Bettors wagered 83.3 billion yuan through the state-run China Sports Lottery during the six-week FIFA World Cup, according to the report. State broadcaster CCTV said the tournament drove demand for legal sports betting products; most football wagers were placed through the lottery’s Jingcai Football product.
The reported wagers show the scale of demand handled by China’s state-run sports lottery during the tournament.
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Italy’s Chamber of Deputies examined a government report recording €165.3bn in public gaming wagers for 2025, according to a media report. The report put winnings at €143.4bn, state revenue above €11.5bn and player spend at €21.9bn. It also said local regulatory fragmentation had prevented tenders to renew land-based gaming concessions in recent years.
France’s ANJ reported more than €1.3bn in online stakes during the 2026 football World Cup, more than twice the total for the 2022 edition. The regulator said the France–Spain semi-final drew €63m in online stakes, the highest for a match since 2010, and noted that expanding betting markets warrant regulatory attention.
It was reported that OpenBet handled more than 175m bets and $3bn in stakes during the 2026 World Cup. The supplier said its platform operated without outages throughout the tournament.
DATA.BET said live bets accounted for 70.9% of wagering across 24 esports titles at the Esports World Cup, held in Paris from 2 July to 23 August 2026. Counter-Strike 2 generated 41% of total betting volume, followed by Dota 2 at 31.8%, VALORANT at 11.7% and League of Legends at 8.5%.
DraftKings recorded a 650% increase in wagers on the 2026 World Cup compared with the previous tournament in Qatar. The outlet also reported that worldwide betting on the tournament exceeded $50bn.