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Pagcor Plans Mobile App as Half the Philippines’ Online Gaming Market Stays Unlicensed
Pagcor plans to release an app for mobile verification ahead of end-2026, based on the Pagcor Guarantee website launched in June 2025,…
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Chile’s State Lottery Charges 11 Betting Giants With Money Laundering — While the Taxman Takes Their Money
A complaint was lodged by Polla Chilena de Beneficencia on 20 August 2026 against 11 operators such as Betsson, Betano, 1xBet, and…
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Romanian City Timișoara Bans New Gambling Halls Under Local Licensing Powers
Timișoara’s local council has unanimously voted to prohibit any new gambling halls from being authorised across the city. Mayor Dominic Fritz said…
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Bulgaria’s Gambling Affiliate Law Is Live – The Real Cost Goes Beyond the Headline Fee
Affiliates earning lower Bulgarian commissions face an effective state take of nearly 20%, not the headline 10%, because the fixed annual fee…
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Ghana FA Restricts Betting Odds On Domestic Football Matches
The Ghana Football Association has restricted betting companies from offering odds on domestic football matches, with President Kurt Okraku saying the measure…
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PAGCOR’s Net Income Is Set to Fall 91% in 2026 — And the Reasons Go Deeper Than You Think
The net profit of PAGCOR is predicted to fall by 91% from PHP17.47 billion to PHP1.66 billion in 2026, way more severe…
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NSW Bets on Biometrics: The Pokies Crackdown, Statewide Exclusion Register and What Critics Say Is Still Missing
From 2028, mandatory facial recognition will operate at every gaming room entrance in NSW, backing a first-ever statewide exclusion register that follows…
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CFTC Unveils Prediction Markets Roadmap With New Federal Rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has outlined a new regulatory roadmap for prediction markets, with Chair Michael Selig promising “clear rules…
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Nebraska Mobile Sports Betting Proposal Qualifies For November Ballot
Nebraska voters will decide in November whether the state should authorise mobile sports betting linked to licensed racetracks. The Secretary of State’s…
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Kalshi Locked Out of Washington: How One Court Order Exposed the Fault Line in US Prediction Markets
Kalshi was ordered by King County Superior Court Judge John McHale to implement complete GeoComply geofencing by September 2, 2026, failing which…
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Nevada Fines Venetian $7.2M for AML Failures, but the Man Really on Trial Is Las Vegas Sands
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a $7.2 million AML fine on the Venetian on 20 August 2026, making it the fourth…
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Barry Faudemer Appointed Chairman of Jersey Gambling Commission
Barry Faudemer has been appointed chairman of the Jersey Gambling Commission for a four-year term, succeeding Cyril Whelan. Whelan completed the maximum…
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Crown and Star Sydney Fined AU$2.25m After 16-Year-Old Gambled His Way to Silver Membership
A 16-year-old individual from Cromer has accessed Crown Sydney on 19 occasions and The Star Sydney on 3 occasions by using a…
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Ontario Hits Slot Supplier with $70K Fine After Banned Feature Ran Live for Months
The AGCO issued Booming Games (Malta) a CA$70,000 fine on 20 August 2026 for deploying a prohibited auto-play function in several slots…
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Florida Sues Stake, VGW and Payment Partners Over Sweepstakes Casino Operations
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sued Stake and VGW, along with payment partners, as the state expands its campaign against sweepstakes…
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QuinnBet’s £609,104 Settlement: Written Policies, Real Failures
QuinnBet entered into a £609,104 regulatory agreement on 20 August 2026. A platform migration left 194 customers able to exceed deposit limits,…
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How Denmark Went from “We Cannot Block Them” to a Court Order in Six Months?
The Frederiksberg Court blocked Polymarket and 97 other unlicensed sites on 8 July, enforced through DNS blocking by Danish internet providers. In…
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Mozambique Opens Dedicated Online Gambling Market But Licensing Terms Remain Unclear
Mozambique has approved a dedicated legal framework for online gambling, creating a separate concession regime for games of chance offered through electronic…
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Inpay Frozen Out of iGaming Growth as Danish Regulator Finds AML Failures Across Most of Its Gaming Book
Finanstilsynet found "serious violations" of Denmark's Money Laundering Act covering the majority of Inpay's iGaming customer portfolio, far beyond isolated cases. Inpay's…
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Albania’s Betting Rules Are Ready – So Why Is Nobody Getting a Licence Yet?
Albania's Ministry of Finance confirmed all eight implementing regulations are finalised, but the licensing competition has not officially opened. Up to 10…
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