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The iGaming aggregator has delivered a roughly 130-fold increase in monthly GGR since 2021, with its workforce growing from 25 to more than 120, as the company expands further into new verticals.

The Ones Who Stayed: Dejan Jovic and 16 years of building BlueOcean Gaming from scratch

Prediction markets are no longer a curiosity at the edge of gambling. They are becoming a serious technology proposition, with companies building the infrastructure to let operators offer markets on sport, politics, economics, technology and culture.

Behind every sportsbook, casino lobby and flashing bonus offer sits a rather less glamorous piece of machinery: the platform. The companies operating behind the scenes of the online gambling industry have never been more important, and GamblingIQ's annual Platforms magazine, 'Game of Trust', has put the spotlight on the ten platform businesses leading the market in 2026.

GamblingIQ's Lucky 7 global rankings highlight the growing commercial appeal of branded live dealer & game shows, with CreedRoomz, Evolution, Playtech and Pragmatic Play leading a new wave of entertainment-led innovation.

Award-winning payments provider MiFinity launches PayAnyCoin, bringing enterprise level, multiple stablecoin payouts to the iGaming industry and other businesses operating across international markets.

As game libraries continue to expand, GamblingIQ's Lucky 7: Operators' Choice, Top Revenue Driving iGaming Slots rankings, show how operators are placing their confidence in proven franchises rather than the latest releases.

Saba Ugrelidze joined Octoplay to help accelerate the supplier's expansion across North America. Since then, the studio has rapidly strengthened its position in regulated markets, securing major operator launches while its games have emerged as leading performers in independent U.S. rankings. Along the way, Ugrelidze has become the recognisable face of Octoplay's Elvis campaign - a role the company has embraced with characteristic humour through social media, vinyl record spo

GamblingIQ has ranked Eruption Blaze Cashingo™ as the No. 1 title in its Lucky 7: Next Generation Slots in Beautiful Minds 2026, recognising the latest release from Slingshot Studios for demonstrating how successful proprietary gameplay can be developed through disciplined product evolution.

From Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley to Monopoly, Breaking Bad and The Goonies, GamblingIQ's annual rankings highlight the licensed casino games that best combine world-famous IP with commercially proven gameplay.

Golden Moose™ leads Fennica Gaming's expansion into global regulated markets

By bringing aggregation, reporting, compliance, bonusing, promotions and more than 150,000 game assets together in one platform, ST8 is helping operators launch faster, scale efficiently and expand confidently across regulated markets.