ANJ orders Polymarket blocking as Ireland starts prediction-market proceedings
Prediction market operators face French ISP blocking and Irish High Court proceedings simultaneously.
Regulatory decisions, sanctions, settlements and appeals.
Prediction market operators face French ISP blocking and Irish High Court proceedings simultaneously.
The case tests how prediction markets and insider knowledge of political events are policed, a compliance question for operators and regulators.
Teams and suppliers should note that sharing sensitive team information and prohibited wagering led to an indefinite NFL suspension.
Regulators should note Argentina blocked 537 illegal betting websites targeting unauthorised online gambling.
Operators should note a White House teleprompter aide faces investigation over alleged prediction-market wagering on Trump speeches.
The case shows league gambling rules reach front-office staff, not just players, with inside draft information treated as a violation.
US enforcement action against an unlicensed venue underscores the legal exposure facing illegal gambling operators in states without regulated casino markets.
ANJ's order requires French internet providers to block Polymarket for promoting illegal gambling.
Licence-document checks at retail betting points signal continued enforcement scrutiny of Italy's land-based betting network.
Operators should note KSA identified the role-model advertising breach during enhanced World Cup monitoring.
Regulators should note ADM blocked 1,038 illegal websites in 2025, a 44% increase over 2024.
Operators should note France's gambling authority imposed a $572,799 penalty on an unnamed online betting operator.
Operators should note KSA's warning confirms recognisable footballer references fall within the advertising role-model restriction.
Source: KSA (Netherlands)
The case tests how prediction-market operators such as Kalshi handle insider betting on political events.
PixBet stays suspended nationwide until facial recognition and biometric checks are implemented.
The findings signal wider Turkish enforcement against offshore-licensed operators, with blocking, server shutdowns and licence revocations affecting cross-border betting supply.
The removals show platform takedown cooperation becoming a core enforcement channel against illegal online gambling in Malaysia.
Operators should note Kalshi referred suspicious activity and cooperated with investigators over alleged advance speech information use.
Licensed brands must remain blocked until the company demonstrates measures preventing minors from using gambling sites.
Atlantic Lottery said it would accept the decision without a challenge and pay the penalty.
The regulator examined 30 players' activity and identified duty-of-care failures in nearly every case.
The case puts prediction-market oversight and insider-style trading on political events under scrutiny for operators and regulators.
Regulators should note MGA warned that impersonation websites mislead consumers about operators' identity.
Source: MGA (Malta)
Operators should note Evolution's £4.75m settlement over games accessed via six unlicensed websites.
Operators should note a Paraíba court ordered nationwide suspension of Pixbet, Flabet and Bet da Sorte.