This week in iGaming news, several significant events have taken place across various markets.
Firstly, the Instagram account gosti_prank, marked as a paid partnership with mostbet.media, shared a prank video filmed at Chistye Prudy in Moscow.
In Nigeria, the crypto casino BC.GAME has launched on the local domain bcbet.ng, expanding its reach in the African market.
In the Netherlands, the portal Casinonieuws.nl uncovered advertising campaigns for two fictitious iGaming brands, Virgil Casino and Bol Casino, on Facebook and Instagram.
Additionally, data on deposit volumes in crypto casinos from April 6 to 13, 2026, revealed the leaders and laggards in the sector.
In Vietnam, blogger Kaysar Kamzu was detained in Cam Ranh on suspicion of organizing illegal gambling activities.
The Hague court in the Netherlands held its first hearings regarding a civil lawsuit from the state lottery Nederlandse Loterij against the trust office Downtown E-commerce Company B.V. in Curacao, acting as an intermediary for illegal iGaming operators.
On Curacao, the regulator CGA published guidelines for drafting user agreements for B2C licensees.
In Russia, a 36-year-old man was arrested after threatening a BetBoom employee with a knife on Kirova Street.
Liga Stavok has launched a program to attract VIP players from other legal bookmakers.
In Belarus, police detained a 45-year-old woman who borrowed money from acquaintances to spend it in an unnamed online casino.
Operator 1win has initiated a campaign in Telegram channels about the emergence of an AI betting predictor for its product.
In Russia, bookmaker Betsiti mistakenly credited a client with 14.4 billion free bets.
Rapper Tyga added 1win VIP to his Instagram profile description and shared a collaborative Reels video featuring the operator, showcasing a branded private jet.
Soft2Bet launched five new iGaming brands in Q1 2026.
The Telegram channel Highroller highlighted the arcade game Angry Balls, developed exclusively for the crypto casino Stake by Coreffect Interactive using the Stake Engine.
Operator 1xBet appointed Chris Bird and Quirino Mancini as strategic advisors for responsible gaming and player protection.
Stake reported 7.8 billion bets in casinos and 70.3 million sports bets for March 2026.
Blask reported that Pragmatic Play occupies 43-53% of the TOP-30 lobby games in five key LatAm markets.
iGN x Blask also released the TOP-15 operators and games in Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 iGaming markets as of April 17.
Lastly, iGN x 4H provided an overview of iGaming registration in Alberta, Canada, and featured an interview with David Arutyunyan, Head of Affiliates at 1xSlots Partners, during AIBC (SiGMA) Eurasia.