Regulation & Law

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world’s largest company by market capitalization, is taking a hardline against employees and contractors leveraging sensitive company information for profit on prediction markets. In a word: Don’t. In a new Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

The federal trial of former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz began Monday in Brooklyn, with prosecutors alleging the two players accepted bribes to alter individual pitches to benefit certain sports gamblers. The trial will determine if the pitchers deliberately manipulate…

A recent ruling by federal judge Martha M. Pacold prevents Illinois regulators from targeting CFTC-regulated prediction platforms. The state has responded by appealing to the Seventh Circuit, challenging the decision. This brewing legal showdown mirrors similar tensions across the USA as state regu…

Electronic casino table game specialist Spintec d.o.o. says it has obtained two new gaming-related vendor licences in respectively the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ontario, Canada, following “long and rigorous” application procedures. The UAE, a federal state, is to open its first integrated reso…

Sweepstakes casino platform Modo is venturing into prediction markets through a new all-in-one mobile gaming app. Miami-based ARB Interactive announced Monday (Nov. 2) a new app for Modo. Dubbed the Super Gaming App, the new Modo combines and expands the company’s business categories into an all-in…

In his final budget proposal, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) proposed lifting taxes on the state’s casinos in an effort to bolster funding for childcare and preschool programs. Polis, whose term ends in January, is proposing lifting the effective tax rate on Colorado’s land-based gaming venues to 23% from…

Driven by declining voter approval for President Donald Trump, persistent economic concerns, and mounting opposition to the conflict in Iran, the 2026 midterm elections are expected to bring a political reckoning for Republicans and a blue wave for Democrats. Both prediction markets and polling mod…

South Korean police have dismantled a $1.9 billion illegal gambling ring whose suspected leader was kidnapped for a $10 million ransom, only to be arrested himself after police rescued him and discovered he was wanted by Interpol. South Korea’s North Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency announced T…

Research from the Gambling Commission suggests that punters who repeatedly use unlicensed operators in the UK also continued to use licensed ones, challenging assumptions held by both the regulator and large portions of the industry. On this episode of iGaming Daily, host Charlie Horner is joined b…

Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nev., will set aside at least $1.5 million to compensate staff and patrons impacted by a July 2024 cyberattack. Owned and operated by the family of the late Don Laughlin, the property has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit following a…

Play’n GO has launched a brand-new promotional ecosystem, GO Momentum, which is designed to further spearhead engagement and loyalty for partner operators in regulated markets. Play’n GO Launches GO Momentum to Strengthen Loyalty and Engagement The system, which relies on creating fresh ways to dri…

Katie Wallis, a former United Kingdom Conservative Party MP, admitted to unlawfully altering the date on an image of her passport to gain access to a gambling website, bypassing gambling self-exclusion protections. Wallis Admitted to Altering Passport Image Wallis, who served as MP for Bridgend bet…

The Riverside Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, is settling a class action lawsuit that alleges the property experienced a cyberattack two years ago. The casino agreed to pay at least $1.5 million to affected individuals, who are estimated to be over 51,000. What Was the Lawsuit About? According…

A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has barred Papaya Gaming from transferring assets outside the United States as the company undergoes debt restructuring in Israel. Papaya is an Israeli-based mobile gaming operator that was convicted earlier this year of violating the federal Lanham Act and th…

Even more Canadian provinces seem to be eyeing expanding their online gaming after the success of Ontario’s regulated iGaming market and the recent launch in Alberta. While New Brunswick already offers online games of chance under a monopoly model, lawmakers have proposed legislation to add live ca…

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece’s Finance Minister, has stood by the decision to increase taxes on online casino game winnings as a means to “grow revenues for public services”. Figures published in October show that taxes withheld from gambling winnings were €369m (£307m) between January-August 2026,…

The Dutch Gambling Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has launched two new campaigns seeking to address the impact of gambling advertising and gambling harm on young people. The campaigns come amidst a push by the Dutch government to completely ban gambling advertising. This forms part of a w…

Play’n GO, online games and casino slots provider, announced about stopping the supplies of its games to major aggregators. Provider moves to prevent its titles from reaching unregulated gambling markets. The B2B slots provider sent letters to major aggregation partners on 29 October, informing the…