A court in Wangen, Germany, acquitted a 64-year-old woman accused of using online gambling sites without German authorisation, the report said. The prosecution sought acquittal, concluding that she had not knowingly committed an offence; the case concerned lottery and sports-betting activity during 2023.
The ruling concerns whether consumers can be held criminally liable when they believe an unlicensed site is authorised.
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Rome’s Court of Appeal acquitted a betting data-centre operator on 30 May 2026, ruling that the offence was not established. The case concerned a centre linked to a Maltese bookmaker without an ADM concession; the court said the evidence did not show that the operator accepted individual bets or paid winnings. It said proof of intermediation, such as local payout of winnings or sham betting accounts, was required.
US lawmakers introduced the Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act alongside Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour. The bill would require prediction markets and online sportsbooks to verify users' ages with facial recognition. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach said a section of the legislation could allow prediction markets to expand into sports and gaming.
A court in Rio de Janeiro ordered the immediate suspension of sports-betting sites operating without state authorisation and using Loterj’s branding, after a request from the state prosecution service. The order targets Digital Dreams and other defendants; it also requires payment blocking, identification of site owners and a ban on creating further unauthorised betting sites. The prosecution alleged that Digital Dreams used falsified documents to mimic Loterj authorisation, after its official accreditation application was rejected.
It was reported that a Chilean Court of Appeal imposed a DNS-blocking measure for unlicensed gambling websites. Major telecom companies will be expected to block access.
The Frederiksberg court approved the Danish Gambling Authority’s request to block 98 sites offering gambling to Danish consumers without authorisation, including Polymarket, the authority said. The DNS blocks redirect users of Danish providers to a page identifying the offers as illegal. Tax and Growth Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said operators targeting Danish consumers must follow Danish rules.