Victoria’s gambling regulator, the VGCCC, said its Strategy 2029 will expand its use of technology, data and predictive analysis to identify gambling risks earlier. It expects benefits from technology and data investments in fiscal 2027–28, with improved data collection and risk targeting expected by fiscal 2028–29.
The strategy signals greater use of data and predictive tools in the VGCCC’s oversight and harm-minimisation work.
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It was reported that MGA Games completed three launches covering Spain, Portugal and other international markets. The rollout follows a content roadmap focused on localisation.
Imagine Live and MaxBet agreed a partnership to bring Imagine Live’s live dealer games and game shows to MaxBet players, the companies said. The rollout will begin in Montenegro, followed by Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. MaxBet gaming head Tornike Tordia said the content would be introduced across the operator’s markets as the partnership expands.
Soft2Bet has described how transaction monitoring and risk flags fit into its anti-money-laundering governance, in an article. The company said a flag marks activity for potential review rather than constituting an AML conclusion, with checks handled downstream. Specific obligations depend on the applicable framework, it said.
Soft2Bet has set out how transaction monitoring and risk flags fit into its anti-money-laundering governance, in an article. The company described monitoring as an observable control layer, with risk flags marking activity for potential review rather than constituting an AML conclusion. Specific obligations and procedures depend on the applicable framework, Soft2Bet said.
Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, CEO of PAF Spain, outlined five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid. He cited player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, payment-method ownership verification and an algorithm to identify risky behaviour.
PAF Spain's chief executive, Brahim Mohamed Aslimani, set out five regulatory challenges facing online gambling after speaking at Gaming in Spain 2026 in Madrid, the report said. He identified player protection, a joint deposit-limit system, new awareness messaging, requirements to verify the ownership of payment methods and an algorithm intended to identify risky behaviour.
Ireland’s GRAI outlines application guidance and says it will introduce licence applications in phases. The authority says existing gaming licence holders should keep renewing their licences, while new applicants should continue dealing with Revenue as transition arrangements progress.
Application guidance documents for operators pursuing a gambling licence have been published by Ireland's Gambling Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRAI), which plans to accept applications for different licence types in stages. According to the guidance, the staged rollout is meant to smooth the shift from the existing licensing system to the GRAI's new procedures. Details on the phasing are to be posted in the months ahead while the GRAI completes transition arrangements with the licensing authorities already in place, the guidance states.