Italy Set For Steep Decline Of Gambling Operators Amid Reforms Italy ended its application period for new gambling licenses recently, and new regulations mean the number of operators will be greatly reduced.
Oklahoma Sports Betting May Have To Wait Until 2027 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt claimed that the state's tribes “are waiting until I’m out of office” to pursue sports betting legislation.
Massachusetts Regulator Says US Gambling Industry Is A “Highway Without Speed Limits” Jordan Maynard, chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), has commented that the gambling industry is out of control and calls for more nationwide regulations to ensure safer betting.
Brazil Government Considers Raising Sports Betting Tax Brazil's government has suggested raising the tax on online betting companies in the country, but faces strong opposition from operators.
Betsson, Flutter and Snabbare Fined After Swedish AML Investigation It’s been reported that three leading gambling firms – that include Betsson and Flutter – have been handed big fines by the Spelinspektionen over a series of AML failures that violated Swedish regulations around customer due diligence procedures. Flutter, Betsson and Snabbare Fined After Breaching Swedish Gambling Rules The Swedish Gambling Authority – Spelinspektionen – […]
Japanese Police Arrest Man In Biggest Individual Online Gambling Investigation The Country Has Seen It’s been reported that Japanese police have arrested a man on suspicion of online gambling – in a case they are saying is thought to be the biggest individual betting-related investigation the country have ever seen. With the accused said to have wagered up to 28 billion yen and also working as an affiliate marketer. […]
CFTC Nominee Brain Quintenz To Give Up Position At Kalshi Brain Quintenz, Trump's nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced he will resign from his position on Kalshi's board upon taking office.
Massachusetts Fine Sports Betting Platforms $50,000 For Noncompliance The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) dished out $50,000 in fines to sports betting platforms last week. The fines related to violations of the state's rules on betting on Belarusian sports teams, LPGA events, and marketing practices.
Casino News Nevada Posied To Enact Bill Tackling Illegal Gambling Operators Nevada lawmakers have passed a bill in both the Senate and the Assembly that will increase the penalties for illegal gambling platforms operating in the state.
Casino News Montana Becomes First State To Officially Ban Sweepstakes Montanta's Governor, Greg Gianforte, signed off on a bill to officially prohibit sweepstakes casinos, becoming the first US state to outlaw the platforms.
Casino News India Supreme Court Consider Plea For Stricter Gambling Regulations India's Supreme Court has agreed to look into a petition filed by a social activist calling for strict gambling regulations in the country.
Gambling Industry News CFTC To Hold Call WIth Tribal Leaders Over Prediction Markets Next Week The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has scheduled a conference call for May 29 with tribal betting leaders to discuss the state of sports prediction markets.
Casino News New Ohio Casino Bill Proposes Ban On Sweepstakes A new bill was introduced in Ohio on May 20, proposing to both legalize online casinos and ban sweepstakes casinos.
Gambling Industry News Hillary Clinton Gets Behind Alliance’s Northern Ireland Charity Lottery Bill Hillary Clinton has shown her backing for a bill which is in favour of allowing bigger society lotteries to run in Northern Ireland – saying these could bring “vital new funding” into civil society. This private member’s bill has been issued by Alliance’s Sian Mulholland in Northern Ireland and is proposing to give the green […]
Gambling Industry News Minnesota Sports Betting Efforts Fail, Again Minnesota has again failed in efforts to legalize sports betting. The legislative session ended Monday with no progress on a proposal by lawmakers.