Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency issued a new measure to internet connectivity providers, blocking 55 websites and restoring access to Polymarket. The available text does not include further details of the measure or its rationale.
Connectivity providers must implement the blocks, while access to Polymarket is restored in Italy.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
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| Not named | Not stated | Turin prosecutors close illegal betting investigation involving 16 people | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Italy’s Supreme Court upholds reduced penalty over unprotected gaming machines | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | ADM blocks 219 unauthorised gambling sites in Italy in Q3 2025 | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | Abruzzo Monopolies Office and Guardia di Finanza find gambling violations | Not stated |
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Italy’s ADM blocked prediction-market sites in July, reportedly treating them as unlicensed betting operators. A study cited in the report found that weather-related markets on Kalshi and Polymarket generated about US$279 million in trading between July 2021 and December 2025, including US$125 million in the first nine months of 2025.
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency ordered internet providers to block 293 sites and restore access to gamblizard.com, according to the report. The order includes Polymarket.com and requires the blocks to be completed by 27 July 2026; the agency continues to regard the platform as lacking the authorisation required to operate in Italy.
French police are investigating suspected insider trading linked to bets on the Ballon d’Or result, with activity reported on Polymarket. A media report said 12 accounts correctly predicted the top five in order, with about €250,000 staked and nearly €200,000 in net winnings; the organiser said it was investigating and intended to notify the authorities.
French police have opened an investigation into suspected insider trading linked to bets on the Ballon d’Or result. Investigators identified suspicious activity on cryptocurrency-based prediction platform Polymarket.
Ohio’s Casino Control Commission says five of the 10 companies it targeted over sports event contracts have complied with its cease-and-desist instructions. Robinhood, Gemini and Moomoo Financial have withdrawn their offers in Ohio, joining Coinbase and Plus500US; Polymarket and Underdog Predict are challenging the commission in court.
Half of the 10 companies targeted by enforcement have complied, according to the report. The Ohio Casino Control Commission considers sports event contracts illegal under local laws and has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies offering them in the state.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice identified more than 4,000 profiles promoting illegal betting and notified digital platforms, the ministry said. A media investigation reported that tipsters were advising users on how to bypass the government’s betting prohibition, in force from 25 September, and that participants complained of unpaid winnings from an election-related pool.
Brazil's Ministry of Justice identified more than 4,000 profiles promoting illegal gambling and notified digital platforms of the breaches. Betting tipsters began offering advice on circumventing the government's betting ban from 25 September, according to an investigation by a Brazilian newspaper.