Regulation & Law

Entain has once again pushed for the UK government to implement an immediate ban on unlicensed gambling operators sponsoring British sport. The Ladbrokes Coral owner has reiterated the calls it made when the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) opened its consultation on this,…

Lithuania’s gambling regulator has become the latest watchdog in Europe and around the world to take aim at Polymarket, a prediction market platform known for its sports event contracts. Recently, Denmark did the same. The regulator has deemed the company to be offering illegal gambling and thus br…

Octoplay is now live with Napoleon, one of the largest online operators in Belgium, part of Superbet Group. The integration brings Octoplay’s portfolio to Napoleon’s players and marks another step in the company’s European expansion across regulated markets. Ralitsa Georgieva, CEO at Octoplay, says…

A business owner based in Detroit, US, is bracing for a rather uncomfortable visit after he decided to allow prediction market company Polymarket to advertise on a water tower located on his industrial property. Private Property But No Permit The water tower, located at Mount Elliott Crushing near…

Brazilian betting firms are bracing for impact as reports swirl that President Lula da Silva is planning a move against the industry, targeting a full ban on casino activity and extensive restrictions on betting, as reported by SBC Noticias Brasil. Credible media sources cited in Brazil suggest tha…

The purchases of Flutter Entertainment by billionaire investor Kenneth Dart have been put on hold, leaving him with an economic stake of 31.4% in the company which owns FanDuel and Paddy Power. Dart’s economic stake is composed of an 18.8% ownership of ordinary shares and 12.6% through cash-settled…

South Korean police have gone after 26 local users who have accessed Polymarket to place trades, which the authorities have deemed “illegal gambling.” Polymarket Traders Targeted for “Illegal Gambling” in South Korea According to Asia Business Daily, Gangwon Provincial Police Agency’s cyber investi…

Las Vegas-based hip-hop producer Jamal Rashid, who performs as Mally Mall, has been ordered to return to federal prison after admitting to a series of violations of his supervised release. Mally Mall Receives 17-Month Sentence in Las Vegas Court At a hearing in Las Vegas on September 17, US Distric…

The increasing use of deepfakes to advertize unlicensed gambling sites in Canada has been highlighted by an AI-generated gambling ad featuring the family of soccer star Alphonso Davies. Deepfake Ad Uses Davies’ Family to Promote Offshore Casino An Instagram advertisement posted by an account called…

A House of Lords committee in UK recommended to completely ban gambling advertising across the country. The stronger restrictions are needed to reduce gambling-related harm. The cross-party committee has described the harm caused by gambling as a serious public health issue and cited estimates that…

Belgum reported higher online gambling revenue in the licenced sector in 2025, despite the number of consumers had a sharp drop. The land-based activity was also weaker, which arose more concerns over illegal gambling. Belgium’s gambling oversight body, Kansspelcommissie (KSC), has indicated that t…

S&P Global Ratings has assigned a ‘B+’ long-term issuer credit rating to DigiPlus Interactive Corp, saying it expects the company to retain a 40-percent to 50-percent share of the Philippine online gaming market over the next two years. The rating agency assigned a ‘stable’ outlook to the Philippin…

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) must continue to adapt its regulatory framework to address emerging challenges and changes in the country’s gaming industry, says the regulator’s chairman and chief executive, Alejandro Tengco (pictured). Mr Tengco stated the agency needed continual…

Hip‑hop producer Jamal “Mally Mall” Rashid was ordered back to federal prison Thursday (Sept. 17), after a Las Vegas judge found he repeatedly violated the conditions of his supervised release. Rashid received a 17‑month sentence following a hearing in U.S. District Court, where he admitted to a se…

A fake, AI-generated gambling ad depicting the father of Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies being arrested in what turned out to be CA$3 million in purported gambling winnings is putting a renewed spotlight on Alberta’s new regulated iGaming market. According to reporting by the Edmonton Sun, an…

August was a difficult month for casinos in the Mid-Atlantic, as gaming revenue declined in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This week, Casino.org reported on Atlantic City’s difficulties in August, where in-person casino revenue slowed 5.5% to $294.9 million. T…

Members of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords are calling for a full-scale ban on gambling advertising across the UK, following a report by the House of Lords Liaison Committee which criticized the government for being “too passive” in responding to the rapid expansion of digital advertising of ga…