Soft2Bet said it has introduced a framework that connects player-protection checks across its platform for regulated markets. The system combines identity and payment checks, monitoring, limits, self-exclusion and marketing controls, and is already used by brands in Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Ontario.
Integrated checks, limits and marketing controls give operators tools to apply player protections in regulated markets.
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The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) and digitalRG announced an agreement to manage submissions for NASPL’s responsible-gambling framework and that of the National Council on Problem Gambling. The platform will support evidence management, mentor collaboration and lottery submissions, alongside a digital resource library and an annual North American index based on anonymised, self-reported information. Cibelae highlighted the agreement and said it followed its own August 2026 collaboration with digitalRG.
European Lotteries said its members began work in Milan on a new certification framework linked to updated responsible-gambling standards. About 80 representatives from 46 member lotteries took part in the discussion during the first day of the EL/WLA Sustainability & Responsible Gaming Seminar 2026, which runs from 16 to 18 September.
It was reported that Novig adopted a formal responsible-trading framework. The operator said it embedded the framework directly into its CFTC-regulated exchange.
Brazil is placing responsible gambling at the centre of its regulated betting strategy. The outlet also said iGaming operators are expanding marketing into influencers, digital content and esports.
France's competition authority has approved Banijay's planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions. The review, the authority's first of a gambling transaction spanning online and land-based operations, focused mainly on poker and concluded that the deal was unlikely to restrict competition. The authority said its assessment did not account for possible future legalisation of online casino games.