Posts From: May 2025

Arizona gambling regulator orders Kalshi to halt “unlawful activity”

Arizona tries to crack down on prediction markets, hitting Kalshi with withdrawal letters calling their markets no different from sports betting.  Yet another state has ordered online prediction market firms to halt...

Regulation
Wyoming Gaming Commission warns against illegal gambling sites

The Wyoming Gaming Commission today issued a warning to residents and visitors regarding the prevalence of illegal interactive gaming (iGaming) websites and applications operating within the state. The Commission emphasizes...

Regulation
Dutch regulator reminds operators of responsibilities following sports sponsorship ban

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) will tighten its supervision of the ban on sports sponsorship that will come into effect on 1 July this year. The regulator announced this in...

Regulation
UK regulator announces update on the financial risk assessments pilot

The UK Gambling Commission has published a further update on the ongoing pilot of financial risk assessments. Written by the Director of Major Policy Projects who is leading the pilot,...

Regulation
Unibet fined $1 million by Australian media authority

Betchoice Corporation Pty Ltd, trading as Unibet, has paid a $1,014,120 penalty for failing to close the accounts of 954 of its customers who had registered with BetStop – the National...

Regulation
TGP Europe fined £3.3 million and exits UK market

The UK Gambling Commission regulatory action into a white label gambling operator has resulted in the company leaving the British market. TGP Europe, which ran a number of websites, surrendered...

Regulation
ACMA fines PointsBet $500,800 for spam and gambling self-exclusion breaches

Online gambling provider PointsBet Australia Pty Ltd has paid a $500,800 spam penalty and is subject to enforceable undertakings after breaching Australia’s e-marketing and gambling self-exclusion laws.  Investigations by the...

Regulation
Spreadex to pay £2 million over UK regulatory failures

A gambling business will pay a £2,022,000 penalty after a Gambling Commission investigation revealed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings. Spreadex Limited – which operates from Spreadex.com – will also have...

Regulation
Twitch streamer fined DKK 10,000 for illegally distributing games

A streamer has accepted a fine of DKK 10,000 for using Twitch to distribute games to game providers without a license to offer games in Denmark. Twitch is a platform...

Regulation
Australian regulator blocks two more illegal online 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 2001. ...

Regulation