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This monthly report provides a digest of legislative and regulatory developments for the emerging market for regulated sports betting in the United States. New features this month include updates to our 50 state legislative outlook; quick takes on the latest sports betting policy developments in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska; and an analysis of Ohio's recently introduced OSB reform bill.

A broad wave of new releases lands across every segment this month. In NEW Core Video, Aristocrat's Thunder Empire family debuts alongside new titles from AGS, Zitro, and Bluberi, while Light & Wonder rolls out Ultimate Fire Link – Blazing Dragon in NEW Premium Leased and IGT's Cleopatra – Diamond Jackpots enters NEW WAP. The Big 3 continue to anchor the core, premium, and parent categories; Aristocrat leads Core Overall with Spooky Link and holds Monopoly atop New Premium Leased & WAP, Light & Wonder leads NEW WAP with Monsters – Bride of Frankenstein and High Denom Core Video with Super Hot Flaming Pots – Mr Lee, and IGT commands Premium IP while dominating Washington's TLS market with its Triple Fortune Dragon family. Secondary and emerging suppliers add depth; Ultra Werewolf from AGS breaks into Premium Leased & WAP, with fresh launches from Sega Sammy, Zitro, Castle Hill, and Eclipse Gaming. Full segment rankings, Big 3 category breakdowns, and new-release leaderboards are in this month's report.

Based on reported figures and our own proprietary research, we estimate total U.S. & Canada slot machine sales decreased -2% y/y and -16% q/q to ~24,100 total games sold in 1Q CY26. See the report for demand segmentation, our updated forecast, and detail by key jurisdictions.