Regulation & Law

Interest in Finland's liberalized gambling market has exceeded the projections of officials, and the number of license applications with the National Police Board has risen steeply ahead of the 2027 launch. The authority had received 75 applications by September 22, compared with 50 in June. Operat…

Playstudios has settled a $3 million class action lawsuit over the purchase of virtual chips in its social casino games in six states in the US. $3M Playstudios Deal Covers Social Casino Players in Six States The settlement covers players in Alabama, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Tennessee and K…

Regulus Partners estimates that Brazil’s online gambling ban has a 5% chance of becoming permanent, describing this as “the least likely result, in our view at 5%”. Brazilian law has allowed the president to implement provisional measures effective immediately since 1988, before Congress reviews an…

Less than a year after being appointed to the role, Heather Maurer is stepping down as executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Heather Maurer to Leave NCPG Executive Director Role in October Maurer’s resignation was confirmed by the NCPG on September 28. She will stay…

The Visualize Group, a private investment firm focused on investing in mission-critical, services-based companies, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of eCOGRA, a provider of testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services for the regulated gaming indus…

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) on Monday launched a campaign highlighting the potential impact of further tax increases and betting shop closures on employees, families and communities across Britain. The “Back Our Betting Shops” campaign profiles employees, apprentices, managers, customers a…

Lottery and gaming group Allwyn said its previously issued 2026 Adjusted EBITDA margin guidance would no longer apply if Brazil’s ban on online sports betting and iGaming remains in place for the rest of the year. The company said it is assessing the impact of the measure on its 36.75% stake in Kai…

Brazil’s industry bodies fight against betting ban. National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) filed a lawsuit to suspend the Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, which has banned fixed-odds games in the country, signed by President L…

The VIP segment of Macau’s casino industry is expected to account for a relatively small share of overall gaming revenue over the medium term, despite some signs of recovery, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The institution said Macau’s gaming sector had undergone a “structural shift” si…

About 400 employees at Jeju Dream Tower resort’s foreigner-only casino (pictured in a file photo) on the holiday island of Jeju in South Korea, began a strike at 7am on Monday (September 28), according to a labour union claiming to represent some of the strikers. An official from the Jeju autonomou…

Continent 8 Technologies and FuturePath AI have launched Future8, a joint venture designed to help regulated iGaming operators deploy AI at scale while maintaining compliance, data sovereignty and operational control. The post Continent 8 and FuturePath AI launch Future8 for regulated iGaming first…

Michigan Native American tribes are increasingly withholding casino revenue-share payments from the state, arguing that Michigan’s expansion of gambling has undermined the exclusivity they were promised under their gaming compacts. Payments to the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF), which helps finance…

While most modern regulated markets consider minors and young adults to be the most vulnerable groups when it comes to gambling, it turns out that older players aren’t completely safe either. According to experts, older Americans are another major vulnerable group that often finds itself taken adva…

ICE Barcelona has cemented itself as one of the top gaming exhibitions in the world, providing companies with a platform to showcase their new products and technologies. As the anticipation for next year’s edition of the event grows high, industry stakeholders are preparing to head for Barcelona. T…

Businessman Wilbur Ross and former casino magnate Steve Wynn are suing New York over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pied-à-terre tax, which they claim is unconstitutional. In a suit filed Monday in the Suffolk County branch of the New York Supreme Court, Ross — the U.S. commerce secretary in the first…

Bipartisan legislation in New Jersey would decriminalize underage gambling, reducing the wrongdoing from a criminal offense to a civil penalty. New Jersey Sen. Jim Beach (D-Camden) has been encouraging lawmakers in Trenton to decriminalize underage gambling for four years. 2026 could finally be the…

Proprietary trading firm Raven has initiated a strategic funding round at a $90 million pre-money valuation. With backers like Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global, Raven has secured significant investor attention. Raven operates across crypto, real-world assets, and prediction markets, and is operati…

In her first major public appearance since becoming the UK’s gambling minister, Vicky Foxcroft confirmed the government is preparing a consultation on the Gambling Act’s “aim to permit” rules. Foxcroft added that the consultation would start soon but refused to give a specific date, raising specula…