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Merit King lost half its Turkish search in August

The offshore brand that topped Turkey on queries did not hold that slot. Merit King’s Blask Index in Turkey fell 56% month on month in August 2026, the sixth consecutive drop from February’s peak. Nesine moved into first place as other offshore brands absorbed the queries. Turkey keeps private casinos and unlicensed books outside the […]

Bet365’s demand fell 28% in 2026 while CEB held

Bet365 entered the second half of 2026 with search retreating much faster than projected revenue. Global Blask Index for the brand ended August 28% below January after peaking in April. CEB (Competitive Earning Baseline, projected revenue) moved within a narrower range and finished 6% lower. Bet365 generated $5.23B in CEB between January and August. The […]

Jojobet rebounds in Turkey and takes fourth place in India

Jojobet’s August expansion came from a rebound in its largest market and a new engine abroad. Jojobet’s Blask Index jumped 163% month on month in Turkey in August 2026, reversing July’s fall. In India, the brand went from a near-zero January base to fourth place by August, while Cyprus supplied a smaller third leg. Turkey […]

DraftKings reports prediction-market volume almost 2.5 times July

DraftKings Predictions has almost no US search. August BAP was 0.3%. Robins told investors volume was almost 2.5 times July and users were past 1 million. On 22 September 2026, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins told the Wells Fargo 9th Annual Consumer Conference that Predictions volume was almost 2.5 times the July print — “a little […]

Bonnie Blue says her baby will be named BetBolt

A UK adult creator said an auction left her newborn with the name of an offshore crypto casino. On 22 September 2026, Tia Billinger, who posts as Bonnie Blue, said her naming auction had finished. The Bang Bus is Bonnie’s branded bus: ❗️ The claimed £1.2M ($1.6M) payment, the bidder and a completed registration have […]

Bulgaria drafts a near-total ban on gambling ads

Sofia has opened a four-track Gambling Act package after a year in which leftover advertising did not lift search demand. On 23 September the Ministry of Finance published a draft amendment to the Gambling Act for public consultation through 23 October. The file is a proposal. It has not passed parliament. The package splits into […]

Popular Chilean brands with 61.9% BAP to be blocked

Santiago is adding another DNS list in a market with no online casino or sportsbook licence. On 21 September 2026 the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications notified ISPs to add 37 domains, subdomains and mirrors to their DNS blocks. The Superintendence of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) had validated the list. Providers have 48 hours from notice. The order […]

Polymarket US search demand fell 70% after June

NFL Week 1 app installs beat the sportsbooks while branded search in the United States had already thinned. From June through August 2026, Polymarket’s US Blask Index dropped 70%, with the steepest month in August. But on NFL Week 1, PM outpaced traditional bookmakers by downloads — about 762,000, ahead of DraftKings and FanDuel. Blask […]

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