World News.
Week 8

24.02.2025
🇮🇳 ASCI and the gaming industry are teaming up to combat illegal advertising by offshore operators. The Advertising Standards Board of India (ASCI) has signed a memorandum with the FIFS, AIGF and EGF federations aimed at identifying and blocking offshore operators promoting their services without a license. As part of the agreement, a monitoring group was formed that will transmit information about violations to the authorities.

📈🎰 Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence predicts growth of the iGaming market by 8.48% per year. According to the report, the volume of the iGaming market will increase from $ 111.44 billion in 2025 to $ 167.349 billion by 2030.
  • Europe will retain its leadership due to stable regulation and high player engagement.
  • APAC will show the fastest growth due to mobile gambling and the young population.
  • North America will strengthen its position, especially at the expense of the United States, where more and more states are legalizing online casinos.

👮‍♂️🇹🇭 Thailand has eliminated two of the largest online gambling networks. Thailand’s cyber police has revealed two large-scale online casino networks with a total annual turnover of more than $ 327 million.
  • The first case is related to the website hydra888f.com — more than 18 thousand users and a transaction volume of $ 340 million per year. Nine people have received arrest warrants.
  • The second operation led to the arrest of the PgSlot99 website administrator with a turnover of more than $ 14.8 million. The detainee confessed to money laundering through fake accounts.

🥩😏 Drake was suspected of a native Stake ad. Because of the video where he notices a drone next to a laptop on which the Stake website is open, Drake was suspected of native advertising.