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Licensing, legislation and compliance across regulated markets.
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Alberta's regulated iGaming market opened on July 13, 2026 with 22 operators live on day one, and GeoComply recorded 3.2 million geolocation checks in the first week alone, with the World Cup final driving a peak surge.
The UK Gambling Commission has published the full findings behind Evolution's £4.75 million settlement, and they go well beyond the headline fine: outdated AML risk assessments and weak third party oversight let the live casino supplier's games reach six unlicensed websites.
Kenya's High Court has issued a stay order suspending the Gambling Control (Licensing) Regulations 2026, just weeks after they took effect, following a legal challenge over steep fee hikes and consultation concerns.
Mauritius has scrapped the hotel casino licence category and will require every casino server to connect to real time tax monitoring under its 2026/27 budget.
Bulgarian MPs voted down a total gambling ad ban and a near doubling of operator fees in July 2026, keeping the 25 percent GGR tax and partial advertising rules in place.
A new UNODC threat assessment finds illegal online gambling has merged with cyberfraud, money laundering and human trafficking into one interconnected criminal economy across Southeast Asia, and calls for coordinated regional action.
Australia's communications regulator has fined TAB, owned by Tabcorp, AU$2.7 million after finding thousands of unlawful telemarketing calls and marketing messages sent to customers who had opted out.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has warned that voters who trade election contracts on Kalshi or Polymarket, then cast a ballot in that same race, risk disqualification and a felony referral.
Spain has not licensed prediction betting, but legal experts say existing sports betting rules could already cover it, even as the DGOJ works to block Polymarket and Kalshi.
Stephanie Peacock is the UK's new gambling minister and Lisa Nandy stays on as DCMS Secretary after Andy Burnham's rise to prime minister, with the BGC pledging to work with the team on growth and safer gambling.
A King County judge has granted Washington a preliminary injunction against Kalshi, ruling the prediction market operator likely ran an illegal gambling operation and rejecting its federal preemption defense.
Kazakhstan's online betting market grew 965 percent in 2025 to $786 million, now nearly two thirds of the total market, while land based casino revenue fell 16 percent.