iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

Key Points Denmark’s regulator blocked 334 unlicensed gambling sites in 2025, a 70% rise on the 197 blocked in 2024, driven by stepped-up surveillance rather than black market growth. The Spilpakke 1 legislative package, passed in October 2025, handed Spillemyndigheden authority to target affiliate and referral sites for the first time, alongside a whistle-to-whistle sports […]

Michel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), believes better consumer safeguards are necessary for financially vulnerable players. However, he has also warned against using gambling regulation as a tool for income policy. The key question in this debate is: how far should governments go in protecting players from financial harm without limiting individual choice? Championed […]

Key Points Google updated Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies on 1 July 2026, placing prediction markets in its prohibited products list; enforcement begins 1 August 2026. Extensions facilitating or enabling real-money transactions on predictive outcomes will be removed; simulated products with no cash payouts may remain with clear user disclosures. The ban landed as […]

Key Points The Agency for Customs and Monopolies (ADM) of Italy has blacklisted Polymarket again and identified it as an unauthorised gambling operator. The €19 million sponsorship agreement by Lazio with Polymarket, dated April 2026, is likely to violate Italian law, which prohibits the advertisement of unlicensed gambling operators according to the Dignity Decree of […]

Key Points Jefferies Financial Group is said to be testing investor appetite for roughly $5bn in debt to back an Icahn bid at $33 per share, above the $31 Caesars already accepted from Fertitta. Caesars’ go-shop provision runs until 11 July; the board has days, not weeks, to judge whether Icahn’s financing rounds into something […]

Key Points The five legal notices known as Legal Notice Nos 111-115 in the Kenya Gazette came into force on 1 July 2026 to constitute the working framework of the Gambling Control Act, 2025 in all gambling operations in Kenya. The online bookmakers and online casinos are charged a licence fee of KES50 million ($387,500) […]

Key Points Playtech shares hit £3.84 on 9 July 2026, up close to 18%, after H1 EBITDA cleared €155m against a full-year analyst consensus sitting at just €219m. Hard Rock Bet’s Past Motor Racing product in Florida was the engine behind H1, but Playtech has already flagged that revenue from the partnership is expected to […]

Key Points The Financial Services Authority in Indonesia instructed banks on 7 July 2026 to freeze 36,191 accounts used to facilitate illegal online gambling, an increase of 2,355 accounts compared to the number of accounts identified in April 2026, using the information provided by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs. Banks have been asked […]

Key Points ELA Games recorded a 201.90% surge in bet counts, 86.30% growth in active users, and a 77.20% rise in turnover across two consecutive quarters in Greece. Three titles, Piñatas Festival, Riches Express, and Flame Fruits Frenzy, anchored the studio’s Greek performance by covering distinct player profiles within a single content range. A dedicated […]

Key Points The July 2026 cuts follow January’s 12% reduction, lifting combined annualised savings to €10.5m; an additional €0.6m in termination costs is expected to land in H2 2026. Matevž Mazij stays on as CEO after 55.67% of shareholders rejected his re-election to the board at the 18 June 2026 AGM; his directorship ends after […]