Armenia’s State Revenue Committee is considering measures requiring telecommunications operators to block unlicensed gambling and lottery websites, with the rules due to take effect on 8 February 2027. The proposed revisions would also restrict advertising by unlicensed operators, the committee said.
Telecoms operators may need to block unlicensed gambling and lottery sites under the planned rules.
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SRI Lanka has blocked access to 24 online gambling and betting sites that lack local licences. The affected sites include Stake, bet365, Betway and 1xBet. The Ministry of Digital Economy and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of SRI Lanka announced the action under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen presented the government with proposals to restrict residents’ access to online operators without a Swedish licence, as part of a review of the Gambling Act. Suggested measures include geoblocking, refusing registrations with Swedish details and blocking certain payments; the authority said contractual terms alone would not be sufficient without effective technical barriers.
Denmark has blocked Polymarket among 98 gambling websites after the Frederiksberg Court ruled that the sites offered gambling to Danish users without licences. The ruling was issued on 8 July, and Polymarket has appealed; internet providers are enforcing the restriction through DNS blocking.
Spain’s DGOJ considers prediction-market platforms to offer online gambling that requires a licence, according to a legal analysis. The regulator has reportedly opened sanction proceedings against Polymarket and Kalshi and ordered precautionary website blocks, alleging they operated in Spain without the required authorisation.
Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Rights announced access restrictions on Polymarket and Kalshi as the DGOJ opened sanctioning proceedings over alleged unlicensed gambling services. The temporary block is expected to last three to four months while the investigation continues. The ministry said the platforms must obtain specific licences to offer wagers on uncertain future outcomes in Spain.