Regulation & Law

Reports of adults gambling on Little League World Series games have caught the attention of members of Congress, with one House lawmaker suggesting Congress could look into how youth competitions are being offered by gambling operators. Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over Little League Betting Activity R…

GLI, Gaming Laboratories International, has been officially registered by the National Agency for Prospective Projects of Uzbekistan. From now on, it will be the accepted testing and certification laboratory for gaming products in Uzbekistan. This is an important point for operators and providers.…

California is a rare exception when it comes to sports betting rules in the United States. The state does not support legal sports betting the way Nevada and New Jersey have, but this does not mean that trading on the outcomes of games is prohibited. In fact, DraftKings is betting on it, as the com…

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Altenar has initiated opposition against Sportradar’s attempts to take a case related to its sports data in the courtroom in the USA and send it off to arbitration in Zurich. The case is centered around the issue of obtaining access to live data from the major sports leagues operating within the US…

A study from the University of Nottingham has highlighted the key differences in gambling sponsorship during the 2026 World Cup and 2025/26 Premier League season. The research shows that gambling brands were visible for 32.6% of YouTube highlights of Premier League games, compared to 1.5% in the Wo…

GiG Software has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in 888Africa from an evoke plc subsidiary for €16.4 million, marking the company’s return to the B2C market. The agreement, unveiled on August 26, involves €6 million of upfront payment and €10.4 million of performance-based payment. The remaining par…

The governor of Japan’s Wakayama prefecture says it would support any private-sector push to have an integrated resort (IR) with casino in that community. Izumi Miyazaki made the comments at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Wakayama prefecture, on the south-central coast of Japan’s main islan…

Pro golfer Matt Gogel will have to sit out the next six months as the PGA Tour Champions has suspended the player over his alleged betting offenses. He was officially suspended on August 23, 2026 and won’t be eligible for professional or other PGA Tour golf events until February 22, 2027. Placing B…

Prediction market platform Polymarket continues to expand its portfolio of available event contracts, with the platform now adding NFL injury reports through self-certification. NFL Injury Reports Now Among Available Trades on Polymarket With the 2026 NFL season just around the corner and due to ge…

In the Philippines’ e-gaming market, consolidation remains the order of the day. PAGCOR has ruled out reopening license applications for now, with the number of operators already down to 48 from 74 and the regulator also holding fee rates steady. Macau’s SJM may have posted a double-digit EBITDA ga…

The world of casinos is endlessly fascinating, so getting our hands on a training manual for Table Games Floor Supervisors sparked more than a little glee. The Station Casinos manual offers a rare glimpse into what table games supervisors actually do, why they do it and how their decisions shape th…

PAGCOR is maintaining its e-gaming license freeze while consolidating the market and removing inactive operators. The post PAGCOR keeps e-gaming license freeze with operator count down to 48 first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Rhodes College economics professor and co-founder of Ten Strike Racing, Marshall Gramm, has voluntarily stepped away from horse racing after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) accused him of improperly accessing confidential veterinary records to gain an unfair advantage in betti…

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) announced that it’s holding a special meeting for investors on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at which they’ll have the opportunity to vote on a proposed $17.6 billion acquisition offer from Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment Inc. (FEI). The casino operator made the an…

The PGA Tour Champions has suspended Matt Gogel for six months for betting on professional golf tournaments. On Wednesday (Aug. 26), the PGA Tour revealed that Gogel had violated the PGA Tour Integrity Program, which prohibits players from betting on professional and amateur golf competitions. Goge…

The New South Wales government will introduce mandatory facial recognition technology at gaming room entrances from 2028 and establish a statewide self-exclusion register under a new gambling reform package covering machine numbers, marketing restrictions and online gambling harm. The NSW Statewide…

British lawmakers have raised concerns about the appointment of former William Hill executive Phil Walker as interim chief executive of Allwyn UK, citing a past regulatory sanction and role at a major operator of high-street slot-machine venues. Labour lawmaker Dawn Butler and Conservative MP Iain…