In the second half of 2025, Greece emerged as Europe’s fastest-growing iGaming market. While several major jurisdictions slowed or declined, Greek market demand rose by more than 50% between June and December, standing out as one of the year’s clearest growth stories.

According to data from Blask, the surge was not the result of a single tournament or seasonal spike. Instead, it reflected a structural shift driven by a combination of sports momentum, regulatory reform and casino market dynamics — factors that can now be traced in detail through Blask’s newly released Market Explanation feature.

Continuous sports momentum without demand gaps

Greece’s growth was underpinned by a tightly stacked sports calendar that sustained engagement across multiple months. EuroBasket 2025 in late August, the kickoff of the Stoiximan Super League, UEFA Champions League matchdays under the new league-phase format, and the EuroLeague season featuring Greek clubs created a continuous rhythm of high-interest betting cycles throughout autumn.

Rather than short-lived peaks followed by sharp declines, demand remained elevated well beyond individual events. This is a pattern clearly visible on the Blask Index trend line.

Casino reform reshaped demand behavior

One of the most significant contributors came from the casino segment. Greece’s decision to raise RNG stake limits from €2 to €20 altered the mechanics of the market, allowing online casinos to absorb demand during sports off-peak periods.

As sports-led acquisition increasingly converted into casino play, operators reported double-digit iGaming growth. Market Explanation analysis shows that this effect persisted over time, confirming the shift as structural rather than seasonal.

Enforcement redirected demand to licensed operators

Regulatory action further reinforced the upward trend. In December, Greek authorities blocked approximately 11,000 illegal gambling domains. Instead of suppressing demand, the move redirected player interest toward licensed platforms, strengthening regulated market performance.

The impact was amplified by the adoption of IRIS instant payments, which reduced deposit friction and improved conversion from interest to activity.

From tracking trends to understanding causes

To surface these drivers, Blask has introduced Market Explanation — an AI-powered layer within the Blask Index that allows users to click on any country’s trend line and instantly see a sourced breakdown of the forces behind the movement. Sports calendars, regulatory changes, casino dynamics and macro factors are analyzed together, turning raw demand signals into actionable market context.

Greece’s 2025 performance illustrates how this approach changes market analysis. Rather than simply observing that demand is rising, operators, suppliers and investors can now see why it is happening — and which levers are shaping the trajectory of a market in real time.

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iGaming operators on the Vegangster platform can now launch configurable gamification campaigns designed to increase player engagement and retention across casino and sportsbook products.

Vegangster has completed a direct integration with OnAim Architecture, embedding its gamification toolkit into the Vegangster ecosystem. The partnership gives operators access to a full suite of engagement features, including leaderboards, reward bars, raffles, Journey Path, a unified Coin and Prize system, ready-to-use templates, and a rich library of mini-games, all managed directly within the platform.

All OnAim features available on Vegangster are fully customisable, from timeframes and prize logic to visual branding. Promotions can be created in minutes and triggered by real player actions such as bets, wins, and logins, enabling operators to run campaigns that feel timely and relevant without added operational complexity.

Through the OnAim Architecture, operators can quickly launch campaigns designed to boost retention, support upsell strategies, or achieve specific KPIs. Engagement can be scaled using a broad range of gamification tools or accelerated with pre-built promotion templates based on proven feature combinations. The toolkit is completed by a drag-and-drop Landing Page Builder, allowing teams to create unlimited, fully branded promotion pages in minutes.

“Operators told us they needed gamification that could scale without technical bottlenecks slowing down every campaign,” said Michael Oziransky, Chief Product Officer at Vegangster. “The OnAim integration delivers exactly that: configurable features that marketing teams can deploy independently and tie directly to player behaviour triggers.”

“By integrating at the core level with Vegangster, we’ve made gamification even more accessible and easy to use. Partners can create fully gamified promotions directly from their platform, starting from scratch or using our proven template system. Campaigns can be launched in minutes, and we’re setting out to build playable, engaging, and fully customisable experiences that turn engagement into real impact,” said Lasha Kalandadze, CTO at OnAim.

The OnAim gamification toolkit is now available for all Vegangster operators. Existing clients can activate gamification features through their account management teams, with campaign configuration managed directly within the Vegangster back office. New operators can access OnAim tools during onboarding as part of their standard platform setup.

Live demonstrations of the partnership will be available at ICE Barcelona, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, 19–21 January 2026. Visit Vegangster at stand 1E20.

About Vegangster

Vegangster provides a full-stack iGaming platform engineered for speed, scalability, and operator control. Its turnkey, white-label, and sweepstakes solutions integrate casino and sportsbook content, payments, CRM, compliance, and social features into a single mobile-first system. With Vegangster, operators can launch quickly and scale with confidence.

About OnAim

OnAim is a no-code gamification-as-a-service platform for iGaming operators, empowering teams to create and optimise gamified experiences in minutes while converting engagement into retention and lasting player loyalty.

Press Contact:

Romans Kozlovskis

Senior Content & PR Manager

[email protected]

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In iGaming, premium isn’t a promotional stunt. It’s a standard—measured in consistent payouts, high-quality traffic, and performance that earns recognition. PlayamoPartners × TAG Heuer × Formula 1.

The iGaming space has long mastered the art of noise. Hype comes easy. But increasingly, growth is being substituted with spectacle—trips, stunts, one-off “wow” events.

Helicopters, yachts, exotic getaways—they look impressive, sure. But they rarely offer what partners truly need: predictability, respect for business models, steady communication, and clear rules of engagement. The issue isn’t the price tag—it’s the absence of structure.

The question for the market is simple: is premium about the show—or about trust?

True premium doesn’t scream for attention. It selects, sustains, and rewards. Just like in Formula 1, success isn’t driven by emotion or chance—but by discipline, team coordination, and timing.

An Industry Like a Race: Speed Without System Equals Loss

iGaming often operates like a sprint—fast onboarding, fast boosts in numbers, fast pivot to the next offer. In that model, partners become disposable.

But speed only matters when paired with the right conditions: a skilled team, reliable tools, strict discipline, and transparent processes. Without them, speed breeds chaos—and every mistake comes at a cost. The faster you go, the more expensive it gets.

A premium partnership plays the long game. It’s stable, not flashy. Clear KPIs. Repeatable workflows. Predictable payouts. In this race, the winner isn’t the one who accelerates the fastest—it’s the one who handles every curve with control.

PlayamoPartners is built for this. The system favors quality traffic—PPC, SEO, media buys. Fraud and shortcuts aren’t tolerated—not as a rule, but as a principle. Partnership requires both sides to meet the same standard.

Traffic Channels at PlayamoPartners:

• PPC

• SEO

• Facebook*

• Social

• ASO

• UAC

• SMS

• Email

• In-App & PWA

There’s one hard line: incentive traffic is strictly forbidden. Bidding on brand keywords in PPC/SEO? Fully prohibited. No shortcuts. No cheap wins. Quality over quantity.

The Payout Model: Stability as a Signal

Premium isn’t about grand gestures—it’s about reliability. At PlayamoPartners, payouts are consistent. Hold times max out at two weeks for FB, ASO, UAC, In-App, PWA. Most sources have zero delay. In a space full of promises, predictability is the real currency of trust.

Another mark of maturity: PlayamoPartners only works with in-house products. Full control from A to Z. No external handoffs. No diluted responsibility. Just a clear decision-making chain.

That’s why premium here doesn’t feel artificial. It feels like regulation. In Formula 1, regulation is the law of the industry.

Why TAG Heuer Fits

TAG Heuer isn’t a name-drop—it’s a symbol. Of precision. Of longevity. Of performance when timing matters most. A brand historically trusted to measure time where every fraction of a second matters. In that world, status doesn’t come from loud promises. It comes from control, consistency, and discipline.

In 2025, TAG Heuer returned to Formula 1 as its official timekeeper.

That’s not coincidence. It’s a statement. That time isn’t metaphor — it’s a tool for mastering results.

Back in 1969, TAG Heuer became the first luxury brand to place its logo on a Formula 1 car. In 1971, the first to sponsor a team. That wasn’t trend-following. That was trend-setting.

And in 2025, TAG Heuer became the first-ever title sponsor of the legendary Monaco Grand Prix — a race synonymous with elite competition, invitation-only access, and status earned, not staged.

Perhaps most telling: TAG Heuer’s partnership with McLaren lasted from 1985 to 2015.

Thirty years. That’s not hype — that’s resilience. And it’s exactly the logic premium programs should operate on.

How PlayamoPartners Rewards — Without Selling

In this market, rewards often come dressed as sales tactics. At PlayamoPartners, it’s different.

Premium Rewards is a private system. Not a storefront. Not a spectacle. The rewards aren’t bait—they’re a quiet, logical endpoint in a well-run system.

Those who get rewarded are the ones who play the long game. No shiny one-hit wonders. Just consistent, qualified results.

No raffles. No promises of “everyone wins.” Just clear criteria: quality, volume, and stability.

Partner rewards include:

• TAG Heuer timepieces
  

• MacBook Air
  

• iPhone 17 Air
  

• AirPods Max
  

Not giveaways. Not clickbait. You have to earn them. In an industry that often tries to buy loyalty with noise, this approach is intentionally quiet. And all the more convincing.

What’s Really on Offer

Not gadgets. Not even rewards. What PlayamoPartners offers is a system—one built on performance and reliability. One where partners are treated as value-creators, not variables. Where execution speaks louder than emotion. Where premium is simply the default mode of operation.

Confirmed by scale: 10,000+ active partners. A decade in the game.

Geography & Growth

PlayamoPartners operates globally but focuses on Tier-1 markets. Priority geos include:
Canada, Australia, DACH, Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland.

Restricted geos:
USA, UK, Israel, Netherlands, France (including territories), Baltics, Ukraine, Belarus, and selected African and Asian markets.

Why? Because selectivity is part of quality.

Models & Terms

Available iGaming models: CPA, RevShare, Hybrid. Deals are negotiated individually based on traffic quality, placement terms, and lead performance. Because in a mature system, numbers aren’t slogans—they’re the product.

The Portfolio

PlayamoPartners manages 17 in-house brands:

Playamo, Bizzo Casino, Dragon Slots, Avalon78, National Casino,
20Bet, Woo Casino, CasinoChan, Cookie Casino, Bob Casino,
Mason Slots, Spinia, Limewin, BetAmo, Spinando, Betchan, Granawin.

Again, the Formula 1 logic applies: it’s not about one star car—it’s about the strength of the whole team.

That team is held together by clear traffic policies, incentive bans, predictable payouts, and calm, respectful communication. The kind of environment where the story isn’t “how fun it was,” but “how clear it was.”

This isn’t another offer. This is real business.

Final Lap

Premium affiliate programs operate by a different logic. Rewards aren’t promotional props—they’re a mark of recognition. Built on strict discipline: vetted sources, transparent rules, proven systems, steady payouts, and deliberate decisions.

TAG Heuer stands as a symbol of precision, endurance, and results over time. In tandem with Formula 1 thinking, it shapes a clear thesis:

Premium isn’t about shine. Premium is about how well things work.

Barcelona IGB 2026.

Booth 81-M10

If you’re operating at that level—you’ll know it right away.

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