Regulators are rolling out the welcome mat, and the industry is lining up at the door.

From new licensing regimes attracting a flood of applicants across multiple jurisdictions to evolving crypto payment rails and stablecoin growth reshaping how money moves, this week underscores a market in rapid expansion on both the regulatory and infrastructure fronts. Meanwhile, providers are deepening strategic partnerships, launching new brand verticals, and fueling a packed release pipeline that shows no signs of slowing down.

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

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

• Rollbit enabled Ethereum deposits via Robinhood Chain on its platform, expanding its multi-chain cashier options.

• Gamdom signed MMA fighter Tommy 'Gun' McMillen as a brand ambassador.

• TG Casino announced it is less than a month away from launching a rebuilt platform across both web and Telegram, with cumulative wagering surpassing $4.125 billion.

Traditional Gaming

• New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs has launched an auction for 15 online casino licences, detailing technical requirements for applicants as the country opens its regulated iGaming market.

• Finland’s liberalised gambling market has attracted 75 licence applications ahead of its July 2027 opening, significantly exceeding the roughly 50 applications officials had previously anticipated.

• Georgia has moved its international iGaming licence regime to full rollout, opening the market to licensed operators.

Aggregators & Providers

• Evolution Launched Spinning Whale, a new North America-focused online slots brand, debuting with 888 Dragon's Fortune Hold'n'Win as part of its growing slots portfolio strategy.

• Play'n GO Joined the German Online Casino Association, strengthening its regulatory engagement in the German market.

Miscellaneous

• Visa reported that payments volume across its stablecoin-linked card programs has grown nearly 200% year-over-year, with roughly 17% of that volume now coming from business and commercial card programs.

• The CFTC sent the White House two draft rules, one to classify event contracts as swaps and another to exclude casino-style gambling products from swaps, a move that could reshape the regulatory boundary between prediction markets and gambling.

• Sports prediction market Novig is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of up to $2B, roughly quadrupling its $500M valuation from February, signaling strong investor appetite for sports betting-adjacent platforms.

• HSBC has named its Hong Kong-dollar stablecoin "HSBC RedCoin," with a launch planned for the second half of 2026, starting with peer-to-peer and merchant payments.

New Releases

• Pragmatic Play: Gates of Olympus 2500, Forever Split Megaways

• Hacksaw Gaming: Le Vampire, Dr Zappo

• BGaming: 3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win, Cats Love Yummy, Divine Queen: Power of Sun

Upcoming Releases

• Hacksaw Gaming: Epic SixSixSix, Demonic Dolls, Wicked Grin, Jade Warrior Riches Hold & Win, The Jade Path Hold & Win, Coffee Dealer, Gamdolls

• Pragmatic Play: Deep Sea Frenzy, Pelican Payday, Cheetah Wild, Big Bass Halloween Splash 1000, Wonders of Aztec, Sweet Bonanza Pop, Rat Royal, Vermin King, Chests Of Cai Shen - Eternity

• BGaming: Witchcraft Riches, Red and Hot Chilli, Chicken Halloween, Aviamasters 2 Halloween, Spider Circus Hold and Win, Noche de Almas, Hot Rocket

• Nolimit City: Gator Hunters 2, Six Feet Under

• Relax Gaming: Cloudforge

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