iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates
Latest iGaming news covering online gambling, sports betting, regulation, casinos and market insights from around the world.
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Brazil Killed Its Own Betting Market Before the Election – Here’s What Nobody Is Saying
Provisional Measure Number 1,394 was signed by President Lula on 25 September and immediately banned all fixed-odds betting and online casinos in…
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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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Finland’s Gambling Rush: 75 Licence Applications and Zero Decisions, With the Clock Running
The Finnish NPB has received 75 gambling licence applications until September 2026, significantly exceeding the 40-60 range that had been predicted by…
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Fertitta’s $17.6bn Bid for Caesars Wins Over Shareholders’ Votes; but FTC Raises Concerns
There were 133.3 million votes in favour, which amounts to 65.4%, a sufficient majority in terms of outstanding shares, although all regulatory…
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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…
