A week of industry reshuffling, as regulatory tremors, platform expansions, and a passing of one of gaming's most influential pioneers signal a sector in constant motion.

Major legislative shifts across multiple markets are redrawing the boundaries of what operators can and cannot do, while aggregators and providers are doubling down on open-platform strategies and studio partnerships to broaden their content ecosystems. Meanwhile, developments in stablecoin accounting standards and prediction market battles hint at a broader convergence between traditional gaming and crypto-native infrastructure that operators would be wise to watch closely.

Let's dive into this week's iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• YEET added support for the Robinhood Chain, enabling deposits and withdrawals in USDG, USDe, and ETH on the network.
• Stake signed Brazilian combat sports personality Jully Pocah as a new brand ambassador.
• Thrill secured an exclusive pre-release of Hacksaw Gaming's Tres Pinatas Hold and Win slot, making the title available on its platform ahead of wider distribution.

Traditional Gaming

• Paul Gauselmann, founder and long-time chairman of the Merkur Group, one of the world's largest gaming companies with over 15,000 employees and approximately EUR2.1 billion in annual turnover, has passed away at age 91.
• Australia Parliament approved the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, enacting wide-ranging restrictions on gambling advertising nationwide including an opt-out register agreed by both government and opposition.

Aggregators & Providers

• Hacksaw Gaming welcomed Zerplaay Games as a new partner studio on its OpenRGS platform, further expanding its ecosystem of independent game developers.
• Relax Gaming announced a new partnership with Imagine Live to elevate its live casino offering through aggregation.
• BGaming launched a dedicated BGaming Publishing program, onboarding independent studios including Swipe Games and Mascot Gaming to publish their content.

Miscellaneous

• South Korea ordered domestic access to Polymarket blocked, ruling the prediction market facilitates illegal gambling under its Criminal and National Sports Promotion Acts.
• The Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed letting certain stablecoins count as cash equivalents on corporate balance sheets, a change that could simplify treasury management for iGaming operators holding stablecoins.
• Cantor Fitzgerald will give roughly 3,000 institutional clients access to block trades in event contracts on Kalshi, significantly expanding institutional participation in prediction markets.

New Releases

• Hacksaw Gaming: Epic Ze Zeus, Supernova Galaxy Orbs Hold & Win
• Nolimit City: Outsourced 2 Balkan Engineering
• BGaming: Triple Nipple, Book of Hidden Tombs

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic Play: Eastern Fury, Gates of Olympus POP, Hearts of Venus, Ra vs Osiris, Lucky Drums 88, Eternal Diamonds, Helios Triple Sun, Triple Hop Pots, Coven Rising
• Hacksaw Gaming: Le Bandit Hold & Win, Minted Mike, Arizona James and the Lost Relics, Tres Pinatas Hold & Win, Fist of Destruction Megamultiplier
• BGaming: Fortune Trio: Minions Of Fu
• Relax Gaming: Nugget Ridge
• Nolimit City: Duck Hunters 2

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