Regulation & Law

Gluecksspiel Behoerde (GGL), Germany’s federal gambling authority, has called for an expansion of its direct powers to combat illegal gambling and to expose criminal networks. The message was relayed by Ronald Benter, Co-President of the GGL, who laid concerns that the regulatory framework of Germa…

Andrew Lyman, the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner, dismissed assertions regarding the end of Gibraltar’s gambling industry in spite of the layoffs and the adverse effects of greater taxes imposed in the UK. Lyman spoke about the layoffs affecting gambling companies in Gibraltar and expressed suppor…

Palmer Bookmaking brand is the latest operator to face enforcement from Australia’s gambling regulatory authorities.

On 22 September 2026, France’s gambling regulator, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) called on licenced operators to strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls. The warning comes after the ANJ’s first referral of a licensed operator to France’s National Sanctions…

Polymarket is currently negotiating with regulators in the UK and EU about the distinction of whether its prediction markets should be regarded as financial services instead of gambling. The objective of Polymarket is to obtain the regulations that deem its event contracts as financial products lik…

Grey hat hacker Lilith Wittmann says she accessed the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s systems for months and plans to publish information on the ultimate beneficial owners of online gambling businesses. Lilith Wittmann, a German activist, has taken responsibility for the recent breach of the Curaçao Gam…

A major data breach at the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has revealed the details of hundreds of people associated with online gambling firms registered on the Caribbean island. Nine-Month CGA Breach Uncovers Offshore Casino Ownership Records The investigation, led by Dutch publication Follow the…

Queensland plans to bring the functions of its independent racing integrity watchdog into Racing Queensland, placing the sport’s governing body and integrity oversight under a single structure. “The racing industry […] The post Queensland to bring racing integrity watchdog under one authority first…

Palmerbet accepted 312 bets from a BetStop-registered customer, leading to an 18-month court-enforceable undertaking with the ACMA. The post ACMA finds Palmerbet allowed self-excluded customers to keep betting first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

South Korea’s government has expanded a loan scheme for casino operators, allowing them for the first time to borrow from the country’s Tourism Promotion and Development Fund for construction work or certain other forms of investment in facilities. Casino operators were already eligible for loans t…

A cyberattack disclosed last week by the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) was carried out by a self-proclaimed “white hat” hacker who previously breached the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) systems. Berlin-based Lilith Wittmann, 30, said on social media Tuesday (September 22) that she and her collabor…

According to a study conducted by Gaming Compliance International (GCI) on behalf of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, unregulated online gambling in the European Union generated over EUR 90 billion (about $103 billion) in gross gambling revenue (GGR) last year. This equates to almost 75% of the re…

Vicky Foxcroft will make her first public appearance as the UK’s new gambling minister during the upcoming Labor Party annual conference. Her attendance will likely renew pressure on the government to implement new gambling legislation. The conference will be a fresh opportunity to hear whether her…

Gibraltar gambling commissioner Andrew Lyman remains optimistic regarding the region’s status as a leading gambling hub despite the broader challenges facing licensed operators. While Lyman has been critical of regulatory shifts in jurisdictions like the UK, he was confident that recent layoffs at…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has published a report concerning the performance of its gaming industry for the month of August 2026. As it turns out, the regulator recorded аn month-on-month increase in GGR, highlighting the stability of the local gaming industry. Massachusetts’ Commercial Ca…

Today is the day on which Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) investors are voting on the proposed $17.6 billion takeover floated by Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment Inc. (FEI), but prior to the meeting, a party believed to be an investor in the casino giant issued a demand letter requestin…

SiGMA World 2026 will bring 65 regulators and representatives of regulatory authorities to Rome in November, with more than 30,000 delegates expected to attend the four-day summit focused on regulated gaming. The event will take place from Nov. 2 to 5 at Fiera di Roma under the theme “Advancing Reg…

Polymarket is lobbying regulators in Europe and the UK to be regulated as a financial services firm rather than a gambling company, as it seeks to expand internationally. The New York-based company has been meeting regulators in London, Brussels, and across the EU to argue that its contracts should…