Finland has taken another step toward opening its online gambling market. The government has now confirmed how the new dual licence system will work once the country moves away from its long-running state monopoly. The plan is based on legislative proposal HE 16/2025 and is expected to fully take effect on 1 January 2027. Officials […]

Brazilian lawmakers have moved closer to updating the country’s gambling tax rules by supporting an increase to the gross gaming revenue tax. The proposal passed with a strong 23–1 vote. The new rate is lower than the earlier suggested 24 percent and far below the previously discussed 50 percent. The government expects the change to […]

Yesterday, on December 3rd, Estonia’s parliament, Riigikogu, said yes to cutting the gambling tax. The tax rate goes down from 6% to 4% now. Voting results showed 51 members for and 31 against this decision. This creates a foundation for Estonia to become Europe’s major gambling centre. Estonia’s government had already approved the draft legislation by […]

New Zealand’s Governance and Administration Committee put out its report about the country’s Online Casino Gambling Bill. This report shows the government wants to make the online casino area clear since it has worked without direct legal oversight for a long time. Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden called it an important step to make a regulated […]

Corona Resort & Casino will receive permanent access for Vietnamese nationals, and The Grand Ho Tram Resort, plus the planned Van Don integrated resort, will get five-year pilot programs for local entry that Vietnam officially confirmed. Under Resolution No. 307/2025/NQ-CP issued on 26 November 2025, domestic access to casinos beyond a single trial site was formally […]

Playtech’s plan to sue Realtime Gaming and former employee Veliks in England has been stopped after the Court of Appeal ruled that the case does not belong in the UK. The decision cancels an earlier order that allowed the lawsuit to go ahead, meaning any further legal action will now have to take place in […]

Kalshi signed an agreement with CNN yesterday. The company will provide prediction market data to the news network. Tarek Mansour runs the prediction market platform. His company fought legal battles before the 2024 Presidential Election. These lawsuits helped establish rules for prediction markets. The partnership announcement came on December 2. CNN will integrate Kalshi’s market data into […]

The UK regulator fined Betfred £825,000 after finding social responsibility and AML failures. Third-party auditing becomes mandatory alongside the warning Betfred received. Regulatory control effectiveness requires future verification through independent assessment. Betfred’s B3 gaming machines created the compliance issues identified. The operator earns substantial revenue from machines across 1,300 UK betting shops. Money Laundering Prevention Failures The […]

Google implemented new restrictions on US gambling policy affecting horse racing affiliates and comparison sites. The Google Ads Gambling and Games policy changed on December 1. Aggregators, tipster platforms, and third-party promoters cannot promote online horse race betting anymore. Google published this update in its policy changelog directly. The company started enforcement immediately after publication. The revised rules […]

Unibet operator Optdeck has been fined 4 million euros by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa). The regulator said the company failed to properly follow important rules that are meant to protect players and make sure betting activities are handled safely and responsibly. The fine comes after months of detailed checks carried out by the Ksa. […]