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GermanyRegulators
A$4.67 per share backed by Reef Casino Trust directors in Iris's takeover offer.
20 premises in five Indian cities were searched by the ED in a probe into alleged online betting and cyber fraud.
UKCasinoRegulators
USACryptoRegulators
UkraineRegulatorsNumbers of the week
Netherlands
37mfine imposed by Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit on EOD Code for offering gambling without a licence
Global
A$4.67per share backed by Reef Casino Trust directors in Iris's takeover offer
Brazil
R$6.64bnin levies (about $1.34bn) was paid by licensed Brazilian betting operators to ministries, funds and bodies
Global
86suspects detained in the Turkish city of Eskişehir during an operation against illegal betting were brought to court
Colombia
210 million Colombian pesos a year were not transferred to the health system
UK
£900kfine issued by UKGC to operator Featured L & L Europe for failures including unnecessary delays to player withdrawals
Global
$57mcourt settlement linked to online casino Cosmolot and its owner Sergey Tokarev
Australia
29people were arrested by police in Melbourne, Australia, after two illegal casinos were exposed in the city's eastern suburbs
Sunday25 October12
SkyCity Entertainment Group launches a structured process to seek offers for the whole business amid continued takeover interest.
At the same time, the company is preparing applications for two New Zealand online casino licences.
The New York State Gaming Commission asked a Manhattan court to force Kalshi to comply with subpoenas.
The request covers records on sports-event contracts and data on users under 21.
USASportsRegulatorsGambling InsiderDraftKings CEO Robins, speaking at a New York prediction markets conference, noted a sharp rise in volume on the company's exchange.
On notional volume DraftKings still trails Kalshi and Polymarket, but trading has jumped in recent weeks.
USAPrediction marketsIndustryiGB
Licensed companies in Argentina lobby the Senate to focus strict rules only on illegal operators.
They oppose new advertising restrictions, taxes and other limits on the legal market.
ArgentinaRegulatorsCholila Online
Estelarbet adds Zitro digital games to its online offer in Chile.
The deal strengthens Zitro Digital's presence in Chile and is another step in the company's growth strategy across Latin America.
ChileDeals and M&ABNLDataFGV research shows online games in Brazil get four times more criticism on social media than sports betting.
The findings are based on about 30k mentions and will be presented on October 26.
BrazilSportsIndustryBNLData
Spain's regulator DGOJ allocated over €1m to fund research projects on gambling disorders.
SpainIndustryDGOJ Spain85 betting operators will lose their licences this Sunday, the 25th, the day of Brazil's runoff election.
Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the provisional measure on betting after the vote, and a retroactive ruling could keep the licences valid.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLDataSaturday24 October17
Polymarket gives Flávio Bolsonaro an 83.7% chance of winning on the eve of Brazil's runoff.
Trading volume on the election has already reached $195m, though Quaest and Datafolha polls show a technical tie with Lula.
BrazilCryptoIndustryBNLData€37m record fine handed by Dutch regulator KSA to EOD Code, operator of Instant Casino.
The company is accused of operating illegally in the Netherlands.
NetherlandsRegulatorsInterGame Online9 years and 8.5 months in prison handed to a former Royal American CFO in the US for embezzling over $1.4m.
After being exposed, he went on to head a helpline for people with gambling addiction.
USARegulatorsNewsYou.InfoOnline betting firms question the scope of Argentina's bill, passed by the lower house and now before the Senate.
The government's own bill targets unlicensed operators only and leaves out advertising and sponsorship restrictions.
ArgentinaSportsRegulatorsEl Cronista
Mexico's football federation FMF has opened a formal investigation into players of Tepatitlán FC over sports betting.
The federation will decide the players' status based on the findings.
MexicoSportsRegulatorsInfobae$2.7b in a week: crypto contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket set a record.
Bets on bitcoin's price 15 minutes ahead drove the surge on prediction markets.
USACryptoIndustryBitcoin NewsKalshi launched prediction markets on card spending and app downloads, settled on Carbon Arc data.
The same vendor already settles markets on sportsbook ad spend, and its figures appear to fall outside the SEC test used to classify Cboe's KPI options.
USASportsRegulatorsiGaming Times
€25m in assets seized in Italy in a lottery fraud case.
ItalyLotteriesRegulatorsSport.uaBrazil has banned online betting over household debt, but The Economist doubts the ban will work.
Industry estimates unlicensed operators already take 30% of gambling activity and could lure players away.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGaming.orgUkrainian banks are preparing a service to share data on payment cards, accounts and merchants that may be linked to illegal casinos.
The service is at the preparation stage before launch.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsminfin.com.uaSlidstvo.Info published a new recording in the Karthago case, where Ivan Tymoshenko allegedly discusses protection of gambling business.
The conversation with Deputy Head of the State Tax Service Ihor Panchenko reportedly covers the defendants' business.
UkraineRegulatorsNVFormer employees of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine are suspected of receiving illegal benefits from online casinos.
They are suspected in connection with online casinos as part of the Carthage case investigation.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsshelter.in.uaBoca Juniors breached Brazil's provisional measure by displaying a betting brand at the Maracanã in the Copa Sudamericana match against Vasco.
The club is sponsored by the betting company, whose brand was shown during the game.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsCNN BrasilMacau police arrested two men from mainland China for livestreaming a baccarat game at a Cotai casino to take online bets.
One played at the table while the other filmed it on a phone, and orders reportedly came from mainland gamblers.
Police in Curitiba shut three sites with slot machines in the city centre.
Dozens of machines were seized, people from the houses were taken to a police station, and investigators are looking for the criminal group that runs illegal betting.
Friday23 October74
The president of the club, Vitoria, has criticized the betting ban and pointed to a multimillion financial deficit.
This threatens the stability of the team in Brazil's Serie A.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGaming BrazilBolsonaro, reportedly, promises to lift the ban on sports betting in Brazil while under police investigation over suspected money laundering through bets.
He denies this.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsNEXT.ioKalshi seeks backing on Wall Street to expand into the US futures market.
USASportsDeals and M&AO GLOBOBrazilian club Sport announced Moura Dubeux as its new master sponsor, moving its logo from the sleeves to the centre of the shirt.
The club also confirmed the suspension of Betnacional's advertising rights.
BrazilSportsDeals and M&ATerraOn October 14, Brazil regulated the law of May 3, 2024 on the electronic games industry.
Carlos Gama explained the new decree and whether esports is officially a sport.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGaming BrazilPolling shows California is divided over sports betting.
Concern is growing in the US about betting on elections on prediction markets.
USASportsRegulatorsInGameSpain will introduce uniform deposit limits for players at all licensed online casinos.
SpainCasinoRegulatorsTribuna.comAn ANJL/Nexus survey found that betting ban changed the choice of only 1% of voters in the first round.
59% supported the ban, but the topic had little impact on the election.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLDataEDGE Markets expects to process more than $2 billion in transactions this NFL season.
The company launched EDGE Connect for instant fund transfers.
The article explains what to check before registering at new online casinos in Ukraine.
It covers licensing, security, fairness of games and other aspects.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsSportanalytic.comGR8_TECH published a report on the consequences of the full ban on legal gambling in Brazil, introduced by President Lula in September.
The report examines the immediate consequences of this decision.
BrazilRegulatorsSBC NewsBritish regulator UKGC identified drivers behind illegal gambling use.
The regulator named four different types of players who use illegal gambling services.
UKRegulatorsSBC NewsEvolution CEO Martin Carlesund called Brazil's abrupt ban on licensed betting a "total negative" for the industry.
The company is awaiting clarity on how the situation will develop.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGBSpain's regulator DGOJ, together with the Consumer Affairs authority, launched a portal for player self-assessment.
The regulator also introduced two digital initiatives for safer online gambling.
SpainRegulatorsiGBOn October 21, 2026, L&L Europe will pay a £900,000 fine for regulatory breaches, including unnecessarily delayed player withdrawals.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced the enforcement action.
UKRegulatorsUKGCPolymarket fired its chief marketing officer after an internal investigation into its advertising practices.
An earlier Wall Street Journal investigation found staged betting videos without clear disclosures.
Three people were sentenced for cheating on bets placed on the date of the 2024 General Election.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reported this.
UKSportsRegulatorsUKGCCibelae serves 87% of the regional lottery and betting market.
In 2027, it plans to develop its own AI tools and fight illegal betting.
Lottomatica and CIRSA Enterprises groups signed a merger plan under which CIRSA will be incorporated into Lottomatica.
Completion of the merger is planned for the second quarter of 2027.
Italy's regulator AGCOM is considering closing a loophole in sponsorship rules tied to gambling infotainment deals.
ItalyRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderFlamengo vs Estudiantes grossed R$13.1m, a record for Brazilian football revenue in 2026. The match was a Copa Libertadores semifinal.
BrazilSportsIndustryMKT EsportivoA US exchange launched futures on the consumer price index.
USACryptoIndustryBloomberg.comKyiv region police uncovered two underground gambling halls in Vyshhorod with 44 computers.
Searches targeted premises where an illegal gambling machine network could have operated for years.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsUkr.net
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism presented a draft of tighter rules for gambling and online bookmakers.
The changes are still at the draft stage, with no final decision yet.
PeruSportsRegulatorse-play.pl€116.1m of Betsson's revenue came from Latin America, 36% of the group's global business.
Record casino results did not offset higher taxes, marketing costs and the suspension in Brazil, which squeezed group margins.
BrazilCasinoDeals and M&AFocus Gaming News Latam1,500 slot machines seized in 2024 raids were handed by the Bío Bío Regional Prosecutor's Office to the Casinos Association of Chile for custody.
Defence lawyers argue this decision undermines the validity of the evidence.
ChileCasinoRegulatorsSoloAzarUNAD submitted its proposals to Spain's regulator DGOJ for reform of the Gambling Law.
In May 2026 DGOJ opened a public consultation open to citizens, organisations and industry representatives.
SpainRegulatorsSBC NoticiasDraftKings CEO Jason Robins says its in-house prediction market exchange DKeX has climbed to No.
3 among US operators within months of its late June launch. The exchange went live in late June.
USAPrediction marketsIndustryYogonetIG Group plans to launch prediction markets in the UK, starting with financial markets.
Its licence application with the Gambling Commission is pending, and sports and culture markets are to be added later.
UKPrediction marketsRegulatorsEGR IntelNew Jersey online casino revenue in September returned to its usual form.
USACasinoIndustryStraight to the Point | Steve RuddockUS commercial gaming took $6.48bn in August, down 0.6% year on year.
Sports betting revenue fell 15.6% as sportsbook hold dropped from 10.8% to 9.2%.
USASportsIndustryiGaming TimesMidnite extended its partnership with the World Snooker Tour and became the official UK betting and casino partner across all three Triple Crown events.
The UK Championship now joins its existing sponsorship of the World Snooker Championship and the Masters.
UKSportsCRM and retentionG3 Newswire93% of the extra visits gained during the 2026 World Cup were lost by online sports betting operators in Peru.
Of every 100 new visits, only seven stayed, according to a study by Apuesta Legal Perú.
PeruSportsIndustryYogonet LatAm
Brightstar Lottery, formerly IGT, extended its multi-year contract with Spain's ONCE to modernise software.
The partnership dates back to 2002 and will keep evolving the central lottery system in Spain.
SpainLotteriesDeals and M&AInfoPlayRevenue at evoke, owner of William Hill, fell 7% in Q3 to £406m.
The drop reflects the closure of 270 betting shops in the UK.
UKSportsDeals and M&AInterGame OnlineNew Jersey introduces new safeguards for online gamblers: every operator must appoint a responsible gaming lead.
Play thresholds and behavioural triggers are now codified in state regulations with the force of law.
USARegulatorsG3 Newswire
Philippine DOJ warns illegal offshore gaming operators (POGO) could resurge despite the nationwide ban.
Authorities are checking alleged security networks, immigration loopholes and landlords as operators move to smaller premises.
PhilippinesRegulatorsFocus Gaming News APACThe Pentagon bans troops from using non-public information to bet on prediction markets.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderSkyCity Entertainment Group is preparing to approach potential buyers for the whole business after completing the sale of its Auckland properties in early September.
It is also continuing its plans to enter New Zealand's regulated online market.
AGCOM opened a 30-day public consultation on draft guidelines for infotainment sites.
Such sites would be barred from linking to betting sites, required to use separate logos and face controls on sponsorships.
Gaming revenue at Encore Boston Harbor fell 22% in September as a strike by about 1,350 workers hit the Massachusetts casino.
State tax revenue also dropped, and regulators stressed the financial hit from the ongoing labor dispute.
USACasinoIndustryGamblingnews.com266k URLs linked to illegal gambling were removed by the UK regulator.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will step up its fight against illegal operators with an extra £26 million in government funding over three years.
UKRegulatorse-play.pl
Canada's parliament will consider Bill S-211 on sports betting advertising, which has already cleared the Senate.
The bill would require a national framework for sports betting ads and examine ways to reduce gambling-related harm.
CanadaSportsCRM and retentioniGamingTodayItaly's Constitutional Court ruled that the minimum fine for gambling advertising can be reduced.
For operators the fine calculation changes, but not the compliance requirements.
ItalyRegulatorsJamma ItalyBlumenthal and two other Democrats have asked DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics, Kalshi and Polymarket for data on how much their VIP customers lost.
The letters are requests, not findings, and the companies have until 5 November to reply.
USASportsRegulatorsiGaming TimesBoca Juniors played the Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Vasco at the Maracanã on October 20, wearing Betsson shirts three weeks into Brazil's betting ad ban.
Two sports lawyers see a sanction against the club as unlikely.
BrazilSportsCRM and retentioniGaming ExpressUtah sues Kalshi to block the prediction market from offering sports and other event contracts in the state.
The lawsuit comes months after a federal judge rejected the company's attempt to evade local rules.
USASportsRegulatorsLegal Sports ReportUS regulator CFTC paused Novig's micro contracts on the first points scored in basketball games and ProphetX's scorigami contracts.
The contracts cover bets on individual plays in games.
USASportsRegulatorsLegal Sports ReportOn October 15, Taiwan's communications regulator restricted access to prediction market Kalshi and crypto platform Coinbase.
Concern over election betting prompted the move, and a court order was the legal basis.
USACryptoRegulatorsRevista Casino PeruR$11.116bn of betting and gambling taxes collected in Brazil in the first nine months of 2026, including Caixa lotteries.
September was the last month before the betting ban began disrupting licensed operators.
BrazilSportsIndustryThe GamblestIndian lawmakers banned real-money online gaming on August 22, 2025, shutting down a billion-dollar market.
The ban backfired into an offshore boom, with players moving to foreign operators.
ACAMS legal team flags money laundering risks in Southeast Asia: illegal platforms and licensed casinos are used for fraud and human trafficking.
Criminals use gaming venues and payment channels to launder proceeds.
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Franco Digital expands in Ecuador. The weekly B2B roundup also covers updates from suppliers Pythia Sports, Imagine Live and Yaspa.
Singer Anderson Neiff on Thursday, the 22nd, promoted the Betaya betting site to his 12m Instagram followers.
It came a month after the Brazilian federal government banned advertising for bookmakers.
BrazilSportsCRM and retentionBNLData4 suspects were arrested in Turkey in an operation against illegal betting.
Six people were detained in Bolu and Istanbul in total.
Brazil's authorities target more than 20,000 betting sites and digital channels.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderEvolution posted €526.1m net revenue in the third quarter, up 3.7% year on year.
Adjusted EBITDA rose 2.7% to €345.9m, with the margin at 65.8% against 66.4%.
Brazil's Caixa changes lottery draw schedules because of the 2026 election runoff.
Draws will be held a day earlier, so players need to watch the cut-off times for placing bets.
BrazilSportsIndustryO GLOBOLT Game received approval from Macau regulator DICJ this month to expand the House of Play game library.
The COO told GGRAsia the company hopes to add casual games to House of Play.
29 people were arrested by police in Melbourne, Australia, after two illegal casinos were exposed in the city's eastern suburbs.
The operation was part of a wider probe into alleged drug manufacturing.
AustraliaCasinoRegulatorsUA.NEWSThe Court of Appeal in Bari fully upheld an appeal against an injunction order from Italy's ADM regulator.
The court separates devices used permanently for gambling from ordinary PCs used for internet browsing.
ItalyRegulatorsAgimeg ItalyOnline casino Rainbet expands into the US sweepstakes casino market with a dedicated Rainbet.US platform.
The source provides no further details beyond the headline.
USACasinoDeals and M&ATribuna.comThursday22 October92
163 notices for in-person betting licences were filed by bookmakers six weeks before the 1 December switch.
Ireland's regulator has published 235 notices in total, but its register shows only one in-person betting licence issued so far.
In Pennsylvania, four lawmakers formed a group on problem gambling.
Two of them filed a bill that would limit players to two deposits a day and ban microbets.
USARegulatorsiGaming TimesIn Argentina, laid-off workers of the Esquel casino turn to a cooperative.
ArgentinaCasinoRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderSenator Flavio Bolsonaro reached out to Flamengo's president after Lula's provisional measure banned betting in Brazil.
He signaled that if elected, he will seek a solution for clubs and bookmakers.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLDataThe Economist called Brazil's gambling market regulation a failure on 15 October.
The regulatory approach failed to address problems of household debt, problem gambling and organised crime.
BrazilRegulatorsYogonetIndonesian police arrested four suspects over alleged online gambling on the Boxkia.com website.
The case began when investigators found a site offering a game similar to a spin or gacha game.
The Dominican Republic's gaming regulator DGJA handed over to the tax authority DGII a provisional and conditional database of establishments in the sector's regularization plan.
This advances the tax integration of bookmakers.
In September 2026, online casino and sportsbook operators in Michigan reported revenue of $355.7m.
That is 5.4% more than in August 2026.
USACasinoIndustryState of Michigan (.gov)BetMGM extended its NFL partnership for Canadian sports betting this week, adding Alberta to Ontario.
It first became an official league partner in August 2022.
CanadaSportsDeals and M&ACanadian Gaming BusinessRio de Janeiro state lottery Loterj filed a lawsuit seeking to terminate its contract with the company.
BrazilLotteriesRegulatorsMetrópolesLas Vegas Sands presented its third-quarter results, which came in below analysts' forecasts.
The company continues to work on its Asia strategy and new projects.
On 22 October 2026, Colombia's regulator Coljuegos seized 397 devices used for illegal gambling.
The operation targeted grey schemes and tax evasion.
ColombiaRegulatorse-play.plThe Maine regulator, MGCU, in the USA is accepting comments on the third version of rules for online casinos until 30 October.
If significant changes are made, the timeline for regulating the market could be extended.
USACasinoRegulatorsYogonetBGC warned that the proposed rise of gaming machine duty to 25% could deepen job losses across the UK gambling sector.
The council pointed to recent job cuts and business closures.
UKCasinoRegulatorsYogonetIn the U.S., several organizations have filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting a review of a key provision of the 2018 Murphy v.
NCAA judgment, which struck down the federal ban on commercial sports betting.
USASportsRegulatorsThe Baptist PaperProntoPaga stated that it will suspend services for online bookmakers in Chile registered with the SII that do not pay the digital VAT.
The company demands compliance with tax obligations.
ChileSportsPaymentsFocus Gaming News LatamThe Atlantic provinces are exploring the possibility of expanding the commercial online casino.
New Brunswick Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy said that the provincial government is considering regulatory options.
CanadaCasinoRegulatorsCanadian Gaming BusinessIn the Aosta Valley region, the IV commission of the regional council heard the new Board of Directors of Casino de la Vallée.
The hearing took place in the commission for economic development.
The EU anti-money laundering authority AMLA published three new technical standards for the private sector.
The standards target the private sector and were released in an AMLA press statement.
The U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) requires exchanges to determine who counts as an insider on prediction markets that bet on human behavior.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsGambling InsiderWilliam Bonalume said that Brazil's regulated betting market will eventually return.
Until recently, Brazil was considered one of the most promising iGaming markets, but following President Lula's actions the situation has changed.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGaming ExpressIn Chile, Subtel has been blocking about 174 online casinos since August.
Three court appeals and six administrative complaints have been filed against the blocks.
ChileCasinoRegulatorsSoloAzarItaly's ADM has set out the conditions for using traceable payment instruments when funding online casino accounts.
The new rules apply in particular to the sale of vouchers, deposits and withdrawals.
ItalyCasinoRegulatorsJamma ItalyBlueprint Gaming has signed a partnership with Super Group in South Africa.
The partnership covers the Betway and Jackpotcity brands.
New Jersey introduced mandatory monitoring and intervention rules for online casinos and bookmakers.
The rules, announced by Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, expand existing monitoring obligations.
Betting for Loteca contest 1277 with an 850,000 R$ prize closes on 24 October at 3 p.m.
The schedule includes matches from Brazil's Serie A and B, the Spanish and Italian championships.
BrazilSportsIndustryBNLDataLLC Spacix received a license for the Cosmolot online casino of Tokarev.
The article looks at nominee owners, KVED codes and a Russian trail in obtaining the license.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorscorruption.hab.mediaItaly's regulator AGCOM launched a public consultation on amending advertising rules for gambling games with cash prizes.
Domain extensions such as live, sport and news are under discussion.
ItalyRegulatorsJamma ItalyCasino auditor Steve Thompson unveiled a new research platform, Pokies Aussies, for casinos.
The platform is built around community participation.
In October 2026, game aggregator SOFTSWISS reached more than 50,000 games as it marked its 11th anniversary.
Over the past year, the library grew by more than 40%, from over 35,000 games in 2025.
In Malaysia, MP Kelvin Yii has proposed a permanent interdepartmental working group to combat illegal online betting in Sarawak.
Police, financial regulators and communications authorities would join it.
Ukraine's Finance Ministry order No.
496 changes the rules for gambling operators and their customers.
UkraineRegulatorsThe PageAbout €886m in Blaze betting turnover in 2025 attributed to a Brazilian lawyer, the highest individual total in a Finance Ministry analysis.
Brazil's Federal Court is probing suspected money laundering involving his companies and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsThe Gamblest12 changes made to the Anjouan register of licensed online casino operators.
Among them is a licence for sanscasino.com, valid until 1 June 2027.
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) opened a 15-day consultation on proposed online gambling and sports betting rule changes.
The notice appeared in El Peruano on 21 October, and the draft decree amends the regulations.
PeruSportsRegulatorsG3 NewswireCasinos Austria picks Andreas Bierwirth to lead the group ahead of the next licence battle.
He will take over from Erwin van Lambaart, as Austria prepares a new licensing regime and possible market liberalisation.
The EU AML Package will affect the gambling and betting sector.
It is due to take effect in 2027 and marks a step toward harmonised EU safeguards.
Thailand's immigration service claims it dismantled an alleged illegal online gambling and cyber-fraud network in Bangkok.
Investigators are tracing more than $2.9m in transactions and links to regional fraud operations.
Latvia's parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee backed amendments to the Gambling and Lotteries Law on Wednesday, 21 October, to strengthen player protections.
A final parliamentary vote is still ahead, and operators' licences will get new compliance orders.
R$306k in revenue reached the state of Minas Gerais from Loteria Mineira bets over three and a half years, according to a state government filing with Brazil's Supreme Court.
The concessionaire took more than twice the state's share, and bets kept running after the contract ended.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsO FatorMali's Finance Minister Alousséni Sanou called for tighter gambling regulation on 12 October, at the launch of Pari Confédéral AES horse-racing betting.
He named responsible gambling, transparency and protection of minors as priorities.
Broker IG applied to the UK Gambling Commission for a gambling licence in Britain.
The company also plans to refresh its structure around three divisions: IG Consumer, IG Securities and tastytrade.
UKRegulatorsFX News Group€10k fine issued by the Guardia di Finanza in Rome for six slot machines running outside hours allowed by city rules.
Violations were found during an extraordinary inspection in Casetta Mistica and Tor Sapienza, Municipio V.
60% of respondents in Brazil say Lula's measures are electoral, but only 11% remember the online betting ban.
The Quaest poll ranks the ban only third among government measures voters recall.
BrazilSportsIndustryBNLDataItalian operator Sunbet Italia goes live with Fast Track CRM to manage player relationships across all products: sports betting, casino, poker and bingo.
The deployment also includes Fast Track AI.
Aristocrat Interactive launched eInstant games from its NeoGames Studio for Kentucky Lottery players.
The Lamp is the first title to go live under the rollout, which the company calls a proven performer with players across the US.
USALotteriesDeals and M&AYogonetDeGaming supports the launch of Lucky Coin's new crypto casino on its Web3 platform.
A live bankroll header, live chat and 24/7 support are meant to build trust among players.
Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi expand political donations as the firms themselves face scrutiny from state and federal authorities in the US.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsReutersA court in Kremenchuk sentenced four members of a criminal group that ran illegal online casinos Dragons Gold, Slotoland and Rino.
Over almost four years, more than UAH 141m of shadow income passed through their accounts and crypto wallets.
UkraineCryptoRegulatorspoltava.toA$19,800 fine handed to Picklebet by ACMA for taking bets from a self-excluded player.
This is the operator's second penalty in 2026, after an earlier sanction for opening an account for a player registered with BetStop.
AustraliaSportsRegulatorsEGR IntelOver 97% of accounts are left untouched by financial risk assessments, says acting UK Gambling Commission CEO Sarah Gardner.
She accused critics of whataboutery, nitpicking minor points.
UKRegulatorsEGR IntelGlobal Gaming Solutions acquired 100% of Wyoming Horse Racing in the state of Wyoming, along with its 13 Horse Palace Gaming & OTB locations.
The company is owned by the Chickasaw Nation and was set up in 2008 to leverage the tribe's gaming expertise.
USADeals and M&AG3 NewswireBrazilian President Lula signed a provisional measure banning online sports betting and online casinos.
The hit landed on a regulated market that had been growing since January 2025, while operators had invested heavily in local entities and staff.
BrazilCasinoRegulatorsSBC NewsOn October 20, 2026, Folha de S.Paulo published a Brazilian Labour Ministry study on sick leave linked to gambling addiction.
The issue of betting regulation is back at the centre of public debate.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsRevista Casino Peru37m fine imposed by Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit on EOD Code for offering gambling without a licence.
The company had already received an order under threat of penalty payments but kept operating on the Instantcasino and Skyhills sites.
NetherlandsRegulatorsKSA NetherlandsA report on gambling marketing in the Premier League shows exposure remains widespread: four years of self-regulation have failed.
The shirt ban only shifted advertising elsewhere.
An MP lost the fight to block a gambling venue: Cheshire East councillors found no planning grounds strong enough to refuse it.
The plan is to turn an empty town centre shop into such a venue.
Utah asks courts to block Kalshi from running event contracts in the state.
The state alleges Kalshi, its affiliate and two Susquehanna trading firms breached gambling laws and caused damages of up to $61.2m.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsGamblingnews.comRegulated sportsbook handle rose 43% in September month over month, while prediction market taker volume rose 27%, according to Stifel data.
The gap raises concerns about the industry's ability to attract and retain sports bettors.
266k illegal gambling URLs removed by the UK Gambling Commission.
The government has given it £26m over three years to step up enforcement against unlicensed gambling.
UKRegulatorsJamma ItalySlot developer Belatra Games on October 22 signed a content distribution deal with aggregator 21Viral.
Belatra's slot portfolio will be added to 21Viral's offering, giving operators connected to its platform access to the games.
Nearly 10 years in prison handed to a Florida man who stole over $1m from his employer and lost it gambling.
He later ran a gambling addiction helpline in his state.
USARegulatorsinshe.tvRegulator ACMA penalised Picklebet for a gambling self-exclusion breach.
AustraliaRegulatorsACMACejuego CEO Landaluce complained to the consumer ministry that ONCE and SELAE let minors and self-excluded people play.
In a El Economista interview he pointed to the rules gap between private and state-run operators.
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs will review whether some people are exploiting visa-free entry for Chinese nationals to run criminal online casino operations.
The country is considering extending the arrangement to new entry ports.
PhilippinesCasinoRegulatorsGGRAsiaRecords show iGaming Ontario shelved a problem gambling study after researchers found higher-than-expected rates.
The decision cited harm to Ontario's economic interests.
CanadaRegulatorsgamblingindustrynews.comBoca Juniors displayed a Betsson-sponsored shirt at the Maracanã, sparking a legal debate in Brazil.
The dispute is over whether such betting ads are legal and whether Brazil's provisional measure applies to foreign clubs.
BrazilSportsCRM and retentionBNLDataPalmeiras and Fluminense sidestep Brazil's provisional measure that ends operating licences for sports betting firms.
Palmeiras played the Libertadores semifinal second leg at Nubank Parque with the Sportingblog brand on its shirt.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsTerraSpain's regulator DGOJ launched joint deposit limits across all platforms and a new Player Portal.
The system restricts players' ability to move money between operators and adds new control obligations for operators.
SpainRegulatorsAzarPlusAustralia's regulator ACMA issued formal warnings to former AFL players Mitch Robinson and Rhys Mathieson for promoting an illegal online gambling service.
The regulator found that both published promotional content on social media and video.
AustraliaRegulatorsWorld Casino Directory NewsCanadian regulator CIRO explicitly banned sports and entertainment prediction markets for investment dealer members.
The changes apply to dealers that offer or facilitate trading in event contracts.
CanadaSportsRegulatorsCanadian Gaming Business€326.5m in revenue for Q3 2026 came in at Betsson, up 10% year on year.
Casino revenue grew 14%, while organic growth for the group was 8%.
More than 70 lawsuits in the US accuse Whatnot, the live shopping app valued at $20bn, of running an illegal lottery through its card breaks.
In Brazil, the model would run into lottery law and ECA Digital, the child online safety law.
BrazilUSALotteriesRegulatorsBNLData£900k paid by L&L Europe, operator of online casinos and sportsbooks in Great Britain, to settle with the UK Gambling Commission.
The case centred on terms and conditions the regulator deemed unfair.
UKCasinoRegulatorsInterGame Online$57m court settlement linked to online casino Cosmolot and its owner Sergey Tokarev.
According to the publication, money moved through a shell company.
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The Ministry of Trade and Tourism of Peru proposed cutting maximum fines for online casinos to almost a third.
The government also wants to introduce new obligations for operators, influencers and technology companies.
PeruCasinoRegulatorsInfobaeResorts World NYC helped state casino revenue grow 219.8% to $184.3m in September.
USACasinoRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderStation Casinos LLC received $500m in additional term B loans.
The loans were added through a joinder to its existing senior secured credit agreement.
USADeals and M&AFinancial TimesBrazil's biggest bettor?
Lawyer linked to Bolsonaro is investigated for betting $965 million.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderKalshi Inc. will offer some clients margin bets on perpetual futures with cryptocurrency collateral.
The new arrangement is with digital-asset custodian BitGo Holdings Inc.
USACryptoPaymentsYahoo FinanceChile's regulator SCJ launched a new tender for two casino licences: a national one and one for the Aysén region.
Previous tenders for Coyhaique and Ancud ended without winners.
ChileCasinoRegulatorsFocus Gaming News LatamThe Necochea municipality is preparing a claim for damages over the court suspension of the first auction of the casino complex.
Legal and Technical Secretary Paula Faramiñan confirmed this.
Naucalpan is betting on the Metropolitan Police.
The strategy provides for cooperation agreements with two boroughs of Mexico City and three municipalities in the State of Mexico.
MexicoSportsRegulatorsEl UniversalIn the UK, members of parliament rejected a ban on gambling sponsorship for designated sporting events.
UKSportsRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderGenting Casino Online published data on the use of responsible gambling tools across age groups.
The data was published on 21 October 2026.
Maurício Lima of Oddin.gg told iGaming Brazil at SBC Summit Lisbon about support for the Brazilian market.
He discussed regulatory uncertainty in Brazil and the challenges facing the market.
BrazilRegulatorsiGaming BrazilBoca Juniors should not be punished for displaying a bookmaker's logo on its shirt in the match against Vasco at the Maracana on Tuesday (20).
The bet company's advertising on the club's kit was shown during the night game.
On October 21, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced the appointment of five new commissioners.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake made the appointments on October 13, 2026.
Stake expanded its partnership with Global Ambassador Merab Dvalishvili by releasing The Merab Method ahead of his UFC 333 title fight against Petr Yan.
The new content feature starring the fighter is part of this partnership.
Brussels is discussing a proposal for a single tax rate on gambling licenses in Belgium.
The Flemish authorities are proposing a tax of 15% for all three regions.
DGOJ discussed gambling safety and new general deposit limits at the Gaming in Spain Conference 2026 in Madrid.
The event brought together professionals and representatives of the regulated online gambling industry.
SpainRegulatorsYogonet LatAmBitcoin options are taking a bigger share of the largest cryptocurrency's derivatives market.
This signals that trading is becoming more sophisticated.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opened disciplinary proceedings against basketball player Stan Scott over suspicions of betting on sports.
The Chilean federation temporarily suspended the player, who played for ABA club Ancud.
ChileSportsRegulatorsFocus Gaming News LatamIn the Commercial Court of Kyiv began hearings on the claim of the company Budsvit against the online casino Cosmolot, linked to Sergey Tokarev.
The plaintiff demands the return of UAH 57.6 million as "monetary coverage".
UkraineCasinoRegulatorscrime.hab.mediaPrediction markets generated more than $82 billion in trading volume in September.
On growth, they trail traditional sportsbooks when measured on a more comparable basis.
Codere Online launched 99 Royale in Mexico in partnership with G Games.
It is a multiplayer slot in which up to 99 players can compete at the same time.
MexicoCasinoDeals and M&Aigaming.newsAltenar has expanded its Early Payout feature to 1X2 bets on ice hockey.
The feature is available to operators from the start of 2026.
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has received a budget to recruit 40 staff for a new inspection and enforcement division.
The unit will oversee enforcement of Greek laws against illegal gambling.
In Peru, interim UKGC chief executive Gardner responded to critics of affordability checks and data from the regulator's own survey.
In the illegal market the money has arrived, but the new court powers have not.
PeruUKRegulatorsiGaming TimesCatena Media announced a strategic investment in Collectbase Inc, parent of Repackz.fun, a platform for games on physical trading cards.
This is the first investment by Catena Growth Ventures, the group's investment arm.
CazéTV plans to bring the Casa CazéTV experience to the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.
BrazilSportsDeals and M&AMKT EsportivoToday in Milan, Lotto opened a new lottery hall, fully renovated as part of the innovation program launched with its new concession.
The hall features new products and the updated Smorfia.
ItalyLotteriesRegulatorsPressGiochiIn September 2026, lottery sales in China rose 27.3% to CNY 67.39bn.
The growth was driven by a 73.1% increase in sports betting sales following the World Cup.
Brazilian clubs seek replacements for betting firms on their shirts after advertising curbs took effect in early October.
Until Supreme Court and Congress rulings, they rely on one-off deals and in-house fixes.
BrazilSportsCRM and retentionthefootball.com.brPhilippine police arrested 15 people in La Union on suspicion of illegal gambling involving bingo, mahjong and tong-it on October 20. Suspects face penalties under Presidential Decree 1602, which sets fines for illegal gambling in the Philippines.
PhilippinesLotteriesRegulatorsFocus Gaming News APACUNAD has urged the DGOJ to make public health and player protection a priority in the reform of Law 13/2011 on gambling in Spain.
The reform should place public health at the centre of the new rules.
SpainRegulatorsSoloAzarPolymarket removes a market on whether seven men will be charged with a felony sex crime over the assault of a Cornell student.
The market had drawn $450,000 in wagers before it was pulled from the international platform.
Most Americans oppose betting on elections and government decisions via prediction markets, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on October 12 shows.
Both Democrats and Republicans oppose it amid the fight over regulating Polymarket and Kalshi.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsYogonet BrazilSouth Korea's Jeju provincial government proposed a three-month suspension of a casino over alleged marked-card fraud against Chinese tourists.
Six people have been referred to prosecutors over alleged blackjack fraud.
363 workers in Brazil received sick pay for gambling addiction in 2025, up from 67 in 2023, a rise of 441%.
Folha links the increase to the period when online betting was regulated in the country.
BrazilSportsIndustryYogonet BrazilLand-based gambling turnover in Northern Ireland rose 27% to £206.9m in 2024, still 73% below 2016 levels.
Betting office licences fell for a second straight year.
Inspired Virtual Sports expands the Massachusetts Lottery's digital offering.
USASportsDeals and M&AGlobeNewswireA truck driver in Britain was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in prison for a fatal crash in 2022: he had been playing a casino game at the wheel.
He was driving at 89 km/h when the collision happened.
UKCasinoRegulatorsantikor.infoSeven online bookmakers in Chile challenged the blocks imposed by Subtel, the telecoms regulator, in court and administratively.
The blocks were imposed to comply with rulings by the Supreme Court and the Santiago Court of Appeals.
ChileSportsRegulatorsYogonet LatAmPolice in the state of Rio Grande do Norte seized phones and electronic devices from a local influencer in Natal.
She is suspected of promoting illegal betting platforms, including the Tigrinho ("jogo do tigrinho") game.
Pennsylvania's gaming regulator PGCB issued a notice on one man seen passing counterfeit bills.
He was repeatedly observed passing fake money and disrupting operations at casinos in Philadelphia and Chester County.
USACasinoRegulatorsPGCB Pennsylvania€2.82bn in tax revenue came from Italy's gambling sector in Q2 2026, down 4.85% year on year.
The figures come from ADM's statistical bulletin covering April to June 2026.
ItalyIndustryJamma ItalyCT Interactive secured certification for 10 more Diamond Tree Jackpot titles in Slovakia.
The company now has 40 approved titles in the country's regulated market.
New Brunswick, a Canadian province, is reviewing models for private online gambling operators.
That could end the exclusive position of Atlantic Lottery Corporation, while Ontario and Alberta already license private operators.
CanadaRegulatorsFocus Gaming NewsBrazil's Finance Ministry technical note on one bettor's betting activity reached the press five days before the runoff.
That data exists only because operators were licensed, and provisional measure 1.394 ends that oversight.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLData€12bn estimated as the size of Europe's illegal online gambling market.
Euromat President Jason Frost says overregulation of licensed operators pushes players to platforms without stake limits or self-exclusion.
Prediction market Kalshi asks SEC to delay the launch of Cboe's binary options.
It criticizes their approval, which intensifies the dispute between US agencies over jurisdiction.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsBNLData57.6m UAH through a fictitious company moved by Cosmolot casino, linked to Russian national Sergei Tokarev.
Journalists call it a court conspiracy and describe the details of the scheme.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsrozsliduvach.info
SEK 5m goes from Svenska Spel to five gambling harm research projects.
SwedenIndustryGlobal Gaming InsiderMP Scerra of the 5 Star Movement tabled a motion in Italy's Chamber of Deputies to protect minors from digital addiction and gambling risks.
It targets excessive or improper use of smartphones, social networks and video games.
ItalyRegulatorsPressGiochi397 gambling devices and pieces of equipment were seized in the Colombian city of Popayán for unlicensed gambling.
Regulator Coljuegos ran the operation together with the military unit Gaula Militare.
ColombiaRegulatorsJamma ItalySpain begins testing a shared deposit limit for all online casinos: €700 a day and €3,300 over four weeks.
The system will add up deposits across all licensed operators, and the limit becomes binding from March 2027.
SpainCasinoRegulatorsiGaming Times8 people barred from Pennsylvania's casinos and gambling: the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board put them on its Involuntary Casino Exclusion List.
The reason was leaving minors unattended while they gambled.
USACasinoRegulatorsGamblingnews.com
SkyCity Entertainment will give interested bidders due diligence data on the entire business of the group.
Its chair told shareholders that no new or improved proposal has come in since the two it rejected.
Utah sues prediction market Kalshi, seeking a ban on its activity and up to $61.2m in repayment.
The state accuses the company of illegal operations.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorse-play.plADM Italy will publish shortly the long-awaited decision on payment methods at top-up points for online casino accounts.
It may clarify rules for named vouchers, and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance opinion has already been received.
ItalyCasinoRegulatorsJamma ItalyPAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, is preparing a mobile app due to launch in December so players can verify whether an online betting platform holds a licence.
The app is meant to cut the number of players who end up with illegal operators.
PhilippinesSportsRegulatorsRevista Casino PeruPennsylvania State Police launched a tip line for illegal skill games after the October 14 enforcement deadline.
Businesses that keep the machines face criminal charges, equipment seizures and confiscation of related proceeds.
USARegulatorsGamblingnews.comFIFA's official 2026 World Cup prediction market partner, ADI Predictstreet, faces an investigation over $108m in trades.
A Wall Street Journal probe of blockchain data found signs of wash trading.
Imagine Live strengthens its presence in Italy through an integration deal with aggregator Microgame.
Microgame is the first aggregator of Imagine Live in the country, and the partnership will let the live casino specialist distribute its live casino portfolio through it.
ItalyCasinoDeals and M&AJamma ItalyPayments firm ProntoPaga threatens to cut off betting platforms in Chile over unpaid VAT.
ChileSportsPaymentsGlobal Gaming Insider£900k fine issued by UKGC to operator Featured L & L Europe for failures including unnecessary delays to player withdrawals.
The regulator said the business held back consumer payouts without good reason.
UKRegulatorsUKGC1,300 union workers continue the strike at Encore Boston Harbor, which reached its 47th day on Oct.
20. Resort revenue fell to a post-pandemic low amid the ongoing dispute.
SkyCity chose to apply for two online casino licences in New Zealand instead of three.
According to CEO Jason Walbridge, the move keeps its investment within risk-adjusted return targets.
Three nationwide land-based casino operators will pay £5m in fines over anti-money laundering failures.
A UKGC investigation also found social responsibility failures among the operators.
UKCasinoRegulatorsUKGC5 official competitions this season will be held at New Park Bowling, MGA's recreation centre, under a renewed deal with the Catalan Bowling Federation.
MGA extended the partnership to grow bowling in the region.
SpainMaltaSportsDeals and M&AAzarPlusSkillOnNet has secured a full online casino licence in New Zealand, becoming the 11th operator out of 15 available.
It can now launch online casino services in the country.
Evoke has added 888 poker to Mr Green in Denmark and Sweden for over a year.
888 did not announce the launch but confirmed the Nordic rooms when Poker Industry PRO asked.
SwedenPokerDeals and M&APoker Industry PRO$11.2m loss posted by India's Delta Corp for the September quarter, its second straight quarterly deficit.
The company booked an additional GST provision, while casino revenue fell 13.4% year on year.
Brazil's Congress has up to 120 days to analyse the end of betting in the country.
The source gives no details yet, so the terms of the question and its impact on operators remain unclear.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsPortal da Câmara dos DeputadosCrypto exchanges race to offer prediction markets to US customers.
USACryptoIndustryFinancial TimesIndia's Enforcement Directorate searched Parimatch-linked sites in Mumbai on August 12, 2025, in a money-laundering probe.
Investigators allege illegal betting proceeds were moved abroad via local shops and crypto.
Messina prosecutors seek 14 convictions in the "Kappa" case over illegal online betting.
Requested sentences range from 1 year and 3 months to 7 years in prison.
ItalyRegulatorsPressGiochiFormer college basketball player pleaded guilty after gambling away $1.16m of crypto investors' money on offshore casino Stake.com.
He obtained the funds by defrauding those investors before betting them away.
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The study linked the rise in work absences to an increase in gambling addiction cases in Brazil, Global Gaming Insider reports.
BrazilIndustryGlobal Gaming InsiderIn September, casino revenue in the state of Missouri rose 5% to $165.1m.
USACasinoIndustryGlobal Gaming InsiderThe chairman of the Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casino Institute said that 80% of online betting in the province is illegal.
He proposed new tools to confiscate assets and pursue organizations.
ArgentinaCasinoRegulatorsSoloAzarThe Villages plans to issue $180m of high-yield debt to fund construction of new homes.
The proceeds will go toward building homes in the largest retirement community in the US.
USADeals and M&AYahoo FinanceArtem Borodatyuk, through Netpeak and Advio.io, began advertising Sergey Tokarev's casino in Telegram channels.
UkraineCasinoCRM and retentionshepetivka.org.uaGAT Expo Bogotá closed its 2026 edition in Bogotá, with representatives from 19 countries taking part.
The event brought together entrepreneurs, manufacturers, technology suppliers and operators.
ColombiaIndustryYogonet LatAmThe state of Utah filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, calling the company the operator of an illegal betting house.
The state demands the return of $30.6 million to $61.2 million in fees and an end to its betting offer in the state.
USASportsRegulatorsTelemundo UtahThe NBA introduced new rules for betting and anti-manipulation measures on Tuesday, the 20th.
The changes cover the draft and sports betting.
USASportsRegulatorsiGaming BrazilIn Germany, gamblers may face criminal investigations.
GermanyRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderOn October 20, 2026, the President of Lotería y Casinos of Buenos Aires Province spoke before the Gambling Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.
He warned of rising illegal betting and the need to strengthen control.
ArgentinaSportsRegulatorsIPLyC Buenos AiresFavbet Tech, the software developer for the Favbet brand, got on the list of critically important enterprises of Ukraine.
The scandal is related to gambling and reservations.
UkraineRegulatorsPolitekaEGT Digital launched the online casino El Dorado Casino in Spain.
The partnership is with Hermanos Rubio.
SpainSportsDeals and M&AFocus Gaming NewsSOFTSWISS outlined its trends for 2027 in the online betting market.
In an interview at the SBC Summit in Lisbon, Miranda Guliashvili, Head of Regional Growth for Latin America, Africa and Asia, shared her forecasts.
Eeze signed a global distribution agreement with BetConstruct, a leading software solutions provider.
The deal expands Eeze's distribution network, a next-generation supplier.
According to Brasil de Fato, bookmakers are negotiating with the Liberal Party to resume work in Brazil from October 26 if Flavio Bolsonaro wins the October 25 election.
The source is anonymous and linked to BetMGM.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsYogonet BrazilNovig expanded its partnership with IC360, an integrity and compliance firm, ahead of the NBA season opener.
Many college and professional athletes face criminal charges over match-fixing.
The operator extended its contract with the New York Lottery by two years.
USASportsDeals and M&AGlobal Gaming InsiderThe Malta Gaming Authority gives Hacksaw Gaming a route to supply technology for prediction markets in Europe.
The company will begin offering operators a B2B peer-to-peer prediction market service.
MaltaSportsRegulatorsiGaming Expert
Wildz Group received a licence in Finland.
The company plans to launch 11 brands.
FinlandRegulatorsiGaming BusinessPointsBet Canada settled with Ontario's regulator and will get a two-day licence suspension over bets on NBA player Jontay Porter.
In February 2026 the AGCO announced its intention to suspend the operator for five days.
CanadaSportsRegulatorsCanadian Gaming BusinessAcelen obtained the naming rights to Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, which will be one of the venues for the 2027 World Cup.
The agreement replaces a contract with a bookmaker that ran until the end of 2027.
Deputy Jorge Goetten introduced bill 5587/2026 on compensating players for losses on illegal betting platforms.
Banks may be held liable for processing such transactions.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) banned Trabzonspor club president Ertuğrul Doğan for 45 days from taking part in club affairs over sports betting.
The federation announced the penalty.
40 influencers from Ceará continue to advertise online betting and casinos after the federal ban.
The g1 outlet found their ads on public Instagram profiles from 10 to 13 October.
Instant Win Gaming launched Daily Streak, a feature that rewards players for playing on consecutive days.
The feature is already live with two lotteries in North America.
More than 210 million Colombian pesos a year were not transferred to the health system.
Coljuegos seized 397 gambling devices in Popayán.
ColombiaRegulatorsColjuegos ColombiaFanatics Sports & Casino expanded its FAIR PLAY Max player injury protection to all quarters of NFL and NBA games throughout the season.
Eligible player prop bets are covered automatically at no additional cost.
At the SBC Summit in Lisbon, delegates discussed backing for online betting by Quebec politicians.
This could signal growing interest in regulated betting in other Canadian provinces.
CanadaSportsRegulatorsCanadian Gaming BusinessFrom 19 October, Curaçao's regulator CGA launched a temporary portal for applications and operator oversight after the data leak.
While it investigates the unauthorized access, existing licences remain valid.
Rede Loto, a company linked to Flávio Bolsonaro, launched 3 betting brands without advertising them.
Brazil's Federal Police are investigating the company, and player activity on its brands has stayed low.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBrasil 247Chile's Senate president proposes up to 15 years of actual prison for those running illegal betting houses.
The amendment to the online gambling bill changes how this activity is treated.
ChileSportsRegulatorsYogonet LatAmCasinos and gambling companies received reservations from mobilisation via Diia.City.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsantikor.infoBetting giant Flutter will cut up to 1,400 jobs to mitigate the impact of the UK tax hike.
UKSportsRegulatorsReutersAn Illinois court blocked state gambling rules from applying to prediction markets operator Kalshi.
Disputes over state rules and sports contracts remain unresolved nationwide.
USASportsRegulatorsCasinoBeatsOffshore betting search demand in Turkey fell 67%.
The Philippines overtook Brazil in global search demand for gambling.
BrazilPhilippinesSportsIndustryThe GamblestSpain's regulator DGOJ is preparing an AI system to find risky players on online betting platforms.
The machine learning model, built on XGBoost, can flag 48 types of vulnerability in user behaviour, but the system itself is raising doubts.
SpainSportsRegulatorsRevista Casino PeruPolymarket moved its fight with Ohio onto constitutional grounds, adding a new legal argument.
Meanwhile, the CFTC opened a public consultation on the future of event contracts and invited comments from all market participants.
USAPrediction marketsRegulatorsGambling InsiderThe SOCIOINFORM center published a study on the impact of gambling on Ukrainian society.
75% of Ukrainians consider gambling a serious problem.
UkraineRegulatorsPlayCity TelegramBuenos Aires province is pushing the Ley Lula bill to ban online betting in its territory.
The bill draws on Brazil's decision and could reshape Argentina's online gambling market.
BrazilArgentinaSportsRegulatorsRevista Casino Peru86 suspects detained in the Turkish city of Eskişehir during an operation against illegal betting were brought to court.
Reported by the Anadolu Ajansı agency.
Raketech cut the deferred payment for Casumba Media to €8.2m, boosting its balance sheet.
The Japan-focused business was bought in 2019 and resold in September 2025 for around €12m.
Better Collective launched Prediction Pro, a subscription product with forecasting tools and analysis for prediction market audiences.
It builds on the group's prediction market expansion announced in March 2026.
The island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros has found itself at the centre of a scandal.
According to The Guardian, firms linked to British entrepreneurs offered online casino operators licensing services, using the island's name.
UKCasinoRegulatorse-play.plSouth Korea steps up its crackdown on illegal betting after three suspects were arrested in the UAE.
Two have already been transferred to South Korea, while authorities seek the extradition of the alleged ringleader of the organization.
R$6.64bn in levies (about $1.34bn) was paid by licensed Brazilian betting operators to ministries, funds and bodies.
The levy, which funded sport, tourism and police, ends together with the betting ban.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsiGaming Express$6.6bn in net revenue for US sweepstakes casinos in 2026 is forecast by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, up 9%.
State bans are reshaping the market, while Canada operates differently.
USACanadaCasinoIndustryThe GamblestHippos ATG received a second operator licence in Finland under the country's new Gambling Act.
Second after Wildz, it goes live there on 1 July 2027, and is half owned by Sweden's AB Trav och Galoppi (ATG) and the Finnish Hippos Association.
SwedenFinlandRegulatorsThe GamblestRTG Slots announced a partnership with Atucha to expand into Latin America.
Mexico will be the first priority, followed by Argentina, Colombia and Peru.
MexicoArgentinaDeals and M&AiGaming ExpressCuraçao's regulator calls the breach of its licensing portal criminal conduct and blames a German researcher.
Its own timeline shows unlawful access from December 2025 to September 2026, but says nothing about what data was taken.
GermanyRegulatorsiGaming TimesOhio authorities are preparing new legal action against operators of prediction markets offering sports contracts.
Governor Mike DeWine considers such products a violation of the state's gambling laws.
USASportsRegulatorsGamblingnews.comVictoria's coroner recommended that the federal government consider far-reaching changes to wagering laws, including a national regulator.
The recommendation follows an inquest into the death of a 22-year-old man from the state.
AustraliaRegulatorsThe StraightCej president Fernando Henar warns of unfair competition risk from possible regulation of social bingo in Andalusia.
The rule is in Andalusia's 2027 draft budget bill and worries licensed private gambling operators.
Minister Guilherme Boulos promised to set up a permanent working group within the government after meeting 35 organised fan groups.
The group will examine how the betting operator ban has hit club finances.
Cambodia's casino regulator CGMC wants to collect gambling duty more efficiently and is eyeing online payments.
Tax departments took part in the Monday meeting organised by the regulator's General Secretariat.
The Philippines overtook Brazil and India to become the largest market for online gaming search demand in September.
The Blask Index, which measures search demand for gaming brands, rose 87% year-on-year and 8% from August.
BrazilPhilippinesIndustryGGRAsiaA London family sells fake Anjouan casino licences for $25,000 as the Comoros calls in UK police.
UKCasinoRegulatorsTribuna.comKentucky Lottery launched e-instant games from Aristocrat Interactive's studio.
The lineup includes new and classic titles, all made by NeoGames Studio, Aristocrat Interactive's in-house studio.
USALotteriesDeals and M&AInterGame OnlineIgaming operator DAZN Bet has become the official betting partner of Spanish football club Atlético Madrid in Spain through a new partnership.
SpainSportsDeals and M&AInterGame OnlineSouth Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will discuss plans to prevent youth gambling.
The plans include staff training and faster interventions, plus support for treatment.
Sports betting operator Underdog filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee over its bid to regulate prediction markets under state gambling laws.
It argues federal law takes precedence, and either outcome would cause irreparable harm.
USASportsRegulatorsFocus Gaming News66% of small businesses in Brazil back a ban on online betting, a Sebrae survey shows.
The same study also points to higher sales, which the article headline also reflects.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBrasil 247Monday19 October81
Piracicaba bans bookmaker advertising in public places and at city events.
The municipal decree takes effect in 90 days and covers buildings, transport and equipment linked to the city administration.
Football.com TV launched a 24-hour football channel produced in Madrid with more than 200 staff and Brazilian journalists.
José Mourinho has become its ambassador.
BrazilSpainSportsDeals and M&AMKT EsportivoBrazilian football club Santos announced Agibank as its new main sponsor.
The contract with bookmaker Novibet has been suspended due to the ban on fixed-odds betting.
BrazilSportsDeals and M&ASBC NoticiasIn Brazil, presidential candidates did not discuss the ban on online betting in the debate.
Both candidates remained silent, but Bolsonaro announced a parliamentary agreement to open the market.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsFocus Gaming News LatamThe operator of Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas opened a new gaming area with Dragon Link and Phoenix Link slot machines from Aristocrat Gaming.
The area is located in a former poker room.
USAPokerDeals and M&ACDC GamingA Brazilian court ordered the removal of the song "Baile de Favela" in its Spanish version from the Brazino 777 bookmaker's website.
Violation carries a fine of R$60,000.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLDataNovig and Crypto.com filed separate federal lawsuits against Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.
They are asking the court to bar state sports betting laws from being enforced against their prediction markets in Missouri.
USASportsRegulatorsSBC AmericasSBC and VNLOK signed a multi-year partnership.
The SBC Summit Europe event will take place in Amsterdam from April 19 to 21, 2027.
NetherlandsDeals and M&ASBC AmericasThe Mauritanian government is considering a bill banning gambling and electronic betting, including services offered through digital platforms.
The bill is under review, but work on a new legal framework continues.
The US tax code is unclear on prediction markets.
In some states their activity may be deemed illegal, and then operators may pay a 2% excise tax, depending on how the IRS interprets it.
USASportsRegulatorsInGameBoulos met with organized fan groups to discuss football after the betting ban.
The guest list includes Anatorg, which backed Lula and Workers' Party candidates.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsBNLDataBE stocks jumped before the report was published.
Analysts expect revenue to double to $1.06 billion and adjusted earnings per share to rise to $0.70 from $0.15.
Amusnet entered into a strategic alliance with Sunbet to expand its presence in the regulated South African market.
Sunbet, a betting and online gaming platform, is owned by Sun International.
Caixa Econômica Federal moved forward in talks with football club Corinthians over a R$630 million debt for the construction of the Neo Química Arena stadium.
BrazilSportsDeals and M&AiGaming BrazilOn October 14, the As.Tro-GADS section held a meeting on the new certification timeline for operators' systems outlined by ADM.
The section asks ADM for a discussion of the issues still open.
ItalyRegulatorsJamma ItalyThe Anjouan regulator has updated its licence register for online gambling.
The update contains 24 changes, including entries for the site smasher.fun.
Two online bookmakers disputed site blocks in Chile, arguing regulators exceeded their powers.
W&C N.V. and Epicbet filed separate lawsuits against the Superintendence of Casinos (SCJ) and Subsecretariat of Telecommunications.
ChileSportsRegulatorsG3 NewswireAccording to Global Gaming Insider, iGaming Ontario is accused of failing to publish a study on problem gambling in Ontario.
CanadaRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderADM Director Roberto Alesse met CEFTA Secretariat Director Pranvera Kastrati in Rome.
The parties discussed cooperation within the framework of the SEED+ project in the Balkans.
ItalyRegulatorsJamma ItalyThe Senate of Trinidad and Tobago passed a bill raising the minimum gambling age to 25, including online betting.
The House of Representatives must agree to the Senate's amendments, and no start date has been set.
Novig's ads with Sydney Sweeney boosted the number of depositors by 362%.
Meanwhile, 79% of prediction market users reported financial losses.
Brazilian Lounge is present at SBC Summit in Lisbon and continues its international strategy during a period of change for the Brazilian iGaming market.
The initiative plans to take part in events whose locations are not given in the description.
BrazilIndustryiGaming BrazilUnlicensed bookmakers accept bets from players in Spain without authorization from Spain's regulator, DGOJ.
The author spent months testing such platforms, comparing bonuses and withdrawal times.
SpainSportsRegulatorsThe Portugal NewsIn Germany, thousands of players may claim compensation from operators who accepted bets without a national license before the 2021 reforms.
German and EU court rulings strengthened players' position to recover old losses.
GermanySportsRegulatorsigaming.newsAlberta's online betting market grew to 50 licensed sites run by 29 operators.
After the 13 October transition deadline, the province begins enforcing limits on unlicensed platforms.
CanadaSportsRegulatorsYogonetA Sao Paulo court rejected a lawsuit by lawyer Willer Tomaz seeking R$163 million he claims to have lost on Blaze.
Judge Guilherme Madeira Dezem ruled he took the risks voluntarily by requesting special high-value betting terms.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsYogonet BrazilKalshi did $19bn in a single week, and most of it was not elections or crypto.
USACryptoIndustryCCN.comFormer ONJN president Vlad-Christian Soare spoke in an interview with Adevarul about his sudden exit from the Romanian regulator.
He touched on interests he may have affected during his 16-month tenure.
Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, warned Massachusetts regulators and lawmakers that expanding gambling threatens casinos.
He wrote in an op-ed that in 2011 the state struck a deal with casinos.
USACasinoRegulatorsCDC GamingBanker Daniel Vorcaro and União Brasil president Antonio de Rueda discussed structuring sports betting operator bet.bet with a fund linked to Vorcaro, per Estadão.
Rueda is not listed as a shareholder, but his name appears in the messages.
$150m reportedly went from ADI PredictStreet to FIFA for partner status, before the company had a product.
Now the company faces claims that most trading on its platform comes from owners already engulfed in suspicion and scandal.
ANJL recorded a sharp rise in suspicious gambling sites and links in Brazil after restrictions on online betting.
Players may be shifting to unauthorized platforms, while assessments of the restrictions' economic impact differ.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsYogonetGame developer Wazdan enters the regulated South African market through a partnership with operator Hollywoodbets.
Hollywoodbets will initially add 10 titles via Light & Wonder's aggregation platform.
29 of 30 gambling sites in Thailand remained accessible, checked former MP Sirichoke Sopha.
He questioned the effectiveness of the crackdown on illegal online casinos, although authorities said they had blocked nearly a million links.
South Korean police busted a supplier network behind 188 illegal online casinos with KRW23 trillion in bets.
Sites were built in minutes and leased to operators from offices in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Lumbee Tribal Council approved a gaming ordinance on tribal lands by a 14-2 vote.
The measure goes to a public referendum, and Tribal Chairman John Lowery must certify it.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is probing an alleged US$1.3bn online gambling network that was operating in Pakistan.
USACasinoRegulatorsGlobal Gaming InsiderUK high-street bookmakers rallied against unwavering Labour backbenchers ahead of the budget.
Last year's historic tax hike and the scrapping of Aim to Permit have already hit the sector.
UKSportsRegulatorsiGaming ExpertBetMGM renews its partnership with NHL player Connor McDavid for a responsible gambling campaign.
McDavid has been a BetMGM ambassador since March 2022 and has appeared in the operator's responsible gambling initiatives.
Altenar launches a sportsbook platform for Admiral Bet in Spain with Greentube.
The solution covers pre-match and live betting, risk management tools and promotional features.
SpainSportsDeals and M&AFocus Gaming NewsBrazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux will decide after the second round whether the provisional measure banning bets nationwide is valid.
Clubs and associations have already submitted their arguments on the new rule.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsJurinewsThe UK's National Audit Office (NAO) will review the Gambling Commission's oversight of the National Lottery licence.
The goal is to find out whether that oversight maximises money for Good Causes.
UKRegulatorsSBC NewsAlberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) is actively looking at shared liquidity pools within Canada.
It comes after 888's first weekend as the province's only regulated online poker site.
CanadaPokerDeals and M&APoker Industry PROThree people under investigation in Operation Conto da Sorte signed an agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio Grande do Norte over illegal betting.
Brazil's betting regulator SPA played a key role in exposing the network.
BrazilRegulatorswww.gamingintelligence.comFour rulings by the Florence court, published 28 September 2026, cancelled ADM sanctions on gaming machines on cruise ships.
The court upheld the arguments of the shipowner and machine operator, reinforcing its favourable case law.
ItalyRegulatorsJamma Italy64% of Brazilians surveyed support a ban on betting, which has become one of the main issues in President Lula da Silva's election campaign.
The figures come from the first Quaest poll ahead of the presidential runoff.
BrazilSportsRegulatorsRevista Casino PeruAccording to iGamingFuture, The PA has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Australian racing and sports data provider RAS Technology Holdings Limited (RAS).
AustraliaSportsDeals and M&AiGamingFutureSpain's DGOJ expects to complete a key stage of its compliance and governance overhaul of the online gambling sector in the coming months.
Problem gambling experts question the regulator's blind faith in its player detection algorithm.
SpainRegulatorsiGaming ExpertArgentina's Entre Ríos province state lottery plans to launch video lottery terminals (VLTs) and online games.
It is targeting younger players, while its main case rests on funding social programmes and fighting illegal betting.
ArgentinaSportsRegulatorsG3 NewswireAltenar filed complaints with EU and UK competition regulators against Sportradar, alleging it misuses its market power and blocks access to live sports data and betting odds.
The data in question is covered by exclusive deals with the NBA, MLB and ATP.
UKSportsRegulatorsThe GamblestMass baccarat revenue in Macau fell 7.9% in Q3, a bigger drop than the whole market lost.
Slots grew by almost a fifth, which is why the overall decline stopped at 3.8%.
Content supplier BGaming announced a partnership with online casino and sportsbook operator LaFija.com in Peru.
The operator launched in Peru in 2025 and is owned by Virtual Padlock SAC.
PeruCasinoDeals and M&AG3 NewswireThe Louisiana Gaming Control Board unanimously allowed DraftKings to keep taking bets in the state on 15 October, but on probation.
DraftKings told the state it has no reason to hunt for losing bettors, as most of them lose anyway.
USASportsRegulatorsiGaming ExpressSupplier Kambi Group plc signed a multi-year sportsbook partnership with UK and Irish operator QuinnBet.
QuinnBet selected Kambi's Turnkey Sportsbook to power its next phase of growth.
UKSportsDeals and M&AMFNPAGCOR plans to launch a new mobile app in December to help users identify licensed online gambling sites in the Philippines.
The app is meant to help players recognise legal platforms.
PhilippinesRegulatorsIAG€1bn from the gambling business Italy plans to raise for its state budget.
ItalyRegulatorsMeta.uaAbout UAH4.75m in fines imposed by Ukrainian regulator PlayCity on Slots U.A.
LLC, the company behind BetKing and 777.ua. The regulator cited compliance failures that allowed funds to be transferred to player accounts.
UkraineRegulatorsThe GamblestTaiwan's authorities blocked access to the websites of crypto exchange Coinbase and prediction market Kalshi.
The block concerns bets on election results.
USACryptoRegulatorse-play.plSpain's regulator DGOJ extended by four days the deadline for comments on the draft risk-behaviour detection mechanism.
The extension covers the second round of public consultation, with the new deadline set at 26 October 2026, 23:59.
SpainRegulatorsAzarPlusOccupation authorities in Yalta called casino construction an order from Putin.
Occupation head of Yalta Svetlana Shevchenko said the casino is being built near the city's sea port.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsUkr.netAnjouan authorities are fighting an offshore online casino network linked to a UK family.
London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos that claim to be based on the island.
UKCasinoRegulatorsThe GuardianAn investigation is underway in Ukraine over suspected illegal activity by online casinos Cosmolot and Cosmobet.
Russian citizen Serhiy Tokarev is trying to legalise their operations in the country through the Diia.City programme.
UkraineCasinoRegulatorsrozsliduvach.info20 premises in five Indian cities were searched by the ED in a probe into alleged online betting and cyber fraud.
Investigators are tracing how victims' money moved through bank accounts and payment intermediaries.
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