Tag: Regulation
New Mexico lawmaker pushes for rethink of gaming compact to allow online sports betting
25 June 2026 at 6:52am UTC-4
A lawmaker in the US state of New Mexico is urging the state’s tribes and pueblos to renegotiate their gaming compact to allow online sports betting.
According to Source New ...
GTE Pacific secures NZ gambling ad inventory for operators ahead of online launch
25 June 2026 at 5:49am UTC-4
Global TV Experts, an iGaming TV advertising agency, has launched GTE Pacific after securing access to nationwide television advertising inventory for licensed online gambling ...
CFTC sues Kentucky for trying to block prediction markets
24 June 2026 at 6:50am UTC-4
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing the US state of Kentucky for trying to shut down federally regulated prediction markets.
The CFTC action comes after ...
New Zealand’s largest illegal lottery operator sentenced over US$6.2 million operation
24 June 2026 at 6:16am UTC-4
Authorities in New Zealand have sentenced the owner and director of New Zealand’s largest illegal lottery to community detention and service for his role in a NZ$11 million ...
Kalshi restricted in India after warnings followed by country-wide block
23 June 2026 at 7:26am UTC-4
Online prediction market operator Kalshi has added India to its list of restricted jurisdictions following the country’s block on the platform, according to Bloomberg.
Kalshi ...
Brazil implements new measures to freeze and transfer illegal betting funds
23 June 2026 at 3:56am UTC-4
Brazil’s federal government has approved new measures to stop unlicensed betting operators, increasing the responsibility of financial institutions, payment providers and ...
North Carolina increases tax rate on sports betting from 18% to 23%
22 June 2026 at 10:27am UTC-4
North Carolina legislators recently announced a 5 percentage point increase on the state tax on sports betting.
The new rate is 23%, up from 18%, moving North Carolina ahead of ...
Malaysian authorities arrest 58 in World Cup gambling crackdown
19 June 2026 at 7:26am UTC-4
Malaysian police have arrested 58 people and seized more than MYR500,000 in illicit proceeds after a crackdown on illegal gambling during the 2026 World Cup.
According to the ...
Sri Lanka MP raises questions over rise of unlicensed igaming platforms
19 June 2026 at 7:20am UTC-4
Harsha de Silva, a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance, has questioned officials about the sudden rise in igaming ...
Prediction markets the hot topic at analyst conference
18 June 2026 at 1:56pm UTC-4
DraftKings and FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment presented at the Jefferies Nantucket Consumer Conference on 17-18 June, and, according to Jefferies analyst David Katz, the ...
