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Latest regulation news and updates from the iGaming industry.

Updated July 27, 2026

Missouri AG Defends Gray-Machine Crackdown as Bar Owners Sue Over Prosecution Threats
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Missouri AG Defends Gray-Machine Crackdown as Bar Owners Sue Over Prosecution Threats

Singapore Arrests Nine Over GemBet Shell-Company Network as UN Flags Illegal Gambling as Crime's Financial Pillar
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Singapore Arrests Nine Over GemBet Shell-Company Network as UN Flags Illegal Gambling as Crime's Financial Pillar

UKGC Sends Operator Settlement Money to the Treasury, Leaving the Levy to Fund Treatment Alone
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UKGC Sends Operator Settlement Money to the Treasury, Leaving the Levy to Fund Treatment Alone

Kalshi Avoids Contempt by Hiring GeoComply, With an August 12 Nevada Deadline and $120,000 a Day at Stake
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Kalshi Avoids Contempt by Hiring GeoComply, With an August 12 Nevada Deadline and $120,000 a Day at Stake

Uganda's Museveni Blocks Gambling Tax Overhaul Over a Casino Carve-Out
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Uganda's Museveni Blocks Gambling Tax Overhaul Over a Casino Carve-Out

Gamstop Hits Record Self-Exclusions During the World Cup, Led by Under-25s
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Gamstop Hits Record Self-Exclusions During the World Cup, Led by Under-25s

Pennsylvania Study Weighs Credit-Card and VIP Curbs After Record $6.8bn in Gambling Revenue
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Pennsylvania Study Weighs Credit-Card and VIP Curbs After Record $6.8bn in Gambling Revenue

Rio and Belo Horizonte Ban Betting Ads in Public Spaces, and a Lawyer Calls It Unconstitutional
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Rio and Belo Horizonte Ban Betting Ads in Public Spaces, and a Lawyer Calls It Unconstitutional

Liverpool Joins UK Coalition Pushing to End Gambling Ads as Football Sponsorship Money Shrinks
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Liverpool Joins UK Coalition Pushing to End Gambling Ads as Football Sponsorship Money Shrinks

Dutch Regulator Upholds Polymarket Sanction, Rejects the Blockchain Defense
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Dutch Regulator Upholds Polymarket Sanction, Rejects the Blockchain Defense

Germany Lifts Online Slot Stake Cap to EUR 5 to Claw Back Black-Market Play
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Germany Lifts Online Slot Stake Cap to EUR 5 to Claw Back Black-Market Play

Ontario Regulator Fines Great Canadian Casino Toronto C$120,000 After Dealers Cheated With Patrons
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Ontario Regulator Fines Great Canadian Casino Toronto C$120,000 After Dealers Cheated With Patrons

bet365 Signs Binding AUSTRAC Undertaking to Rebuild AML Systems After Australian Probe
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bet365 Signs Binding AUSTRAC Undertaking to Rebuild AML Systems After Australian Probe

Dutch Supreme Court Shields Operators From Pre-2021 Refund Claims
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Dutch Supreme Court Shields Operators From Pre-2021 Refund Claims

Michigan Gaming Regulator Quits Problem Gambling Council Over Its Kalshi Deal
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Michigan Gaming Regulator Quits Problem Gambling Council Over Its Kalshi Deal

UK Raises Gambling Commission Licence Fees 25%, Stacking Costs on Operators in the Same Year
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UK Raises Gambling Commission Licence Fees 25%, Stacking Costs on Operators in the Same Year

Australia's Federal Court Sets A$24.24m Poker Penalties, Taking the Case Past A$29m
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Australia's Federal Court Sets A$24.24m Poker Penalties, Taking the Case Past A$29m

UKGC Puts a Number on Gambling's Hidden Victims as 1.6 Million Britons Feel the Damage
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UKGC Puts a Number on Gambling's Hidden Victims as 1.6 Million Britons Feel the Damage

South Korea Arrests 2,319 in Cyber Gambling Sweep as Seized Cash Doubles to $70M
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South Korea Arrests 2,319 in Cyber Gambling Sweep as Seized Cash Doubles to $70M

Polymarket Sued Over Fake Bets and Campus Marketing as CFTC and Senators Circle
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Polymarket Sued Over Fake Bets and Campus Marketing as CFTC and Senators Circle

CME Sues the CFTC to Stop Kalshi and Coinbase Crypto Perpetual Futures
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CME Sues the CFTC to Stop Kalshi and Coinbase Crypto Perpetual Futures

Brazil Sets 24-Hour Bank Freeze for Illegal Betting Operators Under New CMN Rule
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Brazil Sets 24-Hour Bank Freeze for Illegal Betting Operators Under New CMN Rule

Africa's Offshore Reckoning: South Africa and Egypt Both Turn on Illegal Gambling at Once
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Africa's Offshore Reckoning: South Africa and Egypt Both Turn on Illegal Gambling at Once

Kenya's June 30 Licensing Deadline Lands With Its New Regulator in Court
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Kenya's June 30 Licensing Deadline Lands With Its New Regulator in Court

Brazil Regulator Blocks Social Features on Betting Sites After Betano Asks
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Brazil Regulator Blocks Social Features on Betting Sites After Betano Asks

CDU Economic Council Hands Germany a Blueprint to Drain Its Gambling Black Market
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CDU Economic Council Hands Germany a Blueprint to Drain Its Gambling Black Market

Malta Regulator Names Six Sites Faking an MGA Licence, Including a Casino Claiming Juventus Ties
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Malta Regulator Names Six Sites Faking an MGA Licence, Including a Casino Claiming Juventus Ties

UK Gambling Commission Asks Operators How to Cut Their Own Red Tape
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UK Gambling Commission Asks Operators How to Cut Their Own Red Tape

Brazil Committee Backs Plan to Funnel Up to 3% of Betting Revenue to Federal Police
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Brazil Committee Backs Plan to Funnel Up to 3% of Betting Revenue to Federal Police

Stakelogic Pays £122,835 After UK Regulator Catches Its Slots Spinning Too Fast
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Stakelogic Pays £122,835 After UK Regulator Catches Its Slots Spinning Too Fast

Nevada Asks Court to Hold Kalshi in Contempt, Seeks $120,000-a-Day Fine Over Geofencing
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Nevada Asks Court to Hold Kalshi in Contempt, Seeks $120,000-a-Day Fine Over Geofencing

Brazil's Operation Conto da Sorte Targets a R$50 Billion Illegal Betting Network
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Brazil's Operation Conto da Sorte Targets a R$50 Billion Illegal Betting Network

EU Weighs a 1% Bloc-Wide Gambling Levy as Brussels Eyes the Sector for Budget Cash
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EU Weighs a 1% Bloc-Wide Gambling Levy as Brussels Eyes the Sector for Budget Cash

Curacao Sets 2027 Deadline for Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets, Ban Mixers and Drop Exchange Roles
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Curacao Sets 2027 Deadline for Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets, Ban Mixers and Drop Exchange Roles

Spain Approves Cross-Operator Deposit Limits, Capping Players at €3,300 a Month Market-Wide
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Spain Approves Cross-Operator Deposit Limits, Capping Players at €3,300 a Month Market-Wide

China Arrests Dozens in World Cup Betting Crackdown as Police Hit Rings Across Four Provinces
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China Arrests Dozens in World Cup Betting Crackdown as Police Hit Rings Across Four Provinces

Ukraine's PlayCity Pulls Kick Into Its Crackdown on Black-Market Gambling Ads
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Ukraine's PlayCity Pulls Kick Into Its Crackdown on Black-Market Gambling Ads

Georgia Pitches a 5% Tax to Lure Foreign-Facing Gambling Operators
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Georgia Pitches a 5% Tax to Lure Foreign-Facing Gambling Operators

South African Casinos Stare Down 30 June FIC Filing Deadline With 88% Still Unfiled
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South African Casinos Stare Down 30 June FIC Filing Deadline With 88% Still Unfiled

Egypt Moves to Criminalize Online Betting, With Life Sentences on the Table
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Egypt Moves to Criminalize Online Betting, With Life Sentences on the Table

North Carolina Senate Votes to Raise Online Sports Betting Tax to 23%
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North Carolina Senate Votes to Raise Online Sports Betting Tax to 23%

Sweepstakes Casinos Quit Iowa and Indiana Before July 1 Enforcement Starts
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Sweepstakes Casinos Quit Iowa and Indiana Before July 1 Enforcement Starts

Tanzania Adds 5% Tax on Betting Stakes, Stacking a Turnover Levy on Top of GGR
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Tanzania Adds 5% Tax on Betting Stakes, Stacking a Turnover Levy on Top of GGR

Armenia Bars Welfare Recipients and Pensioners From Online Casinos in New Gambling Law
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Armenia Bars Welfare Recipients and Pensioners From Online Casinos in New Gambling Law

New ANJ Chief Chevremont Promises a Harder Line as France's Black Market Outgrows Its Licensed One
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New ANJ Chief Chevremont Promises a Harder Line as France's Black Market Outgrows Its Licensed One

Austria Drafts Law to End Online Gambling Monopoly, Sets 45% GGR Tax and 2027 Opening
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Austria Drafts Law to End Online Gambling Monopoly, Sets 45% GGR Tax and 2027 Opening

New Jersey Bill Would Force Kalshi to Hold a Sports License and Pay 29.75% on Event Contracts
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New Jersey Bill Would Force Kalshi to Hold a Sports License and Pay 29.75% on Event Contracts

Estonia's iGaming Tax Cut Stalls Out of the Gate as Operators Stay Away
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Estonia's iGaming Tax Cut Stalls Out of the Gate as Operators Stay Away

DOJ's New Fraud Division Lands First Offshore Sportsbook Conviction
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DOJ's New Fraud Division Lands First Offshore Sportsbook Conviction

Kentucky Sues Kalshi, Polymarket and VGW, Opening a Three-Front Gambling Fight
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Kentucky Sues Kalshi, Polymarket and VGW, Opening a Three-Front Gambling Fight

Lula Signs Decree to Freeze Illegal Betting Funds as Brazil Widens Three-State Raids
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Lula Signs Decree to Freeze Illegal Betting Funds as Brazil Widens Three-State Raids

Betfred Pulls Out of Ireland Days Before GRAI Licensing Regime Goes Live
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Betfred Pulls Out of Ireland Days Before GRAI Licensing Regime Goes Live

Colombia Lines Up a New Tax Reform That Targets Gambling Again
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Colombia Lines Up a New Tax Reform That Targets Gambling Again

Alberta Sets Promotion Rules Ahead of July 13 Online Casino Launch, Borrowing From Ontario
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Alberta Sets Promotion Rules Ahead of July 13 Online Casino Launch, Borrowing From Ontario

Steil Introduces Trump-Backed Bill to Bar Lawmakers From Prediction Market Bets
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Steil Introduces Trump-Backed Bill to Bar Lawmakers From Prediction Market Bets

Star's Former CEO and Legal Chief Banned and Fined as SkyCity Settles Adelaide
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Star's Former CEO and Legal Chief Banned and Fined as SkyCity Settles Adelaide

Prediction Markets Hit Legal Walls in Michigan and Europe as the US Court Split Widens
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Prediction Markets Hit Legal Walls in Michigan and Europe as the US Court Split Widens

A Hijacked Parish Council Site Shows How Black-Market Casinos Game Search
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A Hijacked Parish Council Site Shows How Black-Market Casinos Game Search

Pennsylvania Skill Games Ruled Slot Machines, Sending a Billion-Dollar Tax Fight to the Capitol
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Pennsylvania Skill Games Ruled Slot Machines, Sending a Billion-Dollar Tax Fight to the Capitol

Hong Kong Arrests 150 in HK$320M World Cup Betting Raid as Legal Monopoly Hits Record Turnover
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Hong Kong Arrests 150 in HK$320M World Cup Betting Raid as Legal Monopoly Hits Record Turnover

Chile Moves to Tax a $3bn Offshore Betting Market It Still Calls Illegal
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Chile Moves to Tax a $3bn Offshore Betting Market It Still Calls Illegal

Brazil's Finance Ministry Plans a Consolidated Bettor Statement as Enforcement Tightens
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Brazil's Finance Ministry Plans a Consolidated Bettor Statement as Enforcement Tightens

US Sweepstakes Casinos Keep Growing as State Bans Reach the Affiliates
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US Sweepstakes Casinos Keep Growing as State Bans Reach the Affiliates

Bank of Ghana Orders Banks to Cut Unauthorized USD Crypto Wallets, Hitting a Betting Deposit Route
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Bank of Ghana Orders Banks to Cut Unauthorized USD Crypto Wallets, Hitting a Betting Deposit Route

UK Regulator and Entain Pile Pressure on Big Tech Over Black-Market Gambling Ads
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UK Regulator and Entain Pile Pressure on Big Tech Over Black-Market Gambling Ads

Virginia iGaming Push Returns as Online Casino Bill Filed for 2026 Session
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Virginia iGaming Push Returns as Online Casino Bill Filed for 2026 Session

UK Gambling Commission Announces New Responsible Gaming Framework
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UK Gambling Commission Announces New Responsible Gaming Framework

Prediction Markets Head Toward Supreme Court as 30+ States File Amicus Briefs
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Prediction Markets Head Toward Supreme Court as 30+ States File Amicus Briefs

Maine Becomes Eighth State to Legalize Online Casino Gaming
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Maine Becomes Eighth State to Legalize Online Casino Gaming

New York iCasino Bills Return for Fifth Straight Year With $2.5B Revenue Projection
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New York iCasino Bills Return for Fifth Straight Year With $2.5B Revenue Projection

DraftKings and FanDuel Omit Gambling Addiction Tools From Prediction Market Apps
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DraftKings and FanDuel Omit Gambling Addiction Tools From Prediction Market Apps