President William Ruto signed Kenya’s Gambling Control Bill of 2023 into law, according to the report. The legislation provides for a Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya and shared national and county responsibilities for gambling oversight.
The law sets out licensing and regulatory structures that will affect gambling operators across Kenya.
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Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman Mike Dreitzer warned that prediction markets could threaten the state’s gaming industry if they expand into slots and other casino games. He said Nevada considers sports prediction market activity illegal betting and reiterated that involvement in prediction markets is incompatible with participation in Nevada’s gaming industry. Nevada is also pursuing a federal court case against Kalshi and other operators.
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.
AGSI vice-president Antonio Guitto urged Italy's lawmakers to direct taxes and levies from legal gambling towards public-interest causes rather than general taxation. He said changes to products and more entertainment in physical venues would not, by themselves, improve the sector's public reputation.
AGSI vice-president Antonio Guitto has urged Italy’s lawmakers to earmark taxes and levies from legal gambling for community and public-interest purposes rather than general taxation. He said identifying how the money is used would help the sector regain credibility with institutions and the public.
OHID asked recipients of statutory gambling levy funding not to promote Safer Gambling Week. It described the event as industry-led and therefore not independent of the gambling industry.
Statutory levy recipients have been asked not to promote Safer Gambling Week by OHID. In an email, the government unit distributing the funds described the week-long event as industry-led and lacking independence from the gambling industry.