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This report focuses on the Social Casino gaming market, which we define as free-to-play online Poker, Slots, Table Games and Bingo, on desktop and mobile devices. We have compiled data for the top grossing social casino games on Facebook, iOS, and Android for Q2 2026 and provide our revenue estimate for each major title and publisher. Additionally, we highlight KPIs, recent trends, and market-sizing estimates for the global social casino gaming market.
IGT's Cash Eruption retains the #1 Overall rank for the sixth consecutive month, while Octoplay's Hold And Win series places four themes in the top 25 of both the Slots and NEW Slots segments. White Hat Studios, Light & Wonder, and Inspired all increased their share of Total GGR YoY, with White Hat Studios posting the largest gain — climbing from 7.7% to 10.7%. Light & Wonder leads all suppliers in % of Top Slot Themes at 11.4% with 96 themes above 1x, while Octoplay tops the NEW Slots ranks with six of the Top 25, ahead of Games Global's five. Top ranking NEW Slots this month include: • #6 - Gold Blitz Express - Games Global • #8 - Bigger Piggy Bank Superwheel - Inspired • #11 - Mystery of the Lamp Secret Bazaar - IGT • #15 - Divine Fortune Gold - Evolution Game performance data was captured from 35 casino sites across Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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.
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