Regulation & Law

The UKGC has taken regulatory action against yet another gaming operator, this time cracking down on QuinnBet Limited. According to the regulator’s announcement, the Gibraltar-based company, that runs the quinnbet.com website, committed serious anti-money laundering and social responsibility-relate…

Vegas Ventures LLC has agreed to buy the Downtown Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas out of receivership, with the proposed transaction awaiting court approval and Nevada gaming regulatory requirements, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. Court-appointed receiver Paul Huygens of Province LLC fi…

Australia’s internet service providers have been asked to block Casea and Crown96 after investigations found the sites were operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said. Website blocking is one of a range of enforcement opti…

A federal bill introduced Monday by a Washington State congressman would ban prediction-market platforms from offering event contracts on wildfires. Some areas of U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner’s (R-5th Dist.) constituency, which includes Spokane County, were ravaged by fires in July and August. Whi…

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, has begun working on new strategies to protect minors and young adults from gambling and gambling harm by compiling the results from three comprehensive national studies. The three sets of studies focus on the age groups from 16 up to 24, anal…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two lawsuits against operators of prominent online sweepstakes casinos, including Stake and VGW's Chumba Casino, LuckyLand, and Global Poker, along with the payment processors that facilitate their operations. The complaints, lodged in Hillsborough Coun…

New prediction market player Novig said it generated more than $125 million in national trading volume in its first week of operation, surpassing opening-week figures reported by competitors like Polymarket. According to CNBC reporting, parlays accounted for a third of overall trading volume, with…

UK high street gaming operator Game Nation has appointed former Paddy Power and William Hill executive Narinder "Nindi" Dhanjal to the role of Compliance Manager. The position covers regulatory compliance, safer gambling, licensing and complaint handling across the company's estate of 43 Adult Gami…

Mozambique has approved a dedicated legal framework for online gambling. The move creates a separate concession regime for games of chance offered through electronic platforms, computer systems and other digital means. The Council of Ministers approved the regulation in mid-July, separating online…

TheGamblest recently had a talk with the Casinor.com’s Senior Content Editor Marcus Eriksson. Eriksson discussed Casinor’s content and how it helps Swedish players to compare and evaluate online casinos. TheGamblest: Casinor has built its content around helping Swedish players compare and evaluate…

The Affiliate Leaders Summit will tackle rising advertising regulation, emerging market opportunities, and the future of the affiliate model head-on through its Future of Affiliate Strategy track. Taking place on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the track will bring together affiliate executives, oper…

Five people were stabbed Wednesday evening (August 19) at a restaurant inside Northern California’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort, authorities said. The violence erupted at around 7 p.m. at the Dos Coyotes restaurant inside the tribal casino near Lincoln, Calif., according to the Placer County Sheri…

Arden Consult says over 60% of Philippine online gaming operators fell below new revenue benchmarks as PAGCOR’s fee floor pressures smaller GSAs. The post Over 60% of Philippine online gaming operators below new revenue floor: Arden Consult first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Bri…

First-half Cambodian state revenues derived from duties on casino gaming and gambling fell by 25.8 percent year-on-year to circa US$28 million, reported on Thursday the Khmer Times, citing information from the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. The news outlet said the information was in a…

ACMA has added Casea and Crown96 to Australia’s gambling blocklist, which now includes 1,788 illegal and affiliate websites. The post ACMA blocks two more illegal gambling websites in Australia first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

The EU has many circles to square before it can impose a unified tax on online gambling. Yet legal expert Claire Pinson-Bessonnet argues that the process itself could open a much-needed debate over an industry that has remained on the sidelines of EU policymaking for far too long… The European Unio…

Gibraltar-based operator QuinnBet, which counts the UK and Ireland as core markets, has agreed to a £609,104 settlement with the UK Gambling Commission. According to the gambling regulator, the settlement is in relation to identified social responsibility and anti-money laundering deficiencies foll…

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) block Casea and Crown96 from operating in violation of Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The authority works closely with internet service providers in order to block sites that are found to be involved in wrongdoing. So far, it has buil…