The iGaming industry, written down in one place

What this is, and what it is not

This is a reference, not a news site. Nothing here is published because it happened this morning. Each entry records a position as reviewed on a date, and the date is shown on every page, because the single most common failure in writing about this industry is quoting a rule that changed two years ago.

Nothing on this site is an invitation to gamble. No games are offered, no stakes are accepted, no operator is promoted and no affiliate link is published. Where a company appears in the directory, it appears because it occupies a position in the industry worth recording.

• Market profiles record what may be licensed in a jurisdiction, who regulates it, what the licensing model is and what the tax is levied on.
• Regulators are set out with their legal basis, the licences they issue and what their supervision concentrates on.
• The directory places companies in the nine sectors that sit between a licence and a game, and explains what each one actually does.
• Explainers cover the mechanics: licensing, taxation, certification, payments, odds, bonuses, advertising and harm prevention.
• The glossary defines the vocabulary in plain language, including the terms the industry uses without defining.

Where to start

If you are new to the sector, three pages carry most of the structure. The supply chain explains who the companies are and what each is paid for. Licensing explains what a licence authorises and why it stops at a border. Taxation explains why the base matters more than the rate, which is the single most useful fact about market economics.

If you are assessing a particular country, start with its market profile and follow the links to its regulator and to its region.