VIRLANLeo Falsafi is a digital marketing veteran and senior journalist at Virlan.co, where he covers the intersection of digital marketing, gaming, and breaking US trending news. With nearly two decades of hands-on experience in SEO and digital strategy, Leo has consulted for and scaled hundreds of companies. His deep industry roots allow him to deliver sharp, fact-checked insights and analysis on the trends shaping today's digital landscape.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has successfully secured ISO certification for 16 of its Casino Filipino properties. Discover how this milestone enhances operational standards, player trust, and the overall competitiveness of the Asian iGaming and casino market.
Italy’s ADM regulator issues a domain block order to ISPs, blacklisting 190 unauthorized gambling websites by August 20 to protect player safety.
Romania’s National Gambling Office (ONJN) Supervisory Committee has added approximately 800 illegal gambling sites to its national blacklist in a major digital crackdown.
Kenneth Dart’s Cayman Islands investment vehicle Candle Lake has submitted a SEK 695 per share cash takeover offer for live casino giant Evolution AB.
Explore how leading UK betting exchanges like Matchbook, Betfair, and Smarkets are integrating sports betting with peer-to-peer probability prediction markets.
A Washington state judge ordered prediction market Kalshi to stop offering sports bets, alongside a federal ruling in Connecticut and an unlicensed gambling lawsuit from Baltimore.
Baltimore sues prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging they operate illegal sportsbooks and violate Maryland’s Consumer Protection Ordinance.
A look at why payout speed, not bonus size, has become the deciding factor for crypto casino players in 2026, and why operators are rebuilding their bonus terms around it. For years, the welcome bonus was the number that sold a casino. Bigger match percentages, bigger free spin counts, bigger headline figures. That’s no longer […]
Live, in-play betting is now the fastest-growing segment of sports wagering, and crypto sportsbooks are the platforms best positioned to serve it. The numbers back that up. Live and in-play wagering accounted for 53.4% of all online betting activity in 2026, expanding at a 14.85% compound annual growth rate through 2031, well ahead of the […]
Explore top social sportsbooks and sweepstakes betting platforms for 2026. Review industry data, prize redemption models, and responsible gaming tools.