Posts From: April 2026

Australia acts on gambling ad reform

A partial ban on gambling advertising designed to protect children from exposure to harm has been unveiled by the Australian prime minister as part of a package of reforms advocates...

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Washington Governor signs bill to amend sports betting laws

Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a bill that expands tribal sports betting and furthers gaming regulations as the state deals with illegal online gambling. The new law extends sports betting...

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New York regulator proposes new safeguards for sports betting

Governor Hochul is proposing new measures aimed at preventing underage sports betting and strengthening protections for New Yorkers who gamble. The proposals, outlined as part of her 2026 State of...

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Dozens arrested in the Czech Republic over football match-fixing

The Czech Football Association (FACR) has been plunged into chaos due to a match-fixing scandal, which is hogging the headlines domestically ahead of the national team’s World Cup play-off against...

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Denmark fines bwin DKK500,000 for marketing breach

Entain’s ElectraWorks Limited, which is behind the website bwin.dk, must pay a fine of 500,000 kroner for misleading danish consumers. The company had marketed a campaign in which it was...

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Romanian gambling regulator finds affiliate redirected players to unlicensed gambling sites

The National Office for Gambling has filed a criminal complaint with DIICOT against a licensed class II affiliate who redirected players to unlicensed gambling platforms and domains in Romania. The...

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ACMA blocks eight illegal offshore gambling sites

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

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Argentinean authorities issue blocking order against Polymarket

Argentine gambling regulators and casinos have succeeded in convincing a court to issue a nationwide ban on the crypto-powered betting site Polymarket. The Buenos Aires City Court issued a nationwide...

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Two MLS players banned for gambling on games

MLS issued lifetime suspensions to Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah for violating the league’s gambling policy after reviewing the results of an investigation. MLS said in a release that upon receiving...

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Netherlands gambling regulator fines Novatech €24,846,000

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has fined both illegal gambling operators Fortaprime SRL and Novatech for offering illegal gambling services. Dutch citizens were able to participate in gambling via the...

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