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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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…
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Lottomatica’s Online Arm Is Now Carrying the Entire Business, and the Margin Numbers Prove It
The EBITDA margin for online EBITDA of Lottomatica rose to 57.9% in the first half of 2026, from 54.1% seen in the…
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Star Entertainment Cuts Q4 EBITDA Loss 70% as Sydney Hits Record Revenue Lows
The EBITDA loss of Star Entertainment’s Q4 FY26 was reduced by 70% to A$8 million, but revenue of Sydney casino still stands…
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Bragg Announce Matt Davey Appointment As Chair After Drayton Acquisition
Bragg Gaming Group has appointed Tekkorp Capital founder Matt Davey as non-executive chairman after acquiring Drayton International. Davey, who holds 10.09% of…
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Flutter Cuts Its Last London Tie — But Wall Street Has Not Forgiven the US Bet
Flutter's shares stop trading on the LSE on 31 July 2026, ending a listed lineage dating back to Paddy Power's float in…
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Coral’s 100-Year Wait Ends at St Andrew’s, But the Real Story Is What Drove Entain There
For the 2026/27 season, Coral becomes Birmingham City’s main sponsor, marking the first instance of a front-of-shirt sponsorship for the 100-year-old betting…
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UK Gambling Commission Scores Consumer Trust At 47.9%
The Gambling Commission has published research measuring consumer trust in Britain’s gambling industry, producing a composite score of 47.9%. The figure was…
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Nevada Authorities Push New Bill To Ban Prediction Markets
Nevada Representatives Steven Horsford and Mark Amodei have introduced the bipartisan Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, a bill that will prevent federally…
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bet365 Scores and Juventus: The Infotainment Deal Exposing Italy’s Broken Betting Ban
bet365 Scores has been appointed Juventus's official sports infotainment partner, mirroring the legal framework used in its earlier SSC Napoli arrangement. Italy's…
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Italian Authorities Shut Down Illegal Betting Centres in Sicily as Reform Stalemate Deepens
ADM and Guardia di Finanza inspected 14 venues across Agrigento, shutting two illegal betting centres and imposing fines exceeding €20,000. Seized terminals…
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Nevada Clears Fertitta Executives, But the Real Caesars Deal Story Is What Nobody’s Saying
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved Fertitta CFO Richard Liem and general counsel Steven Scheinthal on 23 July 2026, the most concrete…
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PAGCOR Privatisation Could Reduce Annual Universal Healthcare Funding
According to a new legal analysis, the Philippine government's privatisation plan for Casino Filipino under PACGOR's restructuring could reduce funding for the…
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Boyd Gaming Raises Online Guidance Despite Profit Drop — What the Q2 Numbers Don’t Tell You
Boyd Interactive growth pushed management to raise full-year online EBITDAR guidance by $5m to a $35m-$40m range, even as reported online revenue…
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Fiercely Debated AI Technology: Svenska Spel Reports Record Profits Amidst Heavy Criticism
Spelberoendes Riksförbund accused the operator of placing profit above its responsible gambling mandate; Svenska Spel rejected the charge outright. Since April 2026,…
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Evolution Nearly Lost Its UK Licence. A £4.75m Settlement Is What Kept It
Suspension of Evolution's UK licence was actively considered by the Gambling Commission before the £4.75m settlement was finalised. Five Evolution live casino…
