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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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…
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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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Adult gaming centre operator fined £150k over lack of self-exclusion
The business must also undergo a third-party audit to review its policies, procedures and implementation of self-exclusion requirements The post Adult gaming centre operator fined £150k over lack of self-exclusion appeared first on NEXT.io.
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Evoke shareholders approve Bally’s Intralot takeover by wide margin
The scheme cleared both required majorities by wide margins, leaving court sanction and the outstanding regulatory approvals as… The post Evoke shareholders approve Bally’s Intralot takeover by wide margin appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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Ireland executes full-agency strategy to combat gambling AML
Ireland will strengthen its scrutiny of gambling as a “sector vulnerable to money laundering and criminal exposure”, as the government launches its first National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy. The strategy was revealed last Friday by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Its design establishes a full agenc…
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Connecticut Judge Says CFTC Cannot Override Court’s Reading of Federal Law in Prediction Markets Case
Kalshi has been dealt another setback in Connecticut, this time with federal judge Vernon D. Oliver ruling that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cannot dictate an order that conflicts with the court’s own interpretation of federal law. The CFTC, said the judge, lacks the authority to override the court’…
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UAE’s gaming regulator inks cooperation agreement with Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The UAE’s gambling regulator – the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
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Victoria regulator steps up AI, data use to tackle gambling harm
VGCCC will expand the use of AI, data and predictive analysis under a three-year strategy focused on earlier gambling risk detection. The post Victoria regulator steps up AI, data use to tackle gambling harm first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
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VGCCC sets greater use of technology as regulatory benchmark under latest policy roadmap
Victoria’s gambling regulator has named the enhanced use of technology to monitor the industry as a key focus over the […]
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Citigroup Lowers Macau August GGR Forecast to 4% Growth
Citigroup has reduced its forecast for Macau’s August gross gaming revenue to MOP23 billion, equivalent to $2.86 billion, after a slight slowdown during the second week of the month. It should be noted that the adjusted figure is higher than the previous estimate made by the company at MOP23.5 billion ($2.92 billion).…
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ID failings to blame for issues during gambling financial risk checks trial, British regulator says
The Gambling Commission says incomplete or inaccurate personal information prevented some accounts from being matched to credit reference agency records. UK.- Amid ongoing controversy over the decision to introduce financial risk assessments for gambling (FRAs) in the UK, the Gambling Commission has published new deta…
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Lotep e Polícia Civil intensificam combate aos jogos ilegais na Paraíba
Em cerca de dois anos, ações integradas resultaram na apreensão de mais de 400 máquinas utilizadas na exploração ilegal de jogos de azar em diferentes regiões do Estado The post Lotep e Polícia Civil intensificam combate aos jogos ilegais na Paraíba appeared first on BNLData.
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Nevada regulator seeks $120,000 daily fines against Kalshi
The Nevada Gaming Control Board says Kalshi failed to fully comply with a court order restricting its prediction contracts. U.S.- The Nevada Gaming Control Board has asked a Carson City court to impose $120,000 in daily fines on Kalshi, alleging that the company continued offering sports, election and entertainment co…
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Better AML, KYC, and AI Training Seen as Key to Philippine Online Gaming Growth
Online gaming operators in the Philippines should direct more workforce training toward anti-money laundering, know-your-customer compliance, artificial intelligence, and specialized digital roles, according to Ellen Joy Almanza, managing consultant at Buenas PH. The online casino is licensed by the Philippine Amuseme…
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Nevada and Kalshi Clash Again Over Geofencing Fine
Kalshi’s fragile truce with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) may be over after the regulator accused the prediction platform of violating its agreement to stop its sports, election, and entertainment prediction contracts in the state. The NGCB now intends to fine Kalshi $120,000 for each day it refuses to comply…
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Florida: Gaming regulator seizes 60 machines at illegal bingo establishment
The Florida Gaming Control Commission, in partnership with the Cape Coral Police Department, announced on Monday the seizure of 60 illegal slot machines from a business operating under the guise of a legal bingo establishment. The enforcement, known as Operation Going Downtown, took place in Cape Coral at a location n…
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Brazil blocks more than 60,000 illegal betting sites as illegal market share declines
Brazilian authorities have blocked more than 60,000 illegal betting websites. The figure was disclosed by Carlos Renato Resende, subsecretary of Monitoring and Inspection at the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), during a hearing of the Chamber of Deputies’ External Commission on Acts of Pi…
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Women with Problem Gambling Habits Have Difficulties Finding Help
Approximately 7 million to 11 million people in the United States meet at least one criterion for gambling disorder, according to the National Problem Gambling Hotline. However, a large part of them are women who struggle to find adequate help, facing stigma, lack of knowledge about treatment, or lack of social suppor…
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Lawmakers Consider Allowing Australians to Opt Out of Gambling Ads
Australia’s Labor government has vowed to introduce a new single-service opt-out register for gambling ads. This announcement comes amid continued calls to rein in the gambling sector and minimize the harm it causes. Australia Considers Opt-Out Register for Gambling Ads As Australia eyes changes to its gambling regula…
Read summary →Pennsylvania is Logical Place for State-Level Prediction Market Regulation, But HB 2711 is Oddly Timed
While Kalshi continues to sustain legal defeats, Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to regulate prediction markets within state borders. It wouldn’t tax. It wouldn’t license. It wouldn’t ban sports event contracts. And given the history of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket defying state regulators and cour…
Read summary →Câmara analisa requerimento para debater publicidade de bets ilegais nas redes sociais
O deputado Julio Lopes (PP-RJ) apresentou, na última semana, o Requerimento nº 31/2026 à Comissão Externa sobre os Atos de Pirataria e Agenda do “Brasil Legal”. O documento solicita a […] O post Câmara analisa requerimento para debater publicidade de bets ilegais nas redes sociais apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.
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Nevada Regulators Push $120K Daily Fine Against Kalshi for Noncompliance
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board told a Carson City court late Friday that Kalshi failed to meet the August 12 deadline to stop offering sports, election, and entertainment bets in the state. Regulators argued the company should now face fines of $120,000 for every day it remains out of compliance. Investigators said the…
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Think Global, Play Local: Localization Drives iGaming Growth
As operators look to new markets for growth, Betable VP of Marketing Daniel Shannon explains why getting a license and going live is only the beginning. International expansion is one of the biggest opportunities for iGaming brands, but there’s a big difference between entering a market and building a business that ac…
Read summary →Legal Bookmakers Turnover: Betclic Leads Online, STS Retains Overall Market Lead
Market Grows by More Than €545 Million The starting point for the analysis is the licensed market’s 2024 turnover of… The post Legal Bookmakers Turnover: Betclic Leads Online, STS Retains Overall Market Lead appeared first on iGaming Express.
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British Gambling Commission reveals new insights into illegal lotteries on social media
The regulator has published new research into how consumers engage with illegal lotteries and raffles led by individuals on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. UK.- The British Gambling Commission has reported on its findings from research into UK consumer engagement with illegal lotteries and raffles on social media. The…
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Q&A: Tradabets’ head of legal on African payment risks
Tradabets’ legal chief explains why mobile money, AML risks and differing national rules make African compliance complex. Ahead of the SBC Summit, Payment Expert spoke to Maleek Oyiza, Head of Legal and Compliance at Tradabets, about the regulatory and anti-money laundering landscape across African gaming markets. Mob…
Read summary →Novo projeto propõe plebiscito nacional sobre apostas online
Um novo projeto de decreto legislativo sugere a convocação de um plebiscito nacional sobre apostas para que os eleitores brasileiros definam o futuro do setor de apostas esportivas e jogos […] O post Novo projeto propõe plebiscito nacional sobre apostas online apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.
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Nevada Seeks Daily Fines as Kalshi Blames Investigators for Geofencing Workaround
Kalshi says Nevada investigators misrepresented their residence and “actively worked to circumvent” restrictions that blocked them from trading after the Aug. 12 deadline. Prediction market platform Kalshi has accused Nevada gaming regulators of breaking federal law, as the two sides trade blows over whether the compa…
Read summary →iGaming Influencer Marketing: How Operators Govern Creators, Compliance and Measurement
Define the Creator’s Role Before Buying Reach An influencer campaign should start with a commercial job, not a follower count. One creator… The post iGaming Influencer Marketing: How Operators Govern Creators, Compliance and Measurement appeared first on iGaming Express.
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Brazil’s illegal betting share declines to 38%-44% in H1 2026, study shows
Down from 41%-51% in 2025
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Macau August GGR forecast trimmed to 4% growth: Citigroup
Citigroup trimmed its Macau August GGR forecast to $2.86 billion, still up 4 percent YoY, after the second-week run rate eased. The post Macau August GGR forecast trimmed to 4% growth: Citigroup first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
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Washington Court Splits Kalshi’s Sports Business From Its Financial Markets
Kalshi can keep offering Washington residents contracts tied to inflation, interest rates, markets and other economic outcomes. Its sports business is another matter. A King County judge has ordered the prediction-market operator to stop offering a broad swath of event contracts in Washington, creating an unusually ex…
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JPMorgan Ended Polymarket Banking Services in 2025 Due to Regulatory Concerns
The US-based megabank JPMorgan Chase reportedly worried that prediction market regulations would lead it to debank Polymarket in October. Unnamed sources “familiar with the matter” told the Wall Street Journal late last week that the concerns led the bank to end its “banking relationship” with Polymarket. Reuters also…
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7K reforça confiança no mercado brasileiro com licença, segurança digital e compromisso com Jogo Responsável
Operadora destaca adequação ao ambiente regulatório brasileiro, investimentos em proteção ao usuário e evolução contínua da experiência digital.
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