iGaming Weekly | Sep. 1, 2025

Crypto innovation is surging while traditional gaming leans on compliance and player trust. New payment rails, fairness tools, and creator-driven models highlight crypto’s momentum, while regulation and responsible play dominate the traditional space. Fresh content partnerships and releases keep operators’ pipelines strong as blockchain adoption and wallet accessibility accelerate industry-wide shifts. Let’s dive into this week’s iGaming Weekly!

Industry Overview

Crypto Casino

  • Gamdom now supports Indian Rupee (INR) deposits via Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

  • Cloudbet has launched their own First Person Tables, available to play now.

  • Moon Roll Lootbox 2.0 are now live, with boxes being able to be built and creators getting to earn from their boxes!

  • BetHog and Optimove have partnered to improve BetHog’s marketing.

  • Luck’s Proov Blockchain Explorer is now live, giving players access to provably fair game data and player wagering history.

Traditional Gaming

  • FanDuel Picks has debuted, with players picking between 3 and 6 players, selecting “more” or “less” on their stat, and setting their wager amount.

  • BetMGM announced that they are once again partnering with the American Gaming Association to promote Responsible Gaming Education Month, with signs being shown at many NFL stadiums.

  • A federal judge has ruled against the Cherokee Nation in its legal attempt to revive plans for a casino in Pope County, Arkansas, siding with state officials and upholding a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2024 that blocks casino gaming in the region.

Aggregators & Providers

  • Pragmatic have signed an agreement with TQJ to expand their presence in Brazil.

  • Players can now play Hacksaw titles on BetMGM Casino in Pennsylvania.

  • Relax has agreed to a content distribution partnership with Lottomart.

  • BGaming has teamed up with betlive, one of Georgia’s largest operators.

Miscellaneous

  • The U.S. Department of Commerce has selected Chainlink and Pyth to publish economic data on-chain, providing transparency for government information.

  • Venezuelan businesses are rapidly adopting crypto as the bolívar currency has lost more than 70% of its value since October.

  • Donald Trump Jr.'s venture firm 1789 Capital has made a strategic investment in blockchain prediction market Polymarket.

  • MetaMask has launched a new social login feature that allows users to create and restore wallets using their Google or Apple accounts.

New Releases

  • Pragmatic: Captain Kraken Megaways, Fire Stampede 2, Jackpot Blaze, Olympus Wins

  • Hacksaw: Miami Mayhem

  • Evolution: Super Speed Dragon Tiger

  • Push: 10 Cash Bisons

  • BGaming: Crystal Clusters, Classic Multihand Blackjack

Upcoming Releases

  • Pragmatic: Genie’s Gem Bonanza, Lobster House

  • Hacksaw: Le Zeus

  • Nolimit: Dead Men Walking, Tanked 3: First Blood 2

  • BGaming: Fortune Spin, Bonanza Trillion, Lucky Lager x9990

Upcoming Events

  • September 12th: ETHBoston 2025, Boston, USA

  • September 16th - September 18th: SBC Summit Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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