Regulation & Law

A casino will not be coming to Northeast Indiana after voters in Allen, DeKalb, and Steuben counties overwhelmingly rejected local referendums asking them to authorize slot machines, table games, and sports betting. On Election Day, voters in all three counties were asked whether to permit “inland…

Grupo CIRSA has underscored the profitability of both its home Spanish units ahead of shareholders merger vote with Lottomatica SPA on 30 November. Publishing a Q3 trading update, the Bolsa Madrid gambling group declared that corporate year-to-date profits stand at a record of €128m. Underlying YTD…

Flutter Entertainment has cut its full-year guidance as Q3 trading beckons a marathon of challenges which new Chief Executive Officer, Dan Taylor, must confront to restore the growth status of the NYSE-listed gambling group. This came despite group revenue increasing 2% year-on-year to $3.874bn (Q3…

Operator group also feels impact of UK tax rises, with adjusted EBITDA down 25 per cent.

The Supreme Court sees Football proclaim to be the ‘first casualty’ of Brazil’s pending ban on online gambling. But the government stands firm on prohibition being the only solution for a failed regulatory regime, whatever the consequences – reports Elisa Marcante of SBC Noticias Brazil. The first…

The Supreme Court sees Football proclaim to be the ‘first casualty’ of Brazil’s pending ban on online gambling. Yet, PT defence stands firm on prohibition being the only solution for a failed Bets regime, whatever the consequences reports Elisa Marcante of SBC Noticias Brazil The first arguments an…

FanDuel will permanently install Christian Genetski as its chief executive officer, ending his interim role of nearly six months. He is slated to take over the job officially on January 1, 2027. FanDuel Yet to Confirm Genetski’s Permanent CEO Appointment The appointment was reportedly communicated…

Massachusetts is seeing growing opposition to an effort to install historical horse racing (HHR) machines at two former racetracks. Critics say the plan could hurt current casinos, cut public revenues, and create an uneven regulatory landscape. Massachusetts House Gambling Proposal Could Generate $…

The Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA), has issued a binding instruction to Endorphina Limited in Malta and Endorphina Ltd. in Cyprus, ordering the supplier to cut its partnerships with unlicensed gambling websites that can also be accessed from the Netherlands. The issue stems…

Colombia’s government introduced 19% value-added tax (VAT) on deposits that are mede to online gambling accounts as part of a broader tax reform bill submitted to Congress. The measure is still being considered. By Article 41 of the Economic Rescue Law gambling operators would become responsible fo…

Two measures being voted on in the state alongside Senate and House of Representatives ballots are set to be rejected.

Gov. Jared Polis, the outgoing governor of Colorado, has proposed increasing the state’s tax on casinos ahead of his term’s end in January. The governor is pushing for a progressive tax, up from the current effective rate of 16.1%, moving it closer to the country’s average, which is 26%. The propos…

Prediction markets are finding more and more global acceptance, but not in Australia where the country’s securities regulator has drawn explicit parallels between the products and betting. In a blog post last Friday, Sarah Court, Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC),…

The Dutch gambling regulator has ordered Endorphina to stop providing games to unlicensed gambling websites accessible to players in the Netherlands. Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) found studio’s titles on 28 domains, including seven operated by EOD Code, which received a record €37.25 million fine last…

Google Ads: a quick overview Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google’s self-serve ad platform. It sells Search ads, Shopping, Display, YouTube video, and Performance Max, which runs a single campaign across all of them. You can pay per click, per 1,000 impressions (CPM), or per conversion with Targ…

During public hearing on November 3 chaired by Justice Luiz Fux, Brazil’s gambling and sports sectors representatives have warned that banning fixed-odds betting will not eliminate gambling but could drive players towards unregulated operators. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL)…

The midterms have definitely brought a lot of excitement for prediction markets and for voters, with most pushing back against the current administration and dealing it a sweeping defeat. They not only gained control of the House of Representatives, but they (in all likelihood) secured the Senate a…

On a public hearing that took place yesterday, 3 November, Justice Luiz Fux, mentioned that Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) could leave the final dispute over proposed betting ban to the the government’s legislative and executive branches, instead of making an immediate ruling. The Attorney General’s…