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The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) began issuing remote betting licences on July 1, 2026, launching the country's first modern dedicated gambling oversight framework and requiring every operator serving Irish customers online to hold a formal GRAI licence or cease trading.
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed that regulatory enforcement settlements will flow to the government's Consolidated Fund rather than to gambling harm charities or the statutory levy. The decision, opposed by half of consultation respondents, means £5.77 million in 2026 settlements from Stakelogic, Betfred and Evolution will go to the Treasury's general account.
Pennsylvania has introduced HB 2711, a bipartisan bill that would create a state-level regulatory framework for prediction markets, permit sports event contracts, and bar licensed gaming operators from acting as market makers. The bill offers a third path between Nevada's attempted ban and the federal status quo.
France's gambling regulator ANJ blocked Polymarket's website on July 18, 2026, despite the platform having already disabled trading from France since November 2024. Polymarket is now challenging the decision in court, arguing the block targets users accessing the site purely for information.
Yggdrasil Gaming launched its first US games on Caesars Entertainment's online casino platforms in Michigan and New Jersey on July 22, 2026, ending five years of market preparation with Valley of the Gods as the debut title.
Three research firms have produced wildly conflicting estimates of crypto casino industry size, ranging from $5.7 billion to $81.4 billion in gross gaming revenue. A new blockchain investigation explains the gap, and what it means for regulation.
The Roundhill Sports Betting and iGaming ETF fell 1.36% last week as Las Vegas Sands missed Q2 estimates by a wide margin. With DraftKings, Flutter, MGM, and Caesars all reporting this week, here is what the data says going in.
Belarus has made it illegal for citizens to transfer funds to foreign-licensed online casinos, ordering banks to block payments at source, while tightening identity verification, withdrawal rules and crypto casino access in a sweeping July 2026 overhaul.
Internal Discord training videos obtained by Semafor reveal how Polymarket built a dedicated fake platform called Fakecharts, paying influencers to stage $1.9 million in fictitious bets that racked up 140 million views before senators demanded a CFTC investigation.
ESPN host Pat McAfee admitted betting on LeBron James to join the Philadelphia 76ers at +700 odds before the news was public, using advance signals from NBA insider Shams Charania. The incident has drawn comparisons to a federal case that resulted in a two-year prison sentence in early 2026.
Nevada's Gaming Commission voted unanimously to approve shelf offerings for both MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, clearing a critical regulatory step in two separate bids that could remove both casino giants from public stock exchanges.
Gamanza Group has extended its multi-year Player Account Management platform partnership with Pasino.ch, the online casino of Casino du Lac Geneve, in Switzerland's concession-locked iGaming market.