Brightstar Lottery launches Cash Pop with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
OLG’s first Canadian Cash Pop offering adds a draw-game option with five daily draws and player-selected choices.
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Brazilian provisional measure halts fixed-odds betting and online casino activity
Operators face a nationwide prohibition and uncertainty over whether expired authorisations could regain effect if the measure is changed.
Italy’s Court of Cassation upholds embezzlement conviction over 2015 gaming levy
The ruling confirms criminal liability may apply to gaming-machine managers who fail to pass on levy-related receipts.
Amelco launches Amplify AI development platform for betting operators
Amplify is intended to let operators generate, test and deploy product changes across apps, websites and back-office systems.
Tunisia proposes 60% tax on covered games in 2027 finance bill
Operators may need to assess a proposed tax increase, although its application to online gambling and sports betting remains unclear.
Galicia plans to maintain bingo tax relief through 2027
Continuing the tax relief would preserve a fiscal measure intended to support bingo operators in Galicia.
TaDa Gaming promotes familiar themes for UK online slots
The approach concerns how a supplier differentiates slot titles offered to UK operators.
Mincetur says IAGR recognised Peru’s gambling regulation progress
The recognition and conference reflect regulatory cooperation relevant to gambling operators and suppliers in Peru.
Source: Mincetur (Peru)
Council of State rejects Interior Ministry request to suspend Rosarno betting-centre ruling
The decision maintains the annulment of the licence refusal while the dispute proceeds, affecting the betting centre’s regulatory status.
Jeju proposes three-month suspension for Gold Mountain Casino over cheating allegations
Operators face a possible three-month gaming halt, though mitigating circumstances could shorten the suspension.
DraftKings will not offer prediction markets in sports-betting states, CEO says
DraftKings' split strategy keeps its sports-betting licences intact while preserving a stake in prediction markets if courts uphold them.
AGCO publishes weekly horse-racing rulings in Ontario
The rulings provide Ontario racing participants with access to official decisions affecting the sector.
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
BetMGM renews NFL partnership for one year in Canada
BetMGM can continue using NFL branding in Canadian marketing as its partnership now covers Alberta as well as Ontario.
Hegseth warns Pentagon personnel against prediction market trading
Hegseth's letter prohibits trading prediction markets on nonpublic information, and says foreign adversaries track such markets for military signals.
DGOJ consults on monthly checks for high-risk online players
The proposal would require operators to identify and contact flagged players, while restricting their promotions and marketing communications.
IG Group plans UK prediction markets launch after Underdog deal
IG's UK prediction markets plan follows its Underdog acquisition and Gambling Commission licence application.
Lotería de Medellín receives new sustainability certification from Fenalco Solidario
The certification records the lottery's reported environmental figures, including 78 tonnes of CO2 offset and 77 MWh of renewable energy backed.
Bolivia's AJ seizes two slot machines in Santa Cruz de la Sierra raid
The raid shows Bolivian regulators targeting unlicensed slot operations to protect players from unsupervised venues.
Pentagon restricts military prediction market trading as Congress widens VIP inquiry
The directive and widened inquiry raise compliance scrutiny for prediction-market operators and sportsbooks running VIP reward schemes.
Spiel-Börse Goslar's Miles Luft discusses fourth-generation role and industry challenges
Spiel-Börse Goslar's Miles Luft cited the amusement tax, illegal gambling and declining pub culture among issues facing the family business.
Bristol study finds 15,571 gambling messages in English top-flight opening weekend
The findings show that voluntary front-of-shirt restrictions displace gambling branding to sleeves, training kit and pitch-side boards rather than removing it.
Brazil's IAA suspends gambling support services indefinitely over funding cuts
IAA's indefinite suspension removes a dedicated problem-gambling referral channel, leaving operators' signposting to public health services.
Quaest poll finds 11% recall online betting ban proposal in Brazil
Low spontaneous recall of the ban proposal may shape assessments of public awareness and support.
Acquisition
CNMC clears Ohmnia's €244.5m takeover of Azkoyen without conditions
CNMC cleared Ohmnia's exclusive control of Azkoyen without conditions after finding no market overlaps.
Alberta iGaming Corporation reports C$2.89bn in wagers in first market report
The figures provide operators and regulators with an initial measure of wagering, revenue and account activity in Alberta’s regulated market.