Let’s rewind 10 years. Europe in 2016 was less a market and more a philosophical experiment. Some countries believed in monopolies, others in prohibition, and a few...
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...
South Africa just gave players—and banks—something the illegal market hates: a single public list that answers one question instantly: “Is this operator actually licensed?” The National...
Mexico just made one of the boldest fiscal moves in Latin American gambling: a jump to a 50% tax rate for betting and gaming under its...
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...
Colombia just added a brand-new regulated gambling vertical — and it didn’t do it quietly. Keno went live nationwide on 1 April 2026, and Coljuegos is...
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....
Nothing tests player loyalty faster than a “silent” deduction at payout—and Lagos has just introduced one. The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) says online...
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...
Malaysia is done pretending illegal gambling is a “back alley” problem. It’s a phone-and-feed problem now—and the government is drafting law to match. Deputy PM Fadillah...
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...
Maine just signaled it’s done playing whack-a-mole with “casino-style” sweepstakes sites. The state’s Joint Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs voted to advance LD 2007, a...
Nigeria’s gambling market is too big to ignore—and right now, it’s stuck in a regulatory tug-of-war that nobody can afford to “win” the wrong way. After...
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...
Canada’s sports betting boom has hit a political turning point — one that could redefine the country’s gambling landscape for decades. More than 40 senators have...
Illegal gambling sites and online fraud schemes are spreading across Europe at a pace regulators can no longer ignore — and Lithuania is now at the...
Sportsbooks worldwide are fighting a data-driven arms race, where milliseconds and margin points define competitive advantage. In this landscape, OpenBet and TxOdds have announced a partnership...
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...
Australia is witnessing a dramatic shift in the gambling landscape—with unlicensed offshore platforms drawing billions from local players. A new study by H2 Gambling Capital for...
The UK regulator just acknowledged a major gap: it still doesn’t know how big the illegal online gambling market actually is. In its latest report, the...
