Regulation & Law

A Northern Ireland man accused of making bomb and mass-shooting threats against several US casinos has been identified by the FBI as a high-ranking member of a disturbing online network that targets vulnerable children, a court has heard. Jack Bogle, 21, of Strabane, County Tyrone, allegedly operat…

Bet365 has settled a regulatory matter with Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, and will now have to pay SEK 40 million and SEK 4 million for violating customer care and deposit-limit obligations on two gaming entities in the country, Hillside (Sports) ENC and Hillside (Gaming) ENC, resp…

Universal Entertainment Colombo has withdrawn from a proposed integrated resort development at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City after conducting due diligence on a 10-hectare site, according to officials from the Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC). The departure was disclosed by CPCEC Direc…

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe rallied outside the Massachusetts State House Thursday (Oct. 15) to oppose legislation that could bring thousands of slot-like gambling machines to the state, potentially threatening the tribe’s fledgling casino operation. Tribal Chairman Brian Weeden told protesters in…

Labour MPs have ramped up the pressure on UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey to increase Machine Games Duty (MGD) in this month’s Budget. A total of 90 MPs have signed a letter written by Alex Ballinger, a Labour Party MP who has emerged as a leading critic of the gambling industry since wi…

Prediction market operator Underdog is suing the state of Tennessee after the state issued a cease-and-desist letter to the company pertaining to its event contract platform. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville Division), Underdog, which i…

Spain has approved new rules on the authorization and mandatory monitoring of gambling transactions, which require online gambling operators to confirm that the payment methods players use belong to the holders of the gambling accounts. The changes amend the regulations that implement Law 10/2010 o…

Two New Jersey women were charged with physically restraining a casino guest at Harrah’s Atlantic City after the victim said he went to a hotel room with them. The man was allegedly restrained, and the women allegedly used his phone’s facial recognition technology, resulting in the theft of $1,250…

The United Kingdom recently increased its online gaming duties, much to the industry’s dismay, forcing operators to close shops and streamline their businesses. While gaming stakeholders have repeatedly warned against further taxes, saying that it would hurt the industry, lawmakers are now eyeing a…

Rank Group, which operators Grosvenor Casinos, has warned of casino closures if UK taxes increase. (Image: Rank Group) The post Rank Group Revenue Rises but CEO Warns Tax Hike Could Force Casino Closures appeared first on Casino.org.

Brazilian lawmakers have submitted 97 amendments to Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026, which prohibits fixed-odds betting, with several proposals seeking to restore licensed operations while imposing tighter restrictions on online gambling. The October 13 deadline saw 38 submissions, bringing the…

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour has defended the transparency of prediction markets as regulators intensify enforcement against improper trading and states challenge federal oversight of sports-related contracts. Speaking at DC Fintech Week, Mansour said the visibility of transactions enables platforms an…

A football game between teams of eight-year-olds in Florida descended into a mass brawl involving parents and coaches on Saturday (Oct. 10), prompting a police investigation into whether adults were illegally betting on the children. All hell broke loose during the game between the Winter Haven Tig…

A Pennsylvania company is laying off 81 employees after the state legislature failed to pass legislation that would allow skill games to continue operating across the Commonwealth. In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that skill games are illegal gambling machines. The decision became effe…

L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling authority, has published a financial report detailing the industry’s performance for the first half of 2026. As it turns out, the total gross gaming revenue (excluding casinos and clubs) remained mostly stable at EUR 5.66 billion ($6.36 billion…

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) has granted DraftKings a conditional license extension instead of a full renewal so investigators can review allegations about the operator’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its responsible gambling practices. The board voted unanimously on Thursday…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup appears to have saved France’s regulated gambling market from stalling, pushing total GGR for H1 to just over 0.5% more year-over-year. Between January-June, total market GGR excluding casinos came in at €5.66bn, which was a sharp deceleration compared to the same period in…

As Finland prepares to launch its regulated gaming market, Wildz emerged as the first iGaming operator to confirm that it has secured a license. At the same time, Finland continues to tighten its rules and penalize those who seek to violate them. Wildz Claims to Be the First Online Casino to Receiv…