iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Rocket, a crypto app experimenting with what it calls “redistribution markets,” just pulled in $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This raise puts Rocket alongside a handful of other young crypto startups that managed to land early-stage funding as the year wrapped up. Investors clearly haven’t lost their appetite for novel ideas in the space, even […]

GGBet informed players about closing UK services. The company gave up its Gambling Commission licences in early January. GGBet is shutting down its UK operations after giving up its licences with the Gambling Commission earlier this month. They’ve told customers the closure is planned, not a surprise, and the process has already started. On its […]

Banijay Group, the French company behind TV hits like Koh-Lanta, just made a big leap beyond entertainment. Banijay said it’s buying a majority stake in Tipico Group, a top player in sports betting and gaming across Germany and Austria, with headquarters in Malta. This €4.6 billion deal means Tipico will join forces with Betclic Banijay’s […]

Poland’s President, Karol Nawrocki, has rejected a bill that would have raised gambling taxes from 10% to 15%. Many people in the gambling industry welcomed the move, saying the higher tax would have hurt the players and businesses. Nawrocki said the tax hike would place too much financial pressure on citizens and go against his […]

Spain’s online gambling market kept growing strongly in 2025, led by casino games and sports betting. New data from the General Directorate for Gambling Regulation, or DGOJ, shows that gross gaming revenue in Spain’s online sector reached €405.36 million in the three months ending 30 September 2025. This is 16.49% higher than the same period […]

The Netherlands Gambling Authority, known as KSA, has issued a warning to TOTO Online for not following the country’s anti-money laundering rules. The company runs popular gambling services under its TOTO and Winnitt brands. KSA said the business did not fully meet the standards required under the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Prevention) Act, which […]

Casino gambling legalisation in Thailand could become a topic again in early 2026. Parliament’s dissolution opens doors for fresh perspectives. The upcoming elections might produce a government willing to address this prolonged debate. In Thailand, casino issues are still at large without a clear direction. December 12, 2025, is the date that saw Prime Minister […]

Online gambling brought in $335.7 million during the month. Sports betting and iGaming combined created this massive revenue figure. Michigan smashed its previous online sports betting record in November, pulling in $87.3 million in revenue, the highest monthly total the state has seen. That tops January’s old mark of $83 million. Sports betting wasn’t the […]

Nigeria’s President turned down the Central Gaming Bill. The leader will not sign this legislation. Congress might pass the bill, but presidential approval remains blocked. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu isn’t budging on the Central Gaming Bill. He told everyone at the APC’s National Executive Committee meeting on Friday that he won’t sign it, even if […]

BetBlocker has warned it faces a fast-approaching funding cliff edge. The organisation worries about money running out soon. Support for tens of thousands of UK users could disappear. BetBlocker says it’s staring down a funding crisis, with little word from officials and no clear sense of what comes next. If the money runs out, tens […]