The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission approved a licence for online operator PlaySmart, allowing it to offer B2C gambling under the island’s regulatory framework. PlaySmart said it will focus on expanding its B2C proposition; the company is part of PlayGaming Group.
The approval enables PlaySmart to offer gambling services directly to consumers in the Isle of Man.
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Wire Industries Inc received approval in principle from Gibraltar’s regulator to establish a prediction markets operator through subsidiary Wire Markets Ltd, the company said. WagerWire is targeting initial product activation later this year, timed with the start of the NFL season and international football calendar.
Gibraltar licensed Predict Street Ltd as a betting intermediary, Justice, Trade and Industry Minister Nigel Feetham said in Parliament. Feetham said the application was processed after his attendance at a Hong Kong event and linked the move to investment and tax-revenue goals. The source describes it as Gibraltar’s first prediction-market operator.
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.
Indiana’s Alcohol and Tobacco Commission requires endorsements for businesses conducting Type II gaming and for those selling, distributing or manufacturing the games. The initial fee for a retailer endorsement is $250, while renewal costs depend on the previous year’s adjusted gross revenue.
Oversight and administration of type II gaming operations in Indiana fall to the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, known as the ATC. Before conducting type II gaming, a party must first secure a type II gaming endorsement from the ATC. The same endorsement is required of anyone who sells, distributes, or manufactures type II gambling games.
7bet said it is launching prediction markets for players in Latvia and Lithuania. Its platform uses technology supplied by Altenar, and the products will cover event contracts including elections, politics, weather and sport. The applicable gambling rules differ between the two markets, and the report says it remains unclear how 7bet's offer fits those requirements.
Vilnius-based 7bet has announced a prediction markets product launch in Lithuania and Latvia.