Regulation is redrawing the map, and the operators moving fastest are the ones cashing in.

This week's momentum centred on regulated market expansion, with fresh licensed launches across a newly opened Canadian province and a South American jurisdiction. Elsewhere, established markets pulled in opposite directions on stake limits and licensing, while restructuring and payments innovation added further intrigue.

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

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Thrill.com announced a partnership with Circus, a data-transparency platform, to improve data visibility for players, streamers, and partners.

Traditional Gaming

• New Zealand Launched the first phase of its iGaming licensing process, inviting operators to submit expressions of interest for one of 15 online casino licences ahead of a planned 2027 market opening.
• Entain Plans to cut 500 roles globally across operational, product and tech functions, stressing the restructuring is not a reaction to the UK tax hike.
• MGM Resorts Formed a special committee as takeover discussions with Barry Diller intensify, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• Germany Gambling authority approved higher online slot stake limits of up to €5 per spin for licensed operators, coupled with enhanced player behaviour monitoring requirements.

Aggregators & Providers

• Pragmatic Play Entered the newly regulated Alberta iGaming market in Canada upon its opening, launching its certified casino content in the province.
• Hacksaw Gaming Launched in Buenos Aires City, Argentina through a partnership with Betano on July 14th, entering the newly licensed jurisdiction.
• Evolution Expanded its presence in Alberta's newly regulated online gaming market, bringing Live Casino, Game Shows, First Person titles and online slots as licensed commercial operators launched across the province.
• Play'n GO Strengthened its Canadian footprint with entry into Alberta's newly regulated iGaming market.

Miscellaneous

• Czech Republic added Polymarket to its gambling blacklist, requiring ISPs to block access within 15 days, marking a new front in European regulation of prediction markets.
• Gibraltar enacted a dedicated prediction-market regulatory regime, carving the sector out of its Gambling Act 2025 under new Gambling Authority oversight, creating a potential licensing jurisdiction for prediction market operators.
• Visa launched the Visa Stablecoin Platform, giving financial institutions and fintechs a single interface to mint, move and manage stablecoins (starting with Open USD), potentially transforming payment rails available to iGaming operators.

New Releases

• Hacksaw Gaming: Le Prechaun
• Evolution: MONOPOLY Roll 'em
• BGaming: The Godfather: 3 Pillars of Power, Lucky Birds, Penalty Duel with Júlio César
• Pragmatic Play: The Dog House Megaways 1000

Upcoming Releases

• Hacksaw Gaming: Max Win Machine, Dead by Noon
• Pragmatic Play: Cosmic Clusters

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