Regulation & Law

Betfred reported turnover of £995.6m for the 52 weeks to 29 March 2026 as the business filed its last annual report before a drastic change to the UK gambling landscape. The UK gambling giant, founded by Fred Done back in 1967, saw gross profit come in at £720m but profit after tax was £39.6m, acco…

Martin Sherif celebrates scoring during the FA Youth Cup match between Everton U18 and Stockport U18 in 2023. He has been fined £5,000 for breaching betting rules. (Image: Getty) The post Everton Soccer Player Martin Sherif Fined £5,000 Over Betting Breaches appeared first on Casino.org.

The number of gaming-related crimes reported in Macau rose 12.3 percent year-on-year to an aggregate of 1,951 cases during the first nine months of this year, led by double-digit percent increase in cases of fraud and unlicensed money exchange for gambling purposes. That is according to the latest…

The strategy adopted by the betting market in Alberta, Canada, relies on free commercial competition as the primary weapon to eradicate illicit sites. Prior to the official launch on July […] O post Government expands betting market in Alberta, Canada, to stifle illegal platforms apareceu primeiro…

Valentina Bagniya, CMO at SOFTSWISS, discusses how artificial intelligence, taxation shifts, and compliance are reshaping the iGaming landscape and what the industry needs to continue maturing. SOFTSWISS has published the fifth edition of its iGaming Trends report. Have any of the headline findings…

Michigan Gaming Control Board sends letters to 33 companies.

Prominent Nordic gaming PLCs see the potential launch of a pan-Scandinavian stock exchange as a huge opportunity to take their businesses and markets profile “to the next level”… leadership have exclusively told SBC News. _____________________ As of 2026, European Union member states share a common…

SiGMA World 2026 has already confirmed more than 65 regulators for this year’s edition. The event will take place at Fiera Roma from November 2 to 5. The group brings […] O post SiGMA World 2026 will bring together more than 65 regulators in Rome apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.

Nevada lawmakers are once again striving to restore the full federal tax deduction for gambling losses. Still, the effort remains unresolved more than a year after Congress approved a change that could leave some gamblers paying taxes even when they break even. A Matter of Fairness Democratic Rep.…

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) was approved to test online casino games in New Zealand. GLI will offer independent testing and compliance services for regulated online gambling market. The approval also lets GLI help the providers and operators who want to enter the market. The testing lab…

Banks and financial institutions have begun returning approximately R$ 1.325 billion that remained in bettors’ accounts following the shutdown of online betting platforms affected by the federal government’s Provisional Measure […] O post Banks begin returning R$ 1.3 billion to bettors apareceu pri…

The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has filed a collective writ of mandamus against Brazil’s Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting. ANJL is now studying a second, broader action to protect operations. ANJL is not asking for the authorities to all…

Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden reports on the market’s latest statistics.

Everton football striker Martin Sherif has been fined for approximately 5000 euro for breaking betting rules over a 15-month period. Despite the fine, Sherif will not face any sporting ban. The Football Association charged Sherif in August for 61 bets on matches. The bets were placed between Novemb…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has officially excluded traditional casino gambling products, including sportsbook wagers, from the federal definition of a swap. The legislation aims to set the line between derivatives markets and gambling operations overseen by state and tribal off…

The president of Brazil’s Regional Federal Court of the 3rd Region (TRF3) has suspended an injunction that allowed Stake to keep running in the country after the online gambling shutdown. Judge Johonsom Di Salvo granted a request from the Union, citing “serious harm to public order” and a risk of a…

Stake Brasil has secured a provisional court injunction preserving its betting authorisation and allowing its operations to continue under the conditions established by the Federal Court of São Paulo. Stake Brasil has welcomed a decision by the 9th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo granting a partia…

Macau’s gaming sector filed 2,968 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in the first nine months of this year, up circa 7.9 percent year-on-year. That is according to an update from the Financial Intelligence Office of the city’s Unitary Police Service. Gaming-sector STRs accounted for 71.7 percent…