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Nigeria's Supreme Court ruling leaves operators facing 37 state regulators
Operators entering Nigeria now face multiple state licences and uneven enforcement, raising compliance costs and complicating market entry.
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Laws, tax changes, consultations and gambling policy.
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Dutch gambling tax increase raises €2m against €108m forecast
Receipts of €2m against a €108m forecast show the Dutch tax increase fell short, with state-owned businesses most affected.
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South African bookmakers' association urges ban on prediction markets
A bookmaker body seeking a ban signals regulatory pressure that could reshape how prediction-market products are treated in South Africa.
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Caixa Loterias orders exclusive use of official advertising material
Retailers face penalties for advertising not using authorised materials, while they criticised the absence of official materials.
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SABA calls for ban on unlicensed prediction markets
SABA's integrity, anti-money-laundering and tax concerns justify regulatory restrictions on unlicensed prediction markets in South Africa.
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Rinascimento Nazionale think tank challenges Italian betting advertising ban
The think tank says Italy's legal betting advertising ban reduces football funding and fails to curb illegal gambling.
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Brazil self-exclusion list nears 800,000, psychiatrist tells Roda Viva
The uptake shows a federally run self-exclusion tool is becoming a mass channel for problem-gambling controls in Brazil's regulated market.
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Mexico City gambling tax receipts increase 73%
Mexico City's first-half gambling tax receipts rose 73% year on year, reaching MXN166m versus MXN96m previously.
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NFL urges CFTC to tighten prediction market rules, EGR reports
Stricter event-contract rules could narrow the product scope for prediction-market operators and affect how sports leagues engage with US derivatives regulation.
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Netherlands ad ban risks handing market to illegal operators, observers warn
Licensed operators could lose visibility to unlicensed rivals, with the KSA having acknowledged the legal market's share of gross gaming revenue fell to roughly 49% in early 2025.
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US gambling bills lack clear congressional path
The SAFE Bet Act and a sports prediction contract ban stalled in Congress, with no major legislation expected before midterms.
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La Pampa official games distribute ARS1.812m in record first quarter
The record distribution shows provincial gaming proceeds channelling more funds to public bodies, with Casino Provincial supplying most of the total.
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NFL and Arizona Cardinals executive give conflicting accounts in betting suspension case
Conflicting accounts of a betting-related suspension leave operators and suppliers without a clear compliance precedent from the league.
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Estonia plans gambling tax cut to 4% of GGR by January 2029
A lower tax burden could shift operators' cost calculations when weighing Estonia against established licensing hubs.
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Ethiopian court overturns Hulu Sport suspension but operator remains suspended
Ethiopia's Federal High Court overturned the NLA suspension, yet Hulu Sport remained suspended, leaving its status unresolved.
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MGA publishes second-quarter suspicious betting figures
The MGA's sports betting integrity report provides a quarterly measure of the 48 suspicious betting reports received.
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M5S senator seeks answers on unlicensed betting site sponsorships
The intervention puts the relationship between football and unlicensed bookmakers back on the political agenda in Italy.
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UKGC to publish full FRA data set in autumn, Gardner says
Operators and suppliers will gain sight of the evidence and methodology behind the UKGC's FRA work when the material is released.
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Poland's gambling tax model pushes bettors to black market, operators say
Operators weighing Polish entry face a tax regime that licensed firms say cedes ground to unregulated sites, with reform unlikely before the 2027 election.
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Bevilacqua seeks answers on illegal betting and football sponsorship
Regulators and operators face questions on unauthorised operators' ties to Serie A clubs.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers examine prediction market framework
Operators and regulators may see state oversight of prediction platforms without prohibiting sports contracts.
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US representatives propose restrictions on sports event contracts
Operators and investors face restrictions on prediction platforms offering sports and casino contracts.
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MGA records 48 suspicious betting reports in second quarter
Regulators and operators see football identified as the main sport exposed to potential competition manipulation.
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Bevilacqua renews questions on unlicensed betting amid Fonbet controversy
Regulators face renewed questions on government oversight of unlicensed betting and football sponsorships.
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Veneto tax court upholds cancellation of betting data centre assessment
Operators and investors see the income-tax and regional-tax assessment remain cancelled.