iGaming Weekly | Aug. 5, 2024

With global markets on the brink of chaos, this week has certainly been action packed, from failed NFTs to the sale of the World Series of Poker, dive into this week's Tanzanite Newsletter!

Industry Overview

Casino News

• Chips has launched a 50k monthly wager race, along with an updated user interface.
• Roobet has partnered with popular gaming streamer Ayezee.
• Shuffle has launched a ClipIt promo, where users post their favourite clips from streamers for a chance to win $250.

Traditional Gaming

• Caesars has sold the World Series of Poker Brand to the NSUS Group for $500 million.
• DraftKings has shut down their NFT business, Reignmakers, after facing significant legal setbacks due to the tokens.
• Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has partnered with multiple leagues, including the Premier League, English FA, and Rugby Football League in order to create a new framework to raise standards for sports sponsorships.

Decentralised Casinos

• JustBet will be launching for public testing August 12th, with the WINR Protocol v2 also being tested.
• All gold from Blast Phase 2 on YOLO has been distributed.

Aggregators & Providers

• Evolution has launched Lightning Storm, their “biggest, most ambitious live game to date”.
• BGaming has launched in Lithuania with UniClub. UniClub, opened in 2004, helps BGaming expand further into the Baltic region.
• Softswiss has released their Q2 report, detailing the impact of their referral system for operators. In Q2, referred users increased by 219%, with deposits increasing by 251%!

Miscellaneous

• Since its launch in March 2024, Blackrock’s tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has paid investors over $7 million.
• US Senator Cynthia Lummis officially introduced a bill that would create a National Bitcoin Reserve.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Bow of Artemis, Money Stacks
• Hacksaw: Dragon’s Domain
• Evolution: Lightning Storm
• BGaming: Wild West TrueWays

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic: Dragon Gold 88, Running Sushi
• Hacksaw: Limbo
• NoLimit: Outsourced, Stockholm Syndrome
• Push: Razor Ways, Big Bam-book
• Relax: Space Attack Dream Drop
• BGaming: Street Power, Mine Gems, Train to Rio Grande

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