Blask: The Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia Showed the Highest Volatility on December 15–21
The analytics platform Blask shared its weekly report with the iGN editorial team on iGaming market dynamics for December 15–21, based on the Blask Index metric. The iGN editorial team highlights the following key data:
Top 5 Markets by Growth
- +33.6% — Dominican Republic (Professional Baseball League playoffs ahead of the January final)
- +30.1% — Moldova
- +19.1% — Egypt (increased interest ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations starting on December 21)
- +18.7% — Philippines (growth in online betting in Q4 according to PAGCOR data)
- +17.9% — Togo (D1 LONATO league matches on December 20–21)
Top 5 Markets by Decline
- -50.2% — Saudi Arabia (correction following a +270% spike the previous week)
- -35.6% — Ethiopia (the Ethiopian Lottery Service regulator revoked all betting operators’ licenses on December 15)
- -29.1% — Colombia (on December 15, the Senate rejected an extension of the 19% VAT set to expire on December 31)
- -19.3% — Bolivia
- -18.7% — Guatemala
Blask forecast growth in the Colombian market after the expiration of the 19% VAT on December 31.