Crypto’s evolving, trad gaming’s expanding, and content is flowing fast. This week saw crypto casinos enhance rewards and infrastructure, while traditional markets pushed forward with regulatory reforms and new retail openings. Aggregators kept pace with partnerships and studio growth, and macro crypto shifts hinted at deeper industry impact. With a strong lineup of new games and major events underway, momentum is building across the board. Let’s dive into this week’s iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• TGCasino has announced that their Airdrop Season 7 has begun and will run until June 30th!
• Gamdom is looking to hire a new DBA, primarily working in PostgreSQL!
• Duelbits has announced instant crypto withdrawals for $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, and 10+ other cryptocurrencies.
• Chips have signed Josh “Snow” Walker, MMA fighter.

Traditional Gaming

• Station has been cleared to open their first sportsbook on the Las Vegas Strip, targeting April 29th as a start date!
• New Jersey's Responsible Gambling Task Force has released a sweeping 109-page report outlining a series of proposed reforms aimed at curbing problem gambling across the state.
• The CTFC Roundtable that was reported on in the previous week was cancelled.

Aggregators & Providers

• Pragmatic have changed the look of their Blackjack tables, providing a new, sleek look!
• Relax has partnered with PowerPlay to deliver leading content to players across Ontario, Canada!

Miscellaneous

• Bitcoin reserves on exchanges have dropped to their lowest levels since November 2018, with a significant decrease observed since November 2024.
• The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is set to launch XRP futures contracts on May 19.
• A hacker who exploited ZKsync’s airdrop contract vulnerability on April 15 has returned nearly $5.7 million in stolen tokens after accepting a 10% bounty.
• ARK Invest has become the first U.S.-listed asset manager to gain exposure to Solana through an ETF.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Cash Surge, Lucky Dog, Big Bass Bonanza 1000
• Hacksaw: Reign of Rome
• NoLimit: Highway to Hell
• Push: 3 Magic Pots
• Relax: Cash In Transit
• BGaming: Sugar Mix

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic: Resurrecting Riches, With Heart Megaways
• Hacksaw: Danny Dollar
• Evolution: Fireball Roulette
• NoLimit: Kill Em All, Fire in the Hole 3
• BGaming: Doomsday Saloon, Lucky Lu, Blackbeard’s Bounty

Upcoming Events

• April 28th - April 29th: The Staking Summit Dubai 2025, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• April 30th - May 1st: TOKEN2049 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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