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Illegal Streams Drove 69% of 2026 World Cup Betting Handle to Unlicensed Gambling Market, Report Finds
By Chidubem Ovute•August 20, 2026
The brief
Gaming Compliance International (GCI) has published its first full global measurement of illegal streaming during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, showing how piracy fed directly into the offshore gambling economy. The study recorded 174.3 billion qualifying illegal stream views of 90 seconds or more across the tournament, wi…
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