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...
Sports betting has created a strange new type of fan. Not the supporter celebrating a last-minute winner. Not the loyal season-ticket holder. And certainly not the...
Regulators often promise that decentralization creates flexibility. In gambling, it can create chaos. Romania’s land-based gambling industry is discovering that lesson in real time after GEO...
The illegal gambling market has a habit of adapting faster than regulators. Shut down one operation, and another appears a few miles down the road. Seize...
Prediction markets have spent years presenting themselves as something different from gambling. Supporters call them financial tools. Critics call them betting with better branding. Regulators still...
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...
