The Anjouan Gaming Authority says its Regulatory Principles Charter guides licensing, supervision and enforcement decisions. It lists transparency, proportionality, consistency and accountability among its principles, and says the Anjouan Offshore Financial Authority oversees its regulatory conduct.
The charter describes the principles governing the authority’s decisions affecting licensed gaming businesses.
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Germany's GGL has published an overview of its powers against unlicensed online gambling, including prohibition proceedings with coercive fines, criminal referrals, IP and payment blocking and reports to tax and money-laundering authorities. The authority said it acts against illegal gambling on behalf of the 16 federal states.
Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, CEO of PAF Spain, outlined five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid. He cited player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, payment-method ownership verification and an algorithm to identify risky behaviour.
PAF Spain's chief executive, Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, set out five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid, the report said. He identified player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, requirements to verify the ownership of payment methods and an algorithm intended to identify risky behaviour.
Caesars and MGM executives said at the previous week’s Global Gaming Expo that they would avoid prediction markets because of Nevada licensing risks. MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle and Caesars CEO Tom Reeg cited regulatory warnings and concerns about safeguards against insider trading.
Reportedly, Austria plans to reform gambling licensing. The Netherlands, Denmark and France are tightening enforcement as European regulatory approaches diverge.
A government bill now before the Austrian Parliament would swap the country's online gambling monopoly for a strictly regulated licensing regime open to several providers, a report on the draft indicates. Vienna sent the draft to the European Commission in early August, and that notification sets off a standstill of three months during which no final decision may be taken. The reform is still not finalised.
PlayCity said it issued 250 licences in its first year, including approvals for gambling businesses and lottery operators. It also reported blocking more than 4,100 illegal gambling websites.