Momentum builds as innovation accelerates and regulatory pressure tightens across global iGaming.

The week saw a clear contrast between expansion and constraint, with new promotional cycles and feature rollouts driving engagement while fresh regulatory measures, particularly in emerging markets, signal a more controlled operating environment ahead. Infrastructure and partnerships continue to scale across multiple regions, even as financial results highlight growing pains beneath headline revenue growth. Meanwhile, advancements in payments and autonomous transaction technology hint at a rapidly evolving backend, setting the stage for deeper industry transformation.

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

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Metawin has launched Metawin Millions Season 1, with $3 million on the line to be won in the next 75 days.
• Luck is officially out of operation.

Traditional Gaming

• DraftKings announced “DraftKings Racing,” the company’s previously announced new horse racing feature, is now available.
• Brazil’s Finance Ministry is preparing new betting restrictions that would prevent participants in debt renegotiation programs from registering on fixed-odds betting platforms for six months.
• Sportradar Group released Q1 2026 earnings today that missed on all key metrics, despite revenue increasing to €346.5 million ($405.9 million) from €311 million ($364 million) in the same period last year.

Aggregators & Providers

• BGaming has partnered with leading operator Entain to bring the BGaming portfolio to Brazil, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
• SOFTSWISS is launching Tech Race Summit 2026, a new technology conference dedicated to solving the engineering and infrastructure challenges in the iGaming industry.

Miscellaneous

• Tether-backed Oobit has launched Visa virtual cards that let AI agents spend USDT autonomously on behalf of businesses.
• Brazil’s central bank has prohibited digital assets from being used in some regulated cross-border payment and transfer services.
• Gemini has received a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license, allowing it to clear its own derivatives, including event contracts.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Launch to Riches, Dragon Pot Megaways
• Evolution: Red Door Roulette (PA)
• Push: Diamonds 4 The Win
• Relax: Guitar Quest
• Metawin: Prime Dice
• Chips: Hilo

Upcoming Releases

• Hacksaw: Red Rascal, Le Digger, Dynasty of Death
• Pragmatic: Mr. Null’s Wicked Wares
• Nolimit: Tombstone: Begins, True Grit Redemption 2
• Push: Razor Shark Jackpots, Vegas Vault
• BGaming: Ultras, Hot Rocket 5x 3x 2x

Upcoming Events

• May 31st - June 3rd, SiGMA Asia, Manila, The Philippines

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