
Konami posts third record year as iGaming plan moves forward
Konami posted a third straight record year and confirmed a new iGaming expansion plan within its Gaming & Systems business. Digital Entertainment remained the main growth driver.
20 May 2026

Konami posted a third straight record year and confirmed a new iGaming expansion plan within its Gaming & Systems business. Digital Entertainment remained the main growth driver.

Las Vegas Sands has added Dallas-based technology jobs tied to casino systems as Texas casino debates continue. The move keeps its long-term Texas strategy in focus.

Wynn Resorts reported higher first-quarter profit as Macau and Las Vegas revenue growth offset weaker Boston results. Wynn Palace led gains in Macau.

Codere Online posted record Q1 2026 net gaming revenue, strengthening its parent company’s sale prospects. Spain and Mexico remained the key growth markets.

TaDa Gaming has expanded its European reach through a new content partnership with iGP. The deal adds another distribution route across multiple European-facing markets.

DraftKings posted a profitable first quarter as sportsbook margin improved and its prediction market push moved deeper into the main app. The company kept its full-year guidance unchanged.

Coinbase reported a weak first quarter, but prediction markets emerged as one of its faster-growing new products. The company said the category passed $100 million in annualized revenue in March.

Despite the emerging threat of prediction markets, Las Vegas gaming executives remain upbeat about the future of gambling in the city, with 60% forecasting an increase in capital investment. A survey by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the industry trade body, also found executives expect revenues to rise.

The prediction market company Kalshi is planning to announce an additional $1 billion in funding this week, according to reporting from the New York Times. The company is expected to confirm on Thursday it raised the amount in a funding round led by Coatue Management that values the prediction-markets startup at $22 billion.

DraftKings says faster micro markets could move deeper into sports prediction markets. The comments come as regulators and lawmakers keep testing where event contracts fit.