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Panama’s Assembly passes law expanding responsible-gambling controls

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Panama’s National Assembly approved Law No. 527 on 23 May 2026, introducing responsible-gambling controls for casinos, online platforms and betting operators. The law requires voluntary time and spending limits, biometric age verification and annual compliance audits, and allows access restrictions against unlicensed digital gambling services.

Operators face new prevention, verification, audit and enforcement obligations under Panama’s expanded gambling framework.

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission raises prediction-market concerns

Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Jordan Maynard told a US House subcommittee that consumers regularly contact the regulator about prediction-market rules and disputes. Maynard said the commission lacks authority over these platforms and argued that their sports contracts may not carry the protections required of regulated sportsbooks.

Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Jordan Maynard said sports prediction contract operators often lack consumer protections associated with regulated sportsbooks. Maynard raised his concerns in written testimony submitted to a US House subcommittee on 11 November.

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