Live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, WWE presents Night of Champions 2026. The full card is as follows:
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther vs Sami Zayn in a triple threat match for the WWE title
Trick Williams vs Ricky Saints for the WWE United States title
Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s United States title
Jey Uso vs Oba Femi in the King of the Ring tournament final
Iyo Sky vs Liv Morgan in the Queen of the Ring tournament final
Bron Breakker vs Seth Rollins in a steel cage match
How to watch
The Night of Champions Countdown show will start at 11AM ET and airs live and free on YouTube and on WWE’s social media properties.
The actual PLE will kick off at 1PM ET in the United States and 8PM local time. The first hour of the show airs on linear ESPN for free in the U.S. The full show is available via the ESPN app with unlimited plan or else via Netflix for those internationally.
The Night of Champions post-show will then commence immediately following the conclusion of the event and airs on YouTube as well as WWE socials.
Wrestling games in 2026 still pull people in, even when menus feel familiar and animations sometimes repeat themselves. There’s something about the chaos of a broken ladder match that keeps it alive. Not clean, not perfect, just fun in a very direct way.
A lot of players bounce between titles after a few hours, then start comparing what actually feels good to play. Some land on modern releases, others drift back to older builds that still run surprisingly well. Uniplay.ca sits in that same space where gaming culture and discovery overlap, and it’s easy to lose a bit of time just browsing around there.
And then you come back to wrestling games again, same cycle. Uniplay gaming hub gives that kind of “what should I try next” feeling, similar to how players rotate between different wrestling titles without fully committing.
WWE 2K26
This is the main stage right now. Big roster, sharp visuals, lots of modes stacked on top of each other.
Matches feel smoother than older entries, sometimes almost too smooth, like the impact has a slight delay baked in. Then suddenly, someone gets launched through a table and everything clicks again.
Career mode still does its thing. Universe mode drifts depending on how much you actually put into it. Some people treat it like a sandbox, others just want quick matches and leave.
Online lobbies can be unpredictable. One match feels like a simulation, the next one turns into pure button chaos. No warning.
Creation suite eats time. You open it “for five minutes” and come back an hour later, wondering what happened.
AEW Fight Forever
Arcade style energy, no pretending otherwise.
Fast matches, quick reversals, easy to pick up. It feels closer to older console wrestling games, the kind people still talk about in forums.
Roster depth is a mixed bag. Some players don’t care and just jump into matches. Others want more layers, more structure, more long-term hooks.
It shines when you don’t overthink it. Load a match, hit moves, restart, repeat.
Not everything is fully fleshed out, but the rhythm is there. You either like that rhythm or you bounce off it pretty fast.
Fire Pro Wrestling World
Different world completely.
Matches feel slower, almost like timing puzzles disguised as wrestling. You don’t rush it, you sit with it.
Community content is where it goes wild. Custom wrestlers, full leagues recreated, rosters that look like someone spent months building a parallel universe.
It’s not flashy. It’s technical in a quiet way. Once it clicks, it stays.
Some players never leave it after that point.
WWE 2K24
Still hanging around in 2026 setups.
Slightly heavier feel compared to newer entries. Grapples land with more weight, animations are less polished, but sometimes more readable.
Mods on PC keep it alive longer than expected. People rebuild entire rosters, tweak balance, and adjust pacing until it matches their taste.
It’s one of those games that feels better when you stop expecting perfection.
WWE 2K19
Old but not dead.
Menus feel dated, presentation clearly from another era, but gameplay still has that uneven charm.
Matches don’t always follow clean patterns. That unpredictability is exactly why some players stick with it.
It runs well on weaker setups too, which quietly keeps it in rotation.
Not a headline game anymore, more like something you reinstall when newer titles feel too busy.
Wrestling Empire
Janky in a very specific way.
Animations look strange, timing feels loose, but the freedom inside is real.
Career mode gives you that “anything can happen” feeling. Sometimes that’s fun, sometimes it breaks everything in unexpected ways.
It’s not trying to match realism. It just runs with its own logic.
Wrestling games in 2026 don’t really settle into one direction. Some go realistic, some go arcade, some just drift into chaos and stay there. Players jump between them depending on mood, not loyalty.
Tonight’s Smackdown is a taped episode from this past Tuesday at London’s O2 Arena in front of what could be a record-low crowd in the nation’s capital.
Matches taped for tonight, which will serve as the go-home episode for Night of Champions, include:
Tiffany Stratton and Alexa Bliss vs B-Fab and Michin
Rey Fenix vs Nathan Frazer for the AAA Cruiserweight title
Jade Cargill vs Chelsea Green
Paige vs Jacy Jayne
Danhausen and Matt Cardona vs Angel and Berto
Giulia vs Kiana James
Also, Trick Williams and Ricky Saints will meet ahead of their U.S. title match and WWE champion Cody Rhodes and his challengers Sami Zayn and Gunther will also appear.
Smackdown airs at 8PM ET on USA Network and streams on Netflix internationally.
Deadline is reporting that “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will serve as an executive producer for an upcoming MMA drama movie titled Brawlers.
Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’ amateur MMA scene, the movie will have Harold Perrineau in its lead. Details of the plot are still being kept under wraps.
It will shoot on location in Los Angeles after the project was given the California tax incentive to film in the state.
Brawlers is written, directed, and produced by Jonathan Fernandez while Andrew Carlberg, and Jackie Carr will also co-produce. Erwin More and Jill Tanner are exec producing along with Rousey.
In a conference call with reporters yesterday, AEW President Tony Khan was asked if he would be interested in buying TNA Wrestling if it went up for sale.
Asked what the rumored price is, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics said “$40 million” and Khan immediately came back with a negative answer.
“No,” he said, also laughing at the figure.
Khan said that while TNA has value, any potential acquisition would have to make sense price-wise and $40 million wouldn’t be that.
There are rumors that Anthem will soon put up the promotion for sale, asking for $40 to $50 million plus debt, making the sale a bit difficult.
Khan has only purchased one promotion since launching AEW and that is Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcasting in 2022.
AEW commentator Jim Ross revealed in a post on X that he will be discharged from hospital on Tuesday, June 30.
Ross has been in hospital for almost four weeks now, with the WWE Hall of Famer choosing not to disclose what he was in for.
The popular broadcaster has been battling several health issues over the past few years, including bouts with cancer. He last called a match for AEW at the May Double or Nothing pay-per-view, where his weekend was also plagued with health problems.
Ross also said that he had a phone call with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on Thursday and wrote that, “biz is picking up!”
NXT this week drew 668,000 viewers, up 58,000 viewers from the prior week and their best number since the February 17 episode. The show had a 0.11 rating, up 0.02 from the prior week and the highest since May 5. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
Just like WWE, AEW is having similar problems with securing working visas for some of its international talent.
AEW President Tony Khan voiced his frustrations yesterday in a conference call with reporters ahead of the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
Khan said that the show has faced several issues due to U.S. visa regulations and said that Gabe Kidd, Mark Davis, and Hechicero are not involved due to their visa application status.
He also confirmed that Beast Mortos and Komander are also unable to compete for AEW because they’re stuck in the same situation, unable to obtain a U.S. visa in time.
Big E sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Oakland, California to discuss his upcoming memoir titled How I Got Over, why now was the right time to write the book, overcoming many physical and mental struggles over the course of his career, winning Money in the Bank and then the WWE Championship, his career-ending injury that occurred during a match on SmackDown, being kicked out of The New Day and the follow-up, KofiMania, original plans for The New Day, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods leaving WWE, and more!
Do you remember everything from the night you got injured?
“Yeah. So I remember we had the tag team match. Thankfully, I didn’t have a concussion at all. I didn’t end up going out, none of those things. So I was with it the whole time. So we had this tag team match, and it was me and Kofi. Woods at the time, I think, was out. Can’t remember [specifically why], a nagging injury he was out with, but he was close to coming back, but he wasn’t quite ready. So it was me and Kofi against the Brawling Brutes. I think Sheamus was on the floor at the time, it was Pete Dunne and Ridge at the time. So we had the tag team match, and I knew it was Kofi and Pete were in at the end, so I think me and Ridge need to figure out some way for us to be low at the end. I know a lot of the feedback I was getting oftentimes was, okay, not only are you a former world champion, but you’re a bigger dude as well, so they wanted me to have something where I was put down for a while. So instead of, hey, take a super kick and you’re down for the finish, sometimes I need to take a bigger bump to justify being down at the end. So I thought, okay, I’ll miss the suicide spear. I was going to take off to hit Ridge, he was going to move, and I actually ended up missing the apron, because oftentimes, when I missed a suicide spear, I like to post on the apron as I spill out, so the tumble isn’t quite as nasty. But I ended up not having enough room to do that, but I ended up taking the spill to the floor. But the plan was for Ridge, I asked Ridge what do you want to hit me with? Because we’d worked for a little bit, and actually really liked Ridge. We worked a couple of times. We worked a singles on a house show around that time, I think the three of us did a pretty good job. For us, the idea of, let me just go in, hit on my moves, and make myself look good. It’s not something we were ever invested in. The teams we worked with, we always wanted them to come out [better]. Whether they ended up winning at the PLE, if that was the culmination of the program or not. We wanted to make sure that every team we worked with, our hope was that they came out looking better than they came in. So Ridge, he said he could do an overhead suplex, and I thought, you know, I do overheads all the time. Ryback used to give me overheads. I don’t take a ton of overheads, but Ryback used to give me overhead suplexes. Never had an issue with it, so I thought, yeah, let’s do it. So he moves on the spear, I end up spilling to the floor, announce table side, and I remember just feeding up, and there he hooks me, things feel okay, I end up going up in the air. But I could tell I don’t have enough clearance, but when you’re launched, there’s not a whole lot you can do. I can attempt to put a hand down, but at the time I couldn’t really [react]; it happened so quickly, there was no time to really post or try to bail. So yeah, man, I immediately feel myself get dumped on the top of my head and spill to the floor. But honestly, at the time I didn’t really think much of it.”
Were you in pain?
“No, not really. I was able to move my fingers and toes right away, just to make sure. I was like, that’s fine. I didn’t go out at all, I didn’t have a headache, didn’t have a concussion. I thought, again, I’m by no means a medical expert, I thought maybe I got a contusion, some kind of neck contusion or something. Let me just stay down for a little bit. I was like, ah, this isn’t great, but I’m not in pain. Maybe I’ll be out for a month or so. Just let this thing heal up, and I’ll be fine. Not a big deal. Thankfully, Dr. Pescasio, who always sits ringside, well, there’s always a doctor sitting ringside, but at the time she was sitting ringside, also from Tampa, my fellow Tampanian. So she was there, she saw it immediately and rushed over. So before I really even had a chance to kind of get my bearings and start moving. I had to be down anyway, so I figured, like, I’m here selling, so I’m just gonna be down. She rushes over, and I felt like it all happened very, very quickly. I said it tongue in cheek, but the very first thing I say as she rushes over is ‘I need to get a new job.’ Just because, you know, between all the ACLs and the right patella and the left back, and I had a herniated disc, I actually missed some time Survivor Series during the pandemic because I herniated a disc. I missed that Survivor Series. I was supposed to be on the Survivor Series team, but I missed some time because I herniated a disc in my neck, and it wasn’t that bad, but I had some weakness in one of my arms, and just not something that I wanted to mess around with. So I was just thinking about all the injuries and everything I’ve done to my body. I told myself for the longest time, see, I’m grateful for the old timers and everything they’ve contributed, but I see so many of the vets who are in their 40s and their 50s and 60s, and so many of them struggled to get around. I put my body through a lot, but I want to have a life afterwards. I want to be able to move around and to enjoy life and to work out and not be in constant pain. So I just kept thinking I put my body through a lot. But anyways, the doctor gets there and we get to the finish pretty much right away, I remember Kofi circled around to check on me, but it was pretty quick where they were getting the EMTs there. They put me on a board, they strapped me in. I just thought, okay, maybe this is a bit much, but with neck stuff you always want to take precautions. But thankfully, the hospital in Birmingham, which is where I went to get my meniscus done, so very familiar. It was very, very close to the arena. They ended up putting me in an ambulance, felt like I was at the hospital, felt like five minutes later. Then they ran a battery of tests and took some scans. Wasn’t long, I think Woods was in town, I think it was backstage, actually. So, the boys brought all my stuff, they grabbed everything, brought it to the hospital, and just stayed. They had a town to get to the next night, I believe, but those guys are family, so they stayed, made sure I was okay, and we just kind of waited for a while, and the news I got was sobering. I did not expect to hear that I broke my C1 in two places. I broke my C6, but the fact that they were so flippant about my C6, ‘Ah, the C6 is not a big deal. It’s a C1 that’s the real concern.'”
“Of all the vertebrae, that’s the one where, like, everything’s on the table, as far as stroke, paralysis, death, all the things that are life-changing or life-ending. So, yeah, getting that news was okay, life is going to be a little different. But honestly, even after they gave me that diagnosis, there was still some hope that I would be just in a hard collar. I can’t remember if it was six weeks or eight weeks, but somewhere in that four to eight weeks, so a month or two of being in a hard collar, and they thought there was a good chance that I could come back. But we took more tests, and honestly, the issue long term was [with] my C1 so I have what’s called a burst fracture or a Jefferson fracture, and that’s when the C1 it’s like a ring, and on opposite sides of that ring are where the C1 was broken, and those spaces were healing with new cartilage instead of forming new bone, so I didn’t have the same kind of integrity of the C1. So that’s been the issue, for my day-to-day life, very normal, I have no issues, but returning to the ring, and if this happened again and I don’t have the same neck integrity, that could be it.”
That moment changed your career. It also changed Ridge Holland’s career a lot. He got death threats from this. When did you connect with him, and just chat about it?
“It was pretty quickly. I don’t remember the exact timeline, but we ended up talking pretty quickly thereafter. He got a lot of hate, he got threats. On one end I can understand a lot of people. I can appreciate the people who are supportive of me and who wanted to see me continue to wrestle, and felt like he was the reason that I couldn’t, but I know what I signed up for. I know things go awry. It was never malicious. It was never intentional. I felt for him and continued to feel for him. He actually sent me a 10-pound box of meat as an apology, which felt like a very manly thing to do. Here’s a bunch of meat. At the time I really wasn’t eating much red meat, so I was like, oh, this is great, but I sent that to my creative partner, Johnny. Someone enjoyed it, at least. But no, we talked, and he continued to check in. I actually ran into him briefly at the MGM Grand in Vegas for Mania this year. He was on the move, and I was on the move, and there are fans around too, so it’s pretty quick. But it was good to see him. It seemed like he was in a better place, but yeah, I know it really altered his career, and I tried to put out a statement or two to tell people there’s no ill will whatsoever, please leave this man alone. But more than anything, he has a family to take care of. He has kids, and to see him, one, he dealt with a devastating injury of his own. He dealt with losing his job. I really felt for him, continue to feel for him, because I tell people I’m in a great place, I’m very thankful. I still am continuing with the company, doing broadcasting work. I am good, I am truly, truly good. But, yeah, I think he was just in a very difficult position, and I really hate that his tenure in WWE, for the most part, a lot of it’s going to be defined by the injury and his role in it. But I really feel for him and for his family, and I truly hope he’s in a better place. I hope that’s all come to an end, because a lot of people crossed the line and went too far.”
Talk to me about the buildup of The New Day turning heel on you.
“So, I know a lot of the complaints afterwards were, ‘If Big E wasn’t going to get cleared, why are we doing this?’ We were not in limbo about me being cleared or not. We knew that those guys really wanted to turn heel, and they wanted to do something with me that would service that. Initially, the goal was Jey was a babyface at the time, very hot, and the initial thought was, okay we’ll do something where the physicality is on Jey, that gets shut down. We thought, oh, R-Truth is beloved, maybe the physicality would be on Truth, that gets shut down. So we thought, okay, these guys want to turn heel. I know I’m not going to be cleared. We’re not leading to anything with those guys, so they kind of came up with a bit of an idea, and I thought, okay, cool, this is what you want to do. I’m still in this position where I’m with the company, and it doesn’t behove me for me to be a heel commentator, that’s not what we’re trying to do.
So I was like, this is the message I’m putting out in the world. I’m talking about meditation and mindfulness, so I’m gonna remain a babyface. Those guys will be heels. So it wasn’t long before we all kind of put our heads together, and we had this idea. We never really had seen a turn with no physicality. In the month or so prior, those guys were doing such a great job of building tension between the two of them. I still remember that one promo they cut where they lose the tag match. I feel like we do it less these days, but that follow shot, where the camera is with them with their frustration at the end of the match, follows them through Gorilla to outside of Gorilla, and we see Kofi and Woods just saying terrible things to each other. I think what I love about that moment is we have been so purposeful about always talking about our brotherhood, how close we are, never breaking up, we love each other, we’re always fighting for each other. The importance of KofiMania and the sacrifice of me and Austin to make the sacrifice for Kofi, because we love him so much.
So, the idea of doing something with some real gravitas, or something that actually hit people in the chest, was exciting. So, I had some feedback, and I thought the idea of, please forgive me audience, but I thought the idea of throwing out this hook of I could return, I could help you remember who you are, I could come here, I’m not cleared yet, but I’ll be your manager, I’ll be here with you weekly, we’ll bring back that old New Day that people remember and love, we’ll get our juice back. I love the idea of throwing out a hook that got people up, and then having those two take it away, and just that moment of, and for me too. With the article, I was reliving a lot of my pain, a lot of my struggle, and I just wanted to stay in that feeling, as someone who is trying to do more acting and learning more about actors’ process, I wanted it to feel real and genuine.”
We felt it!
“Thank you. That’s what I wanted. So I tried to stay in, I tried to keep those feelings in mind and thinking about my angst, and carry that with me to that performance later that night, we were in Everett, Washington. I had so many people reach out and talked about, look, I know this is entertainment, I know it’s a show, but man, it’s heartbreaking. I had so many people, people who know that what we do is a work, who were like, ‘Is this real? Are you guys actually talking? I know it’s a show, but is this real behind the scenes?’ But I love that we were able to really hook people. I think, unfortunately, you know, those guys were getting booed out of the building for the first several weeks. It’s the follow-up that, unfortunately, I don’t think went as well as we all would have liked. I even pitched an idea. I love the idea of me sitting for the Rumble. Imagine Kofi does a save where he ends up on the barricade. There’s some dude with his hat low because they were taking shots at my fiancée at the time too, so I love the idea, maybe our hats are real low at the time, Kofi lands on the barricade. We tilt our heads up, take our hats off, and then maybe there’s a swipe of the foot, and we cost him the Rumble, he goes out, something like that. But creative had other plans, I was told, ‘Hey, that’s something we can get to later, ‘and I’m not a save it guy. Oftentimes, people like, oh, let’s save that idea for later, but things with creative and direction move so much, we have a great idea, let’s capitalize on it now. But ultimately those were the two who were going to carry it. Creative had ideas. My role is now as a broadcaster for the PLEs, so ultimately I just thought let’s try to make this break-up the best we can, and the rest is in their hands. So unfortunately, the follow-up of that turn didn’t go the way we wanted, but we were proud of the initial heel turn.”
Was it the frustration of how that heel turn went that led to Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston leaving WWE?
“I don’t want to speak for them. I know when the time is right, I’m sure they’ll have a lot of things to say. There are things out there about pay cuts and whatnot. I just know, look, this ownership is not the same ownership that existed when we first signed to the company. It is their company, it is not ours. So they make their decisions with how pay goes, and ultimately, we all have to abide by that, and you understand that it is not your ball. It was not our ball when we first signed to the company. It is not our ball now. It is someone else’s ball to determine when you get in the game and how many carries you got. So they made a decision, and I just kind of want to leave that in their hands to be able to decide. I can’t fully speak to a lot of that, but I think we, as performers, we all want to feel valued, you want to feel like people want you here, there’s a plan for you, and we’re going to compensate you accordingly. When you feel like that plan is not in accordance with your plan, or the money doesn’t line up with the way you see yourself valued, you have to make a decision on whether you’re going to say, “Yes, this is what I will accept, or “No, this is not what I’m going to accept. So they made a decision to step away, and I respect [that]. Those guys will always be my family, regardless of what company we’re in, regardless of how old we are. What we built is bigger than companies, it’s bigger than our industry. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be in the financial position I’m in. I wouldn’t have the breadth and myriad of incredible experiences, even just getting comfortable in my own skin. I credit those guys for so much of that. I look back on our time in The New Day, and we could talk about how my career was cut short, we could talk about the things that didn’t happen in my career, but I knew I was in the good old days. When I was in the good old days, I knew this was it, and I was able to enjoy it. You’re always pushing for more. You’re oftentimes annoyed with booking or disgruntled with certain decisions, but I knew we had lightning in a bottle, and not just on screen, but off-screen. The way we traveled together, the amount of laughs we had, I can’t tell you how many times I had to wipe tears of laughter out of my eyes. So many times when we were just, we had too much fun. I don’t think we ever had a blow-up, we never had an argument, we never had a time where we butted heads, really ever. If we had any minor disagreements, they were about creative process, and we were able to get on the same page immediately, the way we work together, our synergy, it’s special. So those guys are family, and will always be family. And I will always root for their prosperity. I will always, always root for their fulfillment. I just want them to be happy. So, if they’re happy at home, if they’re happy wrestling in VFW halls, if they’re happy doing conventions, gaming, whatever it is that they want to do with their lives that fulfills them, as long as they ain’t hurting anyone, fully support it.”
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In 2025, Poland began discussing new measures to control financial transactions related to gambling. While previous efforts focused primarily on blocking illegal websites and restricting advertising, the debate has now shifted to the money transfers themselves. Regulators believe that without tighter oversight of payment flows, the fight against the grey market remains incomplete.
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For the Polish market, this could become one of the most significant changes in recent years. If the proposed rules are implemented, they will affect not only illegal operators but also the overall payment structure across the gambling industry.
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Area
Likelihood of Change
Bank transfers
High
International payments
High
Electronic wallets
Medium
Cryptocurrency transactions
High
Payment intermediaries
High
Financial monitoring
Very high
Transfers to unlicensed operators
Maximum
Source-of-funds verification
Maximum
Why Banks Are Becoming the Main Weapon Against Illegal Gambling
A few years ago, website blocking was considered the primary tool for combating unlicensed casinos. However, European experience has shown that new domains appear faster than regulators can block them. As a result, attention is gradually shifting toward financial infrastructure.
For Poland, particular focus is being placed on bank transfer systems and other payment channels used by players to fund accounts on illegal platforms. If access to money becomes restricted, even the most popular operators lose a significant portion of their effectiveness.
Across many European countries, banking restrictions have already become part of broader strategies aimed at reducing grey-market activity. Banks and payment providers receive lists of prohibited operators and can block transfers directed to them. In some jurisdictions, tens of thousands of such transactions are prevented each year.
At the same time, financial monitoring is becoming more sophisticated, enabling institutions to identify suspicious transactions more quickly. For the online casino Poland segment, this means competition for players is gradually moving from advertising into the financial sphere.
This is why offers such as the Rolling Slots bonus represent only one aspect of a much broader competition between legal and illegal operators.
Table: How Banks Participate in the Fight Against the Grey Market
Tool
Practical Application
Payment recipient verification
Identifying unlicensed operators
Blacklists of companies
Blocking transfers
Transaction analysis
Detecting suspicious activity
Financial monitoring
Supervising large transactions
Regulatory cooperation
Information sharing
International transfer control
Restricting cross-border payments
What Will Happen to Cryptocurrencies and Crypto Casinos?
One of the most discussed issues following the emergence of payment restriction proposals concerns the future of the cryptocurrency sector. Over recent years, the number of operators accepting digital assets has grown significantly. According to international analysts, cryptocurrency transactions already account for 20–30% of all iGaming transactions in some markets.
For many players, a cryptocurrency casino has become an alternative to traditional payment methods. The main reasons include fast transfers, global accessibility, and independence from any specific bank. Bitcoin or USDT transfers usually take from a few minutes to an hour, while international bank transfers may require several days.
This topic is particularly relevant in Poland as discussions about new restrictions continue. Some players view crypto payments as a backup option should traditional financial channels face tighter controls.
However, modern payment providers are increasingly implementing AML compliance mechanisms. Major cryptocurrency platforms already use transaction tracking and source-of-funds analysis tools.
An additional factor is KYC verification. Many leading crypto services now require identity confirmation, proof of address, and verification of fund origins. As a result, the cryptocurrency sector is gradually moving closer to banking standards of oversight.
Table: Bank Payments vs Cryptocurrencies
Parameter
Bank Payments
Cryptocurrencies
Deposit speed
A few minutes to 3 days
A few minutes
Withdrawal speed
Up to several days
Minutes to hours
Fees
Depends on the bank
Depends on the network
AML checks
Mandatory
Increasingly mandatory
KYC checks
Standard
Increasingly standard
Popularity in iGaming
Very high
Growing rapidly
Casino support
Nearly universal
Limited
Blocking risk
Medium
Depends on the provider
Why Cryptocurrencies Remain Important to the Market
Fast international transfers
Growth of stablecoins
Strong player interest in digital assets
Expansion of the crypto-iGaming sector
Integration of new payment technologies
Global accessibility of services
Which Payment Methods May Remain Available to Players?
Even if payment controls become stricter, players are unlikely to see payment options disappear. On the contrary, the market is gradually adapting to new requirements.
One of the most resilient segments remains the digital wallet and broader electronic wallet ecosystem. In many European markets, e-wallets already account for 25–35% of all online gambling payments.
For Polish players, alternative payments are of particular interest. These include certified e-wallets, local payment services, instant bank transfers, and licensed fintech solutions.
Visa and Mastercard will most likely retain their position as the primary payment methods. Apple Pay, Google Pay, and local banking-integrated payment systems are also expected to continue growing.
For users of the regulated sector, the Rolling Slots login process and subsequent deposits will remain familiar. The main changes will involve additional verification checks for selected transactions.
Table: Payment Methods Likely to Remain Available
Payment Method
Likelihood of Remaining Available
Visa
Very high
Mastercard
Very high
Bank transfers
Very high
Apple Pay
High
Google Pay
High
Electronic wallets
High
Local payment services
High
Licensed crypto services
Medium
Who Will Benefit from the New Rules?
If Poland increases payment controls, the primary beneficiaries will be companies already operating within the regulated sector. Some financial flows may shift from unlicensed operators to licensed brands.
The most obvious winners are licensed casino operators. They already use transparent payment systems and comply with current legal requirements.
Payment infrastructure providers could also benefit significantly. A modern payment gateway is no longer just a transfer tool—it has become part of a broader transaction monitoring system. According to European studies, operator investment in payment technologies has increased by more than 20% in recent years.
The fintech company sector is also expected to grow. Developers are creating solutions for automated customer verification, transaction analysis, and risk management.
For Poland, this means further professionalisation of the gambling market and a growing role for technological solutions in operator operations.
Table: Who Benefits from the Reform?
Market Participant
Reason for Growth
Licensed casino operators
Audience redistribution
Payment gateway providers
Higher demand for controlled payments
Fintech companies
Expansion of financial technology
AML providers
Increased volume of checks
KYC services
Stronger identification requirements
Banks
Greater regulatory role
Analytics platforms
Higher demand for monitoring
Similar Reforms Have Happened Before: Lessons from the UK, the Netherlands, and Sweden
Poland is far from the first country to consider restrictions on gambling payments. Similar mechanisms have been tested in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden in recent years.
The UK remains the most notable example. There, regulators focused heavily on player protection and source-of-funds verification. Banks and operators received additional tools to analyse customer behaviour.
Transaction monitoring procedures were strengthened, enabling suspicious activity to be identified more quickly. Sweden adopted a gradual approach, increasing oversight while maintaining a high level of convenience for most players.
The Netherlands focused on payment transparency and combating the unlicensed sector. At the same time, responsible gaming mechanisms and financial oversight continued to develop.
For Poland, the experience of these countries demonstrates that the effectiveness of restrictions depends not only on strict rules but also on the quality of the overall payment infrastructure. That is why modern reforms typically affect the entire gambling legislation framework.
Table: Comparison of European Markets
Country
Payment Control
E-Wallet Control
Cryptocurrency Control
Bank Involvement
United Kingdom
High
High
Medium
High
Netherlands
High
Medium
Medium
High
Sweden
Medium
Medium
Limited
High
Poland
Increasing
Increasing
Under Discussion
Increasing
What Could Casino Payments Look Like by 2030?
If current trends continue, gambling payment infrastructure will become significantly more advanced by 2030. Analysts predict that digital wallets could account for more than 40% of all online gambling payments, while automated AML checks become an industry standard.
Players will experience faster casino deposits and casino withdrawal processes. Most verification procedures will be completed automatically before the transaction is finalised. Payment processing times could fall to just a few minutes while maintaining strong compliance standards.
The financial regulator will continue to have a major influence on the market, both in Poland and across the EU. At the same time, licensed payment providers and fintech companies will play an increasingly important role.
When choosing a casino, players will place greater emphasis on payment infrastructure quality. This is why resources such as Rolling Slots review are becoming important sources of information when comparing operators.
Rolling Slots testimonials and other player reviews are also gaining importance. Across many European markets, more than 60% of players read reviews before registering and making their first deposit.
By 2030, Poland could become one of the most technologically advanced gambling markets in Central Europe. Companies that adapt first will gain an advantage in both payment innovation and player acquisition. Brands such as Rolling Slots are among those closely monitoring developments in financial regulation.
Collision drew 350,000 viewers last Saturday night, down 14,000 viewers from the previous week. This was their lowest number since May 9. The show had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the prior episode. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
AEW announced that it has partnered with headphone maker Heavys to offer AEW-branded headphones.
They currently have three different ones, one specifically featuring Swerve Strickland, one with the AEW logo, and one with the AEW logo wrapped in a barbed wire.
The headphones and shells bundle is selling for $289 while the shells only product is $39.
WWE Superstar Nattie has been announced for the NWA 78 pay-per-view which will take place on Saturday, July 25 live from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennyslvania.
It is very uncommon for WWE Superstars to appear on other pay-per-views unless the company has a working relationship with that promotion, but this is the second time that she will be participating at an NWA show.
“BREAKING NEWS! WWE Superstar @NatbyNature will appear and be in action at NWA 78, coming July 25 to Philly’s 2300 Arena,” the NWA wrote on X. “The question now is: WHO WILL NATTIE FACE AT NWA 78??”
The pay-per-view will celebrate 78 years of the National Wrestling Alliance at NWA’s biggest live event of the year.
Last year, the Canadian participated in the Crockett Cup event, wrestling for the NWA Women’s title and ultimately losing to champion Kenzie Paige.
Smackdown last Friday night pulled in 1,191,000 viewers, up 153,000 viewers from the prior week and their best number since May 22. The show had a 0.25 rating in 18-49, up 0.05 from the previous show and topped the cable chart in the 18-49 demo for the night and #4 in all of TV behind FIFA World Cup coverage. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
A Fanatics auction for a steel chair which was marketed as being used during the 2022 Survivor Series women’s WarGames match has been taken offline after a major blunder.
The match that night featured Bianca Belair, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Mia Yim, and Alexa Bliss vs Bayley, Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, Nikki Cross, and Dakota Kai and the big issue with the auction was that there was never a chair involved at any point during the whole match.
The barely-dented chair on the auction was taken down when the price was just $75. It’s unclear whose error it was for the listing.
This is not the first time that Fanatics have sold something which was not exactly what they marketed. Once they sold a piece of a ring mat used during the WWE Raw debut on Netflix and a wrong-colored mat was sent to the buyer instead. After complaining that the mat color wasn’t even that at any time during the show, Fanatics refused to issue a refund.
Two more women have qualified for the Survival of the Fittest match for the vacant AEW TBS title.
Last night on Dynamite, Harley Cameron defeated Marina Shafir to advance to the match while later in the broadcast, Queen Aminata took down ROH Women’s TV champion Red Velvet to move on to the match.
They now join Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, and Persephone in the match, with one more qualifying match set to take place to determine the sixth and final spot.
The match will take place on the July 1 episode of Dynamite.
Cody Rhodes is the undisputed top star on Friday Night SmackDown right now. The American Nightmare briefly dropped the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at the turn of the year, only to reclaim the gold before embarking upon a turbulent WrestleMania season opposite former mentor Randy Orton.
With Pat McAfee — for some bizarre reason — on side, online betting sites made the Viper a massive favorite to dethrone Rhodes and embark upon his 15th world championship reign. Indeed, the popular Lucky Rebel platform positioned the challenger as a -230 favorite to claim the gold in Las Vegas, with a successful Rhodes retention out at +160. But surprisingly, he did indeed retain, and the American Nightmare has since defended his strap again by controversially beating Gunther at the recent Clash in Italy event.
With WWE firmly on the road to SummerSlam, the company’s second biggest show of the year behind WrestleMania, fans are once again beginning to get on Cody’s back, roundly booing the man that WWE brass has positioned as the ultimate hero. Some of those naysayers would like to see the champion drop the title as quickly as possible. But if that is to happen, to whom should he lose the title? Let’s take a look.
He is the undisputed #WWE champion–but Cody Rhodes (+160) is the underdog in his #WrestleMania Night 1 main event vs. Randy Orton.
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Much like Orton was the favorite to beat Cody at WrestleMania, Gunther was also the front-runner to pick up the W and the title in his recent championship encounter with the champ. The Ring General has enjoyed a stellar half year or so, beating legends Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles into retirement, before then knocking off Seth Rollins in a stellar match on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Many expected his recent tear to culminate in winning championship gold in Italy, but instead, it was Cody who successfully defended the title, getting a pinfall victory despite the fact that Gunther’s foot was on the bottom rope, which should have broken the count.
Gunther hasn’t taken the defeat well. On the episode of SmackDown following that loss, his first in nine months, Gunther proceeded to call out the champion, lamenting the referee who missed his foot on the rope and demanding another shot at the gold. The two could well clash at the upcoming Night of Champions event in Saudi Arabia, but should Gunther be the man to have his hand raised?
If we look at his recent habit of retiring some of the biggest stars in the game, it’s hard to argue with a championship claiming victory for the Austrian. Why would WWE squander all of the stock they have recently pumped into the monster heel? Beating John Cena into retirement only to then lose two straight clashes with Cody would likely do irreparable damage to the Ring General, and he may never be seen as a credible threat again should that actually happen. WWE has booked itself into a corner somewhat, and a WWE Championship victory over Cody could be the only way they can save face.
Sami Zayn
For years, Sami Zayn has been positioned as the ultimate underdog, and for the vast majority of those years, fans have loved him. He and Cody were the hottest stars in the company heading into WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles three years ago, with both locking out the main event scene. However, over the last year or so, those same fans have lost interest, turning on Zayn and roundly booing him each and every week.
In recent weeks, Zayn has finally acknowledged this sentiment shift. He recently stood back and watched Gunther choke out Cody on an episode of SmackDown, rather than running in and making the save for his former friend. He has also stated that he is tired of being overlooked and that he could well be the biggest threat to the American Nightmare’s title reign. Both of those actions are the moves of a heel, a bad buy.
But the turn to the dark side isn’t yet fully complete, and there are two clear ways in which WWE can fully cement the turn. The first would be having Zayn cost Rhodes the championship, likely against Gunther or someone else entirely. The second, and most interesting, would be Zayn cheating to beat Rhodes himself and finally becoming WWE champion for the first time at long last.
Fans have already turned on Zayn. He’s already getting booed and loudly booed at that. Why stop here? The story that makes the most sense, arguably more than Gunther beating Rhodes, would be for Zayn to finally commit fully to being the villain and cheating to pick up the one title that has evaded him throughout his entire career.
Think of Daniel Bryan and his shocking heel turn to win the WWE Championship off of AJ Styles, delivering the low blow and then the Running Knee to claim the title. Zayn could well employ similar tactics to end Cody’s reign. He could also call in the help of his real-life best friend, Kevin Owens, and form a villainous faction for the ages, using the numbers game to rip the title away from the champion in a true American nightmare story.
Will Ospreay had an unplanned hilarious moment on Dynamite last night, falling backwards in a big bucket which almost cracked all of The Death Riders.
During a pre-match motivation speech by Jon Moxley, the rest of the faction and Ospreay huddled around and started jumping in a circle, but Osprey’s feet hit something on the floor and landed flat on his ass, making a huge noise.
Moxley quickly exited the frame, raising an eyebrow, while Wheeler Yuta just laughed. Marina Shafir helped Ospreay up and laughed while Daniel Garcia stood there with a smirk on his face.
Ospreay eventually couldn’t hold it anymore and burst out laughing, turning around from the camera to cover his expression.
In a post on X, AEW posted the video and wrote that Ospreay could barely hold his excitement, a post which was re-posted by Ospreay himself, writing, “You gotta laugh.”
