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Machine Games Duty and the 28 October Budget: what is proposed and who it would hit
Industry
Machine Games Duty, the October Budget and the betting shops

The Treasury is reported to be weighing a higher tax on gaming machines before the 28 October Budget. What is proposed, who objects and what the figures show.

7 October 2026Purvi Patel
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SBC Summit's AI Academy opens in Lisbon on 29 September with a revised line-up
Industry
SBC Summit 2026 AI Academy: the programme, checked

SBC Summit 2026 runs 29 September to 1 October in Lisbon. What the AI Academy covers, who is speaking, what it costs and what changed since July.

Updated 28 September 2026John Myer
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AI in online gambling: regulators draw lines between engagement and protection
Industry
Casino AI: personalisation, protection and the new rules

The EU AI Act timeline shifted in July 2026, the Dutch regulator plans AI guidelines and UK rules already require automated harm checks. What it means.

Updated 24 September 2026Purvi Patel
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Instant payouts: rails got faster in 2025, but operator checks still set the pace
Industry
Instant casino payouts: faster rails, same checks

EU instant euro transfers became mandatory in 2025. What faster bank, card and crypto rails change for casino withdrawals, and what still slows them.

Updated 28 September 2026John Myer
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Casino game studio consolidation: the deals of 2024-2026 and what they change
Industry
Casino game studio consolidation: the 2024-2026 deals

From Apollo combining IGT and Everi to Bragg buying five studios in 2026, the supplier deals we could confirm, the forces behind them and what they mean.

Updated 28 September 2026Purvi Patel
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Live casino game shows explained: how they work, what the RTP shows, where the market is
Industry
Live casino game shows explained, with the numbers

How live game shows such as Crazy Time and MONOPOLY Live work, what studios publish about RTP, and what Evolution's 2026 results say about live casino.

Updated 28 September 2026Purvi Patel
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CFTC moves to claim sports event contracts and leave casino games to the states
Regulation
The CFTC draws its line between event contracts and gambling

Two CFTC rules of 9 October: sports and other event contracts would be swaps under federal law; sportsbooks and casino games would not. What the courts said.

12 October 2026Purvi Patel
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Stake's first court win against Brazil's betting ban is suspended a day later
Regulation
Stake's Brazil court win lasted one day

A São Paulo judge let Stake Brazil keep its licence until 25 October; a day later the TRF-3 president suspended the order. What it granted, and what is left.

9 October 2026Lucas Ferreira
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Curaçao licensing leak: what the Casino Secrets documents are said to show
Regulation
The Curaçao licensing leak, and what it does not prove

Nine months inside Curaçao's licensing portal: the brands the reporters name, the regulator's reply, a UK supplier's contract and what stays unproven.

5 October 2026Purvi Patel
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Brazil bans online betting and casino games less than two years after licensing them
Regulation
Brazil bans online betting: timetable, refunds and what comes next

Provisional Measure 1.394 bans sports betting and online casino in Brazil from 25 September 2026. The timetable, refunds, Congress and the STF challenge.

29 September 2026Lucas Ferreira
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A baby named after a crypto casino: what the BetBolt claim means under UK gambling rules
Regulation
Baby named BetBolt: what UK gambling ad rules say

Bonnie Blue says a £1.2m auction named her baby BetBolt, a crypto casino with no GB licence. What is confirmed, and what UK ad and licensing rules say.

24 September 2026Purvi Patel
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UK sets financial risk check thresholds as deposit limits tighten across Europe
Regulation
Financial risk checks and deposit limits: the 2026 picture

UK financial risk assessments will start at GBP 5,000 a day. How deposit limits, stake caps and credit bans compare in the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.

Updated 24 September 2026Purvi Patel
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Gambling ad rules in 2026: Australia's new law, UK bonus caps and Ireland's watershed
Regulation
Gambling ad rules in 2026: what is confirmed, market by market

Australia passed wagering ad limits that start on 1 January 2027. How the rules compare in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.

Updated 28 September 2026Purvi Patel
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ID and source-of-funds checks: UKGC targets late verification as EU rules near
Regulation
ID and source-of-funds checks: what changed in 2025-2026

The Gambling Commission told operators on 12 August 2026 to verify ID before play, not at withdrawal. What changes with the EU AML Regulation in 2027.

Updated 24 September 2026Purvi Patel
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Self-exclusion registers in 2026: BetStop passes 65,000 as GAMSTOP sets records
Regulation
Self-exclusion registers in 2026: the numbers and the changes

BetStop reached 65,430 registrations by 30 June 2026 and GAMSTOP had its busiest month in May 2026. How national self-exclusion registers compare.

Updated 28 September 2026Purvi Patel
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John Myer
John Myer
Editor-in-Chief

Leads the review desk and edits every review. Over a decade testing real-money casinos end to end.

Purvi Patel
Purvi Patel
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Runs the data team behind our Safety Index and fact-checks every review against primary sources.

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Sasha Stann, CCRP
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