CFTC gives prediction markets 30 days to address state access blocks
Prediction market operators and intermediaries must review state access restrictions or justify why they cannot comply.
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ADM Calabria 2 voids tax assessments against venue and totem operator
The cancellation changes the status of tax and penalty claims tied to alleged unlicensed gaming devices.
Gambling Commission estimates 1% of British gamblers use illegal platforms
The estimate gives operators and regulators a baseline for monitoring illegal gambling and assessing interventions.
Gamban restores free gambling-blocking service in England after OHID funding
The funding enables Gamban to offer its blocking service free to users in England again.
ADM cancels two tax assessments over illegal gambling devices in Calabria
The procedural cancellation removes the assessments without resolving the underlying allegations about unlicensed gaming devices.
CFTC directs prediction markets to lift state geoblocks within 30 days
The guidance puts registered exchanges’ federal fair-access obligations alongside state court orders requiring geographic restrictions.
Appointment
Bragg Gaming appoints Morten Tonnesen interim CEO
Tonnesen takes responsibility for day-to-day operations, while Mazij shifts to advising the board and key stakeholders.
Results
Inspired Entertainment reports 4% UK like-for-like revenue growth in Q3
UK like-for-like revenue rose despite higher Remote Gaming Duty, while total revenue fell mainly because of the division sale and restructuring.
ADM Calabria 2 annuls two gaming tax assessments over consultation failure
The annulment removes two assessments against a business, while leaving the underlying technical and tax merits unresolved.
Sega Sammy reports six-month gaming sales up 91.1% to JPY16.36bn
The results show higher gaming sales alongside an operating loss, while the group’s overall profit increased.
Argentine bishops urge Senate to debate online betting bill before 30 November
The Senate faces a 30 November deadline to act before the bill loses parliamentary status.
AGCOM consults on gambling-linked brands under Italy’s advertising ban
The proposed criteria would shape how operators can promote non-gambling services under brands associated with their gambling businesses.
Finnish MP questions regulator readiness ahead of 2027 gambling market opening
The authority is still being established as licence applications remain open, creating readiness uncertainty for Finland’s liberalised market.
Saxony-Anhalt Higher Administrative Court leaves Schufa-G limit question open
The unresolved issue leaves the GGL’s future approach to gambling limit increases unsettled.
Galliani proposes 2% betting revenue share and sponsorship review for Italian football
The proposals could affect betting operators’ sponsorship opportunities and the allocation of betting-market revenue to football.
Financial Ombudsman orders Santander to refund eligible UK gambling losses
The decision identifies the period and compensation Santander must apply to gambling transactions made by a customer who disclosed addiction.
Appointment
Betty appoints Jane Wang as general counsel
Betty gains a general counsel with prior legal leadership experience at WeWork and a first role in gambling.
Inspired says UK machine games duty rise will cost $2m to $3m in 2027
The higher UK machine games duty will raise Inspired Entertainment’s costs, although its chief executive described the increase as manageable.
Greece’s HGC extends deadline for 40 gaming inspector secondments
The extension gives eligible public-sector staff more time to apply for the 40 inspector positions.
Source: Hellenic Gaming Commission
Sicily tax court bars association representative’s personal appeal over 2016 gaming assessment
The ruling distinguishes an association’s tax liability from that of its legal representative in gaming-sector disputes.
Italy’s Anti-Mafia Commission reports criminal interests in gambling and money laundering
The findings identify organised-crime risks affecting gaming-machine distribution and gambling venues in Puglia.
Loterj rejects Gêmeos Brasil prize campaign and plans administrative inquiry
The inquiry may clarify whether commercial promotions linked to lottery participation fall within the operator’s authorisation.
Sicilian tax court cancels ADM betting-tax assessment against Alcamo company
The ruling may affect how betting-tax assessments are treated when related criminal proceedings end in acquittal.
Malta’s opinion delays Austria’s proposed online gambling reform
Operators may face a changed licensing system and website and payment restrictions if Austria adopts the proposed law.
Appointment
Bluberi appoints Kate Lowenhar-Fisher as chief legal and compliance officer
Bluberi’s expansion in North America and digital gaming makes leadership of its legal and compliance functions operationally important.