Regulation & Law

Foreign casino operators extending credit to customers with assets in Singapore may need to reassess the risks of recovering such debts in the city-state, following a recent High Court ruling, suggests an analysis by Singapore law firm Rajah & Tann. It said the decision, in a case involving Venetia…

Cambodia plans to gradually reduce its 100-plus casinos as Hun Manet orders tighter standards for license approvals and renewals. The post Cambodia to gradually reduce casino numbers as Hun Manet orders licensing review first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Less than three months after North Carolina’s largest Native American tribe, the Lumbee, rejected gaming in a tribe-wide referendum, the issue appears to be far from dead. The Tribal Council is inviting written comments on a new gaming ordinance, while exploring “different pathways” to building a c…

North America’s five largest professional sports leagues and their players’ associations have joined forces to ask gambling regulators to get tougher on sports bettors who threaten or harass athletes and other personnel. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press (AP), the National Football Leagu…

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) announced that its regulatory and commercial functions may soon be separated, as previously planned. The organization is now expecting a decision from the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or-Controlled Corporations (GCG). PAGCOR Is…

An unlicensed online casino called TescoSlots.com is masquerading as the website of one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, Tesco. Despite the real Tesco reporting the operation to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and Action Fraud, the website is still accessible to the public at the tim…

Nebraska will decide if it wants to legalize online sports betting in the general election this autumn, as supporters of the idea are gearing up for a campaign after last month, state officials put the controversial question on the November 3 ballot. Proponents of Online Sports Betting Are Preparin…

Dabble Sports Pty Ltd has been penalized more than AUD 1 million ($713,425) after an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found multiple failures involving customers registered with BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion scheme. This enforcement action pressures…

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) continues its mission to protect UK consumers from potentially harmful marketing. The gambling sector has often drawn the media watchdog’s ire, sometimes resulting in substantial fines and punishments. Two new rulings reveal the ASA’s most recent inves…

A Florida woman is suing the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood after she allegedly slipped on liquid on the casino floor as thousands of house music fans were leaving a concert by Norwegian DJ Kygo. Jeanne O’Grady, of Broward County, filed the negligence lawsuit against the Seminole Tribe…

A former Resorts World Las Vegas compliance director is accusing the Strip megaresort of firing him merely for doing his job—repeatedly warning supervisors about suspicious gambling activity. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Sept. 14, 2026 by Preston Banks, alleges whistleblower retalia…

NFL broadcasts often feature a fair amount of sportsbook commercials, but one thing viewers won’t see this season is spots courtesy of prediction market operators. The league is outright banning advertising by prediction market companies and it’s extending that policy to its sportsbook partners tha…

A federal judge on Monday (Sept. 14) heard oral arguments from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on why the prediction markets it regulates should not be subject to New York state gaming laws. In April, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini on allegations th…

Earlier this year, GamblingNews reported that a professional poker player had been robbed shortly after returning to the place he was renting for the World Series of Poker event. The two men were reportedly aware of who he was and duct-taped him before running away with his winnings. Now, the Las V…

Concerns over gambling addiction emerged as Texas lawmakers examined the growing use of prediction market platforms and whether their activities should be treated as gambling. Gambling policy expert and lobbyist Brianne Doura-Schawohl raised concerns about a potential increase in gambling addiction…

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will consider legislation on Wednesday, that would restore a 100% federal tax deduction for gambling losses against gambling winnings. The proposal would eliminate the current 90% limitation on deductions for wagering losses and apply to taxable years beginni…

Entain announced the plans of cutting 20% of its 2,000 customer care roles worldwide on September 16, which is over 400 customer care positions globally. This comes weeks after Entain reported better-than-expected profits in first-half and as the group faces higher UK gambling taxes. CEO Stella Dav…

Entain CEO Stella David has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to consider the wider impact of tax cuts. (Image: Shutterstock) The post Entain Warns UK Government Over Machine Games Duty as 400 Jobs Face Cuts appeared first on Casino.org.