Gambling Industry News Digest. Week 32

🎰🛍 Parimatch and Taxes

According to Forbes Ukraine, Parimatch has paid over $26 million in unpaid taxes to the Ukrainian budget.

🇺🇸 Olympic Betting in the USA

The number of Americans betting on the ongoing Olympics in Paris could reach 40 million people, according to Forbes analysts.

• 20 million Americans placed bets on the previous Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
• Since then, the number of states where betting is legalized has doubled—now 38 states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, allow betting.
• Popular sports for betting include basketball, football, golf, and tennis.

💥🇮🇹 Stake and Idealbet

Crypto-casino Stake has acquired the Italian bookmaker Idealbet.

• The deal will allow Stake to open an office in Italy and expand its team.
• Idealbet will continue to operate under its brand within Stake’s portfolio.

🇺🇸 ℹ️ Donald Trump on Stream

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on streamer Adina Rossa’s broadcast.

• It was planned that he would open cases in CS2, but that didn’t happen.
• The stream peaked at 500,000 viewers.

🫦🔄 Changes in Belgium

Belgium has raised the minimum age for gambling participation from 18 to 21 years.

🖥❌ Roblox Blocked in Turkey

The gaming platform Roblox has been blocked in Turkey due to the presence of illegal online casinos.

📊❌ Roskomnadzor and Blockages

According to reports, Roskomnadzor blocked nearly 132,000 internet resources advertising online casinos in the first half of 2024.

🇹🇭 🎰 Arrest of a Blogger in Thailand

Thai police arrested a 29-year-old TikTok blogger for running an illegal gambling site with a turnover of over $112.8 million.

Stay tuned for more news from the world of gambling! 📰✨