iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates
Latest iGaming news covering online gambling, sports betting, regulation, casinos and market insights from around the world.
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FDJ United’s H1 2026: €52m Tax Hit, a Jackpot Drought, and the UK Problem That Won’t Go Away
Gaming tax increases across France, Romania, the UK, and the Netherlands erased approximately €52 million from FDJ United's H1 2026 revenue. Lottery…
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Konami’s Record Quarter Hides a Bigger Story: The Casino Business Just Turned Profitable Again
The overall earnings for Q1 FY2027 of Konami were ¥129.5 billion ($875 million), which means that there was a 33.6% increase compared…
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Codere Online Breaks Revenue Record in Q2 2026 as Tax Risks Pile Up Across Core Markets
Codere Online reported its best-ever quarter, with Q2 2026 net gaming revenue rising 27% year-over-year and adjusted EBITDA more than doubling, leading…
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RSI’s Record Q2 2026 Hides a Bigger Story: Latin America Is Rewriting the Playbook
RSI posted record quarterly revenue of $393.8m, up 46% year-on-year, with adjusted EBITDA rising 61% to $64.6m in Q2 2026. Latin America…
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UK Prize Draw Operators Face Fresh HMRC Scrutiny Over VAT
The HM Revenue and Customs has issued fresh concerns over how VAT applies to UK prize draw businesses after contacting several operators…
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Andrea Pirlo’s Italy Appointment Under Scrutiny Over Fonbet Partnership
Andrea Pirlo’s appointment as the next manager of Italy’s national team has been thrown into doubt because of his commercial relationship with…
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Brazil Launches Public Consultation on Revised Betting Licensing Rules
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets has opened a consultation to support a revision of the country’s betting licensing framework. The regulator…
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Crypto.com’s OG Challenges Washington Enforcement Over Prediction Contracts
Crypto.com’s prediction market operator OG has filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington to prevent regulators from enforcing against its event…
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VGCCC Fines Keno Vic Over Self-exclusion System Failure
Victorian gambling operator Keno Vic has been fined AUD75,000 after failures allowed a self-excluded customer to open another account and gamble online.…
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Bally’s Intralot Stacks Another £261m in Debt as the Clock Ticks on the Evoke Vote
Bally's Intralot has secured a £261.7m senior secured sterling term facility from institutional lenders, filed via Euronext Athens on 27 July 2026.…
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SEGG Media Eyes UK Casino Push as Lawsuit Bill Climbs to $35m and Lottery.com Pivots to Affiliate
SEGG Media is in exclusive discussions to acquire unnamed UK assets covering both a land-based casino licence and a regulated online gambling…
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BetMGM Posts Two AI Executive Roles as Profit Pressure Mounts and $500M Target Slips
BetMGM is hiring an SVP of Business Transformation & AI Strategy, with a compensation package up to $371,000, and a Director of…
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Brazil’s Regulated Betting Market Is Thriving on Paper, But Taxes and Illegal Operators Are Quietly Eating Away at Its Foundation
Sixty-five point three per cent of Brazil betting executives consider tax as their biggest business problem in 2026 even though there have…
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Kerma Games Lands Luka Modrić: Football’s Last Legend Enters the Casino World
Modrić joins Kerma Games as the Brand Ambassador and Celebrity IP Partner, being the first sports star among a roster consisting exclusively…
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Turkey’s Interior Minister Labels Illegal Betting a National Security Threat as $40bn Black Market Fuels Crypto Laundering
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi claims that illegal gambling drains the country of $40 billion per year and has transitioned from being…
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Banijay Gaming’s New CEO Walks Into a €1.21bn Division Still Running on Debt and Ambition
Banijay Gaming revenue reached €1.21bn in H1 2026, up 54.3% reported and 10.5% on a pro-forma basis, driven by Betclic, Tipico and…
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Public Health Wales Commits £1.4m to Tackle Gambling Harms, but the Real Test Begins in October
Public Health Wales is distributing up to £700,000 annually for two years through the Gambling Harms Voluntary Sector Grant Fund, with grants…
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BetMGM Quietly Buries Its $500M Profit Deadline as Prediction Markets Drain the Sportsbook
Adjusted EBITDA for BetMGM was down by 15% year-over-year to $74m in Q2 2026, despite revenue growth of only 3% to $711m,…
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New Jersey Hits 30 Online Casinos While Lawmakers Push Tax on Prediction Markets
Three new online casino platforms, namely Vegas Club Casino, Ember Casino, and Betinia Casino, pushed New Jersey's total from 27 to 30…
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SEGG Drops Lottery.com Courier Model as $596bn Global Race Begins
SEGG Media's board approved the full transition of Lottery.com to an affiliate-only platform on 27 July 2026, ending its courier-based ticket sales…
