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Massachusetts study finds young adults underestimate personal sports betting risks
Researchers urged stronger age verification and app-based responsible-gambling tools, identifying specific safeguards for betting operators to improve.
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Laws, tax changes, consultations and gambling policy.
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Conar president links Brazil’s betting advertising rules to concern over impacts
Advertisers face new betting advertising rules reflecting growing concern about advertising’s effects, according to Conar’s president.
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VNLOK urges Dutch policymakers to consider illegal gambling ahead of reform debate
Licensed Dutch operators face possible additional restrictions as VNLOK urges policymakers to recognise illegal gambling’s scale.
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Ninth Circuit rules Kalshi sports contracts are bets outside federal swaps protection
The ruling classifies Kalshi’s sports contracts as bets rather than swaps protected under federal law.
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STF admits ANJL as amicus curiae in Brazil betting law challenges
The decision gives ANJL a role in proceedings that will determine the constitutionality of Brazil’s betting legislation.
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Google requires updated documentation for betting advertising approval
Companies and affiliates must verify documentation validity to obtain Google approval for betting advertisements under updated requirements.
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Brazilian sports organisations oppose security proposal diverting betting contributions
Sports organisations oppose a proposal diverting sports funding, including betting operators’ contributions, towards public security.
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Brazil’s STF admits ANJL to three constitutional challenges against betting law
ANJL can now contribute technical evidence to proceedings examining the legal framework for Brazil’s regulated betting and online gaming market.
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La Pampa legislator seeks answers on implementation of child gambling law
Rivas’s request scrutinises implementation of prevention workshops, illegal betting website blocks, support services and digital identification measures.
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BOS urges Spelinspektionen to reconsider Swedish gambling proposals
BOS seeks reconsideration of regulatory proposals while welcoming efforts to modernise responsible gambling and technical infrastructure.
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Russia introduces gambling self-exclusion register with minimum 12-month term
Licensed operators must deny registered individuals gambling access and advertising, and cancel qualifying unsettled wagers within five working days.
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NWGB joins police and prosecutors for enforcement training in South Africa
The training aims to improve cooperation between the gambling regulator, police and prosecutors on criminal investigations and prosecutions.
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West Virginia records $936.6m in July sports and iGaming wagers
West Virginia’s combined sports betting and iGaming wagering rose 18% annually to $936.6m in July.
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Ninth Circuit backs Nevada's authority over Kalshi sports event contracts
The ruling backs Nevada’s action against Kalshi’s sports contracts after Kalshi failed to demonstrate likely federal pre-emption.
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Industry representatives recommend local compliance models for Latin American gambling expansion
The recommendations address how operators can share regional infrastructure while meeting different licensing, tax and compliance requirements.
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Ninth Circuit upholds state gambling oversight of US prediction platforms
The ruling strengthens state regulators’ position in disputes over whether prediction platforms must comply with gambling rules.
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Ninth Circuit backs Nevada in Kalshi prediction markets dispute
The ruling permits Nevada to apply its gaming laws to Kalshi’s operations in the state.
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ABERT seeks participation in Brazil Supreme Court challenge to betting legislation
ABERT argues that disputed betting advertising provisions directly affect broadcasters as the Supreme Court considers challenges to the legislation.
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Ukraine adopts gambling harm strategy running until 2035
Ukraine’s strategy brings institutions together for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and stronger action against illegal gambling websites and advertising.
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Ninth Circuit rules against Kalshi on prediction markets, Truist analyst says
Court splits over prediction markets leave operators and suppliers facing differing rules across US circuits.
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IGCO classifies sports and entertainment event contracts as gambling in British Columbia
IGCO warns that online providers other than BCLC offering sports and entertainment event contracts to provincial players operate illegally.
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Ninth Circuit denies Kalshi appeal against Nevada
The ruling keeps Nevada's action against Kalshi in place and tests how far prediction markets can operate outside state gambling regimes.
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CONAR tightens betting advertising standards in Brazil
Brands and agencies get 30 days to comply with restrictions on youth appeal and influencer scrutiny.
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Appeals court lets Nevada enforce gambling laws against Kalshi sports contracts
The ruling keeps Nevada's gambling enforcement in place against Kalshi's sports event contracts while the underlying lawsuit proceeds.
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CUOASEC’s Luis Gama urges Uruguay to advance online casino regulation
CUOASEC’s Luis Gama is pressing Uruguay to stop postponing online casino regulation.