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US Sportsbooks Were Flatlining for Five Months – The World Cup Covered It Up
US commercial gaming revenue rose 8.6% year-on-year in July 2026, with sports betting handle surging 31.9% to $11.60 billion on the back…
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HMRC’s £13.2m Remote Gaming Duty Claim on Promotional Free Spins Collapses at Upper Tribunal
On 25th September, the Upper Tribunal set aside the First-tier Tribunal's 2025 decision to disallow Jumpman Gaming's claim for the application of…
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Brazil Built a Betting Market, Regulated It, Then Banned It – Now the Courts Decide
ANJL filed ADI 8,027 and Anseja filed ADI 8,024 at the STF on September 28; both seek distribution to Justice Luiz Fux…
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BGC Wages a Human Campaign Against Machine Tax as Budget Day Looms
The BGC initiated its campaign “Back our Betting Shops” on 28 September, backed by EY modelling commissioned by the BGC which shows…
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Vietnam’s State Lottery Just Had Its Biggest Year – The Numbers Are Staggering
Vietnam's lottery revenue was $6.8B in 2025, which saw a 10.5% increase year-on-year, with total spending amounting to $52.7B from 2013 to…
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ThrillTech Flips the Tournament Model with ThrillArena
ThrillArena runs entirely on player side bets, removing the need for operators to fund tournament prize pools. The platform unifies SlotsArena, LiveArena,…
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Star Sydney’s Licence Suspension Extended to June 2027 as Fresh Governance Concerns Surface
NICC has now suspended the license of Star Sydney until 30 June 2027 and appointed Nick Weeks as the regulator-appointed manager. AUSTRAC…
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Hacker Reports Berlin Court Win Over MGA as Curaçao Regulator Weighs Its Own Legal Move
Wittmann says interim proceedings in case 7 O 254/26 eV at Berlin Regional Court II went in her favour, though the full…
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Brazil Killed Its Own Betting Market Before the Election – Here’s What Nobody Is Saying
Provisional Measure Number 1,394 was signed by President Lula on 25 September and immediately banned all fixed-odds betting and online casinos in…
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Anjouan Scrambles to Tighten Licence Rules as FATF Blows the Whistle on Gambling’s Dark Money Problem
FATF's September 2026 report drew on 80 jurisdictions and written input from 29 countries, identifying illegal offshore gambling as a risk that…
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X Strategies Alleges $3 Million Were Diverted Into Casino Gambling By Co-Founder
Florida-based X Strategies has sued former co-founder and chief financial officer Derek Utley, alleging he embezzled at least $5 million from the…
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World Cup Broadcasts Reveal Constant Exposure With 1.5 Gambling/Prediction Ads Per Minute
The 2026 FIFA World Cup exposed viewers to an average of 1.5 gambling and prediction market logos for every minute of live…
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PAGCOR Considers Smart-table Rollout For Philippine Casinos
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is considering smart gaming tables for casinos, with larger integrated resorts potentially beginning implementation in 2027…
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Topdog Raises $2.5m With Involvement from FanDuel Investors
Boston Seed Capital, the Raine Group, and Bullpen Capital backed FanDuel and DraftKings early, according to Topdog's own announcement. All three are…
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Barry Diller Drops the $18bn MGM Bid, and Now the Casino Is Reportedly Eyeing Him Back
People Incorporated officially withdrew its $48.30 per share MGM offer on 23 September 2026, after four months of negotiations. Analysts had questioned…
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Gaming1 Locks Down a Belgian Licence That Cannot Simply Be Applied For
Gaming1 acquired 100% of Pac-Man NV on 22 September 2026, gaining the Belgian B+ online gaming licence B+4248 plus the physical gaming…
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Finland’s Gambling Rush: 75 Licence Applications and Zero Decisions, With the Clock Running
The Finnish NPB has received 75 gambling licence applications until September 2026, significantly exceeding the 40-60 range that had been predicted by…
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Fertitta’s $17.6bn Bid for Caesars Wins Over Shareholders’ Votes; but FTC Raises Concerns
There were 133.3 million votes in favour, which amounts to 65.4%, a sufficient majority in terms of outstanding shares, although all regulatory…
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Germany’s GGL Wants Faster Enforcement Powers – The Treaty Review Will Need Better Data to Deliver Them
The GGL wants greater professional discretion within the GlüStV 2021 framework, arguing that even agreed-upon changes can take several years to clear…
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Chile Is Taxing Betting Operators While Blocking Their Websites – The Contradiction Has a Name
Under Resolution 69 of June 2, 2026, 39 betting platforms registered for Digital VAT with Chile's SII, while Subtel blocked 42 URLs…
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