Ontario’s Securities Commission revoked Rivalry’s management cease trade order, effective 17 July, after the company filed its FY24 and first-quarter 2025 financial statements. The order had barred management from trading Rivalry shares while the filings were outstanding.
Rivalry management can resume trading its shares after the required financial filings were completed.
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The UK Gambling Commission lifted Spribe OÜ’s operating-licence suspension, permitting the supplier to provide gambling facilities from 30 March 2026. The suspension began on 30 October 2025 over what the regulator described as serious non-compliance with hosting requirements; Spribe had said the issue involved a technical mix-up and an additional authorisation.
The Gambling Commission lifted VGC Leeds’ operating licence suspension in November after the casino operator made changes to its leadership, AML controls and staff training. VGC Leeds also committed to an independent audit within six weeks, while the commission said its wider review and monitoring would continue.
Kalshi filed a federal lawsuit in New York on Monday after the New York State Gaming Commission ordered it to stop offering what the regulator called unlicensed sports wagering. The company argues that the CFTC has exclusive authority over its exchange and is seeking an injunction and declaratory relief.
Japan’s National Police Agency has proposed reducing standard approval fees for pachinko and pachislot machines by about 30%, with revised rates due to take effect on 1 April 2027 if approved. The certification fee for an already type-tested model would fall from JPY4,340 to JPY3,030, while testing requirements would remain unchanged.
Japan’s National Police Agency has proposed reducing standard approval fees for pachinko and pachislot machines by around 30%.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has received dozens of consumer inquiries about prediction-market platforms it does not regulate, a commission spokesperson said. The commission directs those consumers to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while chair Jordan Maynard told lawmakers that users may confuse such platforms with state-licensed sportsbooks.
A Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) spokesperson said they had personally seen dozens of inquiries about prediction-market platforms outside the regulator’s authority. The MGC tells consumers it does not regulate prediction markets and directs them to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the spokesperson said.