iGaming Industry News, Regulation & Market Insights

Key Points The Austrian government intends to change its longstanding online casino monopoly into a multi-license model where many licensed operators will operate within the market, while maintaining a monopoly in lottery betting. Ongoing issues with player disputes in Austria, gambling tax dues, capital and stringent compliance conditions, among other requirements, are needed before licences […]

Key Points Argentina has recently come up with a nationwide gambling bill that addresses gambling addiction and child protection while creating a unified system of controlling online gambling. The law will target online gambling crimes by imposing strict controls on banks and payment providers, among others, by means of financial measures, bans, and criminal sanctions. […]

Key Points The potential value of Veikkaus could reach up to €4.5 billion as Finland gets ready to lift the country’s monopoly on online gambling and license third parties from 1 July 2027, sparking new debates regarding either the partial or complete privatisation of the state-owned firm. Political parties have been unable to agree upon […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup could become the largest betting event in US soccer history, according to new projections from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG). The research firm estimates online sports betting handle for the tournament could reach $2.82bn, almost three times higher than its estimated $900m to $1bn handle during the 2022 World Cup. […]

France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has published new guidelines outlining how gambling operators should apply General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements when handling player information. The 59-page document was developed in collaboration with the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) and applies to all licensed gambling operators in France. This includes online […]

Austria’s Finance Ministry has finalised a draft gambling law to end the country’s online casino monopoly and open the market to multiple licensed operators. According to a leaked draft obtained by iGB, “several providers will be able to offer online gambling in Austria in future” under a “strictly regulated licensing system”. The ministry believes the […]