Regulation & Law

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is tackling athlete harassment by disgruntled bettors with a new statewide program that can exclude offenders from every licensed sportsbook and casino in the state. Individual sportsbooks like BetMGM and DraftKings already have the contractual authority to…

The City of Springfield, Mass., has sued MGM Resorts International over alleged breaches of its casino host agreement, prompting the gaming giant to accuse city officials of obstructing its efforts to sell MGM Springfield to another operator. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Hampden Superior Court, a…

Saskatchewan has extended the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s (SIGA) exclusive right to operate the province’s regulated online gaming market until September 2029, while approving a First Nations gaming centre pilot project featuring up to 49 slot machines. The government of Saskatchewan and…

Another former player with the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program has sued the NCAA over a sports betting suspension. Court records in Texas show that Roy Alexander filed a complaint against the governing body of collegiate sports in Bexar County District Court on Aug. 19, 2026. Represented by…

SiGMA World will return to Rome for a second consecutive year, with more than 30,000 delegates expected at the international conference as discussions focus on the future of Italy's regulated gambling sector and emerging technologies. The event will take place at Fiera Roma from November 2 to 5 and…

In an age where it seems every sector is starting to become overrun by the presence of technology, data and AI, it would make sense for the practice of safer gambling to go down the same route. And while those factors absolutely play a part in operators helping to reduce gambling harms, BOYLE Sport…

Oregon has indicted the founder of a non-profit organization seeking to provide relief to people in devastated areas. According to the allegations, the man appropriated charity money to fuel his gambling habits. Brook’s Charity Sought to Provide Relief to People in Devastated Areas A Lincoln County…

Maltese casino tycoon Yorgen Fenech was sensationally acquitted of involvement in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Wednesday (September 3). A jury in Valletta, Malta’s capital, found Fenech not guilty by an eight-to-one majority on charges of complicity in murder and cr…

Union workers at Encore Boston Harbor walked off the job today (Sept. 4) after contract negotiations with the luxury casino resort stalled. Teamsters Local 25 and Unite Here Local 26 represent more than 1,300 employees at the Wynn Resorts property located in Everett across the Mystic River from dow…

Singapore’s collection of betting taxes – comprising gambling duties and casino tax – increased by 11.9 percent year-on-year to about SGD3.6 billion (US$2.8 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The figure was disclosed in the latest annual report from the Inland Revenue Authority of Si…

The National Football League has sent a new letter to prediction market operators, including Kalshi and Polymarket, calling on them to stop listing certain sports-event contracts tied to NFL games. The letter, obtained by ABC News, was sent Thursday, one week before the start of the 2026 regular se…

Brothers Jackson James Dubois, 22, of Fargo, and Delton Robledo Dubois, 20, of West Fargo, North Dakota, are charged with helping to orchestrate an armed robbery of a private poker game last month, holding six men at gunpoint. Dubois Brothers Accused of Robbing Poker Players The two young men were…

Wohl & Fruchter LLP has renewed its investigation into the proposed $17.6 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment by Fertitta Entertainment after a regulatory filing disclosed a higher takeover offer from the Icahn Group. The proposed transaction values Caesars at $31 per share in cash. Howeve…

BLIK, one of popular’s defining payment processors, has been instructed to start blocking transactions that are placed with illegal gambling operators. BLIK Passes Extra Safeguard to Shield Consumers from Illegal Gambling BLIK has complied, implementing the transactions from Tuesday, September 1, a…

Irish gaming company Paddy Power seems to be reviewing its shop portfolio. As it turns out, the review could cause the company to close up to 100 shops, which would impact as many as 400 jobs. Paddy Power to Shave Off 20% of Its Shops Paddy Power seems to be considering scaling down its retail […]

Flutter Entertainment said that up to 100 Paddy Power shops could be closed. (Image: The Telegraph) The post Flutter Considers up to 100 Paddy Power Shop Closures as BGC Warns of Racing Impact appeared first on Casino.org.

Prediction markets are drawing increasing scrutiny across the global gambling industry as regulators and operators debate whether they should be treated as financial products, betting products or a separate category. SBC will address the issue at its new Global Prediction Market Forum in Lisbon, wh…

Yesterday’s political debate on gambling in the Netherlands saw a myriad of opinions clash about the direction that the legislation should take moving forward. As a reminder, the Netherlands is still in the process of implementing a list of reforms to the Remote Gaming Act (KOA) mandated by previou…