iGaming Regulation News

Key Points The Austrian government intends to change its longstanding online casino monopoly into a multi-license model where many licensed operators will operate within the market, while maintaining a monopoly in lottery betting. Ongoing issues with player disputes in Austria, gambling tax dues, capital and stringent compliance conditions, among other requirements, are needed before licences […]

Key Points Argentina has recently come up with a nationwide gambling bill that addresses gambling addiction and child protection while creating a unified system of controlling online gambling. The law will target online gambling crimes by imposing strict controls on banks and payment providers, among others, by means of financial measures, bans, and criminal sanctions. […]

Key Points The potential value of Veikkaus could reach up to €4.5 billion as Finland gets ready to lift the country’s monopoly on online gambling and license third parties from 1 July 2027, sparking new debates regarding either the partial or complete privatisation of the state-owned firm. Political parties have been unable to agree upon […]

France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has published new guidelines outlining how gambling operators should apply General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements when handling player information. The 59-page document was developed in collaboration with the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) and applies to all licensed gambling operators in France. This includes online […]

Austria’s Finance Ministry has finalised a draft gambling law to end the country’s online casino monopoly and open the market to multiple licensed operators. According to a leaked draft obtained by iGB, “several providers will be able to offer online gambling in Austria in future” under a “strictly regulated licensing system”. The ministry believes the […]

Key Points Across the window of 1 October 2025 to 20 May 2026, a staggering 717,425 gambling URLs and social media links were pulled offline in Thailand. Before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, 309 betting websites have been flagged by officials for sharper enforcement action. Crypto wallets, PayPal accounts, company-registered banking, and foreign middlemen […]

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has partnered with idPair to introduce a unified self-exclusion system, strengthening responsible gambling measures across the territory. From next month, residents will be able to voluntarily exclude themselves from a range of regulated gambling activities through a single registration process. The system will cover casinos, sports betting and other licensed […]

Tennessee has officially banned online sweepstakes casinos after Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 2136 into law on 22 May. It was passed through both legislative chambers before reaching the governor’s desk on 11 May for signing. The bill targets sweepstakes casino platforms operating with dual virtual currency systems. Under this model, players purchase one […]

European lawmakers have taken another step towards implementing an EU-wide gambling levy, though the proposal remains at an early stage. This measure was introduced in February by Romanian politician, Victor Negrescu, who proposed a 1% levy on gambling revenues across the European Union. It is set for review during a meeting of the EU Budget […]

Key Points India has moved to cut off access to Polymarket after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology directed action against prediction market platforms classified as banned online money gaming services under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. Authorities are also expected to block Kalshi soon, while VPN providers have received […]