iGaming Industry News, Regulation & Market Insights

The Netherlands’ Supreme Court has ruled that agreements between players and online gambling operators without Dutch licences are not automatically void under the country’s civil law. This decision follows two separate legal disputes involving TSG Interactive Gaming Europe and Electraworks Europe, the operators behind PokerStars and PartyCasino respectively. Neither company held a Dutch gambling licence […]

Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has reached a settlement with the Australian Taxation Office over historical tax treatment for payments made to junket tour operators, bringing an end to a lengthy Federal Court dispute. In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange, the casino operator confirmed it had agreed with the Commissioner of Taxation to resolve […]

Swintt has expanded its presence in Greece after launching a selection of Elysium Studios games on Stoiximan.gr through a partnership with Kaizen Gaming. Headquartered in Athens with an additional office in Thessaloniki, Kaizen Gaming is one of Greece’s largest iGaming employers. The company operates across 20 locations worldwide with a workforce of more than 3,000 […]

Key Points The Pernambuco Court of Justice revoked the preliminary injunction it had granted Spribe OÜ after the Federal Court in Brasília suspended the legal effects of its INPI trademark registration. Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a separate inquiry into Spribe over alleged discrepancies between advertised and actual Return to Player figures on its games. […]

Key Points Greece’s EEEP has launched a €28,500 tender to appoint a specialist legal and technical partner to overhaul its Electronic Player Account and KYC framework, running until the end of 2026. A June 2026 bill proposes expanding the regulator’s workforce from 80 to 110 staff, with powers to immediately remove illegal gambling websites and […]

Key Points 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% of those losses were claimed by people who identified as First Nations Australians, with regulators now investigating suspected geo-targeting. The fusion cell operates until 9 December 2026, drawing in banks, telcos, […]