Hacksaw Gaming reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of €57.6 million, a 28% year-on-year increase. The company said profit was €45.5 million and adjusted operating profit reached €47.4 million, with an 82% margin. It also reported 27 game releases and 79 commercial deals during the quarter.
Revenue growth, game releases and commercial deals provide partners and investors evidence of Hacksaw Gaming’s reported expansion.
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Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) began licensing remote betting operators on 1 July. The licences cover online and telephone betting and remote betting intermediaries; operators need a B2C betting licence to continue offering sports betting. The GRAI said it has started identifying unlicensed operators.
Blask analysed iGaming brand demand across 133 markets, with the UK and Turkey the only ones where the top 10 brands held less than half of demand. For the 12 months ending April 2026, the top 10 shares were 45.3% in the UK and 49.9% in Turkey, according to Blask data. The report also put the US share at 56.9%.
Evoke reported Q3 revenue of £406 million, down 7% year on year, according to the report. The company attributed part of the decline to sports betting results that favoured customers, which it said accounted for 1–2% of the decrease. CEO Per Widerström cited UK tax increases as the main reason for William Hill’s closure of 270 betting shops; Evoke reported debt of £1.8 billion.
US iGaming revenue grew 12% year on year in Q3 2026, according to a Citizens Equity Research report cited in the report, down from 16% in Q2 and 19% in Q1. The report said sports betting handle rose 7% in Q3 despite one fewer week of NFL play, while same-store September handle increased 1% year on year.
It was reported that Hacksaw Gaming’s second-quarter revenue increased 30% to €59.3m. Its shares fell after earnings per share missed consensus expectations.