iGaming Regulation News

Austria’s Finance Ministry drafts plans for the next casino tender and says uniform player protection standards will come and operators still ask for a liberal market. The Austrian Finance Ministry prepares a draft to set the base for a casino tender in the coming months and operators ask again for an end to the monopoly. […]

Georgia lawmakers are preparing a bill that would let residents vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize gambling, mainly online sports betting. Supporters say it could bring in extra money for the state, especially for education programs funded by the lottery. State Representative Matt Reeves is one of the main backers of the proposal. He […]

Ukrainian authorities have blocked access to Polymarket, a prediction market platform, stating that it works like gambling without the right licence. The decision was made in December 2025 by the National Commission for the Regulation of Electronic Communications. The regulator said internet providers must now block the site because it helps people place bets outside […]

The Netherlands Gambling Authority KSA set enforcement penalties on two operators, ComeOn and Starscream and the move showed a push to protect players and stop illegal gambling in the Netherlands. The sanctions target a licensed brand and an unlicensed brand and the regulator stated serious gaps in compliance under Dutch gambling law. Tulipa Ent Limited […]

A legal expert in Estonia stated that the accidental end of the games of chance tax and remote gaming tax will face a fast reversal soon within the country. ERR reported an error in paperwork, putting a 0% gambling tax for 2026 into Estonian law. The duty plan cut tax from 6% to 4% by […]

A federal judge put a temporary block on Tennessee regulators enforcing gambling laws on Kalshi and delivered a procedural win at the start of the jurisdiction dispute under federal regulation. A US order dated 12 January from Judge Aleta Trauger stops the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council and state officials from using state gambling statutes against […]

Maine is set to become the eighth US state to legalise online casino gambling after Governor Janet Mills said she will sign a new bill. The bill, called LD 1164, gives the state’s recognised tribal nations the exclusive right to run online casino games. The law was passed by the State House and Senate in […]

Data from the Sociological Institute at the Slovak Academy of Sciences said 400,000 Czech players use illegal gambling sites and the figure signals a serious market problem. The Czech Republic loses over CZK330 million or $15.9 million each month in tax money from legal gambling operators as people play on unlicensed sites unknowingly. Data came […]

FanDuel must pay a C$350,000 penalty set by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario after it failed to identify and report unusual and suspicious betting. The regulator said an in-depth review found FanDuel accepted 144 bets from three Ontario player accounts on Czech Table Tennis Star Series matches that showed multiple indicators tied to […]

Lawmakers in the House want to limit how government employees use prediction markets, especially after the controversy around the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A bill came forward in the United States to stop federal officials from using secret knowledge to bet on prediction markets. People buy and sell small contracts on the chances […]