Australia’s Australian Securities and Investments Commission warned that event-contract traders lack legal protection under Australian law. It argued that offering such contracts to retail consumers is not in the public interest.
The warning signals regulatory concern for firms offering event contracts to Australian retail consumers.
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DOCV director Julia Lensing disputed the GGL’s estimate that illegal online gambling accounted for 22.97% of Germany’s market in 2024. Lensing cited an unpublished research update that she said put illegal operators’ share of online playing time at 57% in 2025; the findings could not be independently checked. She also called for changes to gambling rules and more market data from the GGL.
The GGL estimated the share of the illegal online gambling market in Germany for 2024 at 22.97%. Lensing, director of DOCV, said that this percentage does not give a good picture of the size of the illegal market. She referred to several studies in an interview.
PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden said on a third-quarter earnings call that the company plans to increase lobbying in Texas for gambling expansion. PENN operates two thoroughbred racetracks in the state and said it is prepared to advocate for any proposals that emerge.
US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted a preliminary injunction in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi in California on Wednesday. The order bars Kalshi from offering sports contracts on the plaintiff tribes’ lands and requires the tribes to provide boundary maps by 13 November; Kalshi must report its compliance steps within 21 days.
A San Francisco federal judge has blocked Kalshi from listing sports event contracts on land belonging to the California tribes that are suing it. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who sits in the Northern District of California, granted the tribes a preliminary injunction on Wednesday in the case Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) said the country’s gaming sector generated PHP83.72 billion in gross gaming revenue in the third quarter of 2026, down 11.4% year on year and 5.0% from the previous quarter. Electronic gaming revenue fell 22.9% to PHP35.28 billion, while licensed commercial casinos generated PHP45.38 billion and Pagcor-operated casinos PHP3.03 billion.
The Philippine gaming sector, non-casino operations included, generated PHP83.72 billion (US$1.33 billion) in gross gaming revenue in the third quarter of 2026, 11.4% less than a year before. According to a Friday press release from the regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), the GGR tally fell 5.0% sequentially.
A federal appeals judge in Brazil granted CDA Gaming temporary relief on 3 November, allowing the owner of Betsul and Casa de Apostas to resume online betting while litigation continues. The order restores its domains and necessary payment, financial and operating services, and prevents application of Provisional Measure No. 1394/2026 until further court action. The ruling is provisional, not a final decision on the measure’s validity.
A Brazilian federal court has granted an injunction that lets CDA Gaming Ltda, owner of Betsul and Casa de Apostas, temporarily reopen online betting in Brazil. Provisional Measure No. 1394/2026 can no longer affect the company, in a passage that names Federal Appellate Judge Adriana Pileggi and November 3. The resolution also requires the restoration of its website domains and of the payment, financial and operational services it needs. The terms stay in force until the court has examined the case or reaches another decision.