Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) reported in its 2025 annual accounts that it carried out 31,400 checks in the gaming sector. It said 1,038 illegal sites were blocked and 28 premises were suspended to protect minors.
Operators should account for ADM’s enforcement activity, including blocked illegal sites and suspended premises to protect minors.
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Ukraine's government accepted PlayCity chair Gennadiy Novikov's request to leave his post, he said while outlining the agency's work. During his tenure, PlayCity issued 376 licences, bringing nearly UAH2.5bn to the state budget, and blocked more than 15,600 unauthorised gambling sites, according to Novikov's account.
Gamblers in Britain use illegal online gambling sites partly to avoid the UK's GamStop self-exclusion system and to dodge requests for personal data, according to a UKGC-commissioned study by Yonder published on 20 October 2026. The research, based on a survey of more than 4,000 people who had gambled in the previous four weeks, identified four overlapping player profiles.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) commissioned research into why players use illegal online gambling sites, with the report published on 20 October 2026. The study was carried out by research agency Yonder and was based on digital research, a survey of more than 4,000 people who had gambled in the preceding four weeks, and qualitative research. People who took part only in lotteries were excluded from the survey.
Brazil’s federal government issued an interim measure signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that orders betting sites and apps to become unavailable from 6 October and bans gambling advertising. The measure also restricts betting transactions through banks and payment services, while some rules require further regulation before full implementation.
Belgium's KSC lists 230bet.com, booms.bet and Igo.bet with decision dates of 15 October 2026 on its blocked gambling website register. The regulator says it removes defunct or inaccessible sites only after at least five years on the list.
Belgium's KSC lists six websites with decision dates of 15 October 2026: 30bet.com, booms.bet, Igo.bet, chacha.bet, pro.kalshi.com and kalshi.com, under reference numbers 1022 to 1017.
Lithuania’s gambling regulator ordered internet service providers to block Polymarket after deeming its products illegal gambling, the regulator said. It also directed payment providers to stop transactions with the platform, following court approval of the measure.