Regulation & Law

Federal investigators have accused James “Jimmy the Greek” Gerodemos of taking threatening videos in churches with lit candles and sending the videos to gamblers who owed his clandestine operations money. “I say to them to die,” Jimmy the Greek would add in his video, explaining that he was shootin…

The operator behind Pennsylvania’s dominant line of skill games, which have become commonplace in thousands of small businesses, says the machines will be turned off next month. Pennsylvania-based Miele Manufacturing is the distributor of Pennsylvania Skill. The cabinets are the most common skill g…

X Corp. has accused crypto gambling entrepreneur Ossi Ketola and Duel.com of repeatedly bribing its employees and contractors as part of an elaborate campaign to seize valuable usernames, restore suspended accounts, and target rivals and critics. The explosive allegations are contained in a lawsuit…

Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) have renewed their request for Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Luiz Fux to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting in the country. The second…

On September 25, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure which bans fixed-odds betting including sports betting and online casino. The Provisional Measure (MP) 1.394 was published on September 25. The MP terminates federal and state fixed-odds betting authorization…

The fifth edition of SOFTSWISS’ iGaming Trends Reports has been expanded to include the market size of sectors outside of gambling to prove iGaming’s economic footprint. Surveying over 500 experts and diving deeper into more than 480,000 media headlines, the new study represents the biggest researc…

A new More in Common UK poll has gauged public perception of the gambling industry. According to a recent survey conducted by the think tank, the gambling industry does not inspire trust in the public. Only 25% of respondents said they had confidence in the industry, just 4% more than those who tru…

After recently seeking to protect vulnerable consumers in New Jersey from targeted advertising that could compound their gambling issues, state lawmakers are now looking into a bipartisan bill that would change the way underage gambling violations are handled at casinos and simulcasting facilities.…

Alberta’s regulated iGaming market has moved from launch hype to live sporting action. The opening 2026 NFL games are now in the books. After going live on July 13, 2026, the province’s private-sector sportsbooks entered the NFL season with over 50 licensed brands in the pipeline and more than two…

The SBC News team are live on the ground for the second day of the SBC Summit. Stay tuned to this blog for the latest updates from the SBC News team on the ground at Lisbon – Ted Orme-Claye, Patrick Killeen and Ted Menmuir – as well as our colleagues at iGaming Expert. 10am: No, […]

Assen Vassilev, Chairman of Bulgaria’s opposition party We Continue the Change (PP), has called for changes in the latest proposal to reform Bulgaria’s Gambling Act, warning that several “loopholes” could undermine its intended purpose of limiting gambling advertising. On 23 September, Prime Minist…

Malta’s revised VAT and gaming tax frameworks for the gaming sector come into effect tomorrow, 1 October 2026, marking the…

Brazil’s attorney general’s office has applied to the country’s Supreme Federal Court for 72 hours to respond to the action against the government’s ban on gambling. The application was submitted to Minister Luiz Fux, giving the AGU the required number of hours before the court hears a case against…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has warned Google, Meta and TikTok to stop advertising online sweepstakes casinos in the state. In his letter addressed to the general counsel of Google, James Uthmeier called on the companies involved to respond in writing by the deadline of October 23. The…

Jumpman Gaming has been able to overturn £13.2m worth of Remote Gaming Duty assessments in relation to free promotional spins after an Upper Tribunal ruling which has effectively reduced the tax liabilities to nil. Jumpman offered a welcome bonus of one free spin on Mega Reel upon a qualifying depo…

New Zealand online casino operators will be required to obtain independent game and platform certification within six months of receiving a license and at least annually thereafter, under draft technology requirements released as the country moves into the auction stage for 15 online casino license…

The Brazilian government has provided an update on its enforcement of the provisional measure published last week.

Gaming industry executive Gavin Isaacs has joined the Board of Directors of Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) in an advisory position. His formal appointment is subject to regulatory review and approval. Isaacs has served as a CEO and board director and has more than 25 years of leadership ex…