Blask: Top 5 iGaming Markets by Growth and Decline, February 2–8

The analytics platform Blask shared a new weekly report with the iGN editorial team on the week-over-week dynamics of iGaming markets based on the Blask Index. The iGN editorial team highlights the key takeaways:

Highest growth

• +18.8% — Tanzania (Simba SC vs Petro de Luanda match in the CAF Champions League group stage on February 7)
• +15.7% — Austria (the only market to show clear growth following the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games on February 6)
• +14.6% — Republic of the Congo (Otoho FC vs Stellenbosch FC match in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage on February 8)
• +13.7% — Chad (decisive group-stage matches in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup)
• +13.7% — Uganda (Round of 64 matches of the national Stanbic Uganda Cup on February 6 and CAF continental football tournaments on February 7–8)

Largest decline

• −31.3% — Turkey (a wave of arrests related to illegal betting, including the freezing of crypto assets in the case of a “betting baron” totaling around $1 billion)
• −30.1% — Myanmar (no identified cause)
• −24.8% — Singapore (no identified cause)
• −23.5% — Guinea (no identified cause)
• −22.1% — Panama (a correction following growth driven by the national lottery’s monthly draw the previous week)

According to Blask analysts, Turkey has appeared in the report for the fifth consecutive week, demonstrating high volatility. Blask forecasts sustained elevated interest in the iGaming segment in Austria amid the Olympics, as well as continued volatility in Turkey.