland collaborated with multiple partners to bring forward the introduction of new gambling-related legislation. Key Points Ireland introduced a new initiative that lets players block bank cards from gambling websites. The IBCB developed this Commitment of Care programme in cooperation with GRAI. Research found that 90% of gambling transactions in […]