Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Britain’s online gambling market up 8% to £1.42 billion in second quarter
The UK Gambling Commission has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain.
This data, sourced from operators, ref...
Latest figures on young people and gambling released
13 November 2025
Today, the Gambling Commission has published its Young People and Gambling Report 2025 – the annual study that helps un...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission insists that sports prediction markets are not permitted
Operators have been asked to identify how they will ensure compliance.
US.- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has informed lic...
UKGC unable to produce reliable estimate of black market size
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has said it is “not yet in a position to make a robust and reliable estimate of the size” of the gambli...
Thousands of Indonesians tied to Cambodia-led online gambling ring
Indonesian minister calls for stronger cross-border cooperation and AML enforcement.
Thousands of Indonesian citizens are believed to be...
NetBet Enterprises Limited to pay £650,000 for regulatory failures
05 November 2025
An online gambling business is to pay £650,000 and undergo an independent audit after a Commission investigation reveal...
UK Gambling Commission concludes four-part series on illegal online gambling
06 November 2025
The Gambling Commission has today published the fourth and final report in its series exploring the complex and evolvin...
France’s online gaming trade body AFJEL states its focus is on combatting the illegal market and called for iCasino regulation
France’s online gaming trade body AFJEL states its focus is on combatting the illegal market and called for iCasino regulation but also l...
Luxembourg favors state monopoly as gambling reform debate awaits settlement
Luxembourg appears to be at a crossroads as to how its gambling market will be regulated, with ministers divided between market liberalis...
Jim Murren named interim CEO of UAE gambling regulator after Kevin Mullally steps down
Kevin Mullally, the first chief executive of the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority, leaves with UAE Lottery live and Wynn de...
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has fined Entain's BetEnt €2.65 million
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has fined BetEnt for failing to adequately protect young adults from excessiv...
ACMA issues several formal warning to offshore gambling operators
The warnings are regarding operators offering unlicensed online casino and betting services.
Australia's communications regulator has is...
Caixa to launch national betting platform in November
Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) will enter Brazil’s expanding sports betting and online gaming sector next month, with the launch of its ne...
Philippines officially enacts law permanently banning offshore gaming operations
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law the Republic Act (RA) 12312, known as the “Anti-POGO Act of 2025,” forma...
Nevada Gaming Commission reiterates concerns about prediction markets to Flutter chairman
The Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday told the chairman of Flutter Entertainment that licensees must comply with state laws regulating sp...
Canada’s attempt to federally regulate betting ads advances
The Canadian Senate has given fast-track approval to a senator’s latest attempt to establish national regulatory guidelines for online sp...
British Gambling Commission adapts to illegal market’s “unusual advertising methods”
The regulator says increasingly elaborate techniques employed by unlicensed operators were a sign that the regulator’s enforcement work i...
Unibet UK operator fined £10 million for social responsibility failures
FDJ United has promised that it will continue to evaluate and improve its compliance and player protection standards after its Unibet ope...
Dutch regulator to introduce new licences for skill-based gaming machines
The new licence category is intended to make licensing easier for operators who want to operate only skill-based gaming machines in the N...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs California online sweepstakes ban into law
A piece of legislation that prohibits online sweepstakes casinos in California was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, placing a ban on the gami...
Idaho Lottery alerts retailers to possible bulk buying attempt over $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot
No evidence of couriers involved
By Kate Northrop
When an Idaho Cash lottery jackpot jumped up $126,000 overnight to $877,800 and was s...
Irish regulator publishes detailed strategy through 2027
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has published its Statement of Strategy for 2025–2027, outlining its roadmap for impl...
Spain’s DGOJ Proposes New Ad Rules for Gambling Warnings
Spain’s gambling regulator, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego - DGOJ, has launched a public consultation on a new resolution that...
Chicago Mayor Proposes City Tax On Sports Betting Revenue
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a 10.25% tax on adjusted gross sports betting revenue generated in the city for his 2026 budge...
Regulators, casinos unite against new gambling gray zone
Industry leaders warn of threats from prediction markets
American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller spoke like a general preparing his ...
Legal gambling in the U.S.: A state-by-state breakdown of casinos, sports betting and online gaming
The American gambling industry is larger than ever, but also more complex than at any other time in history. Commercial revenue broke rec...
Pennsylvania regulator warns U.S. lawmakers over sports wagering through prediction markets
The head of Pennsylvania’s gaming regulator has urged federal lawmakers to address what he described as a growing threat posed by sports ...