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DigiPlus Says Brazil Ban Will Not Materially Affect Business
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. says Brazil’s prohibition on sports betting and online casinos is not expected to materially affect its financial or operating…
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Prediction Markets Set To Take Over 20% Of NFL Betting
The 2026 NFL season is expected to generate around $40 billion in wagering activity across regulated sportsbooks and prediction markets, according to…
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Allwyn Revises Margin Outlook As Brazil Betting Ban Hits Betano
Allwyn has warned that its previous 2026 Adjusted EBITDA margin guidance will no longer apply if Brazil’s prohibition on online sports betting…
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SkyCity Has Two Rejected Bids, a Casino to Sell, and Still No Improved Offer on the Table
On 30 September, SkyCity announced it will shortly commence a formal sale process for its Adelaide casino, led by UBS, after receiving…
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Georgia Is Selling the World a Gambling Licence While Telling Its Own People They Cannot Gamble
Georgia's international iGaming licence formally launched on September 28, 2026, with GISG publishing a 6% total GGR charge and MCC 7995 payment…
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Brazil’s Betting Market Files Petitions to Supreme Court While Lula Ban Timer Ticks
ANJL filed ADI 8027 and Anseja filed ADI 8024 before the Supreme Federal Court, while ANJL and IBJR submitted a joint amicus…
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Over 90 Per Cent of Gambling Ads on Facebook Illegal, Says Dutch Trade Group at Amsterdam Hearing
VNLOK documented Meta removing under 5% of flagged illegal gambling ads throughout Q4 2025, with that figure rising to only 15% by…
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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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Armenia Tells Unauthorised Gambling Businesses to Strip “Casino” From Their Names Before It’s Too Late!
From February 8, 2027, businesses that do not have a gambling license in Armenia will be fined AMD 500,000 for every use…
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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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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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Games Valley Adds Wazdan Portfolio To Aggregation Platform
Games Valley has expanded its casino offering through a partnership with Wazdan, adding the developer’s portfolio to its aggregation platform. The agreement…
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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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Dutch Regulator Tells Operators To Remove Account-closure Barriers
The Dutch Gaming Authority has issued new guidance after finding that some licensed gambling companies do not correctly follow the rules on…
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