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Allwyn takes Kambi source-code licence and buys out IWG
Allwyn has agreed a global perpetual licence to Kambi's sportsbook source code. Allwyn puts the consideration at €50 million over the three years to 2029, expected to be capitalised, and plans to buy the remaining 30% of Instant Win Gaming for approximately USD 120 million (€107 million, Allwyn's conversion), with completion expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Industry ·
UK court blocks rival Aviator launches in three countries
The English High Court has granted Spribe an interim injunction stopping the rival Aviator parties from launching their crash game on new platforms in Colombia, Romania and Serbia. Platforms already live on or before 3 July 2026 may keep offering it. Trial is set for October 2027.
Industry · Evolution ·
Evolution's Ice Fishing debuts in NJ, Michigan and Delaware
Evolution has launched its Ice Fishing live game show in New Jersey, Michigan and Delaware, the game's first US markets. The studio says more regulated states will follow in the coming months.
Industry · Wazdan ·
Wazdan enters Finland through Veikkaus partnership
Wazdan has entered Finland through a partnership with Veikkaus, with games delivered via Light & Wonder's aggregation platform. The first three titles are Hot Slot: 777 Platinum Crown, Hot Slot: 777 Gold Crown and Mighty Hot: 777. Further titles are listed as still to join.
Industry · Play'n GO ·
Play'n GO launches GO Momentum for licensed operators
Play'n GO has launched GO Momentum, a promotional ecosystem for its licensed operator partners. GO Rewards, GO Jackpots and GO Drops are live under the umbrella; GO Tournaments is set to join in early 2027.
Industry · Playson ·
Playson introduces Blitz Mode for faster slot spins
Playson has introduced Blitz Mode, a faster way to play some of its existing slots: a chosen number of spins runs in a simplified screen. Playson says the game maths underneath are unchanged. It is starting on its "top-performing titles" but has not said which.
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Flutter Q3: $1.15bn net loss after $873m Brazil write-down
Flutter reported a third-quarter net loss of $1,148m on revenue of $3,874m (+2%). The loss includes an $873m non-cash impairment in Brazil, where the company says its operations are closed under the betting ban. Flutter cut its 2026 guidance and paused its share buyback.
Industry ·
Blask: offshore brands took 84% of French search demand
Blask says brands it classes as offshore held 83.9% of French gambling search demand between 29 September and 12 October 2026, up from 67.5% in 7–20 September. The figures measure search demand across tracked brands, not revenue, players or traffic.
Industry ·
Betsson France licensed for online poker by the ANJ
France's gambling regulator, the ANJ, has granted Betsson France a five-year online poker licence and a separate authorisation to seat its players at tables shared with other European markets. Betsson says it plans to run poker on Playtech's iPoker platform. No launch date has been given, and the shared tables still depend on conditions the ANJ set.
Industry ·
Poker malware exposed hole cards; ScreenShield now default
Tampered updates of two third-party poker tools, Jurojin and IntuitiveTables, put remote-access software on players' PCs and let an attacker see the hole cards of targeted, mostly high-stakes players. ACR Poker switched its ScreenShield protection on by default on 4 November.
Industry ·
MGM Digital Q3 revenue up 6% as EBITDAR loss shrinks to $4m
MGM Digital, the LeoVegas-led online gaming arm of MGM Resorts that excludes BetMGM North America, grew third-quarter revenue 6% to $183.7 million and cut its segment adjusted EBITDAR loss to $4.2 million from $23.2 million a year earlier.
Industry · Pragmatic Play ·
Pragmatic Play signs Logrand for Vivento and Jubilee
Pragmatic Play has signed a deal to supply its slots and live casino games to two Mexican online casino brands run by Logrand Entertainment Group, Vivento.mx and Jubilee.mx. The announcement gives no launch date, title count or financial terms.
Industry ·
Veikkaus to launch Viabet in Finland and Denmark in 2027
Finland's state-owned gambling company Veikkaus will launch a new brand, Viabet, in Finland and Denmark from 1 July 2027 under a commercial deal with Viaplay. It is the first time Veikkaus will sell directly to players outside Finland.
Industry ·
Rush Street Interactive Q3 2026: revenue up 39%
Rush Street Interactive, the company behind BetRivers and RushBet, reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $385.9 million, up 39% on a year earlier, and kept its full-year guidance. Latin America now has twice as many active players as North America, but each North American player brings in far more revenue.
Industry · Games Global ·
Games Global holds a majority of Wishbone Games
Games Global UK Limited now holds more than half of the shares in Wishbone Games, the studio behind Phoenix Reign of Horror, according to the UK company register. The entry dates the control to 1 October 2025 but was only filed this month.
Industry ·
Caesars Digital revenue up 4.8% to $326m in Q3 2026
Caesars' online casino and sports betting segment grew third-quarter revenue 4.8% to $326 million and lifted adjusted EBITDA to $44 million. The group's net loss widened to $123 million, and there was no earnings call because of the pending Fertitta takeover.
Industry ·
Betfair to close exchange, sportsbook and casino in Italy
Flutter says it will soon stop offering Betfair Exchange, Betfair Sportsbook and Betfair Casino in Italy, blaming recent regulatory changes. The Italian affiliate programme ends on 31 October, but no closure date or account procedure for players has been published yet.
Industry ·
Alberta iGaming report: CA$122.1M from July to September
Alberta's regulated online gambling market took CA$122.1 million in revenue after winnings from its 13 July opening to 30 September, according to the first market report from Alberta iGaming Corporation. Casino games made up three quarters of September revenue, and the agency says the figures do not yet show the full market.
Industry ·
Three sentenced for betting on the 2024 UK election date
Three people who bet on the date of the 2024 UK general election using confidential information have received suspended prison sentences and a 12-month ban on online gambling apps. The Gambling Commission brought the cheating case itself and calls it the first of its kind.
Industry ·
IG Group seeks UK gambling licence to run prediction markets
IG Group, the FTSE 100 trading platform, plans to launch financial prediction markets for UK professional clients in Q4 2026 and has applied for a Gambling Commission licence so it can add politics, entertainment and sports markets in early 2027. The licence is pending, not granted.
Industry ·
evoke Q3 revenue down 7% to £406m after 270 shop closures
evoke, the owner of William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, took £406 million in third-quarter revenue, 7% less than a year earlier, after closing about 270 William Hill shops. Its takeover by Bally's Intralot is still expected to complete around the turn of the year.
Industry · Evolution ·
Evolution Q3 2026: revenue up 3.7%, Brazil studio closed
Evolution grew third-quarter revenue 3.7% to EUR 526.1 million, with every region up on the previous quarter. Its Brazilian studio has been closed since 5 October because of the online betting ban, and Ice Fishing heads to North America before year-end.
Industry ·
Flutter closes Betfair in Brazil and keeps only Betnacional
Flutter is closing its Betfair brand in Brazil and cutting staff, blaming the online betting ban under MP 1.394. If Brazil's market reopens, the group plans to come back with Betnacional alone.
Industry ·
FDJ United cuts 2026 targets as jackpots shrink, taxes rise
FDJ United, the French lottery group whose online brands include Unibet, has lowered its 2026 targets. Revenue fell 5.6% to EUR 2,576 million in the first nine months, hit by fewer big EuroMillions jackpots, high sports-betting payouts, weaker shop traffic and EUR 62 million in higher gaming taxes.