iGaming Regulation News

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 […]

Key Points Greece’s EEEP has launched a €28,500 tender to appoint a specialist legal and technical partner to overhaul its Electronic Player Account and KYC framework, running until the end of 2026. A June 2026 bill proposes expanding the regulator’s workforce from 80 to 110 staff, with powers to immediately remove illegal gambling websites and […]

Austria has opened public consultations on plans to liberalise its online gambling market, marking another step towards the country’s biggest gambling reforms in over two decades. The consultation follows the governing coalition’s agreement to launch a competitive licensing system in October 2027. Under the draft framework, eligible operators will be able to apply for licences […]

The UK government has confirmed a 25% increase in gambling licence fees, despite a consultation showing little support from operators for rise in costs. Its new fee structure will take effect on 1 October 2026, increasing expenses for licensed gambling businesses after the remote gambling tax changes introduced earlier this year. The Department for Culture, […]

Key points On 2nd July, the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 was formally presented, however, it received immediate resistance from the opposition party, cross bench members and Greens.  The Bill is a failure because it does not comply with the recommendations of the Murphy inquiry, hence described as a “rubbish bill.” The bill […]

Key Points The Azerbaijan National Assembly adopted the first reading of a law on 30 June 2026 where the punishment of gambling will be replaced with the imposition of proceeds-based fines and will be doubled up to the amount of illegal income. Multiple offenders would get a jail term of five to eight years and […]

Key Points The DCMS announced an increase of 25% on the Gambling Commission licence fees as from 1 October 2026, following a consultation process with three options between 27 January and 30 March 2026. Over 1,100 small operators who have a yearly gross gaming yield below £10m will actually pay reduced fees under the new […]