Gambling regulation news from around the world. We track the laws, court rulings, licensing decisions, and enforcement actions that decide where and how online casinos and sportsbooks can operate. This is the beat where the biggest decisions in the industry are made, and we cover it as it happens.
Paraguay’s tax directorate is taking control of gambling licensing and concessions from the National Gambling Commission, part of a wider overhaul following a controversial sports-betting tender in 2023.
Everton forward Martin Sherif has been charged by the Football Association with allegedly placing 61 bets on football matches between November 2024 and February 2026, breaching FA Rule E1.2. The 20-year-old has until Monday to respond to the charges.
The federal agency overseeing America’s $46 billion tribal gambling industry cannot enforce the law or approve new gaming operations because it lacks a chairperson, leaving hundreds of casinos operating without full regulatory oversight.
The Netherlands is approaching a regulatory milestone as the first batch of online gambling licenses issued when the market opened in 2021 reach their five-year expiration. Several major operators face an October 2026 deadline, with Holland Casino, Bingoal, and TOTO already securing extensions.
Argentina’s Customs and Revenue Control Agency collected ARS 71.828 billion (USD 48.2 million) in indirect taxes from legal online betting and gaming during the first six months of 2026, with World Cup wagering driving a 35.5% year-on-year increase.
Holland Casino Online has been granted a five-year extension to its Dutch online gambling licence by the Netherlands Gaming Authority, allowing the state-owned operator to continue serving the regulated market until at least 2031. The renewal comes as the operator grapples with a sharp tax increase that added €13.5 million in costs during the first half of 2025 alone.
A federal judge in Utah has denied prediction markets operator Kalshi’s request for an injunction blocking state officials from enforcing anti-gambling laws, marking the latest legal setback for the company as it battles similar enforcement actions in multiple states.
Austria’s Ministry of Finance has sent comprehensive gambling law reforms to the European Commission for review, triggering a three-month standstill period before the legislation can take effect. The proposed changes would introduce open licensing for online gambling, a national self-exclusion register, and mandatory deposit limits.
The Arizona Department of Gaming has awarded a sports betting license to Circa Sports through its partnership with the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, marking the Las Vegas operator’s expansion into a seventh state with a planned early 2027 launch.
A Senate inquiry has heard poker machines account for more than half of Australia’s gambling harm, with academic research showing Western Australia’s limited access to the machines correlates with one-third lower problem gambling rates.