Germany's GGL is expanding LUGAS with Dataport to power deeper data analysis ahead of the GlüStV 2021 review, while new tiered slot stakes from July 1 have made LUGAS cross-checks a live compliance requirement for every licensed operator in the country.
New Zealand opened expressions of interest for up to 15 online casino licences on July 17, 2026, with an August 14 submission deadline and a September auction date, marking the country's first regulated iGaming market.
Netflix releases Instadocs: The Prediction Games today, putting the $27 billion prediction markets industry in front of a global mainstream audience at the exact moment state courts and Congress are moving to restrict its biggest players.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed increasing business rates on Adult Gaming Centres to fund a 20% rate cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues, with a separate think-tank proposal to double Machine Games Duty on Category B machines potentially raising up to £458 million annually.
The SBC Awards 2026 shortlist was revealed on 24 July, with Kanggiten leading all companies on nine nominations across 38 categories. The ceremony takes place on 1 October 2026 at MEO Arena in Lisbon as part of SBC Summit.
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling is pushing New Jersey legislators to pass bill S-2160, which would make the state the first in the US to ban online microbetting, citing research that 78% of microbettors meet problem gambling criteria.
The British Horseracing Authority has appointed Simon Cox, former European president and CEO of Molson Coors, as its new independent non-executive chair from October 1, 2026, as the sport confronts estimated £330 million losses from the Remote Gaming Duty increase and a conflict with the Gambling Commission over Financial Risk Assessments.
The UK Gambling Commission settled with Evolution for 4.75 million pounds after finding the company's anti-money laundering risk assessments were outdated and its games appeared on six unlicensed UK websites for approximately 11 months. The Commission stated the failings were serious enough to consider suspending Evolution's UK licence, though it ultimately pursued a financial settlement alongside an independent audit requirement.
The Dominican Republic's comprehensive gambling reform bill has passed an amended version through the Chamber of Deputies and now returns to the Senate for reconsideration. The bill, sponsored by Senators Pedro Catrain and Felix Bautista, would create a unified regulatory framework for land-based and online gambling, introduce a 10-year licensing freeze on new venues, and set distance requirements between gambling establishments and schools, universities, and healthcare facilities.
China's state sports lottery recorded RMB 83.3 billion ($11.6 billion) in World Cup 2026 single-match football betting sales across the six-week tournament, with volumes peaking during the group stage despite China's absence from the competition.
Entain expanded its Alberta footprint on July 23, 2026 with the launch of PartyCasino and Sports Interaction, taking the market to 24 active licensed sites and giving the London-listed group three brands in the province.
GR8_TECH's aggregated operator data from the 2026 World Cup shows average tournament margins above 12%, final-match stakes 89% above the tournament average, and an Argentina bettor bias of 82% at Betano that made Spain's 1-0 extra-time win the most commercially productive result possible for sportsbooks. The full dataset opens at The Locker Room on August 20.