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Brazilian police arrest Brabet-linked operator in Campinas

Brazilian authorities arrested Alberth Cesar Janjon, the man linked to the Brabet gambling brand, in a May 21 raid on a Campinas luxury apartment. The arrest was part of Operation Dirty Game, targeting a six-state network that used influencers with millions of followers to funnel players onto unlicensed platforms. Blask data placed Brabet at #21 in Brazil by demand at the time of the arrest.

Sweden Q1 2026: revenue stands still, demand grows

Sweden's official GGR barely moved in Q1 2026: +0.8% YoY, $700M. Blask Index grew 9.7% over the same period and CEB was up 11.3%. The gap between reported revenue and underlying demand points to structural pressure from Spelpaus and a market quietly reshuffling around Bet365.

Senegal recorded $71M in gambling revenue in Q1 2026

Both onshore and offshore brands are gaining their shares in Senegal’s maturing transition IGaming ecosystem.  Senegal’s Minister of Finance, Cheikh Diba, announced the figure at a seminar of the African Lottery Association in Dakar on May 19. The $71M revenue covers Q1 2026 and equals 71% of the government’s annual target. The result followed the […]

Evolution opens its seventh US studio — and again chooses Michigan

Evolution opened a second live dealer studio in Michigan on May 14, 2026 — this time in Grand Rapids, running both Evolution and Ezugi brands under one roof. The move adds production capacity in a state where local streaming is legally required. Blask tracks 234 Evolution titles across 24 countries, with Crazy Time appearing in over 500 operator lobbies globally.

Brazil’s illegal betting market: 40% of operators, 22% of revenue

Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts confirmed 40% of betting operators still work without a licence, 16 months into regulated operation. Blask data shows unlicensed brands have lost the consumer battle — their demand share dropped from 8.9% to 4.3% — but still hold roughly 22% of estimated market revenue. That gap runs through the payment layer, and it's exactly where TCU's enforcement recommendations now point.

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