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Rank Group’s Six-Month Gamble on Richard Harris Just Became Permanent
Richard Harris was confirmed as permanent CEO of Rank Group on 13 July 2026, six months after stepping in on an interim…
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Tonybet Lands Alberta iGaming Licence on the Same Day the Market Opened
Tonybet received an AGLC iGaming licence on 13 July 2026, the same day Alberta's regulated online gambling market officially launched, making it…
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Gentoo Media Names Ex-Raketech CFO Måns Svalborn, Signalling Its Next Move
Måns Svalborn, a seasoned financial executive and erstwhile CFO at Raketech Group, has been chosen to be the new CFO for Gentoo…
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Amazon Settled a $201M Social Casino Lawsuit Without Actually Paying Anyone
Amazon agreed to a $201M judgment without cutting a cheque, instead assigning its indemnification rights against 32 app developers to the plaintiff…
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Germany Bumps Online Slots Stake Limits To A €5 Maximum
Germany has increased the maximum stake limits for licensed online slot machines for the first time since launching its legal gambling market.…
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Pure Canadian Gaming Bets on Alberta Trust as 48 Global Rivals Flood New iGaming Market
Pure Canadian Gaming has applied to launch an online casino app and website under the PureCasino.ca brand, backed by a multi-year Kambi…
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Great Canadian Entertainment Hit with CA$170,000 Fine as Ontario Regulator Uncovers Money Laundering Gaps at Pickering Casino
The AGCO imposed CA$170,000 penalties on Great Canadian Entertainment on 7 July 2026 due to non-compliance with suspicious transaction reporting regulations after…
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Denmark Blocked 334 Illegal Gambling Sites in 2025 — and That’s Just the Beginning
Denmark's regulator blocked 334 unlicensed gambling sites in 2025, a 70% rise on the 197 blocked in 2024, driven by stepped-up surveillance…
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Kansspelautoriteit Chairman Outlines Need For Improved Financial Guardianship
Michel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), believes better consumer safeguards are necessary for financially vulnerable players. However, he has also warned…
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Zeal Bets £38.6m on SevenCanyon to Crack the UK’s £1.3bn Prize Draw Market
Zeal Network is acquiring the remaining 96.5% of SevenCanyon for up to £38.6m, financed by a €40m Deutsche Bank term loan. SevenCanyon…
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North Carolina Increases Sports Betting Tax To 23% Under New Bill
North Carolina has increased the tax on sports betting operators after Governor Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 into law on 7…
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Kenya’s Gambling Regulator Opens Its First Licensing Cycle as New Regulations Bite
The five legal notices known as Legal Notice Nos 111-115 in the Kenya Gazette came into force on 1 July 2026 to…
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Playtech Shares Surge 18% on H1 Earnings Shock; Peel Hunt’s £6.90 Target Is Now on the Table
Playtech shares hit £3.84 on 9 July 2026, up close to 18%, after H1 EBITDA cleared €155m against a full-year analyst consensus…
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Indonesia Orders Banks to Freeze 36,191 Gambling-Linked Accounts as Crackdown Targets Money, Not Just Websites
The Financial Services Authority in Indonesia instructed banks on 7 July 2026 to freeze 36,191 accounts used to facilitate illegal online gambling,…
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ELA Games Doubled Bet Counts in Greece Within Two Quarters. Here Is What Came After
ELA Games recorded a 201.90% surge in bet counts, 86.30% growth in active users, and a 77.20% rise in turnover across two…
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Xpoint Launches Fraud Detection Tool to Identify Bonus Abuse
Xpoint has introduced a new fraud detection solution for betting and gaming operators to uncover organised abuse of promotions and welcome offers.…
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Czech Republic Tests Shared Data Model to Improve Player Protection For Operators
In the Czech Republic, the Institute for Gambling Regulation (IPRH) is adopting a different approach through IRIS, a cross-operator data system for…
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Spribe Loses Brazilian Injunction as Federal Court Pulls the Rug on Aviator Trademark
The Pernambuco Court of Justice revoked the preliminary injunction it had granted Spribe OÜ after the Federal Court in Brasília suspended the…
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Swintt Expands Greek Presence Through New Stoiximan Content Partnership
Swintt has expanded its presence in Greece after launching a selection of Elysium Studios games on Stoiximan.gr through a partnership with Kaizen…
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Australia’s ‘Scambling’ Taskforce Is Here and the Losses Are Worse Than Anyone Thought
Scamwatch logged 806 scambling reports in 2025 against 677 the year before; reported losses leapt from A$449,000 to A$1.6 million. Over 45%…
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