The Spanish Gambling Regulatory Authority initiated an enforcement storm against unlicensed gambling promotion in the first quarter of 2026, with the production company Make Money Now SA of the popular online reality show channel Zona Gemelos being a typical case caught. The regulatory body determin
The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) released its channelization assessment report for 2024, showing that about 85% of gambling activities in the country are conducted through licensed operators, a decrease of 1 percentage point from 2023, still below the government's target of 90%.The
A new report from ATG highlights the long-standing issue of unlicensed gambling in Sweden, showing that a significant portion of the country's gambling activities are still outside the regulatory system.Despite increasing regulatory efforts, the channeling rate (i.e., the percentage of bets placed w
Mastercard and Visa are facing scrutiny for processing payments for unlicensed gambling sites, with UK players reporting heavy losses. An investigation by The Observer found that despite the payment giants' promises to block such activities, they still facilitate transactions for illegal operators.T
Swedish gaming operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) says there remains a “downward" trend in the online gaming channelisation rate despite the rate stabilising in Q3 this year. ATG’s latest report puts the Swedish channelisation rate in the third quarter of 2024 between 70 per cent and 82 per cent.
The CEO of the German gambling regulator believes that recent cooperation with Google over advertising restrictions is having an impact on the illegal gambling market. Advertisements for unlicensed providers through Google Ads are “declining,” the GGL said, after it updated its Gambling and Games
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