iGaming Regulation News

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has introduced a new internal policy prohibiting event wagering and prediction market activity on elections. “My top priority is to protect the integrity of our elections above all else. Implementing this policy is a proactive measure to protect both the voters in Arizona and our employees at the State […]

Romania’s Iași County has become the first in the country to remove all land-based slot machine venues after every one of its 98 local councils voted to eliminate the establishments. This move follows recent national legislation transferring the authority for slot machine venues regulation to local governments. Each council is free to decide how the […]

Nepal’s lawmakers have moved into a crucial stage of the proposed overhaul of its tourism laws after submitting amendments to the Tourism Bill 2081. According to local publication The Tourism Times, 58 members of the House of Representatives have proposed changes across casino oversight, ownership structures, anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, licensing rules and foreign investment. […]

Key Points Bulgaria’s parliament rejected proposals to raise the GGR tax from 25% to 30% and introduce a near-total advertising ban, with the government citing the country’s 60% channelisation rate as the central reason. Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova warned that any tax increase before addressing the grey sector would drive players toward unlicensed operators […]

Key Points The Department of Internal Affairs opened expressions of interest on 17 July, with a deadline of 14 August and a non-refundable NZ$19,000 filing fee. Up to 15 brand-specific licences will be auctioned in September, with market launch targeted for December 2026. Entain, SkyCity, bet365, evoke, Super Group, SpinBet and Spin City have all […]

Key Points French ANJ levied a fine of €500,000 against an unnamed operator because of the improper classification of 29 risky gamblers between October 2023 and March 2024. The losses of the 29 risky gamblers amounted to €683,355 in that period, while the operator made profits of €190,501.86 from those gamblers. The sanctions commission confirmed […]

Key Points On 14 July 2026, the Childhood and Youth Court of Campina Grande ordered the suspension of Pixbet, Flabet, and Bet da Sorte across Brazil, with a 48-hour window to go dark. Staying online beyond that deadline costs R$100,000 per day, capped initially at R$100 million; Anatel holds authority to block the platforms at […]

Key Points Evolution agreed a £4.75m settlement with the UK Gambling Commission on 15 July 2026, closing a licence review launched in December 2024 after its games were found on six unlicensed UK-facing websites operated by two partners. The 18-month review found no broader pattern of unlicensed access to Evolution content in the UK; both […]

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas has been fined $7.2 million for failing to curb the gambling activities of convicted bookmaker Matthew Bowyer. This penalty is part of a wider enforcement campaign by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), which imposed a combined $34 million in settlements on casino operators during 2025. Resorts World Las Vegas […]

Key Points Gibraltar published the world’s first standalone prediction markets regulatory framework on 13 July 2026, under the Gibraltar Gambling Act 2025. Two operators, ADI Predictstreet and WagerWire, have already received licences under the new regime. Nine European gambling regulators launched a coordinated crackdown on unlicensed prediction market operators in June 2026, placing Gibraltar at […]