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Brazil finance ministry sets fast-track betting authorisation for 2027 Women’s World Cup
The temporary licence is limited to eligible FIFA partners and tournament betting, making eligibility and operating restrictions central to applicants.
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Appointment
EGBA appoints Pierre Tournier as interim secretary general
EGBA’s leadership passes from Maarten Haijer to interim secretary general Pierre Tournier, who previously held senior gambling association positions.
Fine
Brazil’s Finance Ministry fines Pixbet R$814,567.44
The notice gives Pixbet a 10-day window to pay or appeal before the debt may proceed to collection.
Appointment
Tipwin appoints Christian Heins chief commercial officer
Heins takes responsibility for expanding Tipwin’s digital sports betting and virtual slots after joining from Tipico.
Spelinspektionen brings land-based commercial casinos under AML rules
Commercial casino licensees must apply risk-based AML controls, including customer due diligence and transaction monitoring, despite the player-registration exemption.
SBC partners with GRAF to support regulatory dialogue across Africa
The partnership supports regulatory knowledge sharing across African gambling markets and GRAF’s conference in Maputo.
Appointment
Midnite recruits Willie Lok to oversee casino and loyalty products
The appointment gives Lok responsibility for developing and scaling Midnite’s casino and loyalty products as the operator expands its offering.
Industry representatives recommend local compliance models for Latin American gambling expansion
The recommendations address how operators can share regional infrastructure while meeting different licensing, tax and compliance requirements.
Ninth Circuit upholds state gambling oversight of US prediction platforms
The ruling strengthens state regulators’ position in disputes over whether prediction platforms must comply with gambling rules.
Rogelio Genao urges Dominican Senate to advance gambling bill
The bill could establish a regulator, strengthen enforcement and restrict some new licences, making Senate action relevant to operators.
Ninth Circuit rules states can regulate prediction markets as gambling
The ruling strengthens states’ authority to apply gambling laws to prediction-market platforms in the Ninth Circuit.
Prairie Meadows considers lease enabling renovation of up to $300m in Iowa
A longer lease could give the county-owned casino more scope to finance a major renovation.
Nederlandse Loterij takes Skyhills to court over Dutch gambling activity
The action seeks to stop Skyhills serving Dutch players and could support further proceedings against parties behind the site.
Federal court applies Nevada gambling law to Kalshi sports contracts
The ruling affects Kalshi’s ability to offer sports-event contracts in Nevada while its challenge continues.
Spelinspektionen applies anti-money laundering rules to Swedish land-based casino gaming
Affected licensees must review their controls while continuing to meet customer-knowledge requirements.
Picayune Rancheria files lawsuit to block North Fork casino opening
The lawsuit challenges the casino’s legal basis to open and could affect the planned launch.
Ninth Circuit allows Nevada to enforce gaming laws against Kalshi
The ruling lets Nevada apply its gaming laws to Kalshi, though analysts expect the dispute to continue.
Kalshi permanently bans George Santos over suspected insider trading
Kalshi permanently barred Santos after concluding he likely profited from insider trading on wagers concerning his own attendance.
Fine
CFTC fines Gabriel Perez $65,000 over Kalshi speech wagers
The CFTC sanction combines a fine, profit surrender and a three-year trading ban for betting on presidential speech content.
Ninth Circuit denies Kalshi appeal against Nevada
The ruling keeps Nevada's action against Kalshi in place and tests how far prediction markets can operate outside state gambling regimes.
CONAR tightens betting advertising standards in Brazil
Brands and agencies get 30 days to comply with restrictions on youth appeal and influencer scrutiny.
Appeals court lets Nevada enforce gambling laws against Kalshi sports contracts
The ruling keeps Nevada's gambling enforcement in place against Kalshi's sports event contracts while the underlying lawsuit proceeds.
CUOASEC’s Luis Gama urges Uruguay to advance online casino regulation
CUOASEC’s Luis Gama is pressing Uruguay to stop postponing online casino regulation.
Ninth Circuit ruling against Kalshi draws citations in other prediction market cases
A federal appellate split over prediction markets exposes operators and state regulators to conflicting court standards and possible Supreme Court review.
Ninth Circuit backs Nevada authority to regulate sports contracts
The decision affects how states may regulate sports-related prediction contracts.