Regulatory calendar

Sweden Temporary revocation expires at latest · Spelinspektionen temporarily revokes Charm Entertainment’s Swedish casino licence

UK Betting duty rises to 25% · Betting and Gaming Council warns 25% machine duty could put 9,000 jobs at risk

UK Remote betting tax increase begins · BGC forecasts £800m in illegal betting on English football this season

UK Machine Games Duty rate increase takes effect · Entain forecasts £25m annual cost from UK machine games duty rise

UK General Betting Duty rise · Flutter to cut up to 1,400 UK and Ireland jobs over tax rises

UK Higher Machine Games Duty rate applies · UK Budget raises Machine Games Duty rate on Category B machines from April 2027

UK Remote sports betting tax rise · UK gambling sector warns tax pressure and new controls may push players to unlicensed platforms

UK Remote Gaming Duty freeplay rules take effect · UK government revises remote gaming duty rules for free plays from April 2027

UK Proceeds of Crime Act hearing · Two men receive suspended sentences over illegal Cardiff poker games

Source: UKGC

Brazil 180-day compliance deadline for operators · LEMG sets anti-money-laundering rules for lottery operators

Chile Permit bid submission hearing · Chile’s SCJ opens casino licence competition for national and Aysén permits

Chile Bids submission deadline · Chile's SCJ opens procedure for two casino licences

Chile Offer presentation hearing · Chile's SCJ relaunches tenders for two casino permits

Netherlands SBC Summit Europe 2027 opens in Amsterdam · SBC Events partners with CasinoNieuws for Dutch market at 2027 summit

Netherlands SBC Summit Europe begins · SBC signs multi-year partnership with Dutch operator body VNLOK for Summit Europe

Netherlands SBC Summit Europe concludes · SBC Summit Europe targets 3,000 operators for Amsterdam debut

Spain Six-month transition deadline for payment ownership checks · Spain brings payment ownership checks into force for online gambling

Spain Six-month transition period ends · Spain introduces new anti-money-laundering rules for online gambling

Spain Deadline for existing players to update payment methods · Spain requires online gambling operators to verify payment-account ownership

Spain Existing customer verification deadline · Spain requires online operators to verify payment methods match player accounts from 28 October

Spain Deadline to adapt payment ownership systems · Spain sets online gambling payment checks and joint deposit limits for 2027

Bulgaria Licensed operators show location compliance · Bulgarian gaming association warns location rules could close 800 venues