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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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PAGCOR Considers Smart-table Rollout For Philippine Casinos
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is considering smart gaming tables for casinos, with larger integrated resorts potentially beginning implementation in 2027…
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New Zealand Sets Online Casino Licence Requirements After Auction
New Zealand has outlined what operators must provide after securing a place in its upcoming online casino licence auction, placing business operations,…
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Topdog Raises $2.5m With Involvement from FanDuel Investors
Boston Seed Capital, the Raine Group, and Bullpen Capital backed FanDuel and DraftKings early, according to Topdog's own announcement. All three are…
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Tabcorp Fined A$350k After Delayed MFA Left Some Customer Accounts Exposed
The VGCCC found Tabcorp failed to enforce mandatory MFA across all wagering accounts from 30 January to 23 June 2025, during which…
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Barry Diller Drops the $18bn MGM Bid, and Now the Casino Is Reportedly Eyeing Him Back
People Incorporated officially withdrew its $48.30 per share MGM offer on 23 September 2026, after four months of negotiations. Analysts had questioned…
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Gaming1 Locks Down a Belgian Licence That Cannot Simply Be Applied For
Gaming1 acquired 100% of Pac-Man NV on 22 September 2026, gaining the Belgian B+ online gaming licence B+4248 plus the physical gaming…
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