US Revenue Records, AI Ethics and Global Gaming Regulations

Weekend conversation corner - 15 May

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 17 of the Weekend Conversation Corner, brought to you by Focus Gaming News! Join your hosts, Oliver and Charlotte, as we cut through the noise to bring you a concise overview of this week's most significant developments shaping the global gaming landscape.

In this week's episode, we discuss the US commercial gaming industry reaching a staggering, record-breaking $78.6bn in revenue for 2025. We also explore the Malta Gaming Authority's new consultation on an AI Gaming Charter, the British Gambling Commission's newly funded crackdown targeting illegal land-based gambling, and Connecticut's newly approved sports betting rules and prediction market reviews.

The big question of the week: With France's new European-first algorithm revealing that high-risk players are responsible for a massive 60 per cent of operators' gross gaming revenue, are gaming operators truly doing enough to protect vulnerable individuals from excessive gambling?

Tune in to join the discussion, stay informed, and keep gaming on!