Regulation & Law

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus is urging Republican House leaders to fast-track the FAIR BET Act before Congress adjourns for the year, seeking to reverse a federal tax provision that has reduced the amount of gambling losses players can deduct from their taxable income. Titus, whose congressional district…

DraftKings is on the defensive against claims from congressional lawmakers who think the sportsbook preys on vulnerable customers. In response to an inquiry from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Reps. Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC), DraftKings rejected assertions that it dol…

The Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and the Fight Against Hunger, Wellington Dias, was asked about Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, which banned sports betting and online games nationwide. […] O post “Games exist, whether formally or illegally,” acknowledges Minister Wellin…

There’s another new player in town in the British gambling sector, and it believes the industry is in dire need of an upgrade – a legislative one, for that matter. The Gambling Policy Commission (GPC) has one goal: to conduct an independent review of the 2005 Gambling Act, though as it is not a gov…

Join us for this webinar marking the official opening of European Safer Gambling Week 2026. This session will set out what the week aims to achieve, what’s new for this year’s edition, the agenda for the week and how everyone can play a part – the perfect starting point to understand the week’s the…

Jerry Jones thinks political shifts in Austin shorten the odds of sports betting becoming legal in Texas. Last week, Texas shocked the nation as Democrats won key statewide races. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) will become Texas’s first Latina governor and the state’s first Democratic chief execu…

The University of New Hampshire has linked the legalization of online sports betting to increases in calls to the National Problem Gambling Helpline, citing a 23% spike. Gambling-Related Harm Is Spiking as More Calls Are Placed to Helplines The study further focused on the demographics of the calle…

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) expects that the ban on online betting, also known as bets, will result in a R$420 million reduction in revenue in 2027. According to the […] O post With a ban on bets, the CBF estimates losses of R$420 million next season apareceu primeiro em iGaming Braz…

DraftKings is one of the companies that have been sought out by Congress in the United States and has defended its practices when it comes to using technology to target customers. DraftKings Responds to Congressional Scrutiny Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Reps. Paul Tonko and Valerie Foushee sent a l…

Jacob Dylan Middlebrook, 35, and his girlfriend, Layne Justine McIntosh, 36, both of Bullhead City, Arizona, were arrested in a casino in Nevada after police suspected them of murder following the discovery of a dead man’s body in the desert. Victim of Stabbing Set Off a Search A motorist traveling…

Ireland’s government is ready to move forward with a strict timeslot regime for gambling ads as soon as it becomes possible. For the Racing Post, a government spokesperson commented that while no commitment can be made towards the exact date of when a gambling ad watershed will be introduced, talks…

More than 3 million illegal gambling URLs were removed from search engines in the UK between April and September 2026. (Image: UKGC) The post UK Gambling Regulator Removes 3M Illegal Gambling URLs as Crackdown Intensifies appeared first on Casino.org.

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has suspended further proceedings around President Lula da Silva’s federal ban on online betting while awaiting a ruling on the measure’s constitution. In Brasilia, news breaks that Justice Luiz Fux has granted an appeal from Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has sent numerous cease-and-desist letters to companies in the state offering sports event contracts, which the regulator maintains are illegal under local laws. OCCC Sees More Companies Comply with Its Cease-and-Desist Letter A total of 10 companies have b…

The UK has announced that a new Gambling Policy Commission (GPC) will review the nation’s gambling legislation, identify problematic areas, and propose new reforms. These efforts could even culminate in a new Gambling Act, marking another major overhaul of the UK’s gambling regulations. Many indust…

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) granted a request from the Office of the Prosecutor-General (PGR) and suspended the progress of all lawsuits challenging the provisional measure […] O post Supreme Court justice suspends court cases over the betting ban across Brazil apareceu prim…

Parties forming the new coalition government of Lithuania have agreed in principle to impose a ‘progressive gambling tax system’ with the end goal of optimising revenues for state causes. October saw PM Mindaugas Sinkevičius of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) renegotiated terms of the “For Lithu…

In this interview with TheGamblest, Artem Fedin, CEO of aff.studio, shares the mistakes his team made when deciding which casinos get their traffic, and how they decide today: from vetting new brands and reading program terms to keeping brand data accurate and knowing when to move traffic away from…