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How Venezuela’s iGaming market is reacting to US pressure

Blask data shows Venezuela’s iGaming demand held firm in the first days after the US raid in Caracas. On 3 January, US forces captured Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, flying him out of Caracas to face charges in New York. The operation followed a year of escalating US pressure — maritime deployments, strikes, and late-2025 sanctions. […]

India’s iGaming ban: what changed and what didn’t

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 […]

Markets ruled by one: Inside the world’s iGaming monopolies

Blask data analysis, October 2025 Across the global iGaming map, a handful of countries are not just dominated: they’re owned. Blask’s Brand’s Accumulated Power (BAP) and Competitive Earnings Baseline (CEB) show how, in certain nations, one brand captures virtually all visibility, traffic, and earnings potential. In these monopoly-style markets, dominance stems from two main forces: […]

Japan’s first affiliate arrests: What it means for iGaming marketing

Japanese police have made the first arrests of affiliates promoting offshore online casinos, charging two men with running the site Onkaji Hissho between 2020 and 2021. Authorities allege they directed local players to a Curaçao-licensed casino, earning commissions via crypto. A paid Discord group with “winning strategies” was also uncovered. This case comes just months before Japan’s new ban […]

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