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Angola regulator opens 30-day gambling licensing window

Licences & markets

Angola’s Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos (ISJ) has opened a 30-day licensing period for gambling operators as the country implements its new Gaming Activity Law. The period offers eligible businesses provisional approval; the article says a public tender is expected in Q4 2026 for new market entrants.

Operators must account for the provisional licensing window and the separate tender expected before new entrants can apply.

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Netherlands' Council of State rejects Sabofra appeal over arcade licence

The Netherlands' Council of State ruled on 4 November 2026 in Sabofra's appeal concerning its arcade-machine operating licence. The company had challenged the Kansspelautoriteit's refusal of a new licence, which the regulator based on alleged poor conduct linked to cash centres used to facilitate illegal online gambling. The article says the court found the regulator's cited facts showed evidently poor conduct.

The administrative law division of the Netherlands' Council of State issued a ruling on 4 November 2026 in the case of Sabofra. According to the division, the facts cited by the Kansspelautoriteit amount to evidently poor conduct on Sabofra's part.

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