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South Korea Filed 14,000 Gambling Block Requests in Seven Weeks – The Sites Kept Moving
The National Gambling Control Commission made 14,199 requests for blocking in a targeted operation during the period of 8 June - 31…
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The Regulator Who Spent a Decade Pushing Meta Has Just Launched His Own Firm
GamReg Consulting launched 23 September 2026, with North American partners already engaged and Miller as founder and managing director. Gaming Compliance International…
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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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Bulgaria’s Near-Total Gambling Ad Ban Arrives Two Months After the Government Said It Would Backfire
PM Radev's proposals restrict gambling advertising to sports kits and sports facilities only, closing channels that survived Bulgaria's 2024 ban. All gaming…
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Palmerbet Allowed Excluded Player to Gamble for 18 Months; Here’s the Data Error That Did That
ACMA identified 535 contraventions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 after Palmerbet failed to close a self-excluded customer's account, counting one breach…
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ARGN Launches Continental Network for Responsible Gaming Cooperation
The African Responsible Gaming Network (ARGN) launched on 21 September 2026 to strengthen collaboration on responsible gaming and gambling harm prevention across…
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Fabio Macorin Joins IAGR Board As Regulatory Challenges Become More Global
Fabio Macorin, deputy secretary of Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), has been elected to the International Association of Gaming Regulators…
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Macau Visitor Growth Continues To Outpace Gaming Revenue
Macau expects a surge in tourism during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, with daily visitor arrivals forecast to reach around…
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Polymarket Steps Up European Lobbying For Financial Services Status
Polymarket is lobbying across the UK and Europe to secure recognition of prediction markets as financial services rather than gambling products. The…
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Australia’s Gambling Debate Puts BetStop Under Growing Scrutiny
Australia’s gambling sector is facing renewed scrutiny as questions around advertising, regulation and player protection continue to divide government, industry and gambling…
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OpenBet Appoints Nikos Konstakis As Next Chief Executive
OpenBet has appointed Nikos Konstakis as its new chief executive, with the leadership change taking effect at the end of the current…
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Yahoo Finance Quietly Ended Its Polymarket Deal – Nobody Has Explained Why
Yahoo Finance removed Polymarket's dedicated prediction market hub, roughly six months after the November 2025 launch, with no reason given publicly by…
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Vyking Built Its Own Sportsbook Frontend: FIRST.bet Runs the Engine – Here Is Why That Split Matters
Vyking designed and built the entire player-facing sportsbook frontend, including mobile, on FIRST.bet's SportOS engine. FIRST.bet retains full control of pricing, trading,…
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Gibraltar’s Gambling Commissioner Says the Doom Narrative Is Wrong – Can the Licensing Data Back Him Up?
The Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner, Andrew Lyman, has come out against the image of decline, citing examples of licensing that is ongoing despite…
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Europe Lost an Estimated €22 Billion in Tax Revenue to Unregulated Gambling in 2025
Unregulated GGR across 27 EU member states jumped 74% between 2023 and 2025, reaching an estimated €91.6bn. Among Europeans actively interacting with…
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She Sat Inside Curaçao’s Gambling Regulator for Nine Months – Now She Is Releasing Everything
Wittmann claims she exploited a security flaw within eight hours of accessing the CGA portal and monitored casino ownership data for nine…
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Singapore Tightened Its Casino Rules Again — Here Is What Actually Changed
The new Casino Control (Prescribed Casino Chips) Regulations 2026 classify electronic credits as casino chips, with the GRA being allowed to designate…
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Ohio Wants Online Casinos, But Your Bonus Has to Be Spent In Person
Online casino promotional credits would be tied to physical casino visits, not digital accounts. Licences would be restricted to Ohio's 11 existing…
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Flutter Lands in TIME’s Top 50, the Only iGaming Operator to Do So
In TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2026 ranking, Flutter was 41st best in the world, having made the most significant improvement in its…
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