iGaming market weekly report | Feb 2–8, 2026
Event gravity dominated the tape, with upside concentrated in football-driven Africa and the first clear Olympics-linked lift in Europe.
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Event gravity dominated the tape, with upside concentrated in football-driven Africa and the first clear Olympics-linked lift in Europe.
Week 5 of 2026 split cleanly between headline-driven repricing and calendar-led flow.
Spain's iGaming market follows a clear seasonal rhythm — here's what Blask Index data reveals about its peaks, troughs, and timing.
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 […]
How acquisition intent rebalanced across global betting markets this week, tracked via Blask Index week-over-week (WoW) movement. Week’s headline This week’s iGaming momentum split cleanly between structural policy re-pricing and headline-driven sports cycles. Colombia led the upside as the VAT base shift reset first-time economics and pulled users into operator comparisons, while Venezuela showed how […]
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 […]