Regulation News
Licensing changes, player-protection rules and advertising standards across the markets we cover - translated into plain English.
The US derivatives regulator wants sports event contracts defined as swaps, and has codified that sportsbook wagers and casino games are not. Three appeal courts have split on the question.
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Brazil's first court win against its betting ban covered one licensee, Stake Brazil Ltda., for at most 17 days. It lasted one: the appeal court's president suspended it on 9 October.
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Reporters say leaked Curaçao files identify about 800 owners behind nearly 650 licensed gambling companies, among them Stake, 1xBet, Blaze and Qbet. A follow-up traced a contract to a UK supplier.
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Brazil has banned fixed-odds betting and online casino games by provisional measure. Licences lapse in 30 days, balances are refunded by banks, and Congress must vote by 23 November.
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A creator says her newborn's naming rights sold for £1.2m to BetBolt, an Anjouan-licensed crypto casino missing from the Gambling Commission register. What is confirmed and what UK rules say.
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On 7 July 2026 the Gambling Commission confirmed staged financial risk assessments. Here is how they compare with deposit rules in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Australia.
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Australia's Parliament passed new wagering ad restrictions on 19 August 2026, starting 1 January 2027. We compare the confirmed rules in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
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In August 2026 the UK Gambling Commission criticised late, loose identity checks. We explain ID versus source-of-funds checks, recent fines and the EU AML Regulation that applies from 10 July 2027.
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Australia fined Dabble over BetStop breaches, GAMSTOP set a monthly record and Sweden added a 10-day Spelpaus option. A sourced look at self-exclusion registers in six markets, and Ireland's plan.
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