Regulation & Law

If prediction regulators have been hoping to gain ground in Canada, they may need to readjust their strategy, as regulators are going on the offensive. A letter signed by a pair of organizations, including the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organizat…

Denmark-based player-protection technology specialist Mindway AI has joined the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) as a silver sponsor. Mindway AI provides player-protection systems said to combine use of neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI). The technology aims to help…

Cambodia’s ACU alleges three former officials sold 12,000 visas to scam and casino workers in a $3 million scheme. The post Cambodian officials accused of selling 12,000 visas to scam, casino workers first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Regulating the Game has officially announced that Sydney 2027 is taking shape, opening its highly anticipated Call for Speakers and launching exclusive partnership tiers for the upcoming global gambling law and regulation conference. The post Regulating the Game Sydney 2027 opens call for speakers…

Leaked documents allege Star Entertainment cut compliance staffing and problem-gambling safeguards ahead of a key casino license decision. The post Leaked documents allege governance breakdown at Star Entertainment under new ownership first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

A legal dispute has erupted between two opposing corners of YouTube’s gambling ecosystem. Vegas Matt, one of the largest slot‑machine content creators online, and Rob Minnick, known as Rob ODAAT, a gambling‑addiction recovery advocate. The dispute raises broader questions about how gambling creator…

International Entertainment Corp, a Hong Kong-listed investor in a casino hotel and online gaming business in the Philippines, widened its loss to HKD486.4 million (US$62.0 million) for the 12 months to June 30. Its loss had been HKD282.1 million in the preceding financial year. International Enter…

The Alberta government minister who spearheaded the province’s competitive iGaming market has issued a sharp rebuttal to criticism from British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) chair Greg Moore. “It is disingenuous for the chair of another province’s Crown gaming corporation to criticize another…

A surge in filings for prediction market Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) is putting pressure on regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to quickly develop appropriate regulatory solutions. However, this hasn’t happened yet, as the SEC hasn’t approved any prediction-market E…

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) yesterday (Aug. 27) issued a joint notice saying they will not allow sports and entertainment prediction market event contracts in Canada. “It is important for investors and market participants t…

Warning that the adolescent brain is primed to take risk and citing data that a rising number of underage males are betting, Texas physicians are urging the state to make 21 the minimum age for usage of prediction markets. While there’s a smattering of tribal casinos in the U.S. that allow 18-year-…

BetRivers, the online casino and sportsbook brand operated by Rush Street Interactive, and Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. are teaming up on a cross-promotional partnership six weeks into Alberta’s regulated iGaming market. BetRivers was one of the first iGaming operators to go live in the pro…

Malaysia's Finance Ministry said the Madani government had not issued any new gambling licences or permits or increased the number of gambling premises, rejecting recent remarks by Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, head of government for the Malaysian state of Kedah. The ministry described Sanusi's remarks,…

Caesars Sportsbook was fined more than $251K and ordered to forfeit $45K in profits by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) earlier this month. The state has detailed what led to the unprecedented fine, the largest that Casino.org has ever reported on in the Garden State. Documents m…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a fine of $100,000 against NorthStar Gaming (Ontario) Inc. for allegedly failing to comply with provincial anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. The fine comes after an investigation into betting activity by an individual charged by…

The saving grace for the Brazilian betting industry may be one simple thing … the amount of money it is providing the state in yearly tax revenue. Brazilian betting companies are facing an increasingly confrontational political environment, with both the President and one of the major opposition pa…

Ukraine has been experiencing significant problems with gambling that have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion and the continued military struggles. In an attempt to minimize the threat posed by gambling harm, the Ukrainian government has greenlit a new three-year plan. The Government Seeks to Cu…

The California casino restaurant worker accused of stabbing five of his coworkers earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges. Joseph Benedict John Naugle, 22, entered the plea Wednesday (August 26) in Placer County Superior Court in connection with the August…