Regulation & Law

Lithuania’s gambling authority has blocked Polymarket following the predictions platform’s attempts to “circumvent restrictions on illegal remote gambling”. The operator is the first in its sector to be restricted by Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba (LPT) as the regulator views its operations as a cover f…

Members of the House of Lords are calling for a full scale ban on gambling advertising across the UK in the latest political push against the sector. It comes just days after the Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) research consortium made the same pleas as the UK public continues to show concer…

White Hat Gaming were also reviewed by ASA for age-restricted promotion but the ruling was not upheld.

More than 8,000 merchant accounts in the Philippines have been shut down for allegedly illegal activities, after authorities found businesses – including beauty salons, bakeries and small stores – were being used to channel payments to unregistered and unlicensed online casino operators. That is ac…

PAGCOR is broadening its regulatory oversight of the Philippines’ online gaming sector as the market faces declining revenue, illegal operators, payment changes and emerging AI-related risks. Through new rules, PAGCOR expects stricter regulations for all B2B players in the gaming industry in additi…

With football season underway and sports betting establishing its firm footprint in Ohio, gambling addiction specialists are more and more focused on another form of wagering that can be accessed by younger users: prediction markets. Concerning Rate of Accessibility In an interview for WBNS 10TV’s…

The US Senate has taken a major step toward considering legislation that would establish a long list of new federal rules for college sports, including athlete compensation, NIL rights, healthcare and protections for women’s and Olympic sports. Senators voted 74-24 on September 15 to invoke cloture…

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled with a 3-0 vote in favor of the Blue Lake Rancheria Indians and the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians, who have been suing Kalshi and Robinhood over the latter’s offering of event contracts. The complaint by the plaintiffs argued that…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has become the latest to pull the plug on the National Council on Problem Gambling, after the latter accepted a donation from Kalshi, one of the leading prediction market platforms in the country. OCCC Becomes Latest to Take Issue with the NCPG This comes at a fra…

Brazil’s regulators have directed banks and payment systems to close accounts of illegal gambling operators within one day. On September 14, 2026, the superintendence published Ordinance SPA/MF 2,750 replacing the regulations enacted in March 2025. Payment systems, banks, and payment initiators are…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has concluded two separate decisions regarding two gambling advertisements run by White Hat Gaming and Midnite with one advertisement being cleared and the other one being banned. The ASA declared the gambling operator White Hat Gaming innocent wh…

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that Dabble Sports was guilty of committing 54 infractions regarding rules that govern the regulation of BetStop self-exclusions. The regulator reported that Dabble Sports neglected the closure of 157 gambling accounts in instances when…

A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that emergency department visits in Ontario related to gambling disorders have nearly doubled since the province opened its online gambling market to private operators. Young Ontario Men Drive Rise in Gambling-Related ER Visits The resea…

A federal judge in New York has raised doubts about the ability of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to build a strong enough case to stop the state from enforcing its gambling laws against prediction market operators. Supreme Court Could Settle Prediction Market Regulatory Dispute Th…

eGaming Integrity Director Emma Shilling has been shortlisted in three individual categories at the Vixio Global Regulatory Awards 2026, while the Isle of Man-based compliance and assurance specialist is also a finalist in two team categories, bringing the company’s total nominations to four. The p…

Cambodia is looking to reduce gradually the number of casinos operating in the country and tighten licensing requirements for the sector, according to Prime Minister Hun Manet. The nation still has more than 100 legally licensed casinos in operation, a number the official described as “excessive” d…

Foreign casino operators extending credit to customers with assets in Singapore may need to reassess the risks of recovering such debts in the city-state, following a recent High Court ruling, suggests an analysis by Singapore law firm Rajah & Tann. It said the decision, in a case involving Venetia…

Cambodia plans to gradually reduce its 100-plus casinos as Hun Manet orders tighter standards for license approvals and renewals. The post Cambodia to gradually reduce casino numbers as Hun Manet orders licensing review first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.