iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates
Latest iGaming news covering online gambling, sports betting, regulation, casinos and market insights from around the world.
-
Europe’s €23bn Gambling Tax Black Hole: Why Governments Can’t Win Against 6,200 Illegal Operators
The European Casino Association's annual GCI study puts the EU illegal online gambling market at €91.6bn in 2025, up 14% year-on-year, with…
-
Denmark’s Betting Market Just Posted Its Biggest Yearly Surge, but the Full Picture Is More Complicated
The overall gambling GGR in Denmark has grown by 23.6% compared to June 2025 amounting to €96.7 million. Online casinos alone account…
-
FanDuel’s Amy Howe Took Home $21m. Flutter’s Own Filing Shows Exactly How
Flutter's Q2 financial exhibit reveals Amy Howe's total exit package reaches $21.2m, nearly five times the $4.37m reported at the time of…
-
Tabcorp Spends AU$283 Million in Purchase of BetMakers, Yet Its Compliance History Remains the Issue
The acquisition is made out of 100% of shares for AU$0.24 per share, translating into an equity value of AU$283 million, with…
-
Penn Entertainment Bets $20m on Alberta to Rescue Its Loss-Making Online Division
Ontario generates 2x to 2.5x more online sports betting revenue than Penn's home state of Pennsylvania, making it the company's single biggest…
-
Italy’s ADM Blocks 190 Gambling Sites, and Fonbet’s Name Is Right in the Middle
ADM’s Order No. 00540333 dated 5 August 2026, orders all ISPs in Italy to block 190 unlicensed gambling websites by 20 August,…
-
DraftKings Takes $67.6m Net Loss In Q2 As Winning Customers, World Cup Hit Them
Revenues decreased by 5%, falling to $1.44bn due to an almost $80m headwind caused by bettor-favourable sport outcomes, resulting in sportsbook margins…
-
Black Cube Uses Evolution’s UKGC Fine and Galaxy Gaming Collapse as New Courtroom Evidence
Black Cube filed on 3 August 2026, citing the UKGC settlement and Galaxy Gaming collapse as proof Evolution has not been forthright…
-
Betty Fined C$120,000 by Ontario Regulator After Underage Accounts Sat Undetected for Two Years
The AGCO fined Betty Gaming C$120,000 after vulnerabilities in its age controls allowed 23 underage users to create accounts on Betty.ca, nine…
-
UKGC Raises Gambling Software Sector To Medium Money Laundering Risk
The Gambling Commission has raised the UK gambling software sector’s money laundering and terrorist financing risk rating to medium as black-market concerns…
-
Scientific Games Begins CEO Search As Pat McHugh Prepares To Retire
Scientific Games has begun searching for a new chief executive after confirming that Pat McHugh will retire in September following more than…
-
Romania Introduces Higher-Tier Taxes On Gambling Winnings
Romania has introduced a new tiered tax structure on gambling winnings, with the revised regime taking effect from 1 August 2026. The…
-
Angola Expands Public Campaign Against Illegal gambling Across Two Major Markets
Angola’s Institute of Game Supervision has intensified its campaign against illegal gambling by taking a public awareness programme to two of Viana’s…
-
Bangladesh Freezes Thousands Of MFS Accounts In Gambling Crackdown
Bangladesh’s financial intelligence authorities are moving to freeze around 14,000 additional mobile financial service accounts suspected of being used for online gambling…
-
Century Entertainment Delays FY2026 Results As HKEX Adds New Resumption Conditions
Century Entertainment has delayed publication of its FY2026 financial results as auditor Crowe (HK) CPA Limited continues a detailed review of the…
-
BlackRock Socratically Bets On Its Entain Play, Ahead of Q3 Earnings Report
BlackRock surpassed 5.01% in Entain on 31 July as the firm bought back its shares that it had recently reduced by using…
-
Super Group Makes Play for Three Licences in New Zealand
Super Group saw second-quarter revenues of $684 million, up 18% on the prior-year quarter, with profit changing from a loss of $3…
-
Catena Media Lays Off Regional Sites Staff in Latest Round of Job Losses, Five Positions Made Redundant
Five positions were scrapped in August 2026 as Catena Media integrated its technology and marketing functions, with regional sites' responsibilities assumed by…
-
Playtika Sets Q2 Margins High, Cuts Disney Solitaire Marketing Budget by 70% for Second Half of 2026
Second quarter 2026 revenue of $731.1 million was up 5% year-over-year, along with an increase of 23.4% in EBITDA to $206.1 million…
-
Penn Entertainment Announces $32.6m Q2 Profit, but the Interactive Remake is a Distance to Go
Penn recorded a net income of $32.6m in Q2 2026 compared to a loss of $18.3m recorded in Q2 2025, due to…
