Regulation & Law

Fresh court pressure on the CFTC, new geofencing deadlines and another wave of July betting data headline the week ahead. Prediction markets remain the biggest gambling story on the industry’s… Delivered by PolitePaul service

While Kalshi continues to sustain legal defeats, Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to regulate prediction markets within state borders. It wouldn’t tax. It wouldn’t license. It wouldn’t ban sports event contracts.… Delivered by PolitePaul service

The National Gambling Board (NGB) has called on South Africans to safeguard their household finances and exercise caution when participating in gambling activities following the release of Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2026 which paints a concerni…

As the CFTC moves closer to formalising rules on prediction markets, the regulator may conduct a review of the controversial products.

In a landmark move for Colorado casino workers, employees across Bally’s three Black Hawk properties voted to organize with Teamsters Local 455, according to union officials. The vote, conducted through a card-check process, applies to 110 workers across Bally’s East, North, and West properties in…

South Korean police have broken up an international online gambling ring that used illicit pornography—including explicit media exploiting minors—to lure players to its sites. The Korean National Police Agency, working alongside Europol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arrested a South…

Betting integrity monitoring is firmly in focus across Africa’s gaming industry. Editor Jonny Whitfield speaks to IBIA CEO Khalid Ali and rounds up some of Africa's other latest developments.

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reportedly ended its banking relationship with Polymarket last October as regulatory scrutiny intensified around the prediction market operator. Citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter, The Financial Times reports that the largest U.S. bank debanked Polym…

Macau continues to seek ways to lessen its economic dependence on casino gambling. The local government announced this week a plan to raise non-gaming sectors’ gross domestic product (GDP) contribution to 60% by 2030. Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai unveiled the “New Blueprint, New Journey, New O…

Repealing the UK’s ‘aim to permit’ licensing principle risks messy and potentially major legislative changes for the UK’s already beleaguered retail gambling sector.

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to defrauding nearly 100 victims of more than $47 million through a Ponzi-like investment scheme, with much of the stolen money used to cover his “gambling habit.” The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey said Thursday (Aug. 13) that Leo…

The line between gambling and investing has never been murkier, with federally regulated prediction markets increasingly resembling sportsbooks. Yet the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is telling Americans to stick with state-licensed betting platforms when gambling. With prediction markets licensed…

Ontario’s vision for a “Las Vegas North” moved significantly closer to reality after casino operator MGE (MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc) agreed to end its exclusive gaming rights in the Niagara region. The Ontario government announced an agreement with MGE, a milestone in the province’s Destination…

The precautionary measure stipulates a daily fine of BRL200,000 ($38,512) in case of non-compliance. The seizure of up to BRL1.1 billion from the company was also ordered.