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Gambling rules and player protection

From licensing and enforcement to player protection and market access, we examine how gambling regulation develops and what the rules mean in practice for operators, policymakers and the people who play.

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Past 7 days

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Past 30 days

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7-day period: 2026-11-05–2026-11-11. 30-day period available: 2026-10-26–2026-11-11 · 17 of 30 days available (Europe/Stockholm). Updated daily.

Monthly gambling indicators

Revenue, player activity and sportsbook performance in selected regulated markets.

Sources checked . Reporting periods, units and market coverage differ.

Revenue

New Jersey internet gaming

US$274.8m

Internet gaming win

+13.0% year on year

Internet gaming win reported by casinos and their partners. This measure covers online casino games and poker; sports wagering and land-based casino win are reported separately.

Why it matters: Provides a mature-market benchmark for online casino revenue forecasts and supplier sales plans.

Internet gaming win (USD). Latest reported month and historical comparisons.

Bars start at zero. Values are rounded in the graphic.

Internet gaming win, reported values in USD.
Reporting periodComparisonReported value
September 2025Same month last year243,122,442
August 2026Previous month259,308,212
September 2026Latest reported month274,782,098

Source: New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Released . · August report

Revenue

Denmark’s online casino market

DKK400.0m

Online casino GGR · Nominal

+20.5% year on year · nominal, calculated

Gross gaming revenue from licensed online casinos. Revenue after winnings, before costs and taxes. The comparison uses nominal Danish kroner in both periods.

Why it matters: Helps size Danish online casino opportunities using the licensed market’s revenue base.

Online casino GGR · Nominal (DKK). Latest reported month and historical comparisons.

Bars start at zero. Nominal DKK. Headline values are rounded; the annual change is calculated from reported nominal GGR.

Online casino GGR · Nominal, reported values in DKK. Nominal reported amounts retained to currency cents; no GDP adjustment.
Reporting periodComparisonReported value
September 2025Same month last year332,012,458.36
August 2026Previous month414,792,935.15
September 2026Latest reported month400,031,741.28

Source: Danish Gambling Authority · Monthly workbook · September report. Monthly release .

Player activity

Ontario’s active player accounts

1.413m

Active player accounts

+17% month on month

Accounts with cash or promotional wagering during the month in Ontario’s competitive regulated market. A person may hold active accounts with several operators. OLG and pari-mutuel wagering are excluded.

Why it matters: Separates account participation from revenue per account when assessing market growth.

Active player accounts (accounts). Latest reported month and historical comparisons.

Bars start at zero. Published account counts are rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Active player accounts, reported values in accounts. Counts are rounded to the nearest 1,000 and do not represent unique people.
Reporting periodComparisonReported value
September 2025Same month last year1,177,000
August 2026Previous month1,210,000
September 2026Latest reported month1,413,000

Source: iGaming Ontario · Monthly reports. Released .

Revenue per account

Ontario revenue per active account

C$295

Average revenue per active player account

−10% month on month

Total non-adjusted gross gaming revenue divided by active player accounts for the same month. This is revenue per account, not profit or spending per unique person.

Why it matters: Shows whether revenue gains come from more active accounts or greater revenue per account.

Average revenue per active player account (CAD). Latest reported month and historical comparisons.

Bars start at zero. Published amounts are rounded to whole Canadian dollars. The month-on-month change is iGaming Ontario’s published figure.

Average revenue per active player account, reported values in CAD. Canadian dollars per active player account, rounded as published. Not revenue per unique person.
Reporting periodComparisonReported value
September 2025Same month last year280
August 2026Previous month328
September 2026Latest reported month295

Source: iGaming Ontario · Monthly reports. Released .

Sports betting

New Jersey sports betting activity

US$1.086bn

Completed-event sports wagering handle

−3.6% year on year

Handle from sports events completed during the month, across retail and online betting. It differs from all stakes placed during the month.

Why it matters: Tracks betting demand and how much of those stakes becomes gaming revenue.

Official win percentage
6.3%
: 7.3% (Same month last year)
: 7.3% (Previous month)
Completed-event sports wagering handle (USD). Latest reported month and historical comparisons.

Bars start at zero. Sports schedules make adjacent months highly seasonal; the year-on-year comparison gives useful context.

Completed-event sports wagering handle, reported values in USD.
Reporting periodComparisonReported value
September 2025Same month last year1,126,173,214
August 2026Previous month732,372,118
September 2026Latest reported month1,086,037,397
Coverage and definitions

From stakes to revenue

  • Win percentage uses completed-event win and handle on the same basis.
  • Gaming win is before operating costs and taxes, not net profit.

The headline revenue total uses a different basis, so it cannot be used to calculate this percentage.

Source: New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement · September report. Released . · August report

Revenue

U.S. commercial iGaming revenue

US$1.03bn

Commercial iGaming gross gaming revenue

+12.3% year on year

The American Gaming Association’s aggregate for regulated commercial iGaming, compiled from state revenue reports. The figure retains the source’s published rounding.

Why it matters: Provides a national revenue benchmark for U.S. market sizing and supplier sales planning.

What the figure covers

  • Commercial iGaming in regulated U.S. markets.
  • Sports wagering and land-based casino revenue are separate categories.
  • New Jersey is included in this national total; the two cards are not additive.

Source: American Gaming Association. Released .