iGaming Weekly | Sep. 2, 2024
Dive in to this weeks iGaming recap, with new partnerships, new games, lots of news and more!
As the cryptocurrency industry trundles forward into another week of chop, casinos prove to be the most consistent crypto product, giving thrill seekers a more consistent experience compared to the likes of memecoins. Let's dive into this week's iGaming Weekly to see what has been going on!
Industry Overview
Crypto Casino
- Rollbit has announced that their deal with FaZe’s Counter Strike team will be extended a further 2 years.
- You can now buy $SHFL with a credit card directly on the Shuffle website.
- The Metawin’s September Reel Race has announced a prize pool of $1 million. In addition, Metawin has purchased the X handle @casino.
Traditional Gaming
- BetMGM have debuted their new American Football features for the upcoming season, including powered up parlays, live bet tracking, and Smart Stats, giving players access to key data and insights in live markets!
- The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have implemented affordability checks to players who deposit over £500 pounds a month.
- Golden Matrix Group has announced that they are attempting to expand into the US iGaming market, after already having a presence in Europe and LatAm.
Decentralised Casinos
- WINR Chain and WINR Protocol v2 goes live this week.
- BlockchainBets are offering early payouts on pre-match bets where teams go ahead by 2 or more goals in Europe’s top 5 soccer leagues.
Aggregators & Providers
- BGaming and aggregation platform Alea have partnered to release their offerings in all of Alea’s markets, mainly focusing on Europe and LatAm.
- Pragmatic have pushed their way into the new Brazilian market, releasing Mega Roulette - Brazilian.
- Hacksaw has also pushed further in South America, partnering with Betsson to release their games in Columbia.
Miscellaneous
- Bloomberg have incorporated the odds data of betting platform Polymarket into their Terminal service.
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been released from custody after being charged. He was forced to pay a bail of $5.5 million and cannot leave France.
- OpenSea have received a Wells Notice from the United States SEC alleging NFTs as securities.
New Releases
- Pragmatic: Forging Wilds, Gem Elevator
- Push: Big bam-Book
- Relax: Bone Raiders
- BGaming: Train to Rio Grande
Upcoming Releases
- Pragmatic: Angel vs Sinner, Mustang Gold Megaways
- Hacksaw: Octo Attack, Evil Eyes
- NoLimit: Skate or Die, San Quentin 2, Brute Force
- BGaming: RoboSpin, Royal Fruits Multilines, Top Gun
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