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Ireland Built a Gambling Regulator – Now Comes the Part Nobody Prepared For
Since remote betting licences launched on 1 July 2026, the GRAI has issued cease-and-desist orders against a large volume of unlicensed operators,…
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Sri Lanka Built a Gambling Regulator That Still Cannot Issue a Single Licence
The GRA Act came into force on 1 December 2025, but the subsidiary legislation for issuing licenses has still not been notified…
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Estonia Bet on a Gambling Tax Cut to Fill Its Coffers. Nine Months Later, the PM Is Asking If It Was Worth It
Prime Minister Kristen Michal has ordered an early review of Estonia's phased online gambling tax cut, two years ahead of the originally…
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Brazil’s Betting Sector Pays £1.2bn in Taxes, Then Politicians Try to Bury It
The tax remitted to the Federal Revenue by the licensed betting companies in Brazil between January and July 2026 amounted to R$8.7…
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Botswana Voted 20-1 to Rewrite Its Gambling Rules – Not Everyone Agreed: Why?
Bill No. 15 of 2026 has been passed by the Botswana National Assembly on 13 August with 20 votes in favor to…
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NorthStar Got Fined CA$100K for AML Failures – That Is Not Even the Worst Part
Player crossed NorthStar's CA$25,000 risk level in the first month. The account remained active for 15 months before the player made any…
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Pagcor Plans Mobile App as Half the Philippines’ Online Gaming Market Stays Unlicensed
Pagcor plans to release an app for mobile verification ahead of end-2026, based on the Pagcor Guarantee website launched in June 2025,…
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Chile’s State Lottery Charges 11 Betting Giants With Money Laundering — While the Taxman Takes Their Money
A complaint was lodged by Polla Chilena de Beneficencia on 20 August 2026 against 11 operators such as Betsson, Betano, 1xBet, and…
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Romanian City Timișoara Bans New Gambling Halls Under Local Licensing Powers
Timișoara’s local council has unanimously voted to prohibit any new gambling halls from being authorised across the city. Mayor Dominic Fritz said…
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Bulgaria’s Gambling Affiliate Law Is Live – The Real Cost Goes Beyond the Headline Fee
Affiliates earning lower Bulgarian commissions face an effective state take of nearly 20%, not the headline 10%, because the fixed annual fee…
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Ghana FA Restricts Betting Odds On Domestic Football Matches
The Ghana Football Association has restricted betting companies from offering odds on domestic football matches, with President Kurt Okraku saying the measure…
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PAGCOR’s Net Income Is Set to Fall 91% in 2026 — And the Reasons Go Deeper Than You Think
The net profit of PAGCOR is predicted to fall by 91% from PHP17.47 billion to PHP1.66 billion in 2026, way more severe…
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NSW Bets on Biometrics: The Pokies Crackdown, Statewide Exclusion Register and What Critics Say Is Still Missing
From 2028, mandatory facial recognition will operate at every gaming room entrance in NSW, backing a first-ever statewide exclusion register that follows…
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CFTC Unveils Prediction Markets Roadmap With New Federal Rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has outlined a new regulatory roadmap for prediction markets, with Chair Michael Selig promising “clear rules…
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Nebraska Mobile Sports Betting Proposal Qualifies For November Ballot
Nebraska voters will decide in November whether the state should authorise mobile sports betting linked to licensed racetracks. The Secretary of State’s…
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Kalshi Locked Out of Washington: How One Court Order Exposed the Fault Line in US Prediction Markets
Kalshi was ordered by King County Superior Court Judge John McHale to implement complete GeoComply geofencing by September 2, 2026, failing which…
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Nevada Fines Venetian $7.2M for AML Failures, but the Man Really on Trial Is Las Vegas Sands
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a $7.2 million AML fine on the Venetian on 20 August 2026, making it the fourth…
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Barry Faudemer Appointed Chairman of Jersey Gambling Commission
Barry Faudemer has been appointed chairman of the Jersey Gambling Commission for a four-year term, succeeding Cyril Whelan. Whelan completed the maximum…
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Crown and Star Sydney Fined AU$2.25m After 16-Year-Old Gambled His Way to Silver Membership
A 16-year-old individual from Cromer has accessed Crown Sydney on 19 occasions and The Star Sydney on 3 occasions by using a…
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Ontario Hits Slot Supplier with $70K Fine After Banned Feature Ran Live for Months
The AGCO issued Booming Games (Malta) a CA$70,000 fine on 20 August 2026 for deploying a prohibited auto-play function in several slots…
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