Enforcement & compliance
GGL reviews ADI Predictstreet World Cup advertising
Operators should track GGL's review of World Cup advertising by a platform lacking a German gambling licence.
Enforcement & compliance
Regulatory decisions, sanctions, settlements and appeals.
Enforcement & compliance
Dutch regulator imposes €420,000 penalty on Polymarket
Prediction market operators should note Dutch regulator penalties for continued activity despite warnings.
Enforcement & compliance
Swedish court overturns LeoVegas SEK8m fine for responsible gambling breaches
The reversal limits a Swedish duty-of-care sanction and shows courts will test whether Spelinspektionen's evidence meets the statutory threshold for a breach.
Enforcement & compliance
KSA warns TOTO Online and fines 711 over licence breaches
The KSA's actions give TOTO Online a warning and 711 a fine for licence breaches.
Enforcement & compliance
Singapore police investigate 30 people over suspected illegal online gambling
Singapore police are investigating 30 people over suspected illegal online gambling also connected with alleged financial crime offences.
Enforcement & compliance
South Africa's NGB warns of illegal betting rise before World Cup
The warning flags fraud and compliance risk for licensed South African operators whose brands are mimicked by illegal platforms during the World Cup.
Enforcement & compliance
Police arrest two in Manchester illegal gambling raid
Police arrested two people and confiscated money and gaming equipment at a suspected unlicensed Manchester gambling premises.
Enforcement & compliance
MGA disowns unauthorised URL falsely citing Maltese gaming licence
The notice signals that unlicensed sites citing Maltese licences remain a consumer-protection risk for the jurisdiction's regulated operators.
Source: MGA (Malta)
Enforcement & compliance
DGOJ temporarily blocks Polymarket and Kalshi over unauthorised activity
The DGOJ's three-to-four-month block and formal investigation of Polymarket and Kalshi signal enforcement risk for prediction market platforms.
Enforcement & compliance
DGOJ opens sanction proceedings against Polymarket and Kalshi and orders web blocks
The DGOJ opened sanction proceedings against Polymarket and Kalshi for allegedly operating without administrative authorisation, ordering web blocks.
Source: DGOJ (Spain)
Enforcement & compliance
BACEN plans transaction monitoring to identify unlicensed betting platforms
Brazil's BACEN tracing transactions to identify unlicensed betting platforms adds financial monitoring pressure on operators.
Enforcement & compliance
Auckland operator faces charges over illegal poker venues
Charges against an Auckland operator over illegal poker premises show DIA enforcement against venues posing as legitimate businesses.
Enforcement & compliance
Coljuegos and prosecutors seize 1,869 items in Barranquilla poker raid
Coljuegos and the Fiscalía removed 1,869 items from an allegedly illegal Barranquilla poker tournament.
Source: Coljuegos (Colombia)
Enforcement & compliance
Spain fines Zona Gemelos producer €10,000 over unlicensed operator ads
The case shows Spanish enforcement reaching affiliate marketing and social-media promotion of unlicensed operators, with reduced penalties for early cooperation.
Source: DGOJ (Spain)
Enforcement & compliance
GGL imposes €250,000 coercive fine on rapper Capital Bra
The €250,000 coercive fine followed proceedings opened after he streamed and promoted unlicensed gambling sites.
Source: GGL (Germany)
Enforcement & compliance
AGCO proposes 45-day liquor licence suspension for Zara Lounge
A previous 10-day suspension preceded this 45-day proposal over alleged repeated violations found during an inspection.
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Enforcement & compliance
ANJ sanctions commission issues warnings and fines over return-to-player breaches
The sanctions commission issued warnings and fines over operators exceeding the regulatory return-to-player ceiling in 2023.
Source: ANJ (France)
Enforcement & compliance
AGCO suspends Ottawa's Vegas Island liquor licence over drug trafficking
The AGCO concluded drug trafficking took place on the premises with staff involvement and no preventive effort by the licensee.
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Enforcement & compliance
AGCO moves to revoke Toronto bar Southside Johnny's liquor licence
The AGCO concluded the licensee and a manager repeatedly and knowingly bought stolen liquor for the bar and personal use.
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Enforcement & compliance
Spain's DGOJ fines 32 operators €33.5m over serious breaches
Six unlicensed foreign operators face €5m fines each and site blocking, the authority said.
Source: DGOJ (Spain)
Enforcement & compliance
Lotteritilsynet blocks 57 illegal gambling sites in first DNS round
The first DNS block round signals enforcement against unlicensed operators targeting Norway, with more inspections planned and sites potentially illegal but unblocked.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Enforcement & compliance
Lotteritilsynet fines four bingo operators over AML breaches
The appeal, the first of a Lotteritilsynet AML supervision case to reach the Ministry of Finance, leaves the fines uncollected until it is decided.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Enforcement & compliance
Lotteritilsynet orders BML Group to stop offering gambling in Norway
The order shows Norwegian authorities enforcing the licence requirement against an established operator group with penalty threat.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Enforcement & compliance
Norway's gaming authority orders Lyoness to cease pyramid scheme activity
The order requires Lyoness to halt recruitment and payments from Norwegian participants, though parts of the decision have suspensive effect until the appeal deadline.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Enforcement & compliance
Lotteritilsynet orders Lyoness to halt illegal pyramid scheme in Norway
The order halts recruitment and payments from Norwegian participants and loyalty companies, with part deferred until the three-week complaint deadline.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)