Regulation & Law

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer is reported to be pondering delivering another significant blow to the country’s gambling sector ahead of the Autumn Budget. John Healey is considering increasing Machine Games Duty, according to The Times, as the new look government continues to threaten imposi…

The United States Supreme Court has denied an emergency request from Red Rock Casino asking Chief Justice John Roberts to halt a lower court’s decision requiring the casino to comply with an order from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Roberts denied the application Friday (Sept. 4), uphol…

Labour government’s budget set to be delivered on October 28.

The Canadian Lottery Coalition (CLC) is calling for even tighter controls on prediction markets after financial regulators said last week (Aug. 27) that sports event contracts should not be treated as securities. “We appreciate the further clarity, but I just feel like it’s too far to say that it’s…

Americans are expected to legally wager $29.5 billion on the 2026 NFL season through regulated commercial sportsbooks, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), which warns that growth in the legal market is slowing as prediction markets expand their sports offerings. The estimate is broa…

Lisa Nandy has made a key appointment in the UK gambling sector, entrusting Ruth Evans with the role of Chair of the Gambling Commission. Evans, appointed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), becomes the Commission’s first permanent Chair in nearly two years. It ticks off…

Hungary is reviewing the future of the Supervisory Authority of Regulated Activities (SZTFH), opening the possibility that the autonomous body responsible for gambling oversight could be abolished and its functions transferred to government-controlled institutions. A government resolution published…

The High Court of the Republic of Singapore has ruled that a foreign casino cannot collect gambling debts through its justice system. The landmark decision makes Singaporeans immune from having an international casino demand repayment of gambling debts through the Singapore court system. Justice Ph…

Hokkaido has advanced its IR framework, seeking relaxed facility rules while stopping short of committing to Japan’s 2027 bid round. The post Hokkaido advances IR framework, seeks relaxed facility rules first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Cambodia will suspend online betting operations run from casino premises nationwide starting in October. The post Cambodia to suspend casino-based online betting from October first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

US-based sports firm Underdog is set to shut down its fantasy sports operations in seven states as it looks to be shifting towards a prioritisation of its prediction market operations. Underdog, which entered into an agreement in late July to be acquired by UK-based FTSE 100 fintech IG Group, will…

Underdog has chosen to surrender its licenses to operate daily fantasy sports (DFS) in seven states rather than retreat from prediction markets. The move comes after state regulators told the New York-based company that its federally regulated prediction platform was incompatible with its state-lic…

Games Global, a leading supplier of iGaming content, has further strengthened its presence in North America, entering Canada’s newly regulated Alberta province. The launch follows the official opening of Alberta’s iGaming market, making it Canada’s second regulated jurisdiction after Ontario and cr…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is poised to revisit whether consumers should have greater access to investments, potentially putting the UK ban on retail binary options back under the spotlight this September and clearing a route for prediction markets to launch. The ban was enforced in 2019…

SBC Summit's dedicated Western Europe track will examine regulatory pressure, technology, black-market competition and changing player behaviour across some of Europe's most mature gambling markets. The track will take place on Sept. 30 on the Global & Emerging Markets Stage, bringing together oper…

SOFTSWISS has won the Industry Innovator award for its Prediction Markets Platform at SiGMA North America 2026 in Mexico City, as the technology provider expands its offering for regulated markets. The award recognises the Prediction Markets platform, launched in April 2026 to allow operators to ad…

Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded the long-term issuer default rating of gaming and plantations conglomerate Genting Bhd to ‘BBB-’, from ‘BBB’, with a ‘stable’ outlook, as the rating agency expects its pace of deleveraging to be “slow” due to “substantial” capital commitments to expand key gaming…

A federal judge has rejected an attempt by three Northern California and Oregon tribes to overturn approval of the Coquille Indian Tribe’s controversial casino in the city of Medford, Ore., ruling that the U.S. Department of the Interior acted lawfully when it placed the property into trust for gam…