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Peru Launches Two Responsible Gambling Initiatives Focused on Education and Prevention
Two responsible gambling initiatives have been launched in Peru, covering industry development, education and problem gambling prevention. Gaming lawyer and regulatory specialist…
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South Africa’s NLC Warns Suppliers Over Alleged Tender Payment Scam
South Africa’s National Lotteries Commission has warned prospective suppliers about an individual who claims he can influence the awarding of NLC tenders…
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Brazil’s Senate Just Voted to Erase Betting Ads Entirely – Here Is Why That Could Backfire
The Brazilian CCT signed into law PL 2,470/2026 on 2nd September, making it illegal to place any advertisement for sports betting on…
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Sweden’s Restaurant Casinos Lose AML Exemption After Years Outside the Rules
Spelinspektionen removed the AML exemption for land-based commercial casinos effective 1 September 2026, following a risk reclassification made in September 2025. Twelve…
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Nepal Has Blocked 223,568 Betting Sites – Operators Keep Coming Back
The Nepalese government has blocked 223,568 betting apps and websites from March 2026 onwards, with the recent blocking being of Mostbet, Megapari,…
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Hungary Is Trying to Kill Its Own Gambling Regulator, and the Timing Is Not Accidental
Government Resolution 1277/2026 orders the justice minister to report by 30 September on abolishing the SZTFH, Hungary's gambling, tobacco and mining regulator.…
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UKGC Suspends BresBet and Bet St George Over Suspected Compliance Failures
The UK Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd after identifying suspected social responsibility…
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Ninth Circuit Backs Nevada in Kalshi Prediction Market Dispute
A federal appeals court has handed Nevada a victory in its legal fight with prediction market operator Kalshi, permitting the state to…
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France’s ANJ Tells Operators: Suspicion Is Not Enough to Withhold Player Funds
ANJ published a practical fraud guide on 31 August 2026, clarifying evidence standards without creating new legal duties. Operators cannot withhold winnings…
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Ethiopia Arrested 38 Betting Firms – They Had No Licences to Begin With
Ethiopian authorities arrested the owners of 38 betting enterprises and froze their accounts as part of a sweeping crackdown across seven sectors.…
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Dutch Lottery Sued Skyhills and It Vanished. So Why Are Fines Still the Main Weapon?
Skyhills N.V., a Curaçao-based operator with no Dutch licence, went offline immediately after Nederlandse Loterij filed civil proceedings against it and all…
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Brazil Raided Flutter’s NSX Group – The Curaçao Question Is Bigger Than One Company
Brazilian authorities froze R$191 million in assets tied to NSX Group and launched 11 tax proceedings seeking a potential BRL 300 million…
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Curaçao Introduces New Remote Identity Verification Rules For Gaming Operators
The Curaçao Gaming Authority, working with the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the Financial Intelligence Unit Curaçao, has introduced…
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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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