Regulation
India blocks Polymarket under 2025 online gaming law
Operators and suppliers face a precedent in which prediction markets are classed as prohibited online money gaming, with payment and advertising restrictions.
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People moves
Gestión de Apuestas Navarras revokes powers and appoints three new attorneys
Reorganising Gestión de Apuestas Navarras' attorneys is a routine corporate change with limited direct impact.
Regulation
FEMARA attends CEPYME meeting on legal certainty and lower taxes
FEMARA's presence keeps machine operators inside Spain's main SME lobby as it presses for legal certainty and lower taxes before the next legislative term.
Deals & M&A
El Duende de los Sueños starts gambling and betting operations in Pinoso
Registration creates a new single-member company whose purpose is exclusively gambling and betting activities.
Enforcement & compliance
Guardia Civil arrests two over €45,000 TITO ticket fraud in Fuerteventura
Two arrests over duplicated TITO tickets highlight fraud exposure at gaming halls using ticket payment systems.
Deals & M&A
Cibelae reports 35% membership growth and plans AI tool for 2027
Cibelae's membership growth and planned AI tool signal how Latin American state lotteries organise around standards and compliance.
Enforcement & compliance
Court sentences three over bets on 2024 General Election date
The case is the Commission's first of its kind and shows confidential election-timing information being used to bet on regulated markets.
Source: UKGC
Regulation
Arkansas Racing Commission lists proposed rule change for September meeting
The notice gives stakeholders a meeting date and time for the proposed rule change.
Source: Arkansas Racing Commission (AR)
People moves
Arkansas DFA names Brad Nye chief of staff
Nye replaces Alan McVey as chief of staff at the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
Source: Arkansas Racing Commission (AR)
Regulation
Coljuegos consults on draft rules for protecting and sharing its information
Coljuegos' draft agreement sets guidelines for protection, handling and supply of information it manages.
Source: Coljuegos (Colombia)
Deals & M&A
DraftKings says DKeX ranks third among US prediction market exchanges
DraftKings' claimed third-place ranking signals growing competition in US prediction markets, where regulatory outcomes could reshape operators' product strategies.
Enforcement & compliance
Cambodia freezes nearly US$1bn in Prince Group assets amid scam crackdown
Cambodia froze almost US$1bn linked to Prince Group and sought INTERPOL help in a scam crackdown.
Regulation
CFTC and prediction markets discuss oversight at New York conference
Federal officials and industry participants discussed prediction markets and oversight challenges at NEXTPredict New York.
Deals & M&A
NEXTPredict panellists debate who benefits as prediction markets scale
NEXTPredict speakers debated retail disadvantage and DraftKings' claimed third-largest exchange position.
Deals & M&A
SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator marks 11 years with more than 50,000 games
SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator marked 11 years with over 50,000 titles from more than 300 studios.
Regulation
Front-of-shirt ban cuts live-match gambling ads 10.5%, Bristol study finds
The findings suggest voluntary front-of-shirt restrictions displace rather than reduce gambling marketing, a consideration for regulators weighing mandatory advertising rules.
Deals & M&A
World Lottery Summit 2026 to address illegal betting and player protection in Sydney
The Sydney summit will focus on illegal operators, data-based player protection and sports integrity.
Deals & M&A
BetGoodwin weighs £80m London AIM flotation, Sky News reports
BetGoodwin reportedly weighs an AIM listing valuing it around £80m as gambling shares fall.
Enforcement & compliance
Amazonas police target two over recruiting influencers for 'Jogo do Tigrinho'
Amazonas police targeted two suspected of recruiting influencers to promote 'jogo do tigrinho' online.
Regulation
Bari appeal court annuls €20,000 Balduzzi decree fine
Bari court annulled a €20,000 ADM fine citing the Constitutional Court ruling striking the provision.
Regulation
Jdigital calls for Spanish gambling law built for the next decade
Jdigital's director general called for deep reform of Spain's 2011 gambling law, warning poor rules aid illegal operators.
Regulation
CFTC halts Novig and ProphetX micro contracts
The pause leaves operators and suppliers offering event-based micro contracts uncertain whether similar products can continue in the US market.
Regulation
Brazil collects R$11.1bn in federal betting tax from January to September 2026
The nine-month total gives operators and investors a measure of federal tax collected from Brazil's online betting market.
Regulation
Utah seeks up to US$61.2m from Kalshi over betting laws
The case tests whether state gambling law can restrict prediction-market operators claiming federal derivatives oversight.
Enforcement & compliance
Decatur police arrest five after raid on alleged illegal gambling den
The raid shows continued local enforcement against unlicensed gambling devices in a state that generally prohibits them.