Nigeria launched SafePlay, a national self-exclusion portal developed with the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority. The service is intended to let users exclude themselves from gambling and direct them to support organisations and recovery resources.
The portal gives operators and regulators a national self-exclusion and support resource to consider in responsible-gambling measures.
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iGaming Ontario plans to launch a central self-exclusion system for Ontario online gambling players in 2026, CEO Joseph Hillier said. Hillier said the agency expects a public launch around the middle of the year; the system is intended to include licensed operators and Ontario Lottery and Gaming, while individual operator programmes will remain required.
PrizePicks, Underdog, Dabble and Splash Sports have expanded their voluntary self-exclusion programme with idPair to all 50 US states. The operators said the system lets users block themselves across participating platforms; the programme can also cover other gaming verticals, and PrizePicks said prediction markets could be included.
The Consumer Affairs department and Spain’s Directorate General for Gambling Regulation have launched a player portal for self-assessment, according to the headline and feed snippet. The available report says Spain is moving towards nationwide deposit limits.
The Curaçao Gaming Authority is preparing a temporary licensing portal to restore operations after a cyberattack exposed data from its online licensing system. The interim platform, announced on Monday, will process licence applications and regulatory matters while a permanent replacement is developed. The CGA said it discovered on 17 September that a German security researcher had accessed the portal in December 2025 and published confidential licensee information.
The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) is getting a stopgap licensing portal ready so it can resume normal work after a cyberattack exposed sensitive data held in its online licensing system. The regulator announced the launch on Monday, the same day the interim platform went live, and it will handle licence applications and regulatory matters until a permanent replacement is ready.
It was reported that ADM announced that a central online gambling complaints portal will launch on 10 September. The system will handle players’ complaints about concessionaires, with responses required within 72 hours.