Enforcement & compliance
Kalshi permanently bans former congressman George Santos
Santos has lost access to Kalshi and his paid relationship with Polymarket.
Enforcement & compliance
Regulatory decisions, sanctions, settlements and appeals.
Enforcement & compliance
Kalshi bars George Santos permanently and levies $71,356 penalty
Kalshi identified suspected trading misconduct, imposed a permanent exclusion and referred the matter to federal authorities.
Enforcement & compliance
Subtel orders internet providers to block 42 gambling websites in Chile
Internet providers must implement notified DNS blocks within 48 hours and demonstrate compliance, with procedures covering verified mirror sites.
Enforcement & compliance
Nederlandse Loterij brings legal proceedings against Skyhills over Dutch gambling services
Skyhills’ operators and directors face demands to end Dutch services and disclose the platform’s corporate structure.
Enforcement & compliance
Kalshi discloses five disciplinary cases involving political candidates and George Santos
Kalshi’s disciplinary cases address candidates buying contracts linked to themselves and alleged market manipulation.
Enforcement & compliance
Kalshi takes enforcement action against Stephen Cloobeck over California election betting
Kalshi’s enforcement action addresses political candidates betting on their own electoral victory.
Enforcement & compliance
Brazil blocks more than 56,000 illegal betting websites
SPA targets companies handling illegal betting funds to pursue account closures and end payment relationships, alongside website blocking.
Enforcement & compliance
South Korean ministry probes alleged overstatement of GKL casino visits for 2025
The inquiry puts Grand Korea Leisure’s reported casino attendance for 2025 under government scrutiny.
Enforcement & compliance
Kalshi permanently bans George Santos over suspected insider trading
Kalshi permanently barred Santos after concluding he likely profited from insider trading on wagers concerning his own attendance.
Enforcement & compliance
Delaware enforcement prompts RealPrize and Lonestar to end sweepstakes play
RealPrize and Lonestar ended Delaware sweepstakes play, with customer redemption requests due 21 September and withdrawals required before 22 September.
Enforcement & compliance
CFTC fines Gabriel Perez $65,000 over Kalshi speech wagers
The CFTC sanction combines a fine, profit surrender and a three-year trading ban for betting on presidential speech content.
Enforcement & compliance
Anand Shah pleads guilty in New Jersey illegal gambling case
Shah’s guilty plea links illegal poker club management to criminal proceeds, forfeiture of his council seat and recommended imprisonment.
Enforcement & compliance
UKGC suspends operating licences for BresBet and Bet St George
The suspensions halt betting at both operators while requiring them to preserve customer withdrawals and communicate changes affecting customers.
Enforcement & compliance
MPF opens inquiry into Caixa lottery system failures in Brazil
Caixa’s handling of Mega da Virada bets faces scrutiny through an MPF inquiry into lottery system failures.
Enforcement & compliance
CFTC sanctions Gabriel Perez over US prediction market trades
The settlement requires Perez to surrender trading gains and bars him from trading for three years over alleged misuse of confidential government information.
Enforcement & compliance
Bolivia's AJ seizes equipment at unauthorised Cochabamba poker venue
AJ’s intervention following an anonymous tip resulted in equipment seizures at an unauthorised Cochabamba poker venue.
Enforcement & compliance
ANJL challenges betting investigations and possible retrospective taxation in Brazil
Operators’ potential retrospective tax exposure is contested by ANJL following investigations into alleged offences at NSX.
Enforcement & compliance
Argentine authorities investigate US$300.000 casino chip operation over possible money laundering
The investigation examines casino controls for detecting and reporting suspicious chip transactions across establishments in Buenos Aires province.
Enforcement & compliance
Nepal Telecommunications Authority restricts access to over 200 gambling platforms
The restrictions block access to named offshore operators and extend enforcement to those promoting or facilitating betting.
Enforcement & compliance
PNP arrests six suspected illegal betting collectors in Negros Oriental
Police enforcement brought charges against suspected illegal bet collectors and removed officers over failures to contain illegal gambling.
Enforcement & compliance
Buenos Aires court sentences illegal gambling operator to three years of suspended imprisonment
The conviction establishes criminal consequences for operating unauthorised online gambling from physical premises in Buenos Aires.
Enforcement & compliance
US authorities reportedly investigate further prediction-market insider trading cases
The reported investigations extend scrutiny to military-event and corporate earnings contracts, while authorities have yet to decide whether to bring charges.
Enforcement & compliance
Receita Federal and MPF launch investigation into Brazilian betting group's financial activities
Betting businesses face scrutiny as Brazilian authorities investigate suspected tax evasion, illicit currency transfers and money laundering.
Enforcement & compliance
AGCO fines NorthStar Gaming CA$100,000 over Ontario AML failures
NorthStar’s CA$100,000 penalty follows AGCO findings of inadequate enhanced due diligence and source-of-funds checks for one player account.
Enforcement & compliance
AGCO agrees $80,000 settlement with NorthStar Gaming over alleged AML failures
The settlement imposes an $80,000 payment over allegations that NorthStar allowed continued gambling despite apparent money laundering risks.