Major League Soccer recently imposed a lifetime ban on former players Derek Jones and Yew Yeboah, finding that both had severely violated the league's gambling policy during the 2024 to 2025 seasons. The investigation revealed that the two players had repeatedly bet on soccer matches, including thos
The South African government's plan to impose a 20% national tax on online gambling GGR continues to ferment. The industry warns that this new tax, combined with provincial gambling taxes and VAT, will skyrocket the actual tax rate for licensed operators to 38% to 39%, making South Africa one of the
Brazilian President Lula called for government unity to ban online gambling in his International Women's Day speech on Sunday, describing gambling addiction as a "tragedy" for the nation and accusing digital casinos of indebting families through mobile phones. This statement immediately triggered a
An in-depth investigation by "Survey Europe" found that mainstream AI-driven chatbots often lead users to unlicensed online casinos. During a two-week test, researchers asked about "best bonuses," anonymous platforms, and ways to circumvent national self-exclusion programs in multiple languages, and
Goa, the only state in India where gambling is legal, has recently introduced significant policy adjustments. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced during the submission of the 2026-27 fiscal year budget that the application fee for new land-based casinos will be increased by 200%. Additionally, th
The prediction market platform Kalshi from the United States announced this Monday that, through strategic cooperation with Brazilian broker XP Internacional, it has officially launched prediction market products in Brazil. This marks Kalshi's first landing in a market outside the United States and
Macau's gambling revenue continued its growth momentum since the Spring Festival in March. A Citibank report indicated that the gross gambling revenue for the first 8 days was estimated at 5.65 billion Macau patacas, with a daily average of about 706 million Macau patacas, an 11% increase year-over-
Recently, on the prediction market platform Polymarket, some automated robots built on OpenClaw have been trading around the clock, making profits through arbitrage, market making, and information capture. Developers claim that these robots can now generate tens of thousands of dollars in monthly in
Last Friday, the Georgia House of Representatives rejected a proposal aimed at advancing sports betting, ending this year's efforts to amend the law, with the issue at least waiting until the next legislative cycle to be resolved. The HR 450 bill needed 120 votes to pass, but ultimately only receive
Kentucky lawmakers proposed Bill HB 904 on March 4th, aiming to make several significant adjustments to the state's gambling framework, including raising the minimum age for sports betting from 18 to 21, and prohibiting individual performance bets on state college athletes. Since the legalization o
Star Entertainment Group announces another leadership change in its Australian resort operations, appointing industry veteran Dave Wimpy as the Chief Operating Officer and interim CEO of Star Brisbane, effective upon regulatory approval. This follows the appointment of John Cost as CEO in Sydney, an
The recent expansion of the Sky River Casino in California has added 312 new slot machines, not only increasing the total to 2500 but also introducing three games that represent the current mainstream design trends in the market. From the 1024 ways to win in Buffalo Gold Collection, to the colorful
The Dutch gambling industry organizations VNLOK, together with VAN, the Dutch Lottery, and the Dutch Casino, have sent a joint letter to the government, warning that gambling tax revenue in 2025 has decreased by 43.5 million euros compared to the previous year. The letter points out that recent tax
Novomatic's online division Greentube has set ambitious expansion plans for 2026, with CEO Thomas Graf revealing the latest developments at the ICE Barcelona event to iGB. This year, the company will expand its operations in multiple regions, with Graf seeing the Americas as the most promising, with
New Zealand's SkyCity Entertainment Group has officially rejected a class-action lawsuit funded by the US, which involves its Malta-licensed SkyCity online casino serving players in New Zealand and other regions. The plaintiffs seek to recover betting losses from February 2020 to February 2026, atte
Over the past decade, Malta and Gibraltar have attracted operators with favorable tax regimes, while London and Leeds have led as capital markets and operational centers. Now, this pattern is changing. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is quietly rising as Europe's most promising iGaming technolog
