Author: Florian Kessler
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Pennsylvania's gaming industry topped $7 billion for the first time in FY2026, with sports betting up 36% and iGaming nearing $2.9 billion in annual revenue.
A new Gambling Commission licence condition requires non-remote operators to withdraw non-compliant gaming machines upon written notice, effective 29 July 2026.
DCMS confirms August 2027 target to ban unlicensed gambling sponsorship across sport, music and culture, with 40% of Premier League clubs affected.
Gibraltar's Gambling Act 2025 creates the world's first standalone prediction market licensing regime, with two licences already granted ahead of publication.
Michigan's AG targets Kalshi over unlicensed sports betting, with a court-ordered geofencing deadline of August 12 part of widening state enforcement actions.
A Ninth Circuit panel suggested Kalshi and Robinhood sports event contracts may violate Native American gaming laws, with judges receptive to tribal injunction bids.
The Gambling Commission sets a £5,000 net deposit trigger for Financial Risk Assessments, with pilot data showing 97% of checks need no document uploads.
ESMA confirmed on 3 July that MiFID II's 2018 binary options prohibition already covers prediction market contracts tied to financial asset classes.
The Venetian Las Vegas faces a $7.2M fine over illegal bookmaker Matthew Bowyer, becoming the fifth Strip casino caught in Nevada's money-laundering enforcement wave.
Judge Torres rejects Kalshi's bid for emergency relief in New York, adding to trial court losses in Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio and Nevada over sports betting rules.
Tainan police arrested eight people including a former Tak Chun director over a NT$10bn World Cup betting ring, raising fears of junket network rebuilding.
Entain agrees to sell a 20% stake in its CEE business to EMMA Capital for €425m, valuing the unit at €2.1bn as part of a planned full regional exit.