France’s Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has issued a new practical guide aimed at helping licensed operators handle suspected player fraud with greater consistency and stronger evidentiary support. Published on 31 August 2026, the guidance explains how existing legal and regulatory requirements should be applied when operators consider measures affecting player accounts or balances. It does not introduce new legal obligations. Instead, it provides a more detailed compliance framework for situations where fraud has to be established and documented....
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Gambling Authorities
August 31, 2026
Gambling Regulatory Authority tightens betting rules for Irish pubs
Ireland's new gambling regulator is intensifying scrutiny of pub-based betting arrangements as the country moves into a more formal and tightly controlled regulatory era. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland...
Gambling Authorities
August 31, 2026
Gambling Commission suspends BresBet and Bet St George operating licences
The Gambling Commission has immediately suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd following enquiries that identified suspected weaknesses in social responsibility and anti-money laundering controls....
Responsible Gambling
August 31, 2026
Ukraine approves gambling addiction strategy and action plan through 2035
Ukraine has adopted its first national strategy specifically focused on reducing gambling-related harm and addressing gambling addiction through 2035. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the strategy on 28 August 2026...
Regulation & Licensing
August 31, 2026
VNLOK reports illegal gambling ads remain widespread on Meta platforms
Dutch trade association VNLOK says Facebook and Instagram users in the Netherlands continued to encounter substantial volumes of gambling advertising linked to operators without a Dutch licence during May and...
Regulation & Licensing
August 31, 2026
New Zealand sees nearly 50 operators compete for online casino licences
New Zealand’s first online casino licensing round has attracted interest from around 50 operators, creating a highly competitive field for a maximum of 15 casino licence opportunities as the country...
Gambling Law & Taxation
August 28, 2026
Estonia reviews gambling tax cut ahead of 2027 state budget
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has called for an earlier review of the country’s online gambling tax reduction as the government works on its 2027 budget and reassesses whether the...
Regulation & Licensing
August 28, 2026
Caroline de Toni proposes online betting ban in Brazil before election
Brazil’s regulated online betting market is facing a new political challenge after Federal Deputy Caroline de Toni presented a proposal seeking to end the country’s legal online betting framework. The...
Responsible Gambling
August 28, 2026
GamCare highlights service disruption as statutory levy transition continues
GamCare has highlighted the pressures created by Britain’s transition to a statutory gambling levy funding system, with its latest reporting pointing to disruption and coordination challenges as gambling harm services...
Gambling Authorities
August 26, 2026
UOKiK launches new social responsibility checks across Polish bookmakers
Polish bookmakers are facing a new round of scrutiny from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), with the regulator examining whether betting services operate in a transparent and...
Gambling Authorities
August 26, 2026
PAGCOR to launch app to help players verify licensed online gaming sites
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is preparing to introduce a new application designed to help online gaming players identify platforms that are licensed and regulated in the Philippines....
Gambling Authorities
August 26, 2026
Spelinspektionen reviews lottery compliance across five Swedish licensees
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has concluded five of six supervisory cases involving licensed operators offering physical lottery tickets after identifying deficiencies concerning player information and compliance with technical requirements. Three...
Gambling Authorities
August 26, 2026
PlayCity advances software to limit gambling access for military personnel
Ukraine's gambling regulator PlayCity has opened a tender for software intended to automate restrictions on gambling access for military personnel. The initiative forms part of a wider regulatory effort to...
Gambling Authorities
August 24, 2026
Slovakia’s gambling regulator launches digital safety research for youth
Slovakia’s gambling regulator has launched a new research initiative aimed at improving the protection of younger audiences as digital entertainment increasingly combines gaming features with mechanisms associated with gambling. The...
Compliance & AML
August 24, 2026
AskGamblers reaches a new record in player recoveries for Q2 2026
AskGamblers delivered its strongest quarterly performance to date in the second quarter of 2026, reporting nearly $3.4 million recovered for players through its Casino Complaint Service. The result marks a...
Regulation & Licensing
August 21, 2026
APAJO urges Portugal to reform online gambling rules and expand offerings
The Portuguese Association of Online Betting and Gaming (APAJO) has submitted a package of legislative proposals to Portugal's Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ) and the Government, calling for targeted...
Responsible Gambling
August 21, 2026
Australia’s gambling advertising register faces a difficult national test
Australia is preparing to introduce a national mechanism that could give consumers a single way to opt out of gambling advertising across online services. The proposal is intended to make...
Gambling Authorities
August 21, 2026
Kansspelautoriteit highlights gambling exposure among minors and young adults
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has reported new findings on how minors and young adults encounter gambling and begin participating after reaching the legal age. Three separate studies indicate...
Gambling Law & Taxation
August 21, 2026
Brazil election puts online betting at centre of the 2026 campaign debate
Online betting has emerged as a significant policy issue in Brazil's 2026 presidential election, with leading candidates presenting sharply different approaches to the future of the country's regulated betting market....
Regulation & Licensing
August 19, 2026
Bulgaria brings new licensing rules for gambling affiliates into force
Bulgaria has introduced a dedicated licensing framework for gambling affiliates, bringing performance-based gambling promotion under direct regulatory oversight by the National Revenue Agency (NRA). The amendments to the Gambling Act...
Gambling Authorities
August 19, 2026
Holland Park Leisure fined £150,000 by Gambling Commission over breach
Holland Park Leisure Limited has been fined £150,000 by the Gambling Commission following a regulatory review that found the operator had failed to comply with the multi-operator self-exclusion requirements applicable...
Gambling Authorities
August 19, 2026
KSA launches open-source model to assess risky online gambling
The Netherlands Gambling Authority, known as the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has highlighted a new open-source machine-learning model developed by researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) to help assess risky gambling...
Gambling Authorities
August 19, 2026
VGCCC outlines gambling strategy with AI and predictive analysis tools
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) is preparing to place greater emphasis on artificial intelligence, data and predictive analysis as it develops its approach to gambling regulation under...
Compliance & AML
August 19, 2026
Inpay faces iGaming onboarding restriction after Danish AML inspection
Danish payments company Inpay A/S is facing a regulatory restriction on entering into new agreements with iGaming businesses following an inspection by Denmark's financial regulator, Finanstilsynet. The regulatory action relates...
Regulation & Licensing
August 15, 2026
Brazil proposes new betting sites restrictions for social funds
Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has included a proposal concerning betting sites and social assistance payments in his government programme submitted to the Electoral Court. The proposal calls for federal...
Gambling Authorities
August 14, 2026
PlayCity strengthens Ukraine’s real-time gambling monitoring framework
Ukraine’s PlayCity is advancing the digital transformation of gambling regulation through the State Online Monitoring System, known as SOMS. The platform is intended to provide continuous visibility into licensed gambling...
Gambling Authorities
August 14, 2026
US unlicensed online gambling market surges to estimated $97.4bn
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling has highlighted the scale of the US online gambling market in 2025, citing an analysis from Gaming Compliance International that estimates unlicensed activity generated approximately...