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One answer is that the industry is no longer being valued primarily on the promise of endless growth. The market instead wants to see profit, cash generation and manageable regulation maintained across all facets of a listed business. Ed Birkin, managing director of H2 Gambling Capital, says the longer-term decline in gambling stocks runs much deeper than just changes to earnings forecasts.

“The industry share price declines have been much more severe than the cut to earnings projections which means that, while there may be some weakening in some companies’ fundamental growth drivers, the valuations that investors are putting on them have been the main driver of share price declines – although weaker fundamentals lead to lower valuations, so the reality is that they’re completely intertwined.”

Entain’s demotion comes after another – and arguably more significant – symbolic move by Flutter Entertainment. Flutter began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in January 2024 and later moved its primary listing from London to New York.

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While sports event contracts remain the headline-grabbers for prediction market operators, there’s evidence that other categories are experiencing growth. As Bernstein points out, cryptocurrency event contracts account for at least 20% of the turnover on the two largest prediction markets.

In another encouraging non-sports sign, one of those operators notched just $2 million in commodities volume last year, but that figure surpassed $410 million in August alone and is approaching $600 million on a year-to-date basis.

Bernstein estimates the global market for financial contracts will grow to $900 trillion by 2035, up from $700 trillion last year, and if prediction markets capture just 0.5% of that total, volume would increase by $4.7 trillion per year.

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Push Gaming has added Flaming Streaks, a 3×3 classic-style slot built around four jackpots and a guaranteed-win bonus round. The release says more about the studio’s segmented output than about the game itself.

The title doesn’t come from Push Gaming’s main studio. It comes from Reel Hot Games, the sub-brand that handles the developer’s fruit, sevens, and Vegas-style output. That distinction matters. It positions Flaming Streaks as a deliberate return to old-school territory rather than a headline release aimed at the high-volatility audience Push Gaming is better known for.

For a studio associated with feature-heavy, high-ceiling slots, a compact throwback with a modest max win reflects a strategy of keeping a lighter, nostalgia-driven strand running alongside its flagship work.