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Argentina’s Betting Tax Hits All-Time High in July as World Cup Final Drove 6,200% Search Surge
ARCA recorded its highest-ever monthly online betting tax collection in July 2026, at ARS17,798 million (approximately $11.7 million), a real increase of…
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Kenya Court Restores GRA Powers But Leaves Fee Hikes in Legal Limbo
Justice Musyoka's partial ruling restores GRA oversight powers but keeps the 200%–49,900% fee increases suspended until the 2 October judgment. Online bookmaker…
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Five Dutch Operators Cleared for Renewal, But Bet365 and BetCity Are Still Waiting
Companies such as Fair Play Online, TOTO Online, Kansino, Holland Casino Online, and Bingoal have successfully obtained new licences for five years,…
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Armenia Selects Random Systems International For Nationwide Gambling Monitoring Platform
Armenia has selected Malta-based Random Systems International Limited to develop and operate a nationwide platform for monitoring gambling activity. According to local…
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US Illegal Online Gambling Hit $97.4bn in 2025, Outpacing the Entire Legal Sector
According to Gaming Compliance International, illegal online gambling in the US was able to generate $97.4 billion in gross gaming revenue in…
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Australia’s Toughest Gambling Laws Ever? Albanese Cuts a Deal, But Critics Say the Real Fight Is Just Starting
According to Albanese, Labour’s caucus has been informed that the bill known as the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is certain…
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Italy’s ADM Blocks 190 Gambling Sites, and Fonbet’s Name Is Right in the Middle
ADM’s Order No. 00540333 dated 5 August 2026, orders all ISPs in Italy to block 190 unlicensed gambling websites by 20 August,…
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Black Cube Uses Evolution’s UKGC Fine and Galaxy Gaming Collapse as New Courtroom Evidence
Black Cube filed on 3 August 2026, citing the UKGC settlement and Galaxy Gaming collapse as proof Evolution has not been forthright…
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Betty Fined C$120,000 by Ontario Regulator After Underage Accounts Sat Undetected for Two Years
The AGCO fined Betty Gaming C$120,000 after vulnerabilities in its age controls allowed 23 underage users to create accounts on Betty.ca, nine…
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UKGC Raises Gambling Software Sector To Medium Money Laundering Risk
The Gambling Commission has raised the UK gambling software sector’s money laundering and terrorist financing risk rating to medium as black-market concerns…
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Romania Introduces Higher-Tier Taxes On Gambling Winnings
Romania has introduced a new tiered tax structure on gambling winnings, with the revised regime taking effect from 1 August 2026. The…
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Angola Expands Public Campaign Against Illegal gambling Across Two Major Markets
Angola’s Institute of Game Supervision has intensified its campaign against illegal gambling by taking a public awareness programme to two of Viana’s…
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Bangladesh Freezes Thousands Of MFS Accounts In Gambling Crackdown
Bangladesh’s financial intelligence authorities are moving to freeze around 14,000 additional mobile financial service accounts suspected of being used for online gambling…
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Super Group Makes Play for Three Licences in New Zealand
Super Group saw second-quarter revenues of $684 million, up 18% on the prior-year quarter, with profit changing from a loss of $3…
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Penn Entertainment Announces $32.6m Q2 Profit, but the Interactive Remake is a Distance to Go
Penn recorded a net income of $32.6m in Q2 2026 compared to a loss of $18.3m recorded in Q2 2025, due to…
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CFTC Fines George Santos Over Kalshi Prediction Market Trades
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered former Representative George Santos to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading on Kalshi. This is the…
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State Attorneys General Challenge CFTC Prediction Market Legal Framework
A coalition of 44 state attorneys general has opposed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed rule for event contracts, arguing that the…
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UK National Lottery Good Causes Funding Down by 22% as £60m per Week Target for Allwyn in Danger?
Good causes funding fell £107.7m year-on-year in Q1 2026-27; EuroMillions alone accounted for £169.9m of the total sales decline. The UKGC confirmed…
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Austria Sends Gambling Overhaul to Brussels, But the Hard Part Starts Now
The Gambling Act draft from Austria was sent to the European Commission via the TRIS procedure on 4 August 2026 and the…
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Bulgaria Plans Wider Gambling Reforms Targeting Affiliates and Online Payments
Bulgaria is preparing a review of its gambling laws aimed at reducing illegal activity and disrupting the network that allows unlicensed operators…
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