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Lords Back a Gambling Ad Ban That Could Shrink the Industry – But Does the Evidence Hold Up?
The all-party Lords Committee released 'Gambling Harm, Time for Action' on 17 September 2026, demanding a complete advertisement ban "as soon as…
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Google’s Gambling Ad Changes Are Already in Force – The Industry Is Still Catching Up
Google's expanded "good policy health" requirement across all gambling and gaming advertising categories took effect on 14 September 2026, not October. From…
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Entain Could Cut 400 Jobs – In March, Its CEO Said That Wasn’t the Plan
Entain has begun a formal consultation that could remove up to 400 of its roughly 2,000 customer care roles across 11 global…
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Dabble Sports Pays AU$1m as ACMA Finds Accounts Left Open After BetStop Registration
Dabble paid AU$1,069,200 across 54 contraventions covering failures to close the accounts of BetStop-registered customers. A central failure was an account-checking process…
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FATF Flags Money Laundering Risks Across Gambling Sector
The Financial Action Task Force has published a report identifying red-flag indicators for money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing across gaming…
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Connecticut Expands Crackdown On Prediction Markets with Nine Cease-and-Desist Orders
Connecticut has ordered nine prediction market platforms to stop offering sports event contracts considered as unlicensed sports betting. Governor Ned Lamont and…
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New Zealand Regulator Recovers NZ$11.5 Million in Pokies Compliance Probe
The DIA secured commitments to return NZ$11.5 million to community organisations after a two-to-three-year investigation into how pokies trusts handled gambling proceeds.…
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New Zealand Announces Auction Date for Online Casino Licences
The DIA confirmed 29 September 2026 as the start of New Zealand's ascending clock licence auction, with the EOI phase now closed…
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Stake Shuts Irish Users Out After GRAI Engagement, Then Asks for a Licence
The GRAI confirmed that operators including "two major prediction markets and a major international online gambling platform" geo-blocked Irish users voluntarily; national…
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Dutch Regulator Hands Lotto BV a Five-Year Lifeline, But a Court Could Still Take It Away
The KSA renewed Lotto BV's lottery, scratch card and land-based sports betting licences through 2031, justified by the operator's state-owned status, without…
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Half of Dutch Gambling Money Goes Offshore – The Regulator Wants Europe to Act
One-half of all euros that Dutch citizens bet is going to the black market, costing the Netherlands at least €500 million each…
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Conservative Campaign Chief and His Wife Plead Guilty in UK Election Betting Scandal
Anthony Lee placed 60 successful bets totalling £1,549, with potential winnings of £15,000; he then passed the confidential election date to his…
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Brazil Weighs Further Betting Action As Enforcement Pressure Increases
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government is considering further action on the betting market after ministers and civil society representatives…
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AGA Warns Prediction Markets Are Slowing Legal NFL Betting Growth
The American Gaming Association has warned that prediction markets are diverting sports betting activity away from regulated sportsbooks. It forecasts $29.5bn in…
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South Korea’s Casino Reform Has Stalled, and the Industry Is Counting on It
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has delayed its September target for submitting the Tourism Promotion Act amendment, now aiming…
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Google’s Autocomplete Is Flagged for Pointing Dutch Players Toward Illegal Casinos
KVA used Chrome's incognito mode and found autocomplete suggestions actively promoting CRUKS-evading casino queries to Dutch users. KSA's spring 2026 report found…
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UK Chancellor Contemplates Doubling Slot Machine Tax, but the Math Might Not Work Out
Treasury officials are actively modelling MGD increases ahead of the 28 October Budget, with the standard rate potentially jumping from 20% to…
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The Gambling Commission Has a Chair, But the Leadership Void Runs Deeper Than That
Evans becomes the first permanent UKGC chair since Marcus Boyle left in January 2025, and the first woman to hold the role…
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Dutch Parliament Finds Rare Unity on Illegal Gambling, But the Real Test Is What Comes After
KSA confirmed channelisation fell below 50% by revenue in H1 2025, meaning unlicensed operators now match the legal market in gross revenue.…
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Cambodia’s Casino Regulator Drafts New Licence Rules Without Telling Operators What They Are
On 4 September, the Cambodian CGMC considered a new casino integrity and quality assessment regime, yet failed to provide any scoring benchmarks…
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