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Australia’s regulator has blocked 12 more illegal gambling and affiliate sites, taking the total to 1,751 domains since 2019, while Blask data shows offshore demand has retreated sharply from its 2025 peak.
Ecuador’s comeback against Germany became the main football story of June 25, but the strongest WCI signals came from the Netherlands and Sweden as Groups D, E and F closed.
South Africa became the biggest story of June 24 after reaching the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. Brazil advanced behind Vinicius Júnior’s brace and Neymar’s return, while Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their first-ever last-16 berth.
Ronaldo scored at his sixth World Cup and revived Portugal’s WCI, while England’s goalless draw with Ghana delivered the tournament’s weakest live betting signal. Blask data for 23 June shows the widest demand gap of the World Cup so far.
Tanzania’s new 5% excise duty on gambling stakes takes effect on July 1. Blask data shows the licensed market still dominates, led by BetPawa, but offshore demand is growing faster and could gain more ground as player-facing costs rise.
Lionel Messi broke the all-time World Cup goalscoring record on 22 June, scoring twice after a missed penalty to reach 18 goals. On the same night, Kylian Mbappé moved level with Miroslav Klose on 16, while Erling Haaland marked Norway’s World Cup return with a double
US gambling associations, tribal groups and unions are pushing Congress to block sports prediction markets through the CLARITY Act, arguing that Kalshi and Polymarket use federal financial oversight to compete with licensed sportsbooks without state or tribal betting licences.
VGW’s audited accounts show $5.2B in FY2025 revenue and $470M in net profit, offering a rare view into the scale of the sweepstakes casino model. Chumba Casino generated 71% of group revenue, putting the brand near the level of major US iGaming operators.
