New Zealand Internal Affairs Minister Brooke Van Velden said the government plans to issue 15 online casino licences in 2026. The article says the legislative framework is due by April 2025, with an auction opening in February 2026 and successful licensees able to begin operating in April 2026.
The proposed licence framework and timetable give suppliers and operators milestones for planning entry into New Zealand’s online casino market.
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Gibraltar has granted two prediction market authorisations, and the government says further applications are in progress. Justice, Trade and Industry Minister Nigel Feetham opened the Prediction Markets Summit Europe on 10 November and warned operators that Gibraltar authorisation does not permit them to offer products in every other country. Gibraltar’s regulations took effect on 13 July and require a separate authorisation for the activity.
Gibraltar’s government has issued two prediction market authorisations, with additional applications pending. Nigel Feetham, Gibraltar’s minister for justice, trade and industry, cautioned operators not to assume the authorisation permits sales in every other country.
Super Group moved five iGaming platforms into Alberta’s regulated market before 13 October 2026, completing a phased transition from its unregulated sites. CEO Neal Menashe and CFO Alinda van Wyk said the staged process was smoother than the company’s transition in Ontario and reflected lessons from that market.
Super Group moved five iGaming platforms from the grey market into Alberta’s regulated market before mid-October 2026. The shift was considerably smoother in Alberta than in Ontario, CEO Neal Menashe and CFO Alinda van Wyk said.
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Lottery Regulatory Office began full operations and published recognised operators across casino, sports betting, lotto and interactive gaming. Former National Lottery Regulatory Commission licensees operating or planning to operate in the territory have seven days from publication to begin regularising their licences; valid existing licences remain recognised until expiry and are to be converted.
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Lottery Regulatory Office (FCT-LRO) has begun regulating gaming in Abuja and the wider territory and published lists of operators it recognises as licensed, the office said. The announcement came months after the regulator was inaugurated last May.
Betfair is reportedly discussing its next steps in Italy with the regulator, while continuing to offer gambling services in the country. Sources cited by a sports-trading specialist say the company will not close its Italian site in 2026 and expects to decide on its future presence in the first months of 2027, probably by February.
Betfair is in contact with Italy's regulator about its next steps, company sources said, as it considers its future in the country. The operator continues to offer gambling services in Italy.
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement approved an Evolution live dealer studio at Atlantic City’s Showboat, a media report said. The planned facility will cover about 60,000 square feet, and the report said it would expand Evolution’s existing live dealer operations in the city.