The lines between traditional gambling, prediction markets, and crypto are blurring faster than regulators can draw them.

From landmark legal battles over event contracts and high-profile privatization bids to stablecoin payment breakthroughs and esports facility reveals, this week underscores an industry in rapid convergence, where operators, providers, and policymakers are all racing to define the next era of wagering.

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

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Roobet unveiled the new 100 Thieves CS facility as part of its partnership with the esports organization, branding it the 100T Roobet Facility.
• Duelbits added support for TRON-based USDT deposits and withdrawals on its platform.

Traditional Gaming

• Caesars has set a September date for a shareholder vote on Tilman Fertitta's bid to take the casino giant private.
• MLBPA The Major League Baseball Players Association has backed a ban on personalized sportsbook VIP marketing using athlete likenesses, responding to a congressional inquiry after a Bryce Harper video was used by FanDuel to target a customer with a gambling addiction.
• Gaming Innovation Group GiG is planning to acquire an 80% stake in evoke's 888Africa for up to EUR16.4 million, marking its return to B2C gambling after pivoting to B2B in 2023.

Aggregators & Providers

• Hacksaw Gaming Announced a new partnership with Tokyo.cz, bringing its slot titles to players on the operator's platform in the Czech Republic.
• Pragmatic Play Expanded its Enhance promotional suite with Collect & Win, a new customisable gamification tool featuring collection-based mechanics across top slot and live casino titles.

Miscellaneous

• Polymarket US hit $870M in weekly volume (up from $60M six months ago), closing fast on the offshore Polymarket's $1.2B, according to Galaxy Research.
• Visa is partnering with Upbit parent Dunamu to explore stablecoin payments, cross-border remittances, and AI-powered commerce, while South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group separately signed a deal with Visa to build stablecoin-based card payment infrastructure.

New Releases

• Hacksaw Gaming: Minted Mike, Arizona James and The Lost Relics
• Pragmatic Play: Eastern Fury
• BGaming: Fortune Trio: Minions of Fu, Lucky Pinball

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic Play: Gates of Olympus POP, Hearts of Venus, Ra vs Osiris, Lucky Drums 88, Eternal Diamonds, Helios Triple Sun, Triple Hop Pots, Coven Rising, Bubble Wild, Freya 1000
• Hacksaw Gaming: Fist of Destruction Megamultiplier, Tres Pinatas Hold & Win, Le Bandit Hold & Win
• Evolution: Disco Balls
• Nolimit City: Duck Hunters 2, Ding Dong Death
• Relax Gaming: Nugget Ridge
• BGaming: Johnny vs Chicken

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