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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."
The ACT Gambling and Racing Commission recorded 72,647 gambling harm incidents in 2025/26, up 53.5 percent from 47,337 the prior year and double the 32,095 logged in 2023/24. The figures equate to 199 incidents per day and were released during July 2026 ACT Budget Estimates hearings.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nigeria's 2024 Supreme Court ruling stripped federal gambling authority and handed it to 36 states, creating one of the world's most fragmented regulatory landscapes for iGaming operators trying to reach 60 million bettors.
Colombia's outgoing Petro administration filed a permanent 19% online gambling VAT bill on July 24, 2026, before the August 7 government handover. Industry data shows the levy caused a 30% GGR decline when last enforced.
The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries has declared prediction markets to be gambling, calling for urgent regulatory oversight at the same time the CFTC is moving to formally permit sports event contracts on platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket.