Victoria’s VGCCC is assessing social media posts about poker machines, gambling venues and wins for possible breaches of state advertising laws. The regulator said individuals convicted of a criminal offence could face fines of up to AU$24,421 and that it would launch a campaign to inform influencers about legal risks.
Influencers and gaming venues may face enforcement scrutiny over gambling promotion and filming in gaming areas.
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Rwanda’s Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva told Parliament on 2 October that authorities may take further steps on gambling after senators raised concerns about its social effects. He said some betting shops had already been closed, but existing measures had not fully addressed the issue.
Corporación Meier executives said they are considering investment-protection mechanisms under the Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement after Chile’s Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego declared three casino tender processes void. The company said the processes concerned Puerto Varas, Coyhaique and Ancud, and that its planned investment in Ancud was USD 10 million.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the state will pursue enforcement against more prediction market operators offering sports-related contracts, reported by The Statehouse News Bureau. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has already issued cease-and-desist notices to Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood. Two bills would restrict election betting and treat sporting event contracts as regulated, taxable sports gambling.
Governor Mike DeWine has signaled that Ohio intends to take enforcement action against additional prediction market operators that list sports-related contracts, describing those products as violations of state gambling law. According to The Statehouse News Bureau, the governor made clear that the state's response will involve enforcement rather than warnings alone. Cease-and-desist notices have already gone out from the Ohio Casino Control Commission to multiple firms, among them Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood.
The chair of the Dutch gambling regulator KSA has suggested authorities prepare for possible legal action against social media platforms that fail to tackle illegal gambling advertising. Michel Groothuizen said the KSA would keep seeking voluntary cooperation while preparing potential legal measures, warning that proceedings could take years and have uncertain outcomes. He said European regulators have a joint task force with Google and Meta that is working on an EU-wide whitelist of licensed operators.
The chair of the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has suggested that authorities should prepare for possible legal action against large social media platforms that fail to tackle illegal gambling advertising, while continuing to seek voluntary cooperation. Michel Groothuizen made the suggestion in a piece published on the regulator's website.
Spanish-licensed operators are reportedly considering court action to stop the DGOJ implementing cross-operator deposit limits. Jdigital said it would withhold cooperation with the government and regulator until after the 2027 parliamentary elections, while further gambling law and marketing changes are planned.