Indonesia’s Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) said QRIS was the largest channel for online gambling deposits in 2025. It put deposits at Rp36 trillion, down from Rp51 trillion in 2024, and said funds were increasingly routed into crypto, complicating efforts to trace them.
Payment channels shifting towards QRIS and crypto may affect how authorities monitor illegal online gambling flows.
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Indonesia’s Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) reported that online gambling turnover fell 20% in 2025 to Rp286.84 trillion. It recorded 422.1 million transactions and Rp36.01 trillion in deposits; PPATK linked the decline to coordinated enforcement and cooperation with private companies.
Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs said approximately 70% of illegal online casino users earn less than IDR5m a month, according to reported ministry data. The report also said the ministry found most users received welfare payments; PPATK has introduced transaction monitoring that can trigger benefit-cancellation orders.
Scott Bright filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in King County Superior Court, alleging the platform violated Washington's online gambling ban. His complaint says he lost $308,781.62 between 17 June and 14 August 2026; Kalshi has sought dismissal and argues its event contracts are regulated under federal law and that counterparties, not the company, received his losses.
Scott Bright has sued Kalshi in Washington, alleging that its prediction market violated the state's online gambling ban. Kalshi has sought to dismiss the case.
Hotelux Amsterdam Airport closed at the end of October after Haarlemmermeer’s mayor ordered it to stop operating without a licence. The North Holland District Court rejected Hotelux Airport B.V.’s request to suspend enforcement on 8 October, but the ruling was a provisional assessment; Play World Casino in the same building remains open.
Hotelux in Hoofddorp reportedly closed at the end of October because it lacked the required operating licence, while the casino in the same building remains open. Play World still lists opening hours for Hoofddorp on its location page.
Texas lawmakers filed resolutions on 9 November proposing constitutional amendments that would let voters decide on casino gaming and in-person sports betting at an election on 2 November 2027. The proposals would permit up to 10 casino licences and cap operator taxes at 15%; a separate Senate resolution would allow the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to offer gaming through a state-tribal compact.