Regulation & Law

The governor of Japan’s Wakayama prefecture says it would support any private-sector push to have an integrated resort (IR) with casino in that community. Izumi Miyazaki made the comments at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Wakayama prefecture, on the south-central coast of Japan’s main islan…

Pro golfer Matt Gogel will have to sit out the next six months as the PGA Tour Champions has suspended the player over his alleged betting offenses. He was officially suspended on August 23, 2026 and won’t be eligible for professional or other PGA Tour golf events until February 22, 2027. Placing B…

Prediction market platform Polymarket continues to expand its portfolio of available event contracts, with the platform now adding NFL injury reports through self-certification. NFL Injury Reports Now Among Available Trades on Polymarket With the 2026 NFL season just around the corner and due to ge…

In the Philippines’ e-gaming market, consolidation remains the order of the day. PAGCOR has ruled out reopening license applications for now, with the number of operators already down to 48 from 74 and the regulator also holding fee rates steady. Macau’s SJM may have posted a double-digit EBITDA ga…

The world of casinos is endlessly fascinating, so getting our hands on a training manual for Table Games Floor Supervisors sparked more than a little glee. The Station Casinos manual offers a rare glimpse into what table games supervisors actually do, why they do it and how their decisions shape th…

PAGCOR is maintaining its e-gaming license freeze while consolidating the market and removing inactive operators. The post PAGCOR keeps e-gaming license freeze with operator count down to 48 first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Rhodes College economics professor and co-founder of Ten Strike Racing, Marshall Gramm, has voluntarily stepped away from horse racing after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) accused him of improperly accessing confidential veterinary records to gain an unfair advantage in betti…

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) announced that it’s holding a special meeting for investors on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at which they’ll have the opportunity to vote on a proposed $17.6 billion acquisition offer from Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment Inc. (FEI). The casino operator made the an…

The PGA Tour Champions has suspended Matt Gogel for six months for betting on professional golf tournaments. On Wednesday (Aug. 26), the PGA Tour revealed that Gogel had violated the PGA Tour Integrity Program, which prohibits players from betting on professional and amateur golf competitions. Goge…

The New South Wales government will introduce mandatory facial recognition technology at gaming room entrances from 2028 and establish a statewide self-exclusion register under a new gambling reform package covering machine numbers, marketing restrictions and online gambling harm. The NSW Statewide…

British lawmakers have raised concerns about the appointment of former William Hill executive Phil Walker as interim chief executive of Allwyn UK, citing a past regulatory sanction and role at a major operator of high-street slot-machine venues. Labour lawmaker Dawn Butler and Conservative MP Iain…

Belarus’s Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) has drafted a bill that would introduce stricter rules on gambling advertising. The bill would ban online advertising for gambling establishments, lotteries, and electronic interactive games, including virtual casinos. It would also pro…

Ahead of the start of the 2026 NFL season, Polymarket self-certified event contracts pertaining to the timelines on which injured players will return to action, but those derivatives may run counter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules. The 2026 NFL campaign kicks off on Wednesday,…

The Telegraph Agency of Belarus has reported that there are ongoing talks to introduce a package of reforms concerning gambling ads. Though far from one of Europe’s main gambling markets and hardly a big target for the major regulated players, the topic of gambling finds itself on the Belarussian p…

Tabcorp reported FY 2026 revenue of AU$2.64 billion ($1.89 billion). (Image: The Australian) The post Tabcorp Revenue Hits AU$2.64B as BetMakers Deal Moves Into Focus appeared first on Casino.org.

GiG Software, a leading B2B iGaming tech provider, has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2026. In addition to reporting its financials, the company also unveiled the acquisition of an 80% stake in 888AFRICA. The Company Publishes Its Financial Report In its announcement, GiG…

Ontario is undeniably one of the largest and most mature regulated iGaming markets in North America. A stable field of operators offers a diverse array of betting and gaming products to players in the province. Due to the large number of quality sites in the province, players are flocking to sites…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the growing legal fight over prediction markets is likely to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, as states challenge federal authority over sports-related event contracts. Christie, now a strategic adviser to the American Gaming Association (AGA), said the polic…