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Botswana’s licensed betting market has organically displaced offshore operators, with six legal brands now capturing nearly all user demand and local CEB rising sharply over the past year.
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.
Macquarie projects the US will account for only around 5% of global legal World Cup 2026 betting handle, despite hosting the tournament. Blask World Cup Index shows a different picture in demand, with US betting interest leading the market as part of activity flows into prediction markets, sweepstakes and offshore channels.
Kazakhstan’s tax service disclosed a full annual breakdown of the legal betting sector, showing $2B in stakes and $521M in GGR for 2025. However, stricter rules, ad restrictions and the new Unified Betting Accounting System are already cooling the licensed market and pushing part of demand offshore.
Belgium’s Gaming Commission added 22 gambling domains to its blacklist on 21 May, targeting offshore mirrors and clone sites that imitate licensed local operators. Blask data shows the legal market remains dominant, while offshore brands stay outside the top 10.
Blask World Cup Interest Tracker shows that major World Cup matchdays do not lift every market equally, with 15 June bringing sharp WCI drops in several top-ranked countries.
Slovakia’s gambling regulator URHH has ordered a full audit of licensee marketing during the 2026 World Cup. Libuša Baranová, Policy Director at URHH (Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier), told operators that tournament traffic must promote Responsible Gambling tools and self-exclusion — not aggressive player acquisition. URHH has promised immediate bans for violations. The audit follows […]
The Netherlands is moving toward a total online gambling advertising ban, alongside tighter deposit limits and expanded self-exclusion rules. The proposal comes after licensed GGR fell and Blask data showed grey-market demand catching up with regulated operators in early 2026.
