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...
The online gambling industry has a dirty secret nobody likes discussing openly: once gambling content reaches children, the damage often starts long before the first real-money...
For years, sweepstakes casinos sold regulators a carefully packaged illusion: “We’re not gambling. We’re promotional entertainment.” That argument is starting to collapse. Oklahoma just became one...
The gambling industry loves talking about “regulated growth.” Safer markets. Consumer protection. Responsible gaming banners plastered across every sportsbook homepage. Meanwhile, according to a new report,...
The US gambling industry has entered its favorite phase again: lawmakers rushing to regulate technology they barely understand. Oklahoma’s latest battle over sweepstakes casinos exposed something...
For years, the sports betting industry sold the same fantasy: fast deposits, nonstop promos, and “responsible gambling” slogans buried under bonus ads. Meanwhile, problem gambling numbers...
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...
