Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison recently took enforcement action against 14 foreign sports betting and casino websites, issuing cease and desist notices to curb illegal online gambling activities. This action targets unregulated operators, emphasizing their violation of state laws and consu
Recently, the Wisconsin State Senate Committee held a hearing to discuss a bill aimed at legalizing online sports betting. The proposal seeks to establish a regulatory framework through collaboration between tribes and operators, aiming to expand gambling activities to the online realm. This move co
The Republic of Sri Lanka plans to officially establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) on June 30, 2026, to uniformly manage all gambling activities except for lotteries and social games, aiming to address the regulatory challenges where online gambling is illegal yet prevalent. Currently,
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) issued an official warning stating that offering prediction market contracts for sports, elections, or popular culture events constitutes "betting activities" in the state, and licensed institutions may face disciplinary action. NGCB became the third state regu
Canadian Senator Marty Deacon proposed Bill S-211, reinitiating the establishment of a national unified framework for sports betting advertising regulation, requiring the Minister of Canadian Heritage to develop standards for the quantity, scope, and placement of gambling advertisements. A similar b
New York state legislators will consider the "Fair Play Act" in January next year, which prohibits sports betting companies from limiting or banning customers solely because they win too often. If passed, it will become the first such regulation in the United States. The bill, proposed by legislator
The UK Gambling Commission announced that it will begin to implement new online deposit limit rules in phases starting from the end of October 2023, with the first set of regulations taking effect on October 31. The new rules require all online gambling operators to provide players with the ability
The UK Gambling Commission has released its second annual Gambling Survey Report (GSGB), covering industry data and trends for 2024. The survey shows that the gambling participation rate among UK adults in the past four weeks is 48%, which drops to 28% when excluding the lottery. A significant findi
Spain's Ministry of Social Rights and Consumer Affairs recently passed a new law that mandates online gambling operators to use more specific risk warning information instead of the neutral prompts previously used, such as changing "responsible gaming" to "the probability of players losing money is
The Brazilian Prize and Betting Secretariat (SPA) recently issued new regulations, completely prohibiting beneficiaries of social welfare such as Bolsa Família and continuous welfare benefits from participating in any form of gambling activities. According to the normative regulation No. 2,217/2025,
A federal court in California ruled that Apple, Google, and Meta must continue to face a class action lawsuit, which accuses these tech giants of profiting through illegal gambling apps. Judge Edward Davila of the San Jose district in California dismissed the companies' claims for exemption under Se
The UK Gambling Commission recently fined Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited, the owner of the Betfred brand, £240,000 (approximately $323,000) for multiple online slot games operated by the company violating Remote Technical Standards (RTS). The violations include the games failing to display the player's
In the online gambling industry worth tens of billions of dollars globally, casinos, sports betting, poker, lotteries, and esports betting constitute a vast ecosystem.However, as the industry continues to grow, stricter regulation has become an irreversible trend, and the "online gambling license" i
South Korea's Democratic Party has once again launched a regulatory offensive against in-game monetization systems, proposing a revised "Game Industry Promotion Act" aimed directly at the criticized "gacha" mechanisms likened to gambling.According to Inven Global, the amendment submitted by party le
The Lottery and Gaming Fund has become a crucial pillar in driving the socio-economic development of Zimbabwe. The fund aims to fully utilize the economic potential of the gaming industry to provide financial support for national development and social welfare.Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has updated its advertising guidelines to close loopholes that allowed overseas gambling operators to target UK consumers with advertisements. Previously, non-UK registered licensed gambling operators were not bound by CAP guidelines in content marketing.A
