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Blask: Top 5 iGaming Markets by Growth and Decline

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

Top Growth

  • +46.2% — Norway (the first weekend of 2026 with simultaneous matches of the top-tier football division Eliteserien and the старт of the second division OBOS-ligaen)
  • +27% — Mozambique (no specific reason identified)
  • +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 (matchdays 22–23 of the top football league Première Division and the qualification cycle for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations against Burundi)

Top Decline

  • −56.8% — Cambodia (raid on the land-based Shang Hai Resort casino in Svay Rieng province, detention of 107 foreign nationals linked to fraud operations, and subsequent license revocation by regulator CGMC on April 1–3; Amnesty International report on April 4 linked 12 more licensed casinos to scam centers)
  • −55.4% — Nepal (blocking of more than 7,000 URLs and apps of iGaming operators under a 100-point reform plan by Prime Minister Balendra Shah following the cabinet decision on March 27)
  • −54.9% — USA, Georgia, unregulated iGaming market (pause in the NCAA college basketball tournament between the quarterfinals and semifinals)
  • −54.8% — Bolivia (elimination from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after a 1–2 loss to Iraq on April 1 and Easter holidays in a predominantly Catholic country)
  • −53.3% — Saudi Arabia (correction after the holy month of Ramadan amid regional tensions related to the conflict with Iran)

Blask Analysts’ Insights

According to Blask analysts, the dominant pattern of the week was the contrast between market growth driven by sporting events and declines caused by enforcement actions and seasonal factors.

Markets in Cambodia and Nepal are expected to remain under pressure, while the start of the Copa Libertadores group stage on April 7–9 is likely to boost iGaming activity in Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina.