Articles by Kolade Abisoye
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UK Public Increasingly Turned Off by Gambling
A new report shows that gambling is becoming harder to avoid in everyday life. It appears on TV, online, in sports sponsorships,…
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Tennessee Moves Against Online Sweepstakes Casinos
Tennessee has joined a growing number of US states taking strong action against online sweepstakes casinos. This effort is part of a…
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UK Public Growing Weary of Gambling Ads, New Study Finds
A new national report says many people in the United Kingdom are getting tired of seeing gambling everywhere in their daily lives.…
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Maine Regulator Urges Governor to Block iGaming Bill
Maine is at the center of a big debate over online casino gaming as state regulators urge the governor to reject a…
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Indonesian Police Smash Major Online Gambling Network
Indonesian police have shut down a large online gambling network that was operating in many parts of the country. The National Police…
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Colombia Moves Online Gambling VAT to Gross Gaming Revenue
The Colombian government has changed how it taxes online gambling. Instead of taking 19% VAT from the money players deposit, the tax…
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Sri Lanka Raises Casino and Gaming Taxes from January
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has introduced new taxes for the betting and gaming industry, effective 1 January 2026. The changes raise…
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Brazil’s President Signs Betting Tax Increase into Law
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved a new law that will raise taxes on betting companies in the country.…
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Kazakhstan Plans to Open New Casino Regions
Kazakhstan is planning to expand its legal gambling areas after lawmakers in the Mazhilis approved changes to the country’s casino law. Currently,…
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SBA Drops Emergency Lawsuit as Chicago Grants Licences to Major Sportsbooks
The Sports Betting Alliance has dropped its emergency lawsuit against the City of Chicago after the city approved licences for major sportsbooks.…
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Poland’s President Blocks Gambling Tax Hike
Poland’s President, Karol Nawrocki, has rejected a bill that would have raised gambling taxes from 10% to 15%. Many people in the…
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Online Gambling in Spain Sees Strong Growth
Spain’s online gambling market kept growing strongly in 2025, led by casino games and sports betting. New data from the General Directorate…
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KSA Warns TOTO Online Over Money Laundering Concerns
The Netherlands Gambling Authority, known as KSA, has issued a warning to TOTO Online for not following the country’s anti-money laundering rules.…
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Argentina Authorities Freeze €4.1m Linked to Illegal Gambling
Argentina authorities have frozen assets worth ARS$7 billion, about €4.1 million, linked to an alleged illegal online gambling operation. The money belongs…
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Curaçao Gaming Authority Extends Provisional Licence Reviews
The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has said that some gambling operators nearing the end of their second provisional licence period will be…
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Kalshi Launches Research Division to Study Prediction Markets
Kalshi, a US-based prediction market company, has launched a new research unit called Kalshi Research. The company says the unit will support…
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Lithuania hits casino operator JSC Tete-a-tete with €341k fine
Lithuania’s Gambling Supervision Authority, or GSA, has fined casino operator JSC Tete-a-tete €341,049 for breaking anti money laundering rules, also called AML.…
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Rank Group’s Spanish businesses victim of €7.1m payment fraud
Rank Group has said that its Spanish casino and online gaming businesses lost €7.1 million to payment fraud. The company, led by…
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Easygo posts A$257m profit amid Stake and Kick growth
Easygo has reported a profit of A$257 million, driven by strong growth in its gambling and live streaming businesses. The company earned…
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UK Gambling Harms Levy Board Appointment Sparks Fresh Debate
The appointment of Kevin Fenton to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport DCMS Gambling Levy Programme Board has sparked fresh debate…