Regulation & Law

ICE Barcelona has cemented itself as one of the top gaming exhibitions in the world, providing companies with a platform to showcase their new products and technologies. As the anticipation for next year’s edition of the event grows high, industry stakeholders are preparing to head for Barcelona. T…

Businessman Wilbur Ross and former casino magnate Steve Wynn are suing New York over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pied-à-terre tax, which they claim is unconstitutional. In a suit filed Monday in the Suffolk County branch of the New York Supreme Court, Ross — the U.S. commerce secretary in the first…

Bipartisan legislation in New Jersey would decriminalize underage gambling, reducing the wrongdoing from a criminal offense to a civil penalty. New Jersey Sen. Jim Beach (D-Camden) has been encouraging lawmakers in Trenton to decriminalize underage gambling for four years. 2026 could finally be the…

Proprietary trading firm Raven has initiated a strategic funding round at a $90 million pre-money valuation. With backers like Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global, Raven has secured significant investor attention. Raven operates across crypto, real-world assets, and prediction markets, and is operati…

In her first major public appearance since becoming the UK’s gambling minister, Vicky Foxcroft confirmed the government is preparing a consultation on the Gambling Act’s “aim to permit” rules. Foxcroft added that the consultation would start soon but refused to give a specific date, raising specula…

As part of a broader effort to lure more business from institutional market participants, Polymarket announced today that it hired former Goldman Sachs partner Lisa Mantil as head of institutional growth. In her new role at Polymarket, Mantil, who spent nearly three decades at the largest U.S. inve…

Pennsylvania businesses housing slot machines disguised as skill games face law enforcement action if the gambling devices are not removed from their premises by Oct. 14, 2026. That’s the date the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s 120-day stay on its June ruling that skill games are slot machines expire…

A former Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River casino dealer has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a craps cheating scheme that cost the North Carolina tribal casino more than $131,000 in a matter of hours. Lateek Kahmal Taylor, also known as “Tray,” admitted in court documents filed Friday (Sept…

The rise of illegal online gambling platforms in Brazil post-outright online betting ban has now ensued, with an eye-watering amount of unlicensed operators beginning to infiltrate the South American country. President Lula’s decision to prohibit regulated online gaming and betting operators came a…

White Hat Gaming has appointed Leon Thomas, a former Hard Rock Digital and Entain executive, as Chief Commercial Officer to drive commercial growth as operators worldwide look to re-platform in regulated markets. The post White Hat Gaming appoints Leon Thomas as CCO to lead growth across regulated…

A leading social casino app developer has agreed to a $3.2 million settlement that allows consumers in certain states to recover money they spent purchasing virtual chips on its mobile games. But the clock for class members to file a claim is quickly approaching its end. Filed in Alabama’s Franklin…

The Alberta government announced a CA$2.4 million ($1.7 million) investment in Brick House Recovery Centre to expand gambling treatment and recovery services for Albertans experiencing gambling-related harm. Under Alberta’s new iGaming regulatory regime, 1% of gross gaming revenue will fund social…

Flutter and Entain have warned that Brazil’s decision to prohibit online gambling could affect their full-year results, with both operators revising expectations following the measure introduced by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The provisional ban must receive congressional approval within 1…

A Korean appeals court overturned an acquittal and convicted a Kangwon Land gambler of embezzlement for spending $73,000 paid to him by mistake. The post Kangwon Land gambler convicted on appeal for keeping $73,000 paid in error first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Australian casino company Crown Resorts has launched a lawsuit against RiverStone International, a leading global insurance group. The operator’s lawsuit claims that the insurer should help it cover a class-action settlement resulting from scandals that Crown was recently involved in. RiverStone Re…

Dutch gambling trade body VNLOK has summoned Meta to court, making good on its promise to legally challenge the tech giant over allowing illegal gambling ads on its platform. Earlier in June, VNLOK filed a complaint with the European Commission relating to an alleged large influx of gambling ads pr…

Hong Kong Jockey Club is investigating a slide in local turnover after betting fell 11.5% to $174M at Sha Tin, the fifth drop in six meetings The post Hong Kong Jockey Club investigates local turnover decline in five of six meetings first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

A loyalty program executed at a 60% fulfilment rate caused players to return and play at comparable volumes, measurably lifting retention. That single case study explains why operators keep investing in reward mechanics. It also explains why regulators keep watching: every feature that creates habi…