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Sumsub reports 4.5-fold rise in suspicious iGaming transactions

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Sumsub’s report found that suspicious transaction volumes across iGaming rose 4.5 times between early 2025 and early 2026. It said the average value of flagged transactions increased from just under $4,000 to about $6,500, while fraudulent verification attempts reached 1.53% of checks in Q1 2026, 18% higher than a year earlier.

The reported increases may require operators to reassess transaction monitoring and identity-verification controls.

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France's competition authority approves Banijay's Joa acquisition without conditions

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.

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