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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 player discovery shifted across global betting markets this week, measured through Blask Index WoW (week-over-week) changes. Week’s headline This week’s iGaming momentum was shaped by a clear divide between event-driven attention and suppression forces tied to enforcement, regulation, and seasonality. Slovenia emerged as the standout growth market, where back-to-back events created sustained momentum across […]
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. In this brief, we examine the shelf — what platforms actually put “up top”, and the demand — what players gravitate […]
Weekly shifts in player attention across global iGaming markets, tracked through week-over-week (WoW) changes in Blask Index. Week’s headline Al-Ahli’s upset of Al-Nassr drove Saudi Arabia +39%, while Singapore’s $6.2M TOTO jackpot kept APAC lottery-led. In Africa, AFCON knockout rounds sustained regional momentum. Note: WoW changes reflect Blask Index data; catalysts cited only when publicly […]
Our weekly digest monitors where iGaming player interest is heating up or pulling back, based on week-over-week (WoW) movements in Blask Index. Week’s headline AFCON and the Christmas lottery lift two regions. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off Dec 21 in Morocco, driving continent-wide betting engagement. In Europe, Sweden surged +35.9% after a […]
Blask data show that despite increased pressure from Indian authorities, iGaming demand in 2025 followed 2024’s pattern, with operators adapting rather than the market breaking. India started 2025 without a nationwide licensing framework for iGaming, so the policy shift was never a clean “licensed market closes” moment. Parliament passed a ban on online money games […]
In this week’s digest, we continue tracking where iGaming player attention is accelerating or cooling, using week-over-week (WoW) moves in Blask Index. Week’s headline Saudi Arabia (-50%), Ethiopia (-36%), and Dominican Republic (+34%) led volatility this week. Saudi Arabia’s drop was a technical correction after last week’s +270% spike, while Ethiopia’s abrupt license revocations collapsed […]
Despite the strong pattern shown by Blask data, the last month of the year can still be the worst. With the holiday season just around the corner, it’s easy to assume December is the natural peak of the iGaming calendar. Blask Index data from the past three years support this, but in six markets, December […]
