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Italy Proposes Stricter Rules For Gambling-Linked Sports News Websites
23 Oct
Evolution CEO Slams Brazil Betting Ban As Q3 Revenue Returns To Growth
23 Oct
Atlantic Provinces Consider Commercial iGaming Expansion As ALC Reports 35% Market Share
23 Oct

IG Group Applies For UK Gambling Licence Ahead Of Sports Prediction Markets Launch

IG Group Applies For UK Gambling Licence Ahead Of Sports Prediction Markets Launch

The trading and investment platform plans to expand into sports, politics and entertainment prediction markets in 2027, subject to regulatory approval.

Friday, 23 October 2026 · 2 min read

Italy Proposes Stricter Rules For Gambling-Linked Sports News Websites

Italy Proposes Stricter Rules For Gambling-Linked Sports News Websites

Friday, 23 October 2026

Evolution CEO Slams Brazil Betting Ban As Q3 Revenue Returns To Growth

Evolution CEO Slams Brazil Betting Ban As Q3 Revenue Returns To Growth

Friday, 23 October 2026

Atlantic Provinces Consider Commercial iGaming Expansion As ALC Reports 35% Market Share

Atlantic Provinces Consider Commercial iGaming Expansion As ALC Reports 35% Market Share

Friday, 23 October 2026

Bet St George Enters Administration As UKGC Directs Customers To Insolvency Firm

Bet St George Enters Administration As UKGC Directs Customers To Insolvency Firm

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Big Daddy Gaming Secures UKGC Licence As Studio Prepares Next Phase Of Growth

Big Daddy Gaming Secures UKGC Licence As Studio Prepares Next Phase Of Growth

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Ecuador To Introduce Palantir AI Technology To Monitor Sports Betting Transactions

Ecuador To Introduce Palantir AI Technology To Monitor Sports Betting Transactions

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Stake To Challenge Court Ruling Reinstating Brazil Betting Ban

Stake To Challenge Court Ruling Reinstating Brazil Betting Ban

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

UK Gambling Machine Tax Rise Reportedly Limited To 25% In Autumn Budget

UK Gambling Machine Tax Rise Reportedly Limited To 25% In Autumn Budget

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Flutter Entertainment Announces Up To 1,400 Job Cuts Amid UK Gambling Tax Increases

Flutter Entertainment Announces Up To 1,400 Job Cuts Amid UK Gambling Tax Increases

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Novig And Crypto.com Take Missouri Prediction Markets Dispute To Federal Court

Novig And Crypto.com Take Missouri Prediction Markets Dispute To Federal Court

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Why Crypto Casino Source Code Is Challenging The White-Label Model

Why Crypto Casino Source Code Is Challenging The White-Label Model

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Maine Targets Early 2027 iGaming Launch As Regulatory Work Continues

Maine Targets Early 2027 iGaming Launch As Regulatory Work Continues

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Gamblers Connect and Ganado Advocates Agree Media Collaboration

Gamblers Connect and Ganado Advocates Agree Media Collaboration

Monday, 19 October 2026

German And European Court Rulings Open Door To Billions In Gambling Loss Claims

German And European Court Rulings Open Door To Billions In Gambling Loss Claims

Monday, 19 October 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro Claims Congress Has Agreed To Restore Online Betting In Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro Claims Congress Has Agreed To Restore Online Betting In Brazil

Monday, 19 October 2026

Brazilian Football Clubs Protest Betting Ban As Sponsorship Revenue Comes Under Threat

Brazilian Football Clubs Protest Betting Ban As Sponsorship Revenue Comes Under Threat

Monday, 19 October 2026

iGamingVoice: Making Supplier Discovery Easier In A Growing iGaming Market

iGamingVoice: Making Supplier Discovery Easier In A Growing iGaming Market

Monday, 19 October 2026

UK Gambling Commission Restores Ken Howells Sports Betting Licence Following AML Suspension

UK Gambling Commission Restores Ken Howells Sports Betting Licence Following AML Suspension

Monday, 19 October 2026

Louisiana Extends DraftKings Licence Amid AI And Responsible Gambling Investigation

Louisiana Extends DraftKings Licence Amid AI And Responsible Gambling Investigation

Monday, 19 October 2026

Kaizen Gaming Guarantees Brazilian Jobs As It Reaffirms Commitment To Market

Kaizen Gaming Guarantees Brazilian Jobs As It Reaffirms Commitment To Market

Friday, 16 October 2026

National Audit Office Opens Review Of Fourth National Lottery Licence

National Audit Office Opens Review Of Fourth National Lottery Licence

Friday, 16 October 2026

Wildz Group Secures First Finnish B2C iGaming Licence

Wildz Group Secures First Finnish B2C iGaming Licence

Friday, 16 October 2026

UK Gambling CEOs Urge Chancellor To Abandon Further Betting Shop Tax Increases

UK Gambling CEOs Urge Chancellor To Abandon Further Betting Shop Tax Increases

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Entain CEO Expects Brazil Betting Market To Reopen Despite Government Ban

Entain CEO Expects Brazil Betting Market To Reopen Despite Government Ban

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Spain Tightens Online Gambling Payment Verification And Compliance Requirements

Spain Tightens Online Gambling Payment Verification And Compliance Requirements

Thursday, 15 October 2026

What iGaming Platforms Need To Get Right In Emerging Markets

What iGaming Platforms Need To Get Right In Emerging Markets

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Inteliumlaw Launches Ontario Gaming Licensing Service

Inteliumlaw Launches Ontario Gaming Licensing Service

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Ireland Leaves Online Gambling Tax Out Of EU 2028–2034 Budget Draft

Ireland Leaves Online Gambling Tax Out Of EU 2028–2034 Budget Draft

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Curaçao Gaming Authority Permanently Closes Licensing Portal Following Data Breach

Curaçao Gaming Authority Permanently Closes Licensing Portal Following Data Breach

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Michigan Regulator Issues Cease-And-Desist Letters To 33 Gambling Operators

Michigan Regulator Issues Cease-And-Desist Letters To 33 Gambling Operators

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Prize Competition Council Appoints Tom Banks As Executive Director

Prize Competition Council Appoints Tom Banks As Executive Director

Monday, 12 October 2026

Brazil’s Legal Betting Market Lost 74% Of Users In Under A Week, Blask Data Shows

Brazil’s Legal Betting Market Lost 74% Of Users In Under A Week, Blask Data Shows

Monday, 12 October 2026

Stake Brasil Secures Court Injunction Protecting Betting Licence Amid Regulatory Dispute

Stake Brasil Secures Court Injunction Protecting Betting Licence Amid Regulatory Dispute

Friday, 9 October 2026

Canada Supreme Court Hears Ontario iGaming International Liquidity Case

Canada Supreme Court Hears Ontario iGaming International Liquidity Case

Friday, 9 October 2026

Maine Regulator Targets Q1 2027 For iGaming Launch

Maine Regulator Targets Q1 2027 For iGaming Launch

Friday, 9 October 2026

Jack.com Outlines Implications Of Brazil Gambling Ban For iGaming

Jack.com Outlines Implications Of Brazil Gambling Ban For iGaming

Friday, 9 October 2026

Stake is Currently the Only Licensed Operator Legal in Brazil

Stake is Currently the Only Licensed Operator Legal in Brazil

Friday, 9 October 2026

Gambling Commission Details £5m Rank Group Settlement

Gambling Commission Details £5m Rank Group Settlement

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Playson Appoints Cosmin Tanase As Head Of Compliance

Playson Appoints Cosmin Tanase As Head Of Compliance

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Finland Court Rules Sports Betting Can Qualify As Income-Earning Activity

Finland Court Rules Sports Betting Can Qualify As Income-Earning Activity

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Russia Considers Online Casino Legalisation Amid Black Market Concerns

Russia Considers Online Casino Legalisation Amid Black Market Concerns

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Stake Secures Alberta Licence Ahead Of Canadian Expansion

Stake Secures Alberta Licence Ahead Of Canadian Expansion

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Brazil Attorney General’s Office Challenges Constitutionality Of Betting Laws

Brazil Attorney General’s Office Challenges Constitutionality Of Betting Laws

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Swedish Gambling Authority Temporarily Revokes Charm Entertainment Casino Licence

Swedish Gambling Authority Temporarily Revokes Charm Entertainment Casino Licence

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Brazil Election Reshapes Congress As Gambling Industry Awaits Online Betting Decision

Brazil Election Reshapes Congress As Gambling Industry Awaits Online Betting Decision

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Trinidad And Tobago Approves Online Gambling Legislation Ahead Of 2027 Launch

Trinidad And Tobago Approves Online Gambling Legislation Ahead Of 2027 Launch

Monday, 5 October 2026

New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Advances After Senate Vote

New Hampshire Online Casino Bill Advances After Senate Vote

Friday, 2 October 2026

Entain Launches What’s At Stake Campaign Over UK Betting Shop Tax Concerns

Entain Launches What’s At Stake Campaign Over UK Betting Shop Tax Concerns

Friday, 2 October 2026

Brazil’s iGaming Ban: Offshore Share Triples As Affiliate Coverage Shrinks

Brazil’s iGaming Ban: Offshore Share Triples As Affiliate Coverage Shrinks

Thursday, 1 October 2026

Play’n GO joins German Online Casino Association

Play’n GO joins German Online Casino Association

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Fixed-Fee Vs Revenue Share: Recalculating Platform TCO When Tax Rates Double

Fixed-Fee Vs Revenue Share: Recalculating Platform TCO When Tax Rates Double

Wednesday, 30 September 2026