The Gambling Commission has reported that the customer-facing gambling market in Great Britain generated £17.5 billion in Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) between April 2025 and March 2026. The figure represents a 4.4 percent increase compared with the previous financial year and provides an updated view of how gambling activity has developed across remote, land-based and lottery sectors....
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Industry News
September 16, 2026
Blask reports Vietnam iGaming demand fell 26.2% amid XoilacTV case update
Vietnam iGaming demand recorded a 26.2% week-on-week decline during the September 7 to 13 reporting period, according to Blask Index data. The decline coincided with developments surrounding the XoilacTV investigation...
Industry News
September 16, 2026
Belarus iGaming demand jumps as Lukashenko targets Maxline advertising
Belarus has entered a more closely watched phase for iGaming advertising after President Aleksandr Lukashenko publicly addressed the visibility of gambling promotions and referred to the country as having "turned...
Investigations & Analysis
September 15, 2026
GGL court defeats expose weaknesses in German gambling enforcement
Dr Nik Sarafi has turned a series of gambling disputes into a much broader test of the GGL’s legal discipline. His record is not undefeated and the latest decisions are...
Gambling Law & Taxation
September 11, 2026
Germany intensifies enforcement against illegal online gambling operators
German authorities have escalated enforcement against suspected illegal online gambling following coordinated searches across 11 premises in the Frankfurt and Rhine-Main area. The operation, which involved more than 100 officers,...
Partnerships & Expansion
September 8, 2026
Playtech broadens game content offering through Gaming Corps agreement
Playtech has expanded its global content network through a new distribution agreement with Swedish game developer Gaming Corps. Announced on 8 September 2026, the agreement is designed to increase the...
Gambling Law & Taxation
September 7, 2026
Dutch lawmakers call for faster action against unlicensed gambling
Dutch lawmakers are calling for faster and tougher measures against unlicensed gambling as concerns grow over the scale of the online black market. The debate has placed website blocking, payment...
Compliance & AML
September 7, 2026
Armenia to strengthen blocking rules for unlicensed online gambling sites
Armenia is preparing to strengthen its controls on unlicensed online gambling and lottery websites, with a new regulatory framework scheduled to take effect on 8 February 2027. The measures are...
Compliance & AML
September 7, 2026
UK gambling websites face privacy scrutiny over cookie consent practices
A new academic study has placed gambling websites under renewed privacy scrutiny after researchers examined how UK-licensed operators use cookie consent banners and tracking technologies. The research assessed 624 gambling...
Gambling Law & Taxation
September 7, 2026
Maryland gambling laws unchanged as online casino vote falls short again
Maryland’s gambling laws will remain unchanged on online casino gaming after lawmakers failed to advance a proposal that could have placed internet casino legalization before voters. Senator Ron Watson’s Senate...
Compliance & AML
September 4, 2026
Inpay faces Danish restriction on new online gambling clients over AML
Inpay A/S is facing a temporary restriction from Denmark’s Financial Supervisory Authority, Finanstilsynet, concerning the establishment of new business relationships with online gambling companies. The measure follows an AML inspection...
Regulation & Licensing
September 4, 2026
Brazil advances gambling advertising curbs as Senate bill moves forward
Brazil’s regulated betting market is facing a significant political challenge after the Senate’s Science and Technology Committee approved a substitute version of legislation that would introduce extensive restrictions on gambling...
Financial Results
September 3, 2026
Entain Set to Leave FTSE 100 Amid Tax and Market Value Pressures
Entain is set to leave the FTSE 100 in September 2026 after a sustained decline in its market value. FTSE Russell has confirmed that Entain and Persimmon will be removed...
Gambling Authorities
September 2, 2026
ANJ sets stricter evidence guidance for online gambling fraud in France
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...
Financial Results
August 28, 2026
Spelinspektionen Reports Swedish Gambling Turnover Rises 5.1% in Q2 2026
Sweden’s licensed gambling market continued to expand in the second quarter of 2026, with total gambling turnover reaching approximately SEK7.38 billion. According to figures published by Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling...
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....
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...
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 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...
Payments & Banking
August 19, 2026
Midnite launches TrueLayer Pay by Bank for faster player payments
Midnite has introduced TrueLayer’s Pay by Bank solution as a new payment option for players, enabling deposits and withdrawals to be handled directly through supported bank accounts. The move adds...
People & Appointments
August 18, 2026
Gambling.com appoints Shaun Wallace as its Head of Smarter Gambling role
Gambling.com has announced the appointment of television personality and quiz expert Shaun Wallace as its first Head of Smarter Gambling, creating a new role focused on consumer education and safer...
Partnerships & Expansion
August 17, 2026
Play’n GO brings premium casino content to StarVegas.ch in Switzerland
Play’n GO has expanded its presence in Switzerland after its portfolio of casino content went live with StarVegas.ch, the online casino brand operated by Casino Interlaken AG. The launch gives...
Industry News
August 14, 2026
Turkey leads global iGaming acquisition intent growth, Blask data shows
Turkey recorded the largest weekly rise in iGaming acquisition intent during the August 3 to 9 reporting period, according to data attributed to Blask. The increase reached 24.2% as the...
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...
Events & Conferences
August 12, 2026
SiGMA forecasts MXN220m Mexico impact from 2026 summit
SiGMA forecasts MXN220 million in economic impact from its first Mexico City summit, rising to MXN315–390 million annually by 2030.
Gambling Authorities
August 10, 2026
ADM orders blocking of 190 gambling websites across Italy by August 20
Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), is stepping up administrative controls over unauthorised online gambling activity with a further blocking measure covering 190 gambling...
Licences
August 10, 2026
Netherlands enters first major gambling licences renewal cycle in 2026
The Netherlands is entering a significant phase in the development of its regulated online gambling market as the first wave of gambling licences granted after the October 2021 market opening...