Regulation & Law

Sunderland AFC has secured a multi-year deal with Shuffle, a crypto-centric online casino and sports betting platform that holds no UK Gambling Commission licence. The partnership will see Shuffle promoted as the “sleeve partner” of the Black Cats, as pressure grows on both the government and the P…

An Ohio gubernatorial hopeful is mulling a potential push for iGaming in the state, with Democratic candidate Amy Acton publicly endorsing the idea of online casinos in the state. Ohio Gubernatorial Hopeful Says Online Casinos Are On Her Radar Acton argued that the legalization of iGaming could be…

iGaming software company Blurify has introduced a licensing checklist for its Openora AI-native casino framework, outlining how the open-source platform aligns with regulatory requirements across multiple iGaming jurisdictions. The checklist covers anti-money laundering checks, player protection, p…

Last year, commercial gaming revenue in the United States crossed $66 billion — a turning point in how Americans view legal gambling and how the industry now runs at scale with new regulation opening up gambling across states. That money came from sports betting, online casinos, and traditional gam…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has not been overly happy with the National Council on Problem Gambling’s (NCPG) decision to admit Kalshi as an organizational member. Yet, the regulator has stopped short of actually severing ties with the NCPG over the issue, with a recent discussion between co…

Germany interstate authorities have begun targeting illegal gambling networks amid warnings by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of heightened money-laundering risks as a direct threat to the German economy. A three-year long investigation has resulted in the raiding of eleven premises by Germ…

Two more figures closely linked to the UK Conservative Party have pleaded guilty to cheating offences under the Gambling Act 2005. Anthony Lee was the Conservatives’ Head of Campaigning during the run up to the 2024 UK general election. He and his wife, Laura Lee (then-Saunders), have admitted to p…

Two-way traffic from online to offline and back is a sign of the industry’s fluidity. Jake Pollard observes leaderships applying a growing emphasis on executing effective Omnichannel strategies at a period of peak compression on operating margins. __________________ The online gaming industry is fu…

German authorities have executed searches in relation to a suspected illegal online gaming operation that is thought to have accepted bets of approximately €5.86 billion during a 30-month period, leading trade organizations DSWV and DOCV to request an adjustment of the GGL’s estimates for channeliz…

A 53-year-old Indian national from Gujarat, western India, has pleaded guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling operation in the United States that prosecutors say generated more than $9.36 million in gross proceeds. Six Businesses Allegedly Involved New York, US, resident S.N.P…

Kalshi faced another legal defeat whit its request denied for emergency relief by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Utah. This Denver-based court ruled that Kalshi had not satisfied the requirements for an injunction pending appeal. To obtain the emergency relief, the company needed to demonstr…

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) recognises the use of Qualified Electronic Signatures, as defined in Article 3(12) of Regulation (EU)…

Brendan Sorsby has opened up about his gambling problems in a new documentary, which outlines the betting activity that ended his college football career. Brendan Sorsby Reveals Extent of Betting in New Documentary The former Texas Tech quarterback is featured in “The Program: Texas Tech,” a four-p…

Underdog, which trades as Underdog Predict, has filed five federal lawsuits on September 8 against officials from Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin. In order to get a favorable verdict, the lawsuits are aimed at getting a statement of decleration and getting a permanent inj…

Nigeria’s gaming authorities classified casino operator Stake as illegal and ordered immediate block in 24 states. According to the country’s gambling authorities, operator didn’t hold Nigerian licence and had unpaid taxes. The banning was announced by Nigeria’s Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Aut…

German authorities have moved against a suspected illegal online gambling network after an investigation lasting more than three years. Prosecutors estimate the operation raked in billions of euros in gambling stakes while avoiding the licensing and tax requirements that operators in Germany must a…

The Macau government collected just over MOP66.17 billion (US$8.19 billion) in fiscal revenue from gaming in the first eight months of 2026, according to the latest data released by the city’s Financial Services Bureau. The figure was up 6.9 percent from the prior-year period. The August figure fro…

DigiPlus Interactive Corp, a provider of online gambling services in the Philippines and holder of licences in South Africa and Brazil, is likely to face a 20.3 percent decline in annual earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2026, to about PHP11.4 billion (…