Blask’s latest iGaming market insights reveal shifting player demand across key markets, from a sharp decline in offshore betting searches in Turkey to the Philippines overtaking Brazil in global search demand. The report also highlights record growth across Africa, the impact of Alberta’s regulate…
Swedish gambling firm Hippos ATG has secured a licence to go live in Finland once the licensed market opens up on 1 July 2027. The company, co-owned by AB Trav och Galopp and Suomen Hippos ry, will be able to offer horse racing and sports betting services to Finnish customers, alongside its full su…
With 39% of respondents having played hybrid video/gaming products, ANJ, France’s gambling authority points to new research, raising the alarm at how games like Grand Theft Auto (GTA) act as a “gateway to real money gambling” Video games are increasingly creating behaviours that mirror excessive an…
Blask shared exclusive data with TheGamblest that shows growth in most iGaming markets, including Turkey, the only one where all three leading brands were replaced. In September 2026, almost two thirds of the worldwide increase in user demand for iGaming came from markets that were already up in Au…
Police in South Korea have dismantled a massive illegal online gambling network through what they described as the largest operation of its kind in the country’s history. The network allegedly handled $17.2 billion in wagers through 188 casino websites, arresting 77 people in an investigation spann…
The government of Comoros, the beautiful tropical islands near Madagascar, wants the British authorities to help it look into an offshore gambling licensing network that it claims is operating without authorization under the name of Anjouan. The latter is one of the country’s three main islands. Ac…
iGaming technology provider Delasport is now live in Alberta with operator PlayBetNova.ca, launching in Canada’s newest regulated market and extending its partnership with the Betnova brand into a second province, three months after Alberta’s online gaming market opened on 13 July 2026. The launch…
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released new regulations regarding the restriction of celebrities, professional athletes, influencers from appearing in gambling promotion. These rules will take effect from 1st January 2027. The regulations were introduced through the Inter…
ATG and Suomen Hippos joint venture reveals accreditation from Finland’s National Police Board.
State bans are carving out a changing landscape for the US market that Canada navigates differently; here’s what you need to know. Sweepstakes casinos continue to thrive despite the turbulence. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming’s forecast for 2026 anticipates US$6.6 billion in net revenue for the US industry…
Hippos ATG receives a licence from Finland’s new Gambling Act to operate in the country. It’s the the second operator, after Wildz, to to go live on 1 July 2027 in Finland. The company is half owned by the Swedish AB Trav och Galoppi (ATG) and the Finnish Hippos Association. It will make its range…
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has confirmed that the MGM Osaka casino resort project continues to meet the requirements of its approved development plan. The government also called – as the project moves towards its planned 2030 opening – for the scheme’s promoters…
Ohio is ready to go after more operators of prediction markets that offer contracts related to sports, Governor Mike DeWine said, claiming the products break the state’s gambling laws. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has already issued cease-and-desist notices to several companies, including Kal…
Two prediction market platforms, Crypyo.com and Novig, are now taking Missouri state to the court. These platforms are seeking to prevent the state from applying its sports betting laws to contracts related to sporting events entered into through them. Last Friday, lawsuits were filed after the 30-…
Cambodia’s casino regulator is eyeing enhanced efficiency in collecting and managing gambling-duty revenues, according to a Monday update. The topic was discussed in a meeting that day organised by the General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC), and invo…
BMM Testlabs, a specialist in product compliance testing for the gaming sector, announced on Monday that it has been approved to provide online gaming testing and certification services in New Zealand under the country’s new online casino regulatory framework. Kirk White, president of land-based ga…
Las Vegas has some advice for how not to get beaten up on the Strip for leaving what a street performer feels is too puny a tip for their services. However, it may not be the best advice. Clark County rolled out new digital warnings along the electronic marquees up and down the Strip this […] The p…
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), the country’s gaming regulator, plans to launch a mobile application in December to help consumers identify licensed online gaming platforms and avoid illegal gambling sites. “This platform will give players a reliable way to verify which on…
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| Organisation | Coverage | Website |
|---|---|---|
| GamCare | UK and Europe | gamcare.org.uk |
| GambleAware | UK and Europe | gambleaware.org |
| Gambling Therapy | International | gamblingtherapy.org |
| GamStop | United Kingdom | gamstop.co.uk |
| Gamblers Anonymous | International | gamblersanonymous.org |
| Gordon Moody | UK and Europe | gordonmoody.org.uk |