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Licensing, legislation and compliance across regulated markets.
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Cambodia shut 72 of 195 licensed casinos between June 2025 and June 2026 after nationwide inspections found over a third of the industry linked to online fraud networks. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith presented the findings to Cabinet on July 24, with Prime Minister Hun Manet calling the result "a major step forward."
Poland's 12% turnover tax on licensed sports betting operators makes legal offers structurally uncompetitive, driving online casino channelisation down to 59% and pushing 83% of players to hold accounts with illegal platforms.
The Philippines' Casino Filipino privatisation will cost the Universal Health Care programme P1.7 billion to P2.1 billion a year, while the one-time sale proceeds bypass PhilHealth entirely.
The Dutch government projected its gambling tax hikes would generate €202 million in extra annual revenue. Instead it faces an estimated €200 million shortfall, as KSA-regulated market revenue fell to just 83% of H1 2024 levels and channelisation rates declined sharply.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reached an enforcement agreement requiring Kalshi to implement third-party geofencing by August 12, 2026, after its internal IP-blocking system failed to prevent state residents from trading on its prediction market platform in violation of an existing court injunction. A $120,000-per-day penalty applies if the deadline is missed.
The Sixth Circuit holds oral arguments July 30 as a 44-state coalition, tribal nations, and former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler demand the agency stand down from its claim of exclusive jurisdiction over sports prediction markets. Lawyers warn operators that compliance risk extends well beyond the courtroom.
The NFL has formally told the CFTC its draft prediction market rules fail to protect game integrity or consumers, as legal experts warn operators to engage rulemaking rather than fight it, and a new entrant prepares to join a market forecast to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030.
A Minnesota federal judge blocked the state's prediction market ban days before it was set to take effect, while the NFL challenged CFTC rules and 365Prediction moved toward an early 2027 launch, all on the same day.
South Africa's bookmakers association is calling for a ban on unlicensed prediction market platforms after R700,000 was wagered on a Johannesburg mayoral election via Polymarket, citing integrity, AML and tax risks, as the CFTC tightens US compliance rules.
Istanbul prosecutors used the AVCI AI system to map and simultaneously freeze 6,314 bank accounts across 32 institutions, dismantling financial networks supporting Turkey's illegal betting industry and detaining 16 suspects in raids on 19 premises.
The Netherlands is proposing a near-total ban on online gambling advertising. Legal experts, international regulators, and the Dutch gambling authority itself warn the measure will strengthen the illegal market and push players toward unprotected sites, citing Italy and Denmark as cautionary examples.
Estonia cut its online gambling GGR tax to 5.5% in January 2026, targeting 4% by 2029 to rival Malta. But a 45% ad non-compliance rate found by the TTJA is creating pressure to tighten marketing rules at the exact moment the market is trying to attract new operators.