Enforcement & compliance
ADM blocks 381 unauthorised gambling websites in Italy and restores one
ADM’s order blocks access to 381 additional unauthorised gambling websites, while restoring access to one website.
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Regulation
Altenar files EU and UK antitrust complaints against Sportradar
Rival suppliers' access to official live data and betting odds underpins sportsbook pricing, so any interim access remedy would reshape supplier competition.
Regulation
CeJuego forum calls for gambling law reform to resume to fight clandestine activity
Operators face continued uncertainty over Spain's gambling law while the forum links tighter restrictions to consumers moving to clandestine operators.
Enforcement & compliance
Hong Kong authorities develop technology and financial monitoring measures against illegal online gambling
Hong Kong’s measures combine financial monitoring and enforcement against illegal online gambling with education and counselling to reduce gambling harm.
Regulation
Nevada Gaming Control Board questions CFTC’s prediction market rules
The proposed rules could affect how prediction market operators and sports betting businesses are treated under federal and state gambling rules.
Regulation
Quaest poll finds 72% back Brazil betting ban, while Bolsonaro leads Lula
The proposal could affect betting operators and the sector’s workers, clubs and public revenue if Congress advances the ban.
Regulation
QLASH CEO urges Italy to regulate esports at Chamber of Deputies event
Clear rules could help esports organisations attract investment and establish protections and responsibilities for young players.
Enforcement & compliance
Swedish appeals court upholds SEK 44m in Hillside penalties
Sweden's Administrative Court of Appeal upheld SEK 4m and SEK 40m fines over player-protection duties and deposit-limit rules, dismissing appeals.
Enforcement & compliance
KSA leaves legal action against Google and Meta open over illegal gambling advertising
The KSA has not ruled out legal action against Google and Meta over illegal gambling advertising.
Regulation
Lula again criticises fixed-odds betting in letter to evangelical families
The criticism places fixed-odds betting in Lula’s public messaging to evangelical families.
Regulation
Council of State upholds ADM’s revised bingo concession fees in Italy
The ruling maintains turnover-based fees for bingo operators under technical extension, while directing challenges to the bands through ordinary appeals.
Regulation
KSA marks five years of Dutch online gambling market
The KSA's account signals continued enforcement pressure on illegal operators and on platforms that carry their advertising in the Dutch market.
Source: KSA (Netherlands)
Regulation
Cyprus betting authority urges stronger action against illegal gambling
The regulator is urging prevention and early risk detection to protect players beyond regulatory compliance.
Enforcement & compliance
PGCB approves MGM Resorts International fine of $50,250
The agreements impose payments on MGM Resorts International and CountR for licensing breaches in Pennsylvania.
Regulation
Flamengo and Fluminense protest against betting prohibition in Brazil
Flamengo and Fluminense’s protests show regulators opposition from football clubs to prohibiting betting in Brazil.
Regulation
Rio derby hosts protests against betting site ban in Brazil
The Maracanã protests give regulators a public expression of opposition to restrictions on betting companies in Brazil.
Regulation
Illinois federal judge limits state gambling enforcement against Kalshi
Kalshi retains preliminary protection from Illinois gambling enforcement, while wager-related fees remain subject to further briefing.
Regulation
Court lifts temporary injunction as Stake goes offline again in Brazil
The lifted injunction ends Stake’s temporary relief from Brazil’s gambling ban, taking the operator offline again.
Regulation
Macquarie projects $187bn in prediction market trading volume for 2026
The forecast and sports share indicate the scale of a growing market in which established US bookmakers are seeking a larger presence.
Regulation
Court of Appeal upholds concessionaire’s claim for AWP levy share
The ruling confirms that concessionaires can seek payment from managers under the levy’s allocation rules and their contracts.
Regulation
TRF-3 suspends Stake’s Brazil operating injunction
The ruling again blocks Stake’s Brazilian betting operation while the court action continues.
People moves
South Africa’s government approves new National Gambling Board appointments
The board’s mandate includes coordinating provincial oversight and monitoring operators’ market shares and conduct.
Regulation
Flamengo opposes government restrictions on sports betting in Brazil
Flamengo’s protest signals opposition from the club to government restrictions on Brazil’s sports betting market.
Enforcement & compliance
Liquor & Gaming NSW disciplines four venues over poker machine shutdown breaches
Venues breaching compulsory poker machine shutdown rules face regulatory action, including fines, cautions or further disciplinary measures.
Regulation
Brazil appeals court revokes Stake injunction against fixed-odds gambling ban
Stake's removal from the Brazilian market alongside licensed rivals leaves operators reliant on court and congressional outcomes to resume activity.