Enforcement & compliance
CFTC fines George Santos and bars trading for three years
The CFTC fined George Santos after finding he manipulated a Kalshi market, including a three-year trading ban.
Enforcement & compliance
Regulatory decisions, sanctions, settlements and appeals.
Enforcement & compliance
MGA rejects licence claims by seven gambling websites
Operators should verify authorisation because MGA says seven sites invoking the Maltese authority did not hold its licences.
Enforcement & compliance
New York governor and attorney general sue Kalshi over alleged unlicensed betting
The case tests whether prediction-market platforms fall under state gambling law, a question affecting operators and suppliers in New York and beyond.
Enforcement & compliance
Macau police arrest two over alleged casino fraud
The alleged croupier-linked fraud exposes the casino to losses from the scheme.
Enforcement & compliance
New York brings $36bn gambling-law action against Kalshi
Kalshi faces a state legal challenge over whether its prediction market complies with gambling law.
Enforcement & compliance
Florida mail carrier arrested over theft of winning Pick 4 ticket
The case shows lottery operators and regulators relying on security and postal-inspector cooperation to pursue prize fraud through the courts.
Enforcement & compliance
Reuters investigation alleges gambling network facilitated Iranian sanctions evasion
The allegations link online gambling infrastructure and cryptocurrency transfers to potential evasion of financial sanctions.
Enforcement & compliance
South Carolina claimant sues Polymarket and DraftKings Predictions over gambling laws
The case tests whether prediction-market products fall under South Carolina gambling law, a question affecting operators offering event contracts in the state.
Enforcement & compliance
Mönchengladbach authorities seize 16 illegal gaming machines in two premises
The cross-agency action shows German authorities treating unlicensed machine gambling as an enforcement priority for arcade and hospitality operators.
Enforcement & compliance
ADM seizes 14 irregular machines and imposes €56,000 in penalties
Operators and suppliers should note ADM's Padua office seized non-cash-prize amusement machines and imposed combined penalties during a compliance operation.
Enforcement & compliance
ADM and Guardia di Finanza uncover illegal CITES luxury-skin trade at Fiumicino
The case shows customs and financial police pursuing CITES documentation breaches across luxury leather supply chains that feed high-fashion houses.
Enforcement & compliance
New York seeks $36bn from Kalshi in court action
Regulators face New York's damages claim against Kalshi while leagues urge CFTC to set minimum trading ages.
Enforcement & compliance
George Santos agrees penalty to settle CFTC Kalshi allegations
Operators see a settlement imposing a fine without an admission of wrongdoing over alleged Kalshi contract manipulation.
Enforcement & compliance
Thailand closes 4,576 World Cup gambling websites
Thailand shut 4,576 World Cup-linked football gambling websites and said it would next focus on other sports.
Enforcement & compliance
New York launches lawsuit against Kalshi
New York sued Kalshi amid conflicting rulings on federal preemption, adding to prediction-market legal uncertainty.
Enforcement & compliance
New York attorney general sues Kalshi over gambling allegations
New York's attorney general sued Kalshi, alleging the prediction market platform operates an illegal gambling business.
Enforcement & compliance
RDB suspends Forzza over licence breaches
RDB suspended Forzza operator Baron Sports Gaming after finding repeated activity beyond its licence.
Enforcement & compliance
NWGB destroys 142 seized gambling machines in Mahikeng
NWGB destroyed 142 illegal gambling machines confiscated from tuck shops and informal businesses in Mahikeng.
Enforcement & compliance
Reuters links Shelbit to alleged gambling and sanctions transactions
The report links the exchange to alleged processing for an illegal gambling network and Iranian sanctions evasion.
Enforcement & compliance
New York sues Kalshi over alleged unlicensed gambling
The state seeks to halt Kalshi's New York activity, recover allegedly unlawful proceeds and secure consumer restitution.
Enforcement & compliance
New York attorney general sues Kalshi over alleged missing gambling permit
The attorney general alleged Kalshi lacked the NYSGC authorisation required to operate legally in the state.
Enforcement & compliance
ONJN adds around 800 unauthorised gambling websites to blacklist
ONJN added approximately 800 unlicensed gambling websites to its blacklist, joining around 370 blocked earlier.
Enforcement & compliance
New York challenges Kalshi event contracts in state court
The complaint alleged Kalshi offered event contracts without the gambling licence required by state law.
Enforcement & compliance
Padua police suspend Albignasego venue for 30 days over gaming machine breaches
The suspension shows police can close a venue's food and beverage activity for 30 days over gaming machine rule breaches.
Enforcement & compliance
Romanian prosecutors accuse ONJN deputy chief of bribery
The case puts a senior official at Romania's gambling regulator under prosecutors' scrutiny, a development operators and licence holders in the market will monitor.