Arizona will accept applications from August 13 to 27, 2026 for up to 10 in-person sports betting licenses taxed at 8 percent, as it also targets illegal operators.
Kenya's Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 introduce family-initiated and operator-initiated account exclusion for the first time, a landmark responsible gambling shift in Africa's most active betting market.
Visualize Group has agreed to acquire London certification firm eCOGRA, its second gaming testing lab after BMM Testlabs. Here is why private equity is buying the labs that certify iGaming fairness.
Betting exchange Matchbook is operating ADI PredictStreet's regulated prediction markets on its own platform across five countries, using its licences instead of blockchain. Here is what the deal signals for the fast-growing sector.
Playtech lifted full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to at least €270m on exceptional US growth, sending shares up around 18 percent, while flagging three second-half headwinds.
The Netherlands raised its gambling tax to 37.8% expecting a windfall. A joint Ministry of Finance and KSA report found the 2025 hike added just 2 million euros against a 108 million euro forecast.
State Senator Nathan Manning, chief author of Ohio's iGaming bill SB 197, is leaving the legislature for the Ninth District Court of Appeals. Here is what his exit means for online casino legalization in Ohio.
More than 200 people were arrested at high-speed mahjong dens in Ningbo as Chinese police chase illegal card and mahjong gambling into remote mountains and forests. Here is what the 2026 crackdown involves.
Alberta opened Canada's second regulated iGaming market on July 13, 2026. We map which province is most likely to follow, from British Columbia to Atlantic Canada, with the numbers that will decide it.
German online lottery leader Zeal Network is paying up to £38.6m for a 96.5% stake in UK prize draw operator SevenCanyon, its first expansion beyond Germany. Here is why the deal matters.
The House of Lords is weighing whether the UK should finally ratify the Macolin Convention, seven years after signing the only global anti match-fixing treaty. Here is what integrity chiefs told peers.
The Social Market Foundation says gambling harm should sit inside UK public health policy, with a legal duty on councils and screening built into NHS care. Here is what its report recommends.