iGaming Regulation News

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 […]

Key Points Denmark’s regulator blocked 334 unlicensed gambling sites in 2025, a 70% rise on the 197 blocked in 2024, driven by stepped-up surveillance rather than black market growth. The Spilpakke 1 legislative package, passed in October 2025, handed Spillemyndigheden authority to target affiliate and referral sites for the first time, alongside a whistle-to-whistle sports […]

Michel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), believes better consumer safeguards are necessary for financially vulnerable players. However, he has also warned against using gambling regulation as a tool for income policy. The key question in this debate is: how far should governments go in protecting players from financial harm without limiting individual choice? Championed […]

Key Points The Agency for Customs and Monopolies (ADM) of Italy has blacklisted Polymarket again and identified it as an unauthorised gambling operator. The €19 million sponsorship agreement by Lazio with Polymarket, dated April 2026, is likely to violate Italian law, which prohibits the advertisement of unlicensed gambling operators according to the Dignity Decree of […]

Key Points The Financial Services Authority in Indonesia instructed banks on 7 July 2026 to freeze 36,191 accounts used to facilitate illegal online gambling, an increase of 2,355 accounts compared to the number of accounts identified in April 2026, using the information provided by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs. Banks have been asked […]