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Four Stories, One Problem: The Channelisation Reckoning

This week's regulation news from four jurisdictions reveals a single pattern: supply-side enforcement is hitting structural limits as illegal markets scale.

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State of online poker 2026 — the year in numbers

Online poker in 2026 looks structurally different from the post-Black-Friday era. The dominant networks (GGNetwork, PokerStars, WPN) account for the majority of global traffic, but crypto-native rooms (CoinPoker, BCPoker, SwC) and club-based apps (ClubGG, PPPoker, PokerBros) have captured meaningful share at the edges. State-licensed US online poker has expanded to six states; MSIGA pooling has matured. This analysis covers the year in traffic figures, the regulatory developments that mattered, and the market-shaping events.

Crypto poker market analysis — Q1 2026

Crypto-native poker — rooms where the chips on the felt are cryptocurrency rather than fiat-equivalent — captured an estimated 1.5-2% of total online poker volume by end of Q1 2026, up from approximately 1% one year earlier. The growth concentrates at CoinPoker (the segment leader) and BCPoker (BC.Game's ecosystem-integrated product). SwC Poker holds its niche Bitcoin-purist position. This analysis covers the segment's Q1 2026 figures, the rakeback economics that drive player selection, and the structural differentiation from traditional rooms accepting crypto deposits.