Tag: Regulation
Australian media regulator investigates Disney+ gambling ads
13 November 2025 at 6:31am UTC-5
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is examining whether Disney+ breached gambling advertising rules by airing betting promotions during ESPN sports broadcasts ...
ProphetX seeks CFTC approval for sports prediction market
11 November 2025 at 6:50am UTC-5
Peer-to-peer betting exchange platform ProphetX has applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for registration as both a designated contract market and a derivatives ...
Malaysia tightens laws on corruption and gambling
10 November 2025 at 7:45am UTC-5
Malaysia has announced new amendments to the Sports Development Act 1997 to close loopholes and strengthen enforcement of gambling in sports.
Reported in The Star, Youth and ...
New Zealand orders offshore gambling site 20Bet to stop targeting residents
10 November 2025 at 7:37am UTC-5
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has formally instructed offshore gambling website 20Bet to stop advertising its services to New Zealand residents, according to RNZ ...
Indonesia pushed to toughen igaming crackdown
10 November 2025 at 7:31am UTC-5
Oleh Soleh, Commission I Member of the House of Representatives in Indonesia, has called on the government to continue blocking igaming platforms, even as gambling transaction ...
Australian media group’s outgoing chair seeks compensation if gambling ads are banned
10 November 2025 at 7:24am UTC-5
Australian media group Nine Entertainment said taxpayers should compensate domestic media firms if a federal gambling advertising ban proceeds, warning that uneven rules could ...
DraftKings’ Jason Robins suggests prediction markets could drive igaming regulation
7 November 2025 at 8:17am UTC-5
DraftKings Chief Executive Jason Robins has said predictions markets could encourage the legalization of sports wagering and igaming in more US states.
In the company’s third ...
Philippine Finance Secretary favors regulation over online gambling ban
6 November 2025 at 6:41am UTC-5
Philippine Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has said he is against a total ban on online gambling, explaining that the gambling sector can generate net economic benefits if it is ...
Tasmania lawmakers propose banning gambling ads at state venues
3 November 2025 at 7:13am UTC-5
Two independent Tasmanian Members of Parliament are proposing a motion that would ban gambling advertising in Tasmania.
Meg Webb, who represents Nelson, and Clark ...
Sportsbooks weigh regulatory risks of prediction markets
3 November 2025 at 6:55am UTC-5
US sports betting operators are remaining on the sidelines of the predictions market industry, concerned that it could threaten their state gambling licenses, Bloomberg reports ...
