Casino News.
Online and land-based, regulated and emerging, the casino sector covers a lot of ground. We track the operator moves, regulatory decisions and market shifts that define where the business is heading.
Pragmatic Play Adds Korean Card Variant to Live Casino
Pragmatic Play released Seotda Baccarat, a live casino title that fuses Korea's Hwatu card format with baccarat betting and a faster round structure.
Unregulated Gambling Hits $5.9T as Regulators Lose Market Share
Gaming Compliance International estimates 78% of global online gambling revenue flows through unregulated channels, as prediction markets and crypto products add a new layer of regulatory pressure.
Playtech Posts Strong Q1‑Q2 2026 Trading on US and Mexico Gains
Early 2026 trading shows accelerating returns in the US and continued Caliplay momentum in Mexico, boosting Playtech’s regulated-market performance.
Fairmount Park Adds Live Tables After $3M CasinoUpgrade
Fairmount Park Casino & Racing has hired 35 staff and added live dealer games as it pushes Illinois’ only racino beyond slots and electronic tables.
Partouche Opens €100m Paris Casino Club, Targets €30m Annual GGR
Groupe Partouche’s new Casino Club on Avenue de la Grande-Armée is now the largest gaming property in Paris, with table games and poker at the centre of its slot-free club model.
US iGaming Crosses $10B as Online Revenue Beats Casinos in PA, NJ
The AGA's State of the States 2026 report confirmed full-year US commercial gaming revenue of $78.6 billion, a 9.1% increase, as iGaming and sports betting grew roughly 10x faster than land-based casinos.
Ontario Rolls Out BetGuard for Province-Wide Player Self-Exclusion
Ontarians can now self-exclude from all regulated online gambling sites, and operators must block accounts and stop sending marketing messages.
Zitro Expands US Footprint to 24 States with Pennsylvania Launch
The Pennsylvania launch adds Zitro content to the casino floor, introduces the Legendary Sword title, and expands its presence across US-regulated markets.
Evolution Takes Michigan Live Coverage to Two Studios
The supplier's second Michigan studio, its seventh in the US, will carry Evolution and Ezugi titles for state-licensed operators, with Ice Fishing and XXXtreme Lightning Roulette set to go live later in 2026.
Safer Gambling Week 2025 Sends 10.95 Million Responsible Gaming Messages
During Safer Gambling Week 2025, 153,960 accounts set deposit limits, and operator advertising reached 182 million online impressions.
Pragmatic Play Takes LatAm Content to Black Label’s Network
The multi-product deal brings Slots, Live Casino, and Virtual Sports to Black Label’s Spanish-language stack, with regulated operators across Latin America now able to access Pragmatic Play’s full catalogue.
Illinois Casinos Post $181M in April as Bally’s Chicago Debut Nears
Illinois' 11.3% revenue gain masks a market in transition: new properties drive most of the growth, while older casinos lose share ahead of Bally's $1.7B permanent facility.
PhilWeb Deploys Okada Play as Okada Manila Pushes into Digital
Tiger Resort taps PhilWeb's OGP technology to extend the Okada Manila brand into regulated digital channels across the Philippines.
Aristocrat Gaming Lifts Group as Interactive Margin Narrows in 1H26
Aristocrat Leisure posted AU$794M normalised NPATA for the six months to March 2026, up 8%, with land-based gaming as the outperformer while the online arm bore White Label exit costs and new acquisition investment.
PokerStars Ontario Outage Gives Rivals a Liquidity Window
PokerStars remains unavailable in Ontario after its May 7 shutdown, leaving Flutter to manage a sensitive FanDuel migration while competitors pick up displaced poker traffic.