iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Key Points Tonybet received an AGLC iGaming licence on 13 July 2026, the same day Alberta’s regulated online gambling market officially launched, making it one of the first operators cleared to enter. Tonybet’s Ontario operations grew registrations and gross gaming revenue by 52% in 2025, with the CEO citing that compliance record as the blueprint […]

Key Points Michael Burry has purchased Flutter for $107 per share, putting 60% of a whole-position size into FLUT stock, banking on regulation of prediction markets to boost the value of sports betting shares. The London Stock Exchange will de-list Flutter on 3 August 2026, thus becoming a NYSE-only company and focusing even more on […]

Key Points Måns Svalborn, a seasoned financial executive and erstwhile CFO at Raketech Group, has been chosen to be the new CFO for Gentoo Media, joining the company in early October 2026 after the resignation of Mads Haugegaard Albrechtsen on 28 May. The new CFO will bring with him over two decades of expertise in […]

Key Points Richard Harris was confirmed as permanent CEO of Rank Group on 13 July 2026, six months after stepping in on an interim basis following John O’Reilly’s retirement. The board voted unanimously in Harris’s favour after a search run by Rank’s nominations committee with support from MWM Consulting, considering both internal and external candidates. […]

Key Points Amazon agreed to a $201M judgment without cutting a cheque, instead assigning its indemnification rights against 32 app developers to the plaintiff class. The settlement figure equals 30% of the class members’ in-app spending, calculated directly from Amazon’s own transaction records. Apple, Google, and Meta face parallel lawsuits; prior developer settlements have already […]

DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has revived its share buyback programme with an authorised budget of about PHP5.36 billion ($87 million), extending the initiative for another 12 months after shareholders urged the company to increase capital returns. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company stated that its board had approved the revival of its […]

North Carolina has increased the tax on sports betting operators after Governor Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 into law on 7 July, approving a new state budget raising the tax rate from 18% to 23%. The change comes just over two years after online sports betting launched across the state. Licensed operators will keep […]

Key Points Zeal Network is acquiring the remaining 96.5% of SevenCanyon for up to £38.6m, financed by a €40m Deutsche Bank term loan. SevenCanyon posted EBITDA above £10m for the financial year ending March 2026, and the deal is expected to add high single-digit millions of euros to Zeal’s EBITDA in the first full year […]

Key Points The AGCO imposed CA$170,000 penalties on Great Canadian Entertainment on 7 July 2026 due to non-compliance with suspicious transaction reporting regulations after carrying out an audit in Pickering Casino Resort. This is the second large fine of CA$290,000 levied on the company in less than ten days, as it was fined CA$120,000 for […]

Key Points Pure Canadian Gaming has applied to launch an online casino app and website under the PureCasino.ca brand, backed by a multi-year Kambi sportsbook deal, just as Alberta became the second Canadian province to open iGaming to private operators on 13 July 2026. More than 48 companies paid $200,000 each in registration fees ahead […]