Regulation & Law

Entain expresses its desire to enter Brazil again if the online gaming market resumes operations, significantly despite being faced with a 36% decrease in NGR in Brazil year on year in Q3 2026. During a conference call with analysts, CEO Stella David mentioned the company would return if conditions…

Macau’s top prosecutor on Thursday called for a review of how the elements of gambling-related unlicensed money exchange offences are determined, to help combat the illicit activity more effectively. Prosecutor-general Tong Hio Fong (pictured) made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2026/20…

iGaming technology supplier SOFTSWISS will bring its Ready. Set. Grow. campaign to SiGMA World 2026 in Rome from 3 to 5 November, where it will discuss expansion strategies with operators preparing for 2027. Regulatory changes, competition, and shifts in player behaviour are among the factors shapi…

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UK-headquartered gambling giant bet365 has been handed a warning and a penalty fee from the Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. Hillside, the operating and legal entity name behind bet365, has received two separate penalties for its sports and gaming arms – SEK 40m (£3m) and SEK 4m respec…

One of the world’s largest sports integrity organisations has protested that the ban on online betting being rolled out in Brazil will have disastrous consequences for sport in the country. The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published a report into the economic and societal…

Sportradar has accused rival company Altenar of attempting to “inflame the news agenda” amid claims the legal dispute between the two has been taken to antitrust authorities in the UK and European Union (EU). Altenar and Sportradar are involved in a long-running dispute, with the former accusing th…

Stake, the world’s largest online casino and sportsbook, has partnered with EveryMatrix to support its casino offering across a range of regulated global markets. The partnership will see Stake leverage EveryMatrix’s casino aggregation technology to access a broad portfolio of premium content throu…

A prospective juror who could have ended up in a highly controversial trial of a Canadian tourist accused of stealing and abusing a flamingo at the Flamingo Las Vegas has been removed by the judge. The juror could not help himself and made a profane remark about the defendant in a courthouse hallwa…

A Missouri man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison on October 5, 2026, after the person had been found guilty of avoiding paying employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the companies he owned and operated. The news was confirmed by the US Attorney’s Office for the Distri…

Regulatory bodies in Europe and Google are collaborating against illegal gambling in the EU. The Dutch gambling regulatory body Kansspelautoriteit’s chairperson Michel Groothuizen confirmed that the regulatory bodies and Google are working together to build a licensing list of companies that are li…

Ladbrokes and Coral owner has reported its Q3 results.

Despite anticipating solid growth potential for its Sportingbet brand in Brazil prior to the sudden online betting ban in the country, Entain’s Q3 financials suggest the firm will do just fine without the Brazilian market. The FTSE 250 gambling multinational’s Q3 earnings report claims that Q3 onli…

The gambling regulator of Finland imposes higher fines to strengthen the enforcement against illegal gambling. On Wednesday, the National Police Board (NPB) released a report claiming that in 2026, 4 prohibition decisions were issued and 6 conditional fines were imposed, that was linked to the ille…

The association warns the implications of the ban for sporting integrity are “particularly serious.”

KTO Group founder Andreas Bardun has pushed back against reports that the company is shutting down after Brazil’s online gambling ban, describing claims of its demise as “greatly exaggerated.” Reports of KTO Group’s closure emerged after Anthony MacKay, the company’s head of affiliates, announced o…

Alberta announces the end of three-month transition period, which required unlicensed gambling sites to stop accepting bets from October 13. With the transition period ending, 29 operators and 50 brands had received approval. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) will monitor compliance and ta…

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