The analytical platform Blask has released its latest weekly report on the week-over-week dynamics of iGaming markets based on the Blask Index. Here are the key insights highlighted by iGN:
Biggest Growth:
- 46.2% — Norway (the first weekend of 2026 with simultaneous matches in the top football division Eliteserien and the start of the second division OBOS-ligaen)
- 27% — Mozambique (no identified reason)
- 26.3% — Colombia (FC Junior, FC Millonarios, FC Independiente Medellín, and FC Deportivo Tolima advanced to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores)
- 18.6% — Tanzania (matches of the country’s top football league Ligi Kuu Bara)
- 18.4% — Chad (matches of rounds 22-23 of the top football league Première Division and the qualifying cycle for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations against Burundi)
Biggest Decline:
- 56.8% — Cambodia (a raid on the Shang Hai Resort land casino in the province of Svay Rieng, resulting in the detention of 107 foreign nationals involved in fraudulent operations, and subsequent license revocation by the regulator CGMC from April 1-3, with a report from Amnesty International on April 4 linking 12 licensed casinos to fraudulent centers)
- 55.4% — Nepal (blocking over 7,000 URLs and iGaming operator apps as part of a 100-point reform plan by Prime Minister Balendra Shah following a cabinet decision on March 27)
- 54.9% — USA, Georgia, unregulated iGaming market (pause in the NCAA student basketball tournament between the quarterfinals and semifinals)
- 54.8% — Bolivia (elimination from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after losing to Iraq 1-2 on April 1 and Easter weekend in a predominantly Catholic country)
- 53.3% — Saudi Arabia (correction following the holy month of Ramadan amid regional tensions due to the conflict with Iran)
According to Blask analysts, the dominant trend of the week was the contrast between market growth driven by sporting events and declines under pressure from law enforcement actions and seasonal factors. The markets in Cambodia and Nepal will remain under pressure, while the start of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores from April 7-9 will boost iGaming activity in Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina.