Banijay Group reported that sports betting and gaming revenue rose 17.3% to €433.1m in Q1 2026, before its acquisition of Tipico completed in April. Unique active players increased 20%; sportsbook revenue rose 14% to €326.5m, while casino, poker and turf revenue grew 27%.
The results detail growth across sportsbook and other gambling revenue before Tipico entered Banijay’s reporting.
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Banijay Entertainment's gaming arm has acquired JOA's network of 33 regional casinos across France. The deal is expected to complete in the second half of the year, subject to employee representatives' consultation and regulatory approvals; financial terms were not disclosed. JOA chairman Laurent Lassiaz will continue to lead the business.
Austria’s governing-party negotiators were due to discuss whether the planned gambling law should bar some unlicensed operators from obtaining licences, according to press reports and sources cited in the coverage. The proposed restriction could apply to companies found to have breached Austrian gambling law in the previous five years; its duration and inclusion in the bill remained unsettled.
Betclic held 55.2% of measured online gambling brand demand in Ivory Coast in September 2026, according to Blask data cited in the report. National demand rose 21.7% month on month, while LONACI Online’s share fell from 8% to 6%.
German and European courts have opened the way for players to sue online gambling operators to recover losses incurred between 2008 and 2021, when online betting was illegal in Germany, citing Deutsche Welle. The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court ruled in September 2025 in favour of a Baden-Württemberg player against Malta-based Tipico Games. The BGH is expected to rule in January 2027.
German and European courts have opened the way for players to sue online gambling operators to recover losses accumulated between 2008 and 2021, when online betting was illegal in Germany, citing Deutsche Welle. The main targets are foreign companies that operated in the country without a local licence. Compensation could reach billions of euros, according to the report.
Stuttgart’s higher regional court ordered Tipico to reimburse six players. It found the operator lacked authorisation when the losses occurred, making the gambling contracts void and entitling players to recover their losses.