Posts From: February 2026

Dutch regulator orders Polymarket to withdraw from market

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) is imposing a penalty on Adventure One QSS Inc. for illegal gambling activities. Adventure One offers games of chance on the Dutch market under the...

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Australia’s ACMA moves to block eight more illegal gambling sites

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal online gambling sites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act...

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Ontario suspends PointsBet’s license for failing to report suspicious NBA bets

In a first for Ontario’s regulated igaming industry, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend PointsBet Canada (PointsBet)’s igaming registration...

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Tabcorp fined $158,400 for taking illegal in-play sports bets

Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) has paid a $158,400 penalty for taking online in-play sports bets, which is illegal in Australia.  An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found Tabcorp accepted 426...

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Big Ten athletes push NCAA for prop bet ban

The Big Ten Conference Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC) today sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker urging the NCAA to continue pushing for limitations or the outright elimination of proposition (“prop”)...

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The Dutch Gaming Authority addresses Bet365 regarding underage betting offers

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has contacted bet365 about offering prohibited sports betting. This involved bets on matches involving football teams with players under 21 years of age. According to...

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New York regulator set to review wagering prop bets

In a letter to all leagues participating in sports wagering in New York, a state regulatory body said, “If our review requires the outright elimination of certain bets, the Gaming...

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ACMA takes action after operators breach self-exclusion rules

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has concluded six more investigations into licensed wagering providers for breaches of self-exclusion rules. The ACMA investigations found Tabcorp, LightningBet, Betfocus, TempleBet, Picklebet and BetChamps all failed to comply with rules...

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UK government may raise gambling license fees by 30%

Documents mistakenly published online on Tuesday showed Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, has drawn up plans to raise licence fees for gambling companies by as much as 30%. In an...

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OkeBet fined for gambling self-exclusion breaches

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission’s decision that online bookmaker partnership OkeBet contravened the Gambling Regulation by sending promotional gambling materials to self-excluded persons....

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