Regulation & Law

Two Illinois men accused of ripping ATMs and cash boxes from gaming businesses have been arrested, as authorities across the state grapple with a wave of burglaries targeting video gambling machines. Reese A. Heckman, 34, of Decatur, and Travis R. Ziemer, 28, of Macon, are accused of a series of br…

The African Gaming Forum will bring together regulators, operators, suppliers and industry leaders to examine the future of gaming across Africa’s key markets. The post SBC Summit’s African Gaming Forum to focus on market development first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

ComeOn Group has appointed three key figures to its leadership team as part of its next growth phase. The Malta-headquartered operator has onboarded Alex Woodhams as Chief Product Officer, Sara Nunes as General Manager for Finland and Kristoffer Ottosson as Director of IT Operations. It also has a…

Great Britain’s customer-facing gambling industry generated £17.5 billion ($23.35 billion) in Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in the financial year to March 2026, up 4.4% year-on-year, according to annual statistics published by the Gambling Commission. GGY excluding all reported lotteries rose 4.7% to…

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), in collaboration with the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), has officially launched the AI Gaming…

Sports betting is billed by the gaming industry as a form of entertainment, but for a growing proportion of the betting public, covering the spread is key to covering the rent. A new survey from U.S. News is sounding the alarm over Americans increasingly turning to high-risk endeavors, including sp…

A survey of 1,000 South African adults commissioned by iGaming technology provider SOFTSWISS has found a gap between financial pressures and demand for player-protection tools, particularly among unemployed respondents. Unemployed South Africans were the group most likely to say they would use a fi…

Entain-owned BetCity has secured a new five-year online gambling licence from the Dutch Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, KSA), extending its accreditation through late 2031. The renewal makes BetCity the latest original pioneer operator to receive a licence extension following the re-regulat…

Lithuania's Finance Ministry has blocked a Farmers and Greens Union proposal that would have raised the gambling license tax from 22% to 30% and the lottery tax from 18% to 25%, with Deputy Januš Kizenevič calling the increase disproportionate to operators already funding the country's regulatory o…

Nine Arizona locations have been approved to offer in-person event wagering under limited event wagering operator licenses allocated by the Arizona Department of Gaming, effective September 11. The approved locations are Turf Paradise Racetrack at 1501 West Bell Road in Phoenix; Boston's Bar & Gril…

Underdog has sued Connecticut officials in federal court, seeking to block the state from treating its sports-related prediction-market contracts as illegal gambling, The Block reported. Underdog is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to continue operating in Connecticut, arguing that it is a…

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. confirmed in a Form 8-K that Jesse Lynn, general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, and Ted Papapostolou, chief executive officer of IEP, resigned from its board effective September 16. Both notified Executive Chairman Gary Carano they were stepping down immediately. Followin…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2173, ratifying an amended tribal-state gaming compact between the state and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and extending the agreement through Dec. 31, 2061. The measure, authored by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, allows the tribe addi…

The Gambling Commission’s 2025/26 Annual Report highlighted a sharp decline in British betting exchange activity. Betting exchanges now make up just 3.79% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in the UK, with the figure sitting at £92.66m for April 2025-March 2026. GGY on betting exchanges has almost halve…

Spain’s 17 autonomous communities have signed a joint document defending their powers to govern the terms of business for land-based gambling venues. The document and its concerns were brought to light at the Expo Congress of Madrid, as autonomous states detail the overreach by the Directorate-Gene…

The founder of a collapsed British “shadow bank” accused of misappropriating £1.3 billion (US$1.7 billion) was reportedly a prolific high roller who bet up to £60,000 ($60,000) per roulette spin at London’s exclusive casinos. Paresh Raja’s mortgage lending company Market Financial Solutions (MFS) c…

The three appointments further strengthen BetComply’s ability to support operators and suppliers across licensing, AML, responsible gaming and other regulatory and technical compliance matters. The post BetComply bolsters licensing, AML, and tech compliance with new appointments first appeared on A…

BETBY, a B2B sportsbook provider, has entered Poland’s regulated betting market through a new partnership with Betters, marking its debut in the country and adding to its growing presence across regulated markets worldwide. The post BETBY sportsbook enters Poland through Betters partnership first a…