iGaming Weekly | Oct. 7, 2024

Dive in to this weeks iGaming recap, with new partnerships, new games, lots of news and more!

iGaming Weekly | Oct. 7, 2024

Even with meme coins and various L1's taking the attention of the crypto crowd this week, players haven't stopped gambling! It is apparent that people are gambling more today than ever before, "on what" you ask? Let's dive into this week's iGaming Weekly and find out!

Industry Overview

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A market breakdown of the top crypto currency casinos on Ethereum, Solana, Tron and Binance Smart Chain.

Crypto Casino

  • Rollbit has started Slottober, a competition in which challenges will be released each day on X for users to complete for prizes!
  • Clash has launched a Halloween competition where every gem wagered counts towards your chance to win part of a 150k jackpot.

Traditional Gaming

  • FanDuel have donated over $1.2 million in the past week to Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Georgia and North Carolina.
  • BetMGM has partnered with the GTG network to provide more customizable and personalized insights for bettors on their app.
  • French gaming company FDJ saw it's stock drop sharply this week amidst rumours of a new tax hike on online gambling in France.

Decentralised Casinos

  • YOLO decided to re-engineer the way that fees are redistributed, with the percentage of fees going to rakeback being adjusted from 20% to 45%.
  • WINR have released another in-house slot, releasing Princess WINR on Just Bet alongside a new $10k weekly race.
  • Blockchain Bets have made $20,000 USDT claimable for $BCB stakers.

Aggregators & Providers

  • Hacksaw has partnered with Gamanza Group AG and Grand Casino Baden in Switzerland, marking their first partnership in Switzerland.
  • Evolution’s busy year continues, opening their first live studios in the Czech Republic and providing Crazy Time to the state of Michigan.
  • BGaming will be collaborating with Snoop Dogg and Roobet to release their own slot, narrated by Snoop Dogg!

Miscellaneous

  • Uruguay has introduced a new law that recognized cryptocurrency as virtual assets, with their central banking authority stepping in to regulate.
  • PayPal successfully completed its first B2B transaction using its stablecoin, $PYUSD
  • 3AC founders have launched a new firm focused around memecoins, dubbed “3 Arrowz Capitel”

New Releases

  • Pragmatic: The Dog House - Muttley Crew, Wisdom of Athena 1000
  • Hacksaw: Cloud Princess
  • Relax: Feather Fury

Upcoming Releases

  • Pragmatic: Chests of Cai Shen, Fortune Hit’n Roll
  • Hacksaw: Rise of Ymir
  • NoLimit: Brute Force, Blood & Shadow 2
  • Push: Jaguar Drop
  • BGaming: Snoop Dogg Dollars

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