For months, the UK Gambling Commission has insisted that Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) are backed by evidence. The problem? Much of that evidence still hasn’t been...
For years, Europe’s gambling operators answered primarily to national regulators. That era is ending. The European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is preparing to introduce a...
Europe’s regulated gambling industry has a problem it can no longer ignore. According to new industry figures, illegal online gambling generated €91.6 billion in 2025—enough to...
Opening a gambling market doesn’t automatically create competition. Austria’s proposed licensing rules prove exactly that. For years, operators waited for Austria to abandon its online gambling...
Tax incentives alone don’t build a successful gambling jurisdiction. Regulation, credibility, and commercial opportunity do. Georgia believes it has found the right formula. Governments worldwide are...
Governments have a habit of discovering new taxes precisely when they need more money. The European Union may have just found its next target. According to...
For years, Romania’s gambling market carried a reputation many regulators quietly hate: fast growth, weak oversight, fragmented controls, and a black market operating almost in plain...
Europe’s iGaming market has a new reality: regulators are no longer chasing just operators—they’re auditing the entire supply chain. From platform providers to payment processors, every...
Latvia just made a structural move that illegal operators hate and compliant operators can actually work with: it’s putting gambling oversight under the same roof as...
Lithuania is about to make “anonymous gambling” a historical concept—both online and on the retail floor. The Ministry of Finance has proposed a mandatory Player Card...
Everyone wants a Malta Gaming Authority license. It’s prestigious. It signals credibility. It opens doors with banks, PSPs, and investors. It looks impeccable in pitch decks....
France just drew a hard line between gaming and gambling-style monetization—and it did it with a brand-new category: JONUM. The ANJ (France’s gambling regulator) has now...
Spain just told its gambling licensees—politely, but firmly—that 2026 won’t be a “business as usual” year. Andrés Barragán (Consumer Affairs & Gambling) is framing online gambling...
Europe’s gambling regulators have a new shared headache: the black market is back in the conversation—louder, bolder, and sometimes bigger than policymakers want to admit. Poland...
If you operate in Europe, you’ve just been volunteered for a new conversation: funding the EU budget—one bet at a time. Victor Negrescu, Vice-President of the...
Armenia plans to log every single bet — live and in real time. A new bill aims to clarify legal loopholes in the operator tender process...
Illegal online gambling has evolved faster than most national regulators can keep up with, creating a fragmented battleground across Europe. This week, that dynamic shifted as...
A landmark shift in Dutch gambling regulation is now on the horizon. The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has announced a new type of exploitation licence for land-based gaming...
