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16 games · 1.97-second cycle
Milliseconds cannot be certified reliably with a manual stopwatch
Great Britain · Slot testing
Stakelogic agrees £122,835 settlement over 16 fast UK slot games and manual timing checks
The UK regulator says Tiger Temple 88 ran a cycle in 1.97 seconds and a wider retest found another 15 games below the 2.5-second minimum.
Open the Watch fileC$70,000 · several months
A pre-launch test does not replace live monitoring
Ontario · Game design
Booming Games accepts C$70,000 Ontario penalty over prohibited auto-play
AGCO says prohibited auto-play remained available on multiple Ontario slot games for months after supplier controls failed before and after launch.
Open the Watch fileProfit −10.1%
Net revenue increased 0.9% while the operating measure moved the other way
New Jersey · Q2 finances
New Jersey casino-industry revenue rose 0.9% while operating profit fell 10.1%
The second-quarter figures show why top-line growth can conceal pressure underneath: higher net revenue arrived with a double-digit fall in gross operating profit.
Open the Watch fileC$9.884bn wagers
Casino generated 89% of July wagering in the regulated private-operator market
Ontario · market data
Ontario hit C$9.884bn in July wagers; 89% came from online casino
July's C$9.884bn wager total was followed by lower August wagers and revenue; casino remained dominant and revenue per active account increased.
Open the Watch file15% · annual calculation
Records and categories come before the headline rate
Brazil · betting tax
Brazil betting-tax ruling needs a new reading after September law change
Cosit 157 explains the earlier annual method, but MP 1,394 revoked its statutory provision. The Receita calculator remains restricted to 2025 results.
Open the Watch file47.9 / 100
Confidence in accountability outran confidence in fairness and protection
Great Britain · consumer trust
The UK regulator's new gambling trust score landed at 47.9 out of 100
Accountability scored far higher than game fairness or protection of vulnerable people in the first full year of the developing measure.
Open the Watch fileSEK6.7bn · 138k
Licensed revenue and self-exclusion moved upward on different measures
Sweden · market data
Sweden's licensed gambling market reached SEK6.7bn as Spelpaus neared 138,000 users
First-quarter revenue increased 0.8% year on year, while the national self-exclusion register grew 2.6% from the previous quarter.
Open the Watch file$46.2bn
A record total with more than half generated by 9% of operations
United States · Tribal gaming
US Tribal gaming revenue hit a record $46.2bn, but 9% of operations generated 56%
The NIGC's audited FY2025 report shows broad growth and a sharp concentration: 9% of operations produced more than half of Tribal gaming revenue.
Open the Watch fileSEK7.4bn revenue
Licensed revenue rose 5.1% as the Spelpaus total moved down by 0.7%
Sweden · Q2 data
Swedish licensed gambling reached SEK7.4bn as Spelpaus registrations dipped 0.7%
Sweden's preliminary second-quarter data show faster licensed-market growth and a small fall in self-exclusion registrations, two signals that need separate readings.
Open the Watch file3 states connected
The new network links players without replacing state-level licensing
US poker · liquidity
DraftKings connected poker players across Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The operator launched a three-state poker network after Michigan regulators approved the product through Bay Mills Indian Community.
Open the Watch file€1.3bn · 113m bets
Record volume did not mean most players won
France · World Cup betting
France's World Cup betting hit €1.3bn, but only one in four players avoided a loss
French bettors placed 113 million online wagers during the 2026 World Cup. The regulator says roughly one quarter finished without losses.
Open the Watch file$65.56m July TSWR
One month of sportsbook revenue sits inside a nearly $491m public-revenue run
Massachusetts · market data
Massachusetts sportsbooks posted $65.56m in taxable revenue in one July
Seven mobile books and three retail operators generated the July total as cumulative state sports-wagering taxes and assessments neared $491m.
Open the Watch file$346.13m July
Online casino supplied most of Michigan's combined online total
Michigan · market data
Michigan online gambling crossed $346m in July even as betting handle fell
The state reported $302.77m from iGaming and $43.36m from online sports betting, while sportsbook handle declined from June.
Open the Watch file€216m target · €57m forecast
A higher rate is delivering a much smaller revenue gain than planned
Netherlands · gambling tax
Dutch gambling tax rise was meant to add €216m. The forecast says €57m
A joint government-regulator monitor says the higher 37.8% rate is producing far less extra revenue than planned, with major caveats.
Open the Watch file4 live market types
A repeat warning puts Vbet's catalogue controls under pressure
Netherlands · sports integrity
Vbet warned again after World Cup microbets crossed Dutch integrity rules
Dutch inspectors found live bets on throw-ins, fouls, corners and offsides. Vbet removed them, but another breach could trigger enforcement.
Open the Watch file$678.1m July
Casino, online gaming and sports wagering all grew year on year
New Jersey · market data
New Jersey gaming hit $678m in July as online casino win reached $276.9m
Internet gaming grew 12% and sports-wagering revenue rose 29.7%, while Atlantic City casino win also increased year on year.
Open the Watch file$591.09m July
A growing statewide total contained both winners and declining product lines
Pennsylvania · market data
Pennsylvania gaming reached $591m in July - and $249m came from iGaming
Statewide revenue rose 5.99% year on year, while online slots grew and online tables and poker moved in the opposite direction.
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