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South Korea officially bans Polymarket over illegal gambling1
South Korea has officially blocked access to prediction market platform Polymarket after the Korea Communications Standards Commission ruled that the operator’s services fall under illegal gambling. In May 2026, South Korea launched an investigation into Polymarket in an attempt to determine the platform’s legality un…
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Denmark Bars Inpay From New iGaming Deals
Danish payments company Inpay A/S has been stopped from signing new agreements with iGaming businesses after a regulatory inspection found serious anti-money laundering weaknesses. The restriction was imposed by Denmark’s financial regulator, Finanstilsynet, following an inspection of Inpay’s procedures in March. It w…
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Brazil orders 14 licensed betting sites to suspend operations
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) has ordered 14 licensed betting websites to suspend their operations in the country after finding breaches in responsible gaming systems and violations within the betting management system (Sigap). The order was issued on August 14, 2026, following a year-long investigatio…
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Simon Westbury: “1xCare has been launched at a time when the responsible gambling conversation is louder than ever”
Simon Westbury, 1xCare Advisory Board chairperson, spoke to Focus Gaming News about the launch of the independent NGO, detailing its proactive approach to safer gambling. Exclusive interview.- 1xCare is a newly launched independent organisation advancing player protection and responsible gambling globally through rese…
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President Trump sued over selling Truth Social early access
The Intercept Media and the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) have sued U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of corruption and promotion of insider trading by selling early access to White House communications on his Truth Social platform. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dist…
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Victoria Gambling Regulator Expands AI Use Under New Strategy
Victoria’s gambling regulator plans to increase its use of artificial intelligence, data, and predictive analysis to identify gambling-related risks earlier. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission said its new 3-year Strategy 2029 would guide how it responds to changes in gambling technology and products…
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Asia Gaming eBrief: Australia wagering reforms secure lower-house approval
Digital borders may be difficult to see, but regulators are increasingly determined to enforce them. Australia’s House has passed a bipartisan gambling reform package featuring an online advertising opt-out register, age and identity checks, and tighter limits on inducements and sports broadcasts. The bill now moves t…
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Expert panel advances Hokkaido IR bid to candidate site selection
An expert panel established by the Hokkaido Government to examine the prefecture’s potential pursuit of an integrated resort (IR) license […]
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Korea’s media regulator votes to block prediction platform Polymarket
Korea’s media regulator, the Korea Media and Communications Commission, said Tuesday it had voted to block access to prediction market […]
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Payments company barred from new igaming agreements pending regulatory review in Denmark
The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has ordered the provider to show that it has addressed AML shortcomings. Denmark.- The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finanstilsynet, has temporarily blocked a payments provider from entering into new agreements with online gaming operators. The temporary restriction…
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UK Gambling Sector Remains Healthy Despite Increased Taxes
A recent analysis by Regulus revealed that the UK’s leading gambling operators appear to have adapted to the recent tax hike without shifting much of the extra burden to customers. Despite these outward signs of stability, analysts remain cautious, maintaining a bearish outlook for the market and expecting a 12% decli…
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South Korea orders Polymarket blocked over illegal gambling concerns
Rejects decentralization defense
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Industry-Led Responsible Gambling Group Unveils New Marketing Code
The Responsible Online Gaming Association released a Marketing and Advertising Code on Tuesday, establishing a unified set of standards for how legal online sports betting and iGaming operators can... The post Industry-Led Responsible Gambling Group Unveils New Marketing Code appeared first on Legal Sports Report.
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Lula convoca reunião de emergência para debater “taxa das blusinhas” e bets
Presidente reúne 8 ministros e vice-presidente Alckmin para discutir temas sensíveis à reeleição, com prazo final para MP que extingue cobrança de importados The post Lula convoca reunião de emergência para debater “taxa das blusinhas” e bets appeared first on BNLData.
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Experts Weigh Pros and Cons of Regulating, Taxing Prediction Markets as Lawsuits Continue
Former Cuomo aide says New York should start taxing Kalshi and other prediction market operators. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The story of the year in gambling has been the legal fight between federally regulated prediction markets that offer contracts on sporting events and states that claim the exchanges are illegal spor…
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Ireland tightens anti-money laundering rules for gambling sector
Enhanced scrutiny of crypto transactions
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Florida gaming regulator dismantles illegal slot operation hidden inside bingo hall
Bingo branding does not legalize slots
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Kalshi faces another setback in Connecticut as judge rejects CFTC argument
A federal judge has ruled that the CFTC cannot override the court’s interpretation of federal law. US.- District Judge Vernon D. Oliver has rejected Kalshi’s latest attempt to challenge Connecticut’s gaming laws, ruling that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cannot dictate an outcome that conflicts with …
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Judge Rules CFTC Cannot Overturn Court’s Decision in Connecticut-Kalshi Dispute
Kalshi has secured another loss in the space of a week in Connecticut. Just days after its bid for a preliminary injunction was denied, the company returned to court asking for emergency relief while it appealed. Judge Vernon D. Oliver refused, stressing that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cannot step in to …
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Exalogic and Fast Track bring agentic CRM to Italy's regulated gaming market
More than 20 Italian brands onboard
Read summary →Court overrules Finland’s spin-by-spin online casino tax
The Finnish Tax Administration has been told it can’t treat each spin as a taxable event. Finland.- The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland has reportedly struck down the spin‑by‑spin tax applied to online slot games hosted outside the European Economic Area. According to the Helsinki-based business publication Ta…
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UKGC Penalizes Holland Park Leisure for Self-Exclusion Violation
The UK Gambling Commission announced that it has levied a fine against Holland Park Leisure Limited, a company that operates three Adult Gaming Centers in Leicester. According to the announcement, Holland Park Leisure’s venues breached the self-exclusion requirements mandated by the UKGC. Holland Park Leisure Violated…
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Gallup poll suggests gambling participation falling in US
The results signal a potential 19% drop in interest in gambling activity over the past decade The post Gallup poll suggests gambling participation falling in US appeared first on NEXT.io.
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UK gaming hall operator fined over gambling self-exclusion failings
The operator must also undergo a third-party audit to review its policies, procedures and controls and the training and competency of its staff. UK.- A licensed gaming hall operator has been ordered to pay a £150,000 fine for failing to comply with a self-exclusion requirement designed to reduce gambling harm. The Gam…
Read summary →Nevada Regulators Want Kalshi To Pay Daily Fine Over Failure To Geofence
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has told a state court that Kalshi failed to comply with the preliminary injunction barring it from offering certain event contracts to people located in Nevada. The... The post Nevada Regulators Want Kalshi To Pay Daily Fine Over Failure To Geofence appeared first on Legal Sports Repor…
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Booming Games and QTech Games Partner to Expand in Regulated Markets
QTech Games announced its strategic partnership with Booming Games, a move specifically designed to drive expansion across regulated markets. Through this collaboration, Booming Games will integrate its premium content into QTech’s sophisticated aggregation platform. This platform provides a single API solution that c…
Read summary →Florida regulator seizes 60 illegal slot machines
The Florida Gaming Control Commission and Cape Coral Police Department seized 60 slot machines, cash and other gambling equipment. US.- The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) and the Cape Coral Police Department have carried out an operation at Uptown Bingo, Cape Coral. Operation Going Downtown led to the seizur…
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Albanese makes further concessions on Labor’s gambling reforms
The Australian prime minister is likely to get his legislation through both houses after talks with Coalition leader Angus Taylor The post Albanese makes further concessions on Labor’s gambling reforms appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Finnish Supreme Administrative Court eases tax on offshore slot winnings
The 3–2 ruling requires taxable income to be calculated per session of play rather than per individual game,… The post Finnish Supreme Administrative Court eases tax on offshore slot winnings appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
Read summary →La ANJL critica posibles nuevas restricciones a operadores autorizados y advierte sobre la ventaja del mercado ilegal
El presidente de la Asociación Nacional de Juegos y Loterías (ANJL), Plínio Lemos Jorge, criticó las nuevas restricciones que el Gobierno Federal planea imponer a los operadores de apuestas autorizados […]
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Polymarket tests parlay-style trades on regulated US exchange
Beta trades top $7.4M within days
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Brazil suspends 14 licensed betting sites due to oversight and responsible gaming failures
Daily fine of $38,557 if failure to comply
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Florida Reminds Residents ‘Not All Bingo is Legal’ After Raid Seizes 60 Machines From Cape Coral Venue
A raid in Florida has seized 60 illegal slot machines from Uptown Bingo in Cape Coral, a venue “posing as a legal bingo establishment.” State authorities announced the enforcement action while reminding residents that “not all bingo is legal.” The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) carried out the raid in collab…
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South Korea Blocks Polymarket Access
Regulator Rejects Polymarket Defence South Korea’s Korea Communications Standards Commission has ordered access to Polymarket to be blocked after reviewing… The post South Korea Blocks Polymarket Access appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Brazil’s Regulated Betting Market Reaches R$20.07 Billion in GGR in H1 2026
The Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) for Brazil’s regulated fixed-odds betting market totalled R$20.07 billion in the first half of 2026, a 15.3% rise from the previous year’s level in 2025. The figures, acquired under Brazil’s Access to Information Law, give a comprehensive overview of a market that is still growing, but a…
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Q&A: Jason Siegel on Orlando’s winning Olympic Q-Series bid
Orlando will host the final stop on the road to LA28 when the Olympic Qualifier Series arrives in the city. Insider Sport spoke to Jason Siegel, President and CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, about what won Orlando the bid and why hospitality lessons from this summer’s FIFA World Cup will impact how the […
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Macao Casino Tax Revenues Rise 9% as Gov’t Bids to End Dependence on Gambling Industry
Macao casino tax revenues rose by over 9% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, hitting the $7.2 billion mark. Per figures released by the Macau Finance Bureau and reported by the Japanese-language Macao-based media outlet Macau Shimbun, gaming revenue taxes comprised 84.6% of Macao’s total $8.5 billion tax income f…
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Turkey Turns to AI and Financial Surveillance in Escalating Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Turkey’s campaign against illegal gambling is moving beyond the familiar business of shutting down websites. The government is now building a wider enforcement system aimed at the money, communications infrastructure and organised networks that allow black-market betting operations to keep resurfacing. That shift was …
Read summary →Polymarket officially banned in South Korea after month-long dispute
The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) has moved to block access to Polymarket over a month after entering a dispute with the predictions platform over illegal gambling. At the start of July, South Korean regulatory bodies gave Polymarket the chance to respond to these allegations, allowing the US firm t…
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Victoria regulator announces three-year plan to take on gambling harms
The regulator outlined how it plans on using technology to tackle emerging consumer protection challenges The post Victoria regulator announces three-year plan to take on gambling harms appeared first on NEXT.io.
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UAE gaming regulator, Abu Dhabi financial watchdog formalize oversight ties
The United Arab Emirates’ federal gaming regulator has signed an agreement with the financial watchdog for Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to coordinate supervision and exchange regulatory information as the […] The post UAE gaming regulator, Abu Dhabi financial watchdog formalize oversight ties first appeared on Asia …
Read summary →High street slot venue fined £150k amid UK retail gambling debates
A retail gambling operator has been fined £150,000 by the Gambling Commission in the midst of political debate about the future of gaming venues on Britain’s high streets. The Commission fined Hollard Park Leisure, a local AGC operator in the East Midlands city of Leicester, for failing to offer a self-exclusion schem…
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South Korea blocks Polymarket over illegal gambling concerns
South Korea has blocked access to Polymarket after ruling that its winner-takes-all prediction markets create an illegal gambling environment. The post South Korea blocks Polymarket over illegal gambling concerns first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
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Trump’s World Liberty ties remain under microscope with latest regulatory approval
The decentralised finance (DeFi) firm World Liberty Financial has been granted regulatory approval to become a US bank, which also brings into question – again – Donald Trump’s connection to a company his sons founded. World Liberty Financial, the decentralised finance (DeFi) company founded by Eric and Donald Trump J…
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Adult gaming centre operator fined £150,000 for self-exclusion failings
The fine comes days after the UK prime minister proposed reforms to adult gaming centres, betting and vape shops on high streets.
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Florida Busts More Illegal Gambling Venues, Seizes 60 Machines
The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has, in partnership with the Cape Coral Police Department, announced a new successful bust against illegal gambling venues, resulting in the seizure of gambling paraphernalia, cash, and machines. A total of 60 slot machines labeled by the organizers as “bingo” were seized. …
Read summary →Court rules against Finland’s individual slot spin tax treatment
Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned the individual spin-by-spin tax for online slot games operated outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). The court voted 3-2 in favour of the Tax Administration changing its previous approach to individual spins for online games that are based in jurisdictions l…
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Australian senate committee backs online gambling reform package as legislation is agreed by coalition
The bill has been debated back and forth after MP Peta Murphy put forward an amendment to the original bill in 2023.
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Exalogic and Fast Track integrate agentic CRM across Italy’s regulated iGaming market
Exalogic has expanded its partnership with Fast Track to deliver agentic CRM workflows across its network of licensed brands, with integration and compliance completed and multiple operators already live. The post Exalogic and Fast Track integrate agentic CRM across Italy’s regulated iGaming market first appeared on A…
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Regulus: UK online gambling market shrugs off tax rise – for now
“The problem for forecasting, and more importantly for operating in the UK online gambling market, is that nothing much will happen until everything does,” analysts said The post Regulus: UK online gambling market shrugs off tax rise – for now appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Europe Is Harmonizing Gambling Compliance Without Creating an EU Gambling License
Europe is moving toward a more consistent gambling compliance system without doing something the industry has long watched for: creating a single EU gambling licence. The distinction matters. Gambling remains largely regulated at national level. Countries decide who can operate, what products are allowed, how gambling…
Read summary →iGaming Consulting Services: How Operators Define Scope, Evidence and Accountability
Start With the Decision, Not the Consultant’s Service List The first procurement document should describe the decision the operator needs… The post iGaming Consulting Services: How Operators Define Scope, Evidence and Accountability appeared first on iGaming Express.
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BGC members outperform other age-restricted retailers in latest test purchasing
The results demonstrate commitment to protecting young people with strict age-verification measures Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) members have outperformed a wide range of other age-restricted retailers in independent test purchasing carried out by Serve Legal. BGC members recorded an overall pass rate of 97 per ce…
Read summary →Danish fintech flagged for iGaming AML failures
Danish payments provider Inpay A/S has been temporarily restricted from entering new business agreements with iGaming companies. The restriction follows a review conducted by Finanstilsynet, the Danish financial regulator, back in March to inspect Inpay’s internal anti-money laundering procedures. The Finanstilsynet s…
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NLA Wins Liberia’s 2026/2027 Inter-Governmental League Football Championship
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has been crowned the champion of the 2026/2027 Inter-Governmental League football category following a dramatic final at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Sports Complex. The NLA secured its title with a tense 5–4 victory in a penalty shootout against the Liberia Petroleum Refining Compa…
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NBA Gambling Cases Put Billups and Rozier on Leave as Federal Probe Reaches Mafia-Linked Poker Rooms
Chauncey Billups coached Portland’s season opener Wednesday night. By the following morning, the Hall of Famer was facing federal conspiracy charges and had been removed from the Trail Blazers bench. The case against Billups is part of a much larger federal crackdown involving 34 defendants, two connected gambling inv…
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Exalogic and Fast Track bring agentic CRM to Italy’s regulated market
Exalogic has partnered with Fast Track to integrate agentic CRM workflows across its Italian network, enabling licensed operators to automate tasks safely within local regulations. Press release.- Exalogic, a platform provider in Italy’s gaming market, has deepened its collaboration with Fast Track to bring agentic CR…
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Brazil suspends Pixbet with €33K daily fine
The Ministry of Finance of Brazil has ordered sports betting company Pixbet to immediately suspend operations, cancel ongoing bets, and return all wagered funds to its users in connection with regulatory compliance breaches. In addition to the suspension, the Ministry has also required Pixbet to pay a daily €33,400 fi…
Read summary →Swintt: how to stand out in an always evolving online casino space
Online casino has undoubtedly occupied a significant space within the industry for quite some time, and continues to do so. However, headwinds are increasingly being encountered. From regulatory and governmental crackdowns, players demanding instant gratification, a lack of legislation hampering progress across North …
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Australia’s Gambling Reform Bill Leaves Major Gaps Despite Bipartisan Deal
Australia’s long-awaited gambling reform bill is finally moving towards passage, but the legislation leaves some of the country’s biggest gambling risks largely untouched. The federal government reached a deal with the Coalition this week to secure support for the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill.…
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