Regulation & Law

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Virginia’s 2027 legislative session has been updated to include Senate Bill 579, which would stop the operation and promotion of online sweepstakes casinos in the state. Key Takeaways A Virginia bill that wou…

The Casino Club at The Greenbrier will remain open despite the historic resort’s sale to a private equity group that has not yet received approval to possess a gaming license in West Virginia. The Justice family, led by former Gov. and US Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV), on Friday (Aug. 14) completed a $50…

Bally’s Corporation reported a marked revenue improvement for Q2 2026, with the figure increasing 20.5% year-on-year from $657.53m (£484.98m) to $792.23m. The results relate to the quarter in which the company’s Bally’s Intralot business confirmed it would be proceeding with a transformative takeov…

Higher UK gambling taxes knocked Bally’s Intralot’s Q2 adjusted EBITDA down nearly 16%, souring an otherwise record-breaking quarter for online revenue. Group revenue reached €276.1 million ($320.1 million), up 3% from Q1. Revenue had totaled €268.1 million ($310.8 million) during the first quarter…

In March 2025, a grieving mother resurfaced a 2018 Australian news article about a controversy surrounding the origin of plastinated human corpses at the “Real Bodies” exhibit at Horseshoe Las Vegas. Above her Facebook post, she wrote: “This is where I saw Chris’ body for the first time. The articl…

High stakes gambling site Tether.bet has closed down amid scrutiny around its use by George Cottrell, a prominent supporter of outspoken UK politician Nigel Farage. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Cottrell – or his support for the Reform UK party leader and newly re-elected MP for Cla…

The federal gaming regulator of the UAE was established in 2023 and has since granted licences to both iGaming and land-based operators.

Fortuna's acquisition marks its entrance into the Lithuanian gambling market, which saw a growth of 16.8% in the first half of 2026 year-on-year.

Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) has completed its acquisition of TOPsport, advancing its commercial interests in the Baltics. Last March, FEG declared to markets that it had agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in TOPsport. The deal that would see the CEE and Balkan gambling group take a podium…

Digital operations drove Bally’s Intralot’s H1 performance, although higher UK gaming duties weighed heavily on Q2 profitability.

Online operators must, in general, adhere to existing payment schedules, though the regulator noted there would be case-by-case exceptions.

Velipekka Nummikoski will leave Veikkaus after 14 years, ending an executive tenure within the leadership ranks of Finland’s state-owned gambling firm. Veikkaus’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer joined the gambling monopoly before the establishment of the current Veikkaus and will leave as the state-…

As expected, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to move against the retail betting and gaming industries by removing the Aim to Permit rule have prompted a lot of discussion. It hasn’t even been a week since Burnham took to X to call out vape shops, betting and “dodgy businesses”. The PM wants…

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What is Google’s gambling advertising policy? Google’s gambling advertising policy sits under the broader Gambling and Games policy published in Google’s Ads Help Center. In short, Google permits the promotion of gambling, but only by advertisers certified by Google for the specific country they’re…

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to defrauding nearly 100 victims of more than $47 million in what has been seen as a major Ponzi scheme that saw the man purport that he would invest the money, only to end up spending it on his gambling habit. Man Pleads Guilty as His Ponzi Scheme […]

After a seven-year ban failed to eliminate sports betting, Albania is preparing to license up to 10 online operators.

South Korean police have arrested 58 people accused of operating illegal online gambling websites that used the brand and trademarks of casino operator Kangwon Land Inc, according to local media. The cyber investigation unit of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency said the suspects included a Rus…