
iGB Podcast Episode 39 returns after iGB L!VE, with hosts Robin Harrison and Ed Birkin from H2 Gambling Capital presenting a set of figures that are embarrassing for policymakers. The Dutch gambling tax was raised twice last year and this year, with the Treasury forecasting an additional revenue of

Brazil's Ministry of Finance has just introduced new regulations on gambling advertisements, receiving its first public response from the industry. The National Association of Gambling and Lotteries issued a statement on Thursday, clearly supporting the new rules—but this "support" was followed by a

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan announced on Thursday that a new regulation concerning gambling advertisements will be officially published on Friday. The core change is a phrase: gambling advertisements must come with mandatory warnings from the Ministry of Finance, similar to those for cig

German lottery brokerage giant Zeal Network SE has pressed the launch button to enter the UK market. The company announced on Thursday that it has acquired 96.5% of the shares of UK prize draw operator SevenCanyon Limited—previously Zeal already held a 3.5% minority stake, and the transaction will r

The Dutch Gambling Authority announced this week a landmark ruling for the prediction market industry: the formal rejection of the appeal by Polymarket operator Adventure One QSS Inc, upholding the illegal gambling sanctions decision made in January this year. In the new ruling signed on June 23, KS

htmlThe UK Gambling Commission had barely pressed the phased implementation button for financial risk assessment when the industry backlash hit hard. This time, the opposition was not only from the old rival, the Betting and Gaming Council, but also from legal experts, the horse racing industry, an

htmlA key turning point has emerged in the dispute over the AVIATOR trademark in Brazil. The Pernambuco State Court recently formally revoked the preliminary injunction previously granted to Spribe OÜ, which had restricted Aviator Studio Brasil from using the AVIATOR trademark within Brazil. Judge

htmlThe NCAA college basketball community is currently besieged by multiple judicial cases simultaneously. On Monday, the indictment unsealed by the Northern District of West Virginia Federal Court revealed that former West Virginia University guard and Estonian player Kerl Kriisa is charged with f

After 18 months of industry tug-of-war, parliamentary joint opposition, and a controversial pilot round, the UK Gambling Commission has finally officially pressed the phased implementation button for financial risk assessment today. The first phase will target the largest operators and customer grou

The regulatory gray area of the prediction markets in Europe is rapidly tightening. Last Friday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a statement explicitly warning that prediction market contracts with binary "yes/no" outcomes and fixed payout structures may constitute restri

The Italian Senate is advancing a legislative experiment that deeply binds gambling with football. Bill No. 1902, officially submitted by Senator Paolo Marceski on May 14, entered the drafting stage in the 7th Standing Committee on July 2, and is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The core

In June 2026, the #Play971 platform officially launched legal football betting services for local residents. This marks a significant milestone in the development of the gambling industry in the UAE, as Play971 becomes the first licensed sports betting and iGaming operator in the UAE, bringing UAE s

The debate over gambling regulation has been stuck in a fixed script for years: operators complain about politicians engaging in headline legislation, regulators accuse the industry of resisting oversight, and public health experts insist that commercial motives inevitably erode player protection. H

Australia's anti-money laundering regulatory body Austrac announced last week that Bet365's Australian subsidiary Hillside has formally reached an enforceable undertaking to address a more than six-year anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance investigation. The review period

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands issued a landmark ruling for the entire European online gambling industry: Players' gambling losses incurred through unlicensed operators before the official regulation of online gambling in the Netherlands in 2021, do not render the contracts automa

Another province in Canada has opened the door for private operators to enter the online gambling market. Alberta will officially launch a competitive online gambling market on July 13, ending the monopoly previously held by the provincial platform PlayAlberta. Dale Nally, Minister of Service Albert