Super Group has lowered its full-year 2026 revenue and earnings guidance after customer-friendly sports results wiped out around $40m in third-quarter revenue, even as its casino division and UK business kept growing. This roundup also covers a federal lawsuit accusing two Louisiana casinos of colluding with police to identify an advantage blackjack player, and a Singapore rule forcing gambling-backed esports teams to rebrand ahead of a major Counter-Strike tournament.
Super Group Trims 2026 Guidance After Sports Swing
Super Group has lowered its 2026 targets three months after raising them, with adjusted EBITDA now expected at $700m–$720m against the more than $710m it guided to in August, and the bottom of the revenue range sitting below the earlier target of above $2.55bn.
The Betway and Spin owner published unaudited Q3 results on 3 November, reporting revenue of $611m, up 10% year on year, alongside a $142m profit.
Chief financial officer Alinda van Wyk said results that went customers’ way pushed the sports margin below its trailing 24-month average of 13.7%, with management estimating the hit at about $25m of quarterly adjusted EBITDA.
The revised guidance assumes the fourth-quarter sports margin stays within the company’s normal range.
Casino offset much of the weakness.
Van Wyk said casino gross revenue grew 16% and that the long-term sports margin remains within the company’s expected structural range, with iGaming revenue in Africa rising to $205m from $169m and International iGaming revenue reaching $310m from $290m.
Total wagering rose 11% for casino and 4% for sports.
The group is backing its casino-led strategy with capital returns.
Super Group announced a $150m share repurchase programme on 30 October, scheduled to run over the following 14 months, and its shares gained more than 7% over the five days following that announcement.
For operators and affiliates, the result reinforces a broader pattern this quarter: sportsbook volatility is squeezing margins across the industry, while casino verticals continue to deliver more predictable growth. Affiliates steering traffic toward multi-product brands with a strong casino offering may find those partnerships more resilient to short-term sports shocks than sports-only deals.
Louisiana Casinos Accused of Colluding With Police Against Advantage Player
A federal lawsuit has been filed against two Louisiana casinos and several police officers who are alleged to have conspired to identify an advantage blackjack player.
Eric Michael Temeyer’s complaint names Golden Nugget Lake Charles, L’Auberge Lake Charles and the officers.
The complaint says the incident began on 2 November 2025, when Temeyer was playing blackjack at L’Auberge.
According to the filing,
Temeyer walked to the Golden Nugget, where security again asked for his identification, and police arrived while he was standing outside his vehicle, with the officer handing his licence to a Golden Nugget security employee.
Later that day a cashier at L’Auberge paid him his chips and addressed him by his first name, which Temeyer says suggested his information had already been shared between the properties.
The case turns on a narrow but significant point of state gaming law.
The lawsuit cites a Louisiana statute prohibiting casinos from excluding patrons solely because of their skill level.
The plaintiff claims that officers unlawfully detained him, confiscated his driver’s licence and gave his personal information to casino security.
If proven, the allegations raise questions about data-sharing practices between competing land-based operators and the involvement of local law enforcement in commercial exclusion decisions, an issue regulators in other jurisdictions have also scrutinised as advantage play and card-counting disputes recur across the casino sector.
Singapore Forces Gambling-Backed Esports Teams to Rebrand
Singapore’s prohibition on unlicensed gambling promotion is forcing esports teams to change their names ahead of PGL Major Singapore
, one of the biggest events on the Counter-Strike calendar. Teams carrying sponsorship branding tied to betting operators have had to adopt alternative names to compete in the city-state, reflecting Singapore’s consistently strict stance on gambling advertising reaching consumers through sport and entertainment properties.
The enforced rebranding illustrates a wider compliance challenge for operators that use esports sponsorship as a customer-acquisition channel. Jurisdictions with tight advertising rules increasingly require sponsors to separate team identity from betting-brand visibility, which complicates global activation strategies and forces marketing teams to plan market-specific branding well before major tournaments. Affiliates and media partners working across esports audiences will need to track these restrictions closely, since non-compliant branding risks disqualification or reputational damage rather than simply a fine.
For more on how operators are navigating regulatory and marketing shifts, see our recent coverage of the Gambling Commission’s open banking black market study, or visit our industry news section for further analysis.
Sources
- CasinoBeats – Super Group cuts 2026 guidance after $40m sports hit as casino and UK growth hold up
- Gambling.com – Super Group Q3 Revenue Rises 10% to $611M, Approves $150M Buyback
- Yogonet – Super Group lowers 2026 revenue outlook as Africa growth offsets sports weakness
- iGaming Business – Blackjack player sues Louisiana casinos and police over alleged sharing of personal information
- Casino.org – Louisiana Casinos Accused of Conspiring With Police to Identify Advantage Blackjack Player
- Gambling News – Louisiana Casinos Sued for Allegedly Helping Police Against Blackjack Player
- iGaming Business – Gambling-backed esports teams forced to rebrand for Singapore tournament
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