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For 20 years, growth in this industry meant a new map. A new jurisdiction. A new licence. Repeat. That road is narrowing. Regulation is tightening almost everywhere and the easy geography is gone, so the growth has to come from somewhere else. Right now that somewhere is the product itself. Prediction markets. Sweepstakes. Skill-based. Pari-mutuel slots. A long list after those. Alternative product is the trend of 2027. Every summer we take our own company apart. June to August. Every product on the table, every uncomfortable question asked. State of the Industry 2027 is the other end of that project. Pierre Lindh⚡️ and seven of our directors on the year ahead. 18 minutes → https://go.next.io/4r4VxNG

🗞️ 🇧🇷 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗶𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 Brazil's regulated market generated $6.5bn in its first year — 20% ahead of government forecasts. It's now one of the largest regulated online gambling markets in the world. Join NEXT.io and Pragmatic Solutions on 17 September as we unpack our new market report: the $9bn opportunity, the consolidation already under way, the tax burden heading toward 42% by 2033, and why the black market still absorbs up to half of total demand. 📄 Haven't read the report yet? Download it here: What Does It Take to Win in Brazil? (https://lnkd.in/ehjMt5z4)

Five iGaming markets. Five free reports. Kenya. South Africa. Mexico. Peru. And now Brazil. Every report answers the same questions. How big is the market? Who is winning? What do the rules say? And what does it really cost to get in? The answers come from the people working in each market — operators, suppliers, lawyers and investors. Brazil is the newest one. $6.5bn GGR in year one. 25.2 million people placed a bet. Analysts expect $9bn by 2029. Swipe to the market you care about and download the report free.

🔦 Future Anthem & Intellias: AI-Led Personalization in iGaming: Building the Foundation for Better Decisions. Leigh Nissim (Founder & CEO, Future Anthem) and Jeroen de Klerk (iGaming Product Director, Intellias) sat down with us to unpack why — and what operators actually need to get right before any AI strategy can deliver. - Fragmented data and legacy systems are still the real blocker — not the AI tools themselves - Real time intervention changes the commercial equation: FutureAnthem acts in 8 seconds, not 8 days, with players reached in real time showing a 30–40% reduction in risk profile - Internal Champions — the vocal, brave advocates inside operator businesses — drive more change than any technology rollout - Governance, security and cost are the three reality checks most teams skip when prototyping Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d4HAjUsq 🎧 Full episode in the comments.

If you think Malta is just a licensing jurisdiction, you're missing the point. Ivan Filletti (CEO, GamingMalta sat down with us at NEXT Summit Valletta to talk about what's actually being built on the island and it goes well beyond compliance. iGaming accounts for nearly 7% of Malta's entire economy. The government doesn't just regulate the industry; it actively supports it through a dedicated iGaming council that has no equivalent anywhere else in the world. And the ambition doesn't stop at gambling. Unity certifications, a 1,000 sqm BLAST esports facility, international esports teams setting up training centres on the island. Malta is positioning itself as a home for gaming in the broadest sense. 🎧 Full episode below!

Crypto gets lumped together. Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins — to most people, it's all the same thing. Evald Hannes Kree, CEO, Swapin has a simple fix for that: 👉 "Many financial institutions are already using stablecoin rails — and end users don't even realise their money is moving on blockchain." For iGaming operators, the case is straightforward: - A VIP player sending €100,000 from Dubai via traditional banking can take days — or get blocked entirely - Stablecoins move faster, with less friction, and in many cases at lower cost - Swapin is European-regulated, built on Tier 1 infrastructure — that's why chose them as official crypto partner And on prediction markets: crypto isn't just compatible with the vertical — it's the natural payment rail for it. When MasterCard acquires a crypto company, it's not a coincidence. The working model has arrived. 🎧 Full episode below!