Kolade Abisoye

France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has published new guidelines outlining how gambling operators should apply General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements when handling player information. The 59-page document was developed in collaboration with the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) and applies to all licensed gambling operators in France. This includes online […]

Austria’s Finance Ministry has finalised a draft gambling law to end the country’s online casino monopoly and open the market to multiple licensed operators. According to a leaked draft obtained by iGB, “several providers will be able to offer online gambling in Austria in future” under a “strictly regulated licensing system”. The ministry believes the […]

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has partnered with idPair to introduce a unified self-exclusion system, strengthening responsible gambling measures across the territory. From next month, residents will be able to voluntarily exclude themselves from a range of regulated gambling activities through a single registration process. The system will cover casinos, sports betting and other licensed […]

Gentoo Media Chief Financial Officer Mads Haugegaard Albrechtsen has resigned from the company as the affiliate business prepares for its next stage of development. Albrechtsen joined Gentoo during a period of significant change and played a key role in managing the company’s finances through the 2024 separation from GiG. He also helped oversee the strategic […]

A new study has uncovered the scale of illegal gambling advertising reaching Dutch users through Meta platforms since March 2026. The research, conducted by XY Legal Solutions in partnership with industry body VNLOK, analysed publicly available data from Meta’s Ad Library between 1 and 31 March 2026. Using eight Dutch language gambling search terms like […]

Spribe has secured an important procedural victory in its ongoing copyright dispute with Aviator LLC. This follows a UK High Court judge ruling that foreign law, rather than English law, will govern key parts of the case. The dispute centres around ownership of the aircraft image associated with the Aviator brand, one of the most […]

Yolo Investments has received approval to launch its third private investment fund from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Known as Fund III, the vehicle is targeting $250m in capital and will focus primarily on Series A to Series C investments. While the mandate is global, the fund will […]

DeGaming has appointed Ulle Skottling as its new chief executive as the company prepares to expand its blockchain-based gaming platform. Skottling brings experience from senior positions across top brands like RAW iGaming, Videoslots and NetEnt. The appointment comes as DeGaming launches a platform for improving financial transparency through blockchain technology. “The industry has evolved rapidly, […]

Tennessee has officially banned online sweepstakes casinos after Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 2136 into law on 22 May. It was passed through both legislative chambers before reaching the governor’s desk on 11 May for signing. The bill targets sweepstakes casino platforms operating with dual virtual currency systems. Under this model, players purchase one […]

European lawmakers have taken another step towards implementing an EU-wide gambling levy, though the proposal remains at an early stage. This measure was introduced in February by Romanian politician, Victor Negrescu, who proposed a 1% levy on gambling revenues across the European Union. It is set for review during a meeting of the EU Budget […]