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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Iowa Casino Revenue Falls 2.63% As Sports Betting Revenue Rises In September
Iowa’s casinos generated $128.2 million in adjusted gross gaming revenue in September 2026, a 2.63% decline from the same month last year.…
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Kendoo Enters Belgium With Starcasino Partnership And Launches Slot Portfolio
Kendoo has entered Belgium’s regulated online gambling market through a partnership with Starcasino. This agreement makes Starcasino the first Belgian operator to…
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NSW Regulator Escalates Pokies Shutdown Enforcement After Four Venue Breaches
Liquor & Gaming NSW has taken action against four venues after reviewing compliance with New South Wales’ mandatory poker-machine shutdown period. The…
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NCAA Betting Scandal: Jalen Smith’s 72-Month Sentence
Jalen Smith got 72 months, smack bang in the 70- to 87-month range the prosecutors wanted at the top. He's got to…
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Finland’s Gambling Ad Fines Reach €1.2m in 2026
Six fines were ordered in 2026, and guess what? Every single one of those orders was against some poor soul on their…
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Bryn Kenney Sues GGPoker Owner Over 5% Stake and Commissions
Kenney reckons NSUS chief Mansoo Kim offered him a 5% stake in the company back in 2018, one that was never actually…
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Ireland’s EU Budget Draft Leaves Out Online Gambling Levy
Ireland's negotiations named 5 new EU revenue streams, and online gambling isn't one of them. A gaming industry expert reckons a 3%…
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Matchbook Acquires Betdaq as Exchange Closes on 21 October
Matchbook has bought up the Betdaq name, domains and all, but customer accounts are staying put. So, if you want to jump…
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Entain Q3 2026 Results: UK Growth Offsets Brazil Slump
UK and Ireland online revenue managed a 14% leap in Q3, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat despite a pretty nasty…
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Former EGBA Executive Maarten Haijer Appointed WGBA Director General
Maarten Haijer has been appointed director general of the World Gaming and Betting Alliance (WGBA), a new global body focused on gambling…
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Peru Bill Proposes Fivefold Increase In Online Betting Consumption Tax
A new bill in Peru would raise the selective consumption tax (ISC) on online betting from 1% to 5% of every wager,…
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CFTC Proposes Classifying Prediction Market Event Contracts As Swaps
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed formally classifying prediction market event contracts as swaps under federal law, while clarifying…
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PointsBet Revenue Falls 16% as VIP Betting Declines
PointsBet forecasts H1 FY27 revenues of A113m, down approximately 16% from A135m earned last year. The bookmaker attributes the steep declines in…
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KTO Brazil Shutdown: Betting Ban Puts Future at Risk
LinkedIn posts are saying that KTO let more than 200 staff go back on 8th October, but the company's founder is still…
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Genting Shares Crash as RM1.25 Billion Rights Issue Backfires
Genting shares took a massive hit, plummeting 22.87% to RM1.45, the worst single day in the company's history. More than RM1 billion…
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New Zealand Online Casino Licences: 11 Successful Bidders
A whole bunch of players are vying for one of New Zealand's 15 online casino licences, after winning the right to apply…
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Spain Reopens Consultation on Gambling Risk Detection
Every online operator in Spain will have to follow the same rules every month, using a model trained by the regulator, rather…
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BetMGM Q3 2026 Results: Revenue Rises 7%
BetMGM's Q3 net revenue is up 7% to a tidy $710m, with its EBITDA jumping 112% to $86m. But Online sports action…
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Singapore GRA Streamlines Casino Marketing With New Whitelist
Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) is introducing a whitelist of approved casino marketing phrases, simplified approval procedures for lower-risk promotional activity and…
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Former EGBA Chief Maarten Haijer To Lead New Global Gambling Body
The World Gaming and Betting Alliance (WGBA) has launched as a new global organisation for the gambling sector, with former European Gaming…
