Digital Seals and Leaky Deals: Lucky Lou on the Breach That Sank Curaçao's Licensing Portal
Curaçao's gaming regulator says its licensing portal was accessed for nine months. More than 40,000 files were published, and the portal has been scrapped.
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UK Gambling Commission Bank Data Study Finds Illegal Gambling Runs Alongside Licensed Play, Not Instead of It
A Gambling Commission analysis of open banking data found 91% of repeat illegal-site users kept gambling with licensed operators, with no clear shift away.
Betsson Gets France Online Poker License, Plans Launch on Playtech's iPoker Network
France's ANJ cleared Betsson France for online poker and shared liquidity on 15 October 2026, its ninth poker licensee. Launch will be on Playtech's iPoker.
Paraguay Senate Weighs Bill to Replace Conajzar With New Gambling Regulator Dinajzar and Toughen Illegal Gambling Penalties
A Paraguayan government bill would abolish Conajzar, create an autonomous regulator called Dinajzar, tender 26 online licenses and jail illegal operators.
UK Rewrites Free Spins Rules for Remote Gaming Duty After Jumpman Gaming Wins £13.2 Million Tribunal Case
HMRC will replace the freeplay rules in Remote Gaming Duty with new restricted play provisions from 1 April 2027, weeks after Jumpman Gaming beat a £13.2m bill.
Kalshi Raises $1 Billion at a $40 Billion Valuation in Series G Round Co-Led by Sequoia and Wellington
Kalshi closed a $1 billion Series G at a $40 billion valuation on 29 October 2026, up about 82% since May, a day after Utah charged it and its founders.
Utah Files 14 Criminal Charges Against Kalshi and Its Co-Founders Over Sports Event Contracts
Utah's attorney general charged Kalshi, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara with 13 felonies and a misdemeanor after an undercover agent placed 12 sports bets.
Malta Budget 2027 Raises Costs for Non-EU Workers, and iGaming Employers Read a Signal
Malta's 2027 Budget lifts work permit fees to €800 and adds a €400 yearly charge for non-EU workers. iGaming employers fear a wider shift in policy.
Italy 2027 Budget Gambling Tax: Cabinet Asks the Sector for €700 Million, Slots and Concessions in Focus
Italy's Cabinet approved a 2027 budget that asks gambling for €700 million a year. Slot levies, concession renewals and lottery terms are the likeliest targets.
MGM Resorts Q3 2026 Results: Net Loss Narrows to $17 Million as Las Vegas Room Rates Fall and People Inc Talks End
MGM Resorts' Q3 2026 revenue slipped 1% to $4.21 billion as Las Vegas room rates fell 8%. MGM China set a record and talks with People Inc are over.
Veikkaus to Launch Viabet With Viaplay in Finland and Denmark, Its First Consumer Brand Abroad
Veikkaus will launch Viabet with Viaplay in Finland and Denmark on 1 July 2027, its first consumer brand abroad, as Finland grants its first licenses.
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EMEA
- Machine Games Duty Rise: Healey's Budget Lifts UK Rate to 25%, Short of Feared 40%
- ASA Optival Ruling: Betting Affiliate's Search Ad Shown to Self-Exclusion Searcher Breached UK Code
- MGA Sports Betting Integrity Review Finds Low Suspicious Betting Reports Reflect Tight Risk Controls
- GiG Software Q3 2026 Results: Loss Widens to €4.5 Million as 888AFRICA Deal Closes
North America
- Aristocrat Takes Monopoly Big Board Bucks, G2E's Slot of the Year, to Class 2 Tribal Casinos
- Ontario Opens Niagara to Up to Three New Casino Operators, Targets C$3 Billion in Investment
- College Basketball Point-Shaving Case: Fixer Roderick Winkler Pleads Guilty, Ex-Southern Miss Guard Agrees to Plea
- Caesars Q3 2026 Results: Las Vegas Profit Falls as Regional and Caesars Digital Grow
Latam & Caribbean
- Flávio Bolsonaro Reaches Miami After Defying a Supreme Court Passport Order in a Betting-Linked Probe
- Chilean Senators Push Online Gambling Ban as Kast Government Files Licensing Plan
- Brazil Goes to the Runoff With Betting Banned and a Bolsonaro Friend's Wagers Under Scrutiny
- Brazil's Online Gambling Market Faces Its Biggest Legal Test Yet
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