iGaming Regulation News

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 […]

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, […]