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Top three markets where leadership shifted in 2025

Market leaders in iGaming rarely lose their positions. When they do, regulators are often involved. Leaders in iGaming typically hold their ground. Smaller operators struggle to break through, and top rankings remain stable year after year. Blask data shows that several markets bucked this pattern in 2025. The biggest of such countries are the Philippines, […]

Fastest growing online casino markets to watch in 2026

Where player demand grew the fastest in 2025 — and what the data says about why. The global gambling industry generated $643.74 billion in revenue in 2025, continuing a five-year growth streak. But that growth was far from evenly distributed. While mature markets in Western Europe and North America moved incrementally, four markets — the […]

AFCON’s football month failed to boost iGaming demand

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 […]

How January performs across global iGaming markets

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, […]

Which iGaming markets are growing fastest in 2026

Nigeria grew player acquisition by 44% in 2025. Mexico matched it at 42%, Brazil’s first licensed year produced $7 billion in GGR, and Greece outpaced every European market in the second half of the year. Together, those shifts offer one of the clearest snapshots of iGaming industry trends 2026 and where demand is moving fastest, […]

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