Enforcement & compliance
Italian authorities identify illegal betting centres in Agrigento
Penalties and reports against two people target unauthorised betting centres.
Enforcement & compliance
Regulatory decisions, sanctions, settlements and appeals.
Enforcement & compliance
Catalan tax agency identifies €6.2m gambling tax fraud
The identified fraud and actions quantify the agency's reported gambling-sector tax enforcement activity.
Enforcement & compliance
Polymarket plans legal challenge to French blocking order
Polymarket will contest France's website blocking decision, which ANJ classified as illegal gambling.
Enforcement & compliance
Cambodian regulator revokes Casino Kchom licence over alleged scams
Operators should note Cambodia's gaming regulator revoked Casino Kchom's licence over suspected online scams.
Enforcement & compliance
Police freeze Bundesliga player's accounts over Stake gambling, RTL reports
The case shows German authorities pursuing players rather than unlicensed operators, exposing account-freeze and forfeiture risk for customers of unlicensed platforms.
Enforcement & compliance
Polymarket plans court challenge to French geoblocking order
Polymarket will challenge ANJ's French access ban in court after stopping French transactions in November 2024.
Enforcement & compliance
Pescara GdF executes three precautionary measures over alleged bankruptcy
The case shows Italian investigators treating online gambling accounts as a channel for concealing diverted company and public funds.
Enforcement & compliance
NLGRB seizes over 6,000 illegal gaming machines in Uganda operation
The seizures signal tighter enforcement against unlicensed machine operators in Uganda, raising compliance risk for operators and suppliers active in the market.
Enforcement & compliance
SPA fines Blaze R$2.3m over advertising involving children
SPA-MF fined Blaze R$2.3m over 33 irregular influencer videos, with 10 days to appeal.
Enforcement & compliance
Court orders R$20.9m RioPag freeze in Loterj lawsuit
A court ordered R$20.9m of RioPag funds frozen and transferred to a court account in Loterj's lawsuit.
Enforcement & compliance
Florida authorities arrest three relatives over alleged gambling and drug offences
Regulators see three relatives charged with laundering and racketeering over alleged illegal gambling and prescription drug sales.
Enforcement & compliance
UKGC considered suspending Evolution licence over AML weaknesses
Regulators considered suspending Evolution's licence over supply-chain risks and process weaknesses reaching illegal markets.
Enforcement & compliance
Peru's Mincetur blocks 36 illegal online betting platforms
Blocking unlicensed betting sites narrows the channels open to unlicensed operators in Peru and signals active enforcement by Mincetur's gaming directorate.
Enforcement & compliance
Israeli prosecutors indict 10 people over alleged criminal network
Regulators and investors see illegal gambling treated as part of a wider organised-crime case.
Enforcement & compliance
UKGC confirms £4.75m Evolution settlement after considering suspension
Suppliers see the regulator considered suspending Evolution's licence before confirming the settlement.
Enforcement & compliance
Prato police suspend betting venue licence after finding minors
Operators see a venue's licence suspended after minors were found on the premises.
Enforcement & compliance
ACMA penalises TAB over marketing to registered non-call customers
ACMA penalised TAB over marketing messages sent to 351 Australian VIP customers listed on the Do Not Call Register.
Enforcement & compliance
Washington judge says Kalshi very likely violated state gambling law
The ruling signals that event-contracts operators may face state gambling enforcement even as federal oversight of prediction markets remains contested.
Enforcement & compliance
MGA warns about three sites claiming Maltese authorisation
The warning distinguishes the three sites from genuinely authorised gambling operators.
Enforcement & compliance
Ghana’s NLA starts lottery agent registration inspections
Agents face checks on compliance with mandatory registration requirements.
Enforcement & compliance
GRAI orders Polymarket geoblocking in Ireland
Polymarket faces an access restriction in Ireland.
Enforcement & compliance
Manatee County sheriff investigates alleged illegal gambling storefront
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office conducted an operation at an alleged illegal gambling storefront in Florida.
Enforcement & compliance
UNODC urges coordinated action against Southeast Asian illegal gambling
UNODC called for coordinated action, linking illegal gambling networks with cyber fraud and human trafficking.
Enforcement & compliance
Agcom closes sanction proceedings against Totopartners over Giocabet TV recordings
The closure removes sanction risk for Totopartners over Giocabet TV's programme recordings, leaving the local audiovisual service without a penalty in this case.
Enforcement & compliance
Jeju police charge two casino dealers over alleged card-marking fraud
The case puts dealer conduct and card-game integrity at Jeju casinos under police scrutiny, with potential compliance consequences for operators.