Xanada Investments launched a pitch contest with NEXT.io and Lilith PR Agency, offering the winning iGaming startup a $50,000 equity investment, according to the announcement. Applications are open until 1 April 2025, and five finalists are due to be announced on 10 April. The finalists will pitch at the NEXT Summit in Valletta on 8 May.
Eligible iGaming startups can apply for the stated equity investment before the 1 April deadline.
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A Blask analysis says offshore gambling brands accounted for 84% of demand in France during an autumn surge. Its daily index more than doubled between 7 and 20 September and again between 29 September and 12 October 2026; the measure tracks searches and does not necessarily represent revenue or betting-market shares.
Offshore gambling brands accounted for 84% of demand in France during an autumn rise in interest, according to an analysis by Blask. The report describes a pattern in which increased interest in gambling did not translate into a larger share for licensed operators in the French market.
Blask’s September 2026 analysis put Brazil at 57.8% of demand for online betting and gaming in Latin America, despite a 5.2% decline in its regional share. The company said regional demand fell 0.2%, while interest in licensed Brazilian brands dropped 82% between 25 September and 1 October after the fixed-odds betting ban. Blask said its indicators measure consumer interest and brand visibility, not revenue share or active bettors.
Latin American demand for online betting and gaming slipped 0.2% in September 2026, Blask's market analysis found. Brazil still supplied 57.8% of the region's online betting and gaming demand, holding first place. The regional dip occurred even as 16 of the 20 markets tracked by Blask posted growth over the period.
Blask’s analysis found that offshore betting brands held a dominant position in one third of the major regulated markets it assessed in Q3 2026. The study covered markets where its CEB indicator exceeded $50 million from July to September and sports betting was legal; Uzbekistan ranked highest for offshore presence.
Offshore betting brands held a dominant position in one third of the major regulated markets assessed for the third quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by Blask. The study covered markets where the CEB indicator exceeded $50m between July and September and where sports betting is legal, either on its own or alongside casino games.
Blask reported that total iGaming demand across the 20 Latin American markets it monitored fell 0.2% in September 2026, following a 15.4% decline in August. Brazil’s share of regional demand dropped by 5.2 percentage points, offsetting growth in 16 markets; Honduras was the only monitored market to change its leading brand, with Loto overtaking Hondubet.
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%.