Innovation and expansion took centre stage in iGaming this week. Crypto casinos ramped up with new payment options and staking rewards, while traditional operators pushed into fresh markets and billion-dollar builds. Regulatory moves, leadership shifts, and a wave of new titles kept the momentum strong across the board. Let’s dive into this week’s iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Chips now supports MoonPay, allowing users to top up their balance in seconds using credit cards, debit cards, and more.
• 500 has completed their 9th year in business, giving away $250k in vouchers to celebrate.
• The Hell Key MetaWinner has been purchased for 36.66 $ETH, with the owner having the option to burn the key on June 1st in exchange for 50% of the MetaWin casino net revenue on that day.
• $TGC’s new staking pool is now live, with one pool, a 3 month lockup, and $100k USDC being given out each month.

Traditional Gaming

• FanDuel has started rolling out Real-Time Check-In, a machine learning-powered tool that flags when users may be depositing outside their usual patterns.
• Sports wagering in Missouri will go live on December 1st, 2025. 13 licenses will be available for purchase, with retail licenses costing $250,000 and online licenses costing $500,000.
• After a crackdown from the UK Gambling Commission, TGP Europe (sponsor of AFC Bournemouth) has surrendered its license. 
• The Grand Ho Tram has officially started construction on a  $1 billion, 35-hectare expansion featuring hotels, villas, entertainment venues and convention facilities. 

Aggregators & Providers

• Pragmatic and Juega en Línea have partnered to provide Pragmatic’s Smart Studio solutions to the operator, strengthening their presence in Latin America.
• Evolution has been awarded the Casino Supplier of the Year in North America at the SBCAwards Americas 2025.
• Lars Kollind has joined Relax as their new Director of Aggregation & Partnerships, bringing over 2 decades of iGaming experience from industry firms Swintt, Playson, iSoft Bet and Aspire Global.

Miscellaneous

• The United States Senate has made progress on a stablecoin bill. The bill, previously targeting President Trump, has been revised to include refinement on consumer and bankruptcy protection.
• Chinese manufacturer Addentax Group Corp. announced plans to acquire approximately $800 million worth of $BTC and $TRUMP.
• Coinbase has been added to the S&P500, becoming the first digital asset firm to be added to the index.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Fiesta Fortunes, Lucky Monkey, Jumbo Safari
• Evolution: Super Color Game
• Stake: Snakes
• BGaming: Lucky Lu

Upcoming Releases

• Pragmatic: Wealthy Frog
• Hacksaw: Pray for Three, Spinman
• NoLimit: Kill Em All, Fire in the Hole 3
• Push: Regal Knights
• Relax: Bonsai Dragon Blitz Dream Drop
• BGaming: TrueWays Olympus, Balloon Mania

Upcoming Events

• May 24th: Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2025, Dublin, Ireland
• May 27th - May 29th: Bitcoin 2025 Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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