Regulation & Law

Two men in the United Kingdom have received suspended prison sentences due to an illegal poker operation that they ran. According to the authorities, the two men used the proceeds of the operation to fund a lavish lifestyle. Authorities Busted a High-Effort Illegal Poker Operation The operation was…

Legalization of sports betting in Ontario, Canada was linked to a rise in severe gambling-related health problems. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Conducted by public health researchers at the University of Toronto covering January 2012…

Paf has reached an agreement with Meta to test a new system for identifying unlicensed gambling operators and affiliates advertising through the platform. The pilot will begin in Switzerland, where Paf plans to share licence documents and website URLs with Meta. The information is intended to help…

Ladbrokes’ Irish unit remains in an unenviable position despite turning a €1.3m (£1.1m) loss in 2024 into a profit of €300,000 for 2025. The company, which operates Entain shops across Ireland, is currently making a concentrated effort at cost-cutting if its Companies Registration Office (CRO) stat…

SAGSE LATAM unveiled its 2027 regional roadmap at last week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, with Buenos Aires, Panama and Paraguay set to anchor its strategy for connecting Latin American gaming markets with the global industry. The roadmap was presented during G2E 2026, held Sept. 28-Oct.…

More than 1,300 workers at Encore Boston Harbor walked off the job on Sept. 4 after contract talks between Wynn Resorts and two labor groups stalled. More than a month later, union leaders say they’ve met only twice with the casino. Teamsters Local 25 and Unite Here Local 26 bargain on behalf of En…

A study by LCA Consultores has looked into the financial and labour impact of Brazil’s igaming ban.

President Luis Abinader has enacted the new law regulating gambling in the Dominican Republic and has provisionally appointed Teófilo “Quico” Tabar Manzur as director general of the newly created General Directorate of Gambling (DGJA). Following the recent publication of Law 86-26 in the Official G…

The Pennsylvania State Police will start confiscating unregistered skill game machines and filing criminal charges against businesses that continue to operate them on October 14. Ahead of the enforcement date, the agency has advised affected establishments to remove the devices and all related equi…

A U.S. federal judge has blocked Illinois from enforcing several new rules against prediction-market platforms, finding that sports event contracts offered by companies such as Kalshi likely qualify as swaps under federal law. U.S. District Judge Martha Pacold granted preliminary injunctions in cas…

Oto plans to submit its IR proposal to Fukuoka in October, seeking consideration by the prefectural assembly in December. The post Japan’s Oto town plans October IR submission to Fukuoka, seeks December assembly review first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

A legal dispute in Finland has been upheld in favour of a professional bettor, who sought to include his betting losses to his tax considerations. In 2020, Antti Koivula had put around €366,000 into bets and won approximately €497,000 back, leaving him with an actual profit of around €41,000. Howev…

President Donald Trump’s super PAC will reimburse taxpayers after the U.S. government used millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote the president through 13 campaign-style advertisements. Facing backlash, including from members of his own party, Trump said Monday (Oct. 5) that the commercia…

EGT Digital CEO Vladimir Dokov has been named Leader of the Year at the SBC Awards 2026, recognising his leadership as the company expanded into new regulated markets and developed its technology and product offering over the past year. Under Dokov’s leadership, EGT Digital has secured regulatory a…

Only 2 weeks remain until the 8th annual Scandinavian & Nordic Gaming Show (SNGS) 2026, as the Nordic gaming community prepares to meet at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 22 – 23 October. This year’s edition comes at a time when regulatory frameworks and enforcement ap…

UK gambling and betting duty figures rose by 19% year-on-year at €2.28bn across April-July 2026 as a result of the rise of Remote Gaming Duty. Figures from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) showed that UK gambling and betting duty collected reached €2.28bn across April-July 2026, a 19% incre…

A Bristol, Virginia, police officer has had justice on her side after a rowdy patron at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol refused to leave a restricted area of the gaming floor and publicly accused the officer of assaulting her and removing her illegally. A pair of influencers, one being Stephan…

Polymarket has long argued that its products can hardly be qualified as gambling, but despite this, the company has shown a strong commitment to treating and assisting consumers who suffer from problem-gambling-like conditions. The company has now teamed up with Birches Health to help provide menta…