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Spain's iGaming market follows a clear seasonal rhythm — here's what Blask Index data reveals about its peaks, troughs, and timing.

Online gambling’s center of gravity is shifting. The headline figures still belong to Europe and North America, but the velocity — the places where something genuinely new is happening — is elsewhere. The global online gambling industry crossed €90.5 billion in revenue in 2025, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 10.5% through 2030. […]

Blask data demonstrates standard patterns persisted even in finalist countries.The AFCON 2025 tournament concluded on 18 January. The competition, with Morocco as host nation, kicked off on 21 December and featured 52 matches across 19 match days. Such an intensive schedule theoretically should have influenced iGaming metrics, especially in markets where favorites competed. However, Blask […]

Blask’s view of a mature Western European market where football remains the primary demand engine. Spain’s regulated online gambling market hit $1.7B GGR in 2024 (+17.6% YoY) — its best year since Law 13/2011 launched the regime. Blask ranks the country #22 globally by CEB ($1.6B), with 114 active brands and Blask Index that climbed […]

Often written off as low season, the first month of the year looks far healthier across Europe than its reputation suggests.January is widely treated as iGaJanuary is weak often enough to deserve its reputation. Yet in many markets it sits in the middle of the yearly ranking, and in a smaller group concentrated in Europe, […]

A mature market closed 2025 with a sigh of relief — lawmakers dropped the bonus ban at the last step. In December, lawmakers in Spain removed the iGaming provisions from the customer‑service bill at final passage after months of heated debates. The plan to re-ban welcome bonuses did not make it into law, leaving the […]

How Blask turns a trend line into a full breakdown of what’s driving the market. Market Explanation is Blask’s AI-powered feature that answers the “why” behind market movements. This article is for teams who want to understand how it works under the hood: what data we collect, how we process it, and how explanations are […]

Brazil today is one of the most competitive online-casino markets: roughly 13K games are shown across about 500 casinos. Yet the "front screen" and disciplined merchandising in the lobby still decide where attention flows.