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Regulatory Issues


1. Entain sets A$100m AUSTRAC provision During the earnings call, Entain CEO Stella David addressed investor concerns upfront about the ongoing legal issues with AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial crime watchdog. The company has booked a A$100m provision in its accounts related to a possible penalty, but David emphasised that this figure is purely accounting-driven and does not represent a confir...

The National Betting Authority has flagged up marketing that uses public figures. Cyprus.- The National Betting Authority has raised concerns over an increase in the volume of advertisements for unlicensed online casinos circulating on major social media platforms. It warned that many sites advertised lack the legal authorisation to operate in the territory. A key issue flagged is the use o...

The American Gaming Association (AGA) is doubling down on its pursuit of the sweepstakes industry, while state attorneys general across the country are calling for a crackdown on illegal offshore gambling sites. The AGA recently released a survey showing that 90% of users dispute the notion that the sweepstakes is entertainment, rather than gambling. Tres York, vice president of government re...

August 6, 2025
Ksa: Increased gambling tax does not have the intended effect 6 August 2025 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Dutch Gaming Authority has carried o...
August 7, 2025
Gordon Brown, a former UK Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, has called for taxes on the country’s hugely valuable gambling ...
August 5, 2025
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has adopted new marketing rules that include a ban on gambling advertising on college campuses. The new ...
August 6, 2025
The Dutch Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, or KSA) has issued a warning that a recent increase in gambling taxes has backfired, we...
August 7, 2025
The Chilean Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved the bill that seeks to regulate the online gaming and betting sector. Now, the ...
August 10, 2025
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is doubling down on its pursuit of the sweepstakes industry, while state attorneys general across t...
August 2, 2025
The Board is expected to tackle public health concerns linked to betting and gambling. Key points: - Uganda’s new gaming regulator has ...
August 7, 2025
This is designed to reduce burdens for charitable gambling organizations. Key points: - Changes will affect Media Bingo and Paper Raffl...
July 31, 2025
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has issued a fixed-odds sports betting and online gaming licence to Caixa Loterias, the ...
July 28, 2025
Pollard Banknote has been granted a gaming-related vendor licence in the UAE by the Emirati gambling regulatory authority. Established i...
August 1, 2025
A company in Malta, one of Europe’s’ key iGaming hubs, is apparently making a killing via a version of a product from a country more than...
July 30, 2025
Britain’s gambling regulator confirmed that it is undertaking enforcement action against the operator of the country’s National Lottery, ...
July 31, 2025
- WLA is proud to work closely with  United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS) in the fight against match fixing and to maintain in...
July 29, 2025
Click on the links below to go to the associated blog link. 1)    Commercial restrictions by betting operators 2)    New gambling promot...
July 25, 2025
Waterhouse VC: The regulatory paradox Tom Waterhouse of Waterhouse VC warns well-meaning regulations are unintentionally accelerating the...
July 25, 2025
The National Association of Gaming and Lotteries (ANJL) has issued a formal statement expressing concern over recent comments made by Bra...
July 25, 2025
24 July 2025 The Gambling Commission has published its full response to the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) following its review ...
July 17, 2025
-Scammers are pretending to be online gaming apps for casinos -Players at risk of handing over personal financial data -New Meta rules ...
July 18, 2025
The UK government has raised the money laundering (ML) risk rating for the casino sector from low to medium, with remote gambling operati...
July 9, 2025
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) has ordered the blocking of 17,026 bank accounts suspected of involvement in online gam...
July 8, 2025
The chief executives of Europe’s top gambling operator groups have called for “smarter, more balanced” regulation to improve the fortunes...
July 9, 2025
Italy’s Ministry of Economy (MEF) has secured 46 applications for new online gambling licences, each priced at €7m, as detailed by the Ag...
July 9, 2025
As the California Senate advanced a measure this week to curtail online sweepstakes operators and Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an op...
July 9, 2025
The ANJ also proposes new loss limits for young adults. France.- The French gambling regulator, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), h...
July 10, 2025
The gambling regulator said its new method for calculating fines will introduce greater clarity. UK.- The British Gambling Commission ...
July 10, 2025
The GRAI expects to begin taking licence applications in the second half of the year. Ireland.- The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ire...
July 9, 2025
In an exclusive interview with Focus Gaming News, a spokesperson for the GGL, the German gambling regulator, discusses the agency’s progr...