Crypto casinos turn up the heat as regulators draw new lines.
Web3 platforms ramped up player rewards, while traditional gaming faced a mix of political wins and pushback. Market expansion and tech integrations continue across providers, with blockchain developments hinting at deeper decentralization ahead. Let’s dive into this week’s iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Luck have implemented a new rewards program, giving players weekly and monthly bonuses, rakeback, and rakeboost.

• MetaWin’s VIP Transfer program is now live, giving players 70% lossback on their first week if they deposit $50k, and 50% lossback on their second week if they deposit $75k.

• Chips Challenges are now live, with players having the opportunity to now win up to $5,000 in prizes.

• SportsBet celebrated nine years of operation this past week.

Traditional Gaming

• The New York Senate have passed a rezoning vote for Bally’s Bronx casino, after the casino was backed by mayor Eric Adams.

• Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has vetoed a bill that would have banned sweepstakes casinos in the state.

• Flutter Entertainment and DraftKings have announced a new betting transaction fee on all sports wagers in Illinois following the state’s decision to increase the tax on sports betting.

Aggregators & Providers

• Pragmatic and Ecuabet have partnered to bring Pragmatic’s Smart Studio to the Ecuadorian operator.

• Hacksaw is now live in New Jersey, partnering with Caesars Entertainment’s online casino platforms.

• Relax have won Game Aggregator of the Year and Game of the Year (Ancient Tumble) at SBC Europe 2025.

Miscellaneous

• The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have delayed their decision on $DOGE, $HBAR and $AVAX ETF applications.

• Circle’s $USDC is now live on the $XRP Ledger network, allowing users to bridge between DEX’s.

• Tether has acquired a 32% stake in Canadian gold firm Elemental for $89.3 million.

• The Trump family mining firm American Bitcoin purchased $23 million worth of $BTC this past week.

New Releases

• Pragmatic: Big Bass Boxing Bonus Round, Lucky Phoenix, Penalty Shootout LIVE!

• Hacksaw: Booze Bash

• Push: Henry the Ape

• BGaming: Football Plinko, Mystery Garden

• Stake: Darts

• Whale: CS Roulette

Upcoming Releases

• Hacksaw: Invictus

• Pragmatic: Plushie Wins

• NoLimit: Flight Mode, Brute Force: Alien Onslaught

• Push: Iron Phoenix

• BGaming: Loki Loot, Dragon Queen Megaways, Penalty Duel

Upcoming Events

• June 18th - June 19th: Nordic Blockchain Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

• June 19th - June 21st: BTC Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

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