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When he is not analysing the latest compliance updates or dissecting quarterly operator results, Florian follows Bundesliga football closely and maintains a healthy skepticism toward anyone claiming to have cracked a winning betting system. He brings a grounded, insider-aware perspective to his writing and is always more interested in the structural story behind the headline than the headline itself.

Posts by Florian Kessler

July 14, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
Michigan's AG targets Kalshi over unlicensed sports betting, with a court-ordered geofencing deadline of August 12 part of widening state enforcement actions.
July 12, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
A Ninth Circuit panel suggested Kalshi and Robinhood sports event contracts may violate Native American gaming laws, with judges receptive to tribal injunction bids.
July 11, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
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.
July 10, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
ESMA confirmed on 3 July that MiFID II's 2018 binary options prohibition already covers prediction market contracts tied to financial asset classes.
July 10, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
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.
July 9, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
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.
July 6, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
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.
June 29, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
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.
June 26, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
Stakelogic's reliance on a manual stopwatch to test slot game speed triggered a £122,835 UKGC settlement after 16 titles breached the RTS 14D spin interval rule.
June 21, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
New UKGC and MGA rules give remote casino operators six months to pass independent API security audits or face licence-level consequences in 2026.
June 6, 2026 by: Florian Kessler
New Mexico AG Sues Kalshi Over Sports Betting Contracts
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