A study published on 7 September 2026 puts Europe’s illegal online gambling market at €12bn for 2025 — triple its 2019 size and about a quarter of all online play. What it means for licensed operators.

New seasonality data shows 76 of 100 tracked markets peak in August and demand runs 10x June. Why year-round share does not convert into a share of the spike.

Brand-coverage data across six European markets found only two slot titles in every top 30. Here is what that means for multi-market casino lobbies.

On 24 August 2026 Games Global opened a promotion that runs until August 2027: EUR 5 million across 650,000 prizes, spread over a full year. The number worth noticing is not the five million.

A new UK operator with three fresh licences announced on 24 August 2026 that it will launch on someone else’s platform rather than build its own.

The largest supplier in live casino is now the subject of a takeover offer its own board has told shareholders to refuse. On 24 August 2026 Evolution’s board recommended rejecting Candle Lake’s bid — and the more…

The Dutch regulator went looking for young sports bettors and found casino players instead. A study published on 20 August 2026 found that 72% of new young-adult accounts started with casino games only —…

Four studios published new slot releases on 20 August 2026. A fifth landed the next morning. None of them were headline events, none made an industry front page, and that is exactly the point: this is a normal…

On 20 August 2026 BETBY put the bet slip inside the video player — live markets, odds and betting controls layered over the stream itself.

The first New Zealand casino licence auction is now weeks away. Expressions of interest closed on 16 August 2026, and the shortlist is far longer than the shelf: around 50 operators have put their hands up for a…