iGaming Weekly | Mar. 3, 2025

Looking for a quick recap of last week’s biggest iGaming moves? Crypto casinos mark major milestones with giveaways, high-paying job offers, and new in-house games. Traditional gaming sees increased funding for responsible gambling, market struggles for key operators, and record revenue projections. Aggregators expand across new markets, while regulatory updates and ETF developments shape the crypto landscape. With fresh game releases and key industry events on the horizon, there’s plenty to watch. Let’s dive into this week’s iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• CSGOEmpire is hiring a product manager to fix Empire and Duel, offering a yearly salary of $1,000,000.
• Rollbit has turned five years old this past week, giving away free bets and side bet codes!
• MetaWin is giving away one billion $PEPE every day to those who are playing their new in-house game, Pepe’s River Run!

Traditional Gaming

• MGM Resorts and BetMGM have allocated more funds to problem gambling research, gambling addiction treatment, and public awareness.
• Penn Entertainment missed many analyst marks in revenue and market share, casting a shadow of doubt over ESPN Bet.
• Gross Gaming Revenue in the Philippines is expected to hit record highs in 2025, with a rise of ~20% being projected.

Aggregators & Providers

• Crazy Time has been awarded Top Performing Online Live Casino Game for Live Dealer at the EKGAwards.
• Push has launched in Bulgaria with Betano, a Kaizen Gaming brand. In addition, they have partnered with Mozzartbet to launch their content in Serbia.
• Relax has gone live in Brazil and Peru.

Miscellaneous

• Donald Trump has included $ADA, $SOL, and $XRP, in addition to the Bitcoin and Ethereum reserves he previously mentioned.
• Two Solana futures ETFs have appeared on the DTCC’s list.
• The United States SEC investigation into OpenSea has concluded, with further charges NOT being pressed against OpenSea.

New Releases

• Gamdom: Plinko
• MetaWin: Pepe’s River Run
• Pragmatic: Big Bass Returns to the Races, 5 Lions Megaways 2
• NoLimit: Dead Dead or Deader
• BGaming: Wild Card Gang

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic: Raging Waterfall Megaways, Lucky’s Wild Pub
• Hacksaw: Strength of Hercules
• NoLimit: Home of the Brave, Mental 2
• Push: Power Vault, Big Bite Push Ways
• BGaming: Alice WonderLuck, Fortune Bells, Treasure of Anubis

Upcoming Events

• March 6th - March 7th: Code Beam America, San Francisco, USA and Virtual
• March 10th - March 12th: SiGMA Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
• March 18th - March 20th: Digital Assets Summit, New York City, USA

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