Regulation & Law

Prediction markets have gone from a niche curiosity to one of the most contested questions in global gambling. Are they a financial product, a betting product, or something regulators haven’t caught up to yet? SBC’s new Global Prediction Market Forum will bring the industry’s leading voices togethe…

Šimon Vincze, Head of Sustainable and Safer Gambling at Casino Guru, and Dr Margaret Carran, Assistant VP for Education Partnerships, City St George’s, University of London, have presented the Self-Exclusion Standards Project, a project focused on creating standardized and clear guidelines for how…

SkyCity has concluded the sale of its office building located at 99 Albert Street and the adjacent properties on Victoria Street in Auckland as part of its efforts to bolster its financial position and cut down on debt. New Zealand-listed SkyCity announced on 1 September that the NZ$74.5m (€37.9m)…

Star Entertainment is under fresh scrutiny after internal documents revealed managers had raised safety concerns multiple times about a weakness at its Brisbane casino complex months before the death of a young employee. Internal Reports Raised Sky Deck Safety Concerns Before Employee Death Records…

A new US study has highlighted concerns about gambling-related harm among firefighters, police and emergency medical personnel, finding unusually high levels of gambling participation and links to post-traumatic stress symptoms and military service. Gambling Problems Affect 44% of US First Responde…

France’s gambling authority has warned gambling operators that a mere suspicion of fraudulent activity does not justify blocking payouts or withholding player balances, demand evidence to prove an occurrence of fraud. The Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) published new directives regarding gambling…

The Malta Gaming Authority has informed the public regarding a selection of 11 websites pointed out in August 2026 that erroneously profess to be linked with the Authority or have Maltese gaming licenses. According to the Malta Gaming Authority, it has nothing to do with the 11 websites that were l…

The Nederlandse Loterij has taken legal action against Skyhills and its affiliates, alleging that they have permitted Dutch players to engage in gambling activity without the required license. The complaint argues that Skyhills N.V., which operates from Curaçao, is neither licensed by the country’s…

The gambling authority of Ontario has levied a fine of $100,000 on NorthStar Gaming for neglecting to implement the mandatory anti-money laundering measures on a player deemed as high risk. The agency stated that the account of the player was considered high risk due to their profession. In March 2…

Malaysia-listed gaming equipment supplier and distributor RGB International Bhd expects improved earnings in the second half of 2026, supported by stronger gaming-machine sales and a recovery in its technical support and management (TSM) business. The company is targeting delivery of the remaining…

Macau’s gaming regulator rejects claims that concessionaires’ direct VIP operations unfairly compete with licensed junkets. The post Macau gaming regulator says casino operators and junkets ‘do not compete’ first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

The Star Entertainment Group’s regulatory hurdles continue as sources dubbed its problem gambling approach as “appalling.” The embattled operator has been struggling for years, with some Australian states deeming it unsuitable to hold a license. The Star Finds Itself in Hot Water A few years ago, T…

The UK Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd with immediate effect after enquiries identified suspected failures involving social responsibility and anti-money laundering requirements. The suspensions took effect on August 28 and will remain i…

Im Juli 2026 setzte der iGaming-Markt in Ontario mit 9,88 Milliarden CAD einen neuen Rekord, was 7,1 Milliarden USD entspricht, und übertraf den vorherigen Rekord um fast 300 Millionen CAD.

The more prediction markets blend into the mainstream, the harder the nascent industry will be to regulate, and political will to do so will wane. That’s the take of the Roosevelt Institute, a progressive think tank that’s a vocal critic of all-or-nothing exchanges. As part of a multi-part series e…

Die ANJ hat einen Leitfaden für Glücksspielbetreiber veröffentlicht, der ihnen hilft, Spielerbetrug zu erkennen und darauf zu reagieren, und betont, dass es sich um eine Compliance-Hilfe handelt.

New research funded by the Colorado Division of Gaming finds first responders to be at heightened risk of developing gambling problems. Massachusetts-based Kindbridge Behavioral Health is a national telehealth provider specializing in counseling and mental health treatment for a range of addictions…

A Sudbury businessman said plans to open a new hotel and casino in the city by 2030-31 are moving forward, two decades after the project was first envisioned. Dan Abdel-Nour announced his plans for Country Pine Casino & Resort in a news release posted on Facebook in August. In an article in The Sud…