iGaming Weekly | Jul. 1, 2024

So far we have had quite an unusual Euro 2024 tournament with more than it's fair share of upsets (for sports bettors as well!), thankfully this hasn't stopped gamblers from taking a punt with overall deposits up over 15% from last week on the Ethereum network. As mentioned last week, Tanzanite will continue to monitor this closely and will complete a full analysis of the data after the Euro's to compare operator performance. If you'd be interested in receiving a copy of this report, please reach out and let us know.

As we continue to head into the summer, Tanzanite will be closely monitoring betting trends and keep close tabs on operators performance. There have been some rumours of an "on-chain" summer approaching for crypto, if this is the case, casinos with tokens will likely lead that charge with growth!

Industry Overview

Casino News

• Roobet’s “Super King ROO” event has started, a unique event where players can hold the title after hitting a multi greater than 100x with a $2 bet or higher.
• Metawin have announced that they are giving back 100% of their sportsbook profits back to players who are net loss at the end of Euro 2024.
• CSGORoll have deployed a new Chrome extension for trades. By utilising WebAPI collection and updating, users now can enjoy an uninterrupted trading experience.

Traditional Gaming

• A British man behind the MGM cyberattack was arrested this week. The attack cost MGM over $100 million in damage.
• Nevada casinos are set for a record breaking year after recording $1.32 billion in revenue during May.
• Macau policy makers have urged the government to clarify laws on illegal mahjong gambling, as they don’t want citizens to inadvertently break the law.

Decentralised Casinos

• WINR have announced they’re in the process of creating a new dashboard, including Buy/Sell stats, burn analytics, and a wallet dashboard.
• JustBet have released their perps trading.
• In the past two weeks, YOLO have recorded ~7 million single player games, constituting 10% of all transactions on Blast in that timeframe.

Aggregators & Providers

• Pragmatic have launched their sportsbook in Germany, thanks to a partnership with DAZN. This follows their launch in Spain, also with DAZN.
• Hacksaw has launched their first ever branded slot, “Cup Heroes”. This comes in partnership with Kaizen, an official Euro 2024 sponsor.
• BGaming has partnered with Starcasino to further expand their presence in Belgium.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Hand of Midas 2
• Hacksaw: Cup Heroes, Twisted Labs
• Relax: Ancient Tumble
• BGaming: Alien Fruits 2

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic: Sweet Kingdom, Crank It Up
• NoLimit: Punk Rocker 2
• Push: The Grand Show
• BGaming: Aviamasters

Miscellaneous

• Immunefi have released a report on lost money to hacks and fraud, claiming that $509 million was lost in crypto during Q2 of 2024.
• VanEck filed for the first spot Solana ETF in the United States, citing Solana’s decentralization, utility, and viability as a competitor to BTC and ETH.

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