Casino gambling legalisation in Thailand could become a topic again in early 2026. Parliament’s dissolution opens doors for fresh perspectives. The upcoming elections might produce a government willing to address this prolonged debate. In Thailand, casino issues are still at large without a clear direction. December 12, 2025, is the date that saw Prime Minister […]

Online gambling brought in $335.7 million during the month. Sports betting and iGaming combined created this massive revenue figure. Michigan smashed its previous online sports betting record in November, pulling in $87.3 million in revenue, the highest monthly total the state has seen. That tops January’s old mark of $83 million. Sports betting wasn’t the […]

Nigeria’s President turned down the Central Gaming Bill. The leader will not sign this legislation. Congress might pass the bill, but presidential approval remains blocked. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu isn’t budging on the Central Gaming Bill. He told everyone at the APC’s National Executive Committee meeting on Friday that he won’t sign it, even if […]

BetBlocker has warned it faces a fast-approaching funding cliff edge. The organisation worries about money running out soon. Support for tens of thousands of UK users could disappear. BetBlocker says it’s staring down a funding crisis, with little word from officials and no clear sense of what comes next. If the money runs out, tens […]

LeoVegas received a €500K penalty from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA). The company failed to protect players for eight months last year. In the last 8 months, between October 2023 to May 2024, LeoVegas was in violation of Dutch laws which required them to protect their players. The Netherlands Gambling Authority fined the company €500,000. […]

Coinbase just struck a deal to acquire The Clearing Company, a startup known for its focus on event-based trading. This comes right after Coinbase rolled out prediction market access on its platform last week. By bringing The Clearing Company on board, Coinbase looks to dig deeper into the world of trading on real-world events. This […]

Argentina authorities have frozen assets worth ARS$7 billion, about €4.1 million, linked to an alleged illegal online gambling operation. The money belongs to Roberto Javier Zuco, 54, who has been charged with money laundering and running illegal gambling. The raids happened in October at exclusive gated communities in Canning, Buenos Aires province. A federal judge, […]

The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has said that some gambling operators nearing the end of their second provisional licence period will be allowed to continue operating while regulatory reviews are still ongoing. In a statement dated 23 December, the CGA said it has not yet made a final decision on whether to grant permanent licences […]

Kalshi, a US-based prediction market company, has launched a new research unit called Kalshi Research. The company says the unit will support academic studies on prediction markets and will position Kalshi as a commercial operator and a provider of data for researchers. Kalshi explained the division is modelled after research initiatives at major artificial intelligence […]

Lithuania’s Gambling Supervision Authority, or GSA, has fined casino operator JSC Tete-a-tete €341,049 for breaking anti money laundering rules, also called AML. The fine was announced on 18 December after the regulator carried out an unscheduled special inspection. The inspection looked at how the company followed the country’s Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering […]